Allman Family

ALLMAN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2016 at 14:41:27

ANTHON IOWA
1888-1988

Allman Family History, page 317

Millard’s great grandfather (parents of Jacob Allman) came from Germany with son Jacob and family. When they landed in New Orleans the great grandfather was ill with cholera and died and was buried there. They were taken ill soon after landing and taken to a hospital. As they were not allowed to remain in New Orleans long, they moved up into Ohio except for one son, he had to remain in the hospital.

When in Ohio, Jake, Chris, and Susan were born. Also John, Caroline, Lewis and Katherine were born in Feiny, Germany.

Caroline was married and lived in Indiana.

Millard’s grandma Allman died when Jake was 12, Chris was 10, and Susan was 2. Jake had to do the work in the house and take care of the baby. Lewis was sick many years and died when he as 21 years old.

As the boys had to work in the field, they took little 5 year old Susan with them and she ate a poisonous weed and died.

When Chris was 12 years old they moved to Fremont, Iowa on a farm. At 14 Chris went to work out with one extra shirt and 50 cents.

Millard’s grandpa Allman was very angry when Jacob Allman married an English girl and more angry when Jacob and wife, Nancy Draper Sykes Allman moved to Peiro. As time went by grandpa Allman had moved to Piero to spend some time with Jacob and Nancy and after a while decided she was OK for an English. So he went back to Fremont and planned to come back to Peiro, but was taken till and died.

Millard’s father Chris Allman came to Woodbury County in 1867 for his first visit.

The Allman family has been in this area since.