1. John Allen,
Wyatt Allen, Green Allen, Gideon Allen, and William Allen
all
lived in the same district (326) of Twiggs and their names are
close to
one another on the census record. This indicates that
they lived very close
together as a family unit would have in
those days. Gideon, Green, Wyatt, and John W. Allen all show
up in District 326 in the 1840 Census of Twiggs County as
follows:
Gideon
Allen Pg373 Ln28 District 326
2
White Males 5-10
1 " 30-40
2
White Females under
5
1 " 10-15
1 " 30-40
7
Male Slaves under
10
3 " 10-24
1 " 24-36
1 " 55-100
10
Female Slaves under
10
4 " 10-24
3 " 24-36
1 " 36-55
Total
for Household - 45 (sic)
Total Employed in Algriculture
- 12
Number of Students ACAD/GRAM - 2
Number
of Illiterate Whites older than 20yrs - 2
Green
Allen Pg373 Ln27 District
326
2 White Males under
5
1 " 15-20
1 " 20-30
1
White Female 5-10
1
" 20-30
Total for Household
-2
Total Employed in Algriculture - 1
Wyatt
Allen Pg372 Ln29 District 326
1
White
Male 15-20
1 " 20-30
1 " 50-60
1
White Female
10-15
1 " 50-60
1 " 60-70
1
Male Slave 10-24
1 " 24-36
1
Female Slave 24-36
Total for Household -
9
Total Employed in Algriculture -
3
Gideon and Green
Allen are adjacent to one another on the census record.
Perhaps Green Allen lived on Gideon Allen's property? A
couple of unusual entries were made by the enumerator for Green
Allen. First, he records only 2 persons as household total
while the census clearly shows 6 people in the household.
Second, Green is record as being between 20-30 which is correct.
However another White Male is recorded as part of the household
being between 15-20. Obviously its not his son. Could
it be a brother? Or perhaps a brother to his
wife?
2. John Allen is listed in the
1830 census age between 70 and 80. His wife's age is listed as
being between 40-50. There were 8 children listed between the ages
of 19 and under 5. Also listed on the 1830 Census is Gideon and
William Allen. Gideon's househouse consisted of only he and
his wife since they had married only a couple a years prior in
1828. William Allen's household consisted of he and his
wife, and 4 children. William and his wife were listed as
being between 20-30. William does not show up in the 1840
census. He either died or moved away from the
area.
3. Both Gideon Allen and Green
Allen are on the 1832 muster rolls of Wimberly's Cavalry formed in
Twiggs to protect the surveyors of North Georgia from Indian
hostilities during the Indian Wars. Gideon was #12 on the
roll, and Green was #22.
4. Numerous Newspaper records
indicating that John Allen, William Allen, and Green Allen had
letters that sat too long in the Marion Post Office. Some go
back to as early as 1821 indicating that John Allen was in the
area during that time.
5, I suspect that John
Allen died in Twiggs county before 1840 as he does not appear on
any census records as the other Allens. Wyatt Allen is listed in
the 1840 census being between 50-60 for District 326. Two
women are listed, one being between 50-60 who was probably his
wife. The other woman is listed between 60-70. Wife of
John Allen who came to live with her son after her husband
died? Or possibly Wyatt Allen's mother-in-law? I
suspect the former since no other listing shows up indicating what
happened to John Allen's wife or children.
6. From the Old Richland
Church Records, we see that Mary Ann Horne, Gideon Allen's wife,
was a member of the Richland Baptist Church in Twiggs
County. She was baptised by Elder Joseph Hand in 1835. Both
Gideon Allen and Green Allen are listed in the Richland Baptist
Church record's as leaving the church on Nov 20, 1844. Gideon
Allen's family left Twiggs County, GA and settled in Bossier
Parish, LA in 1845. No Allen families show up in the 1850
Twiggs census, indicating they all left about the same
time.
7. The names Green,
William, and John turn up frequently in Gideon Allen's
children. This implies they may be named after the "Twiggs
Allens."
8. In the 1818 Tax Digest, Captain Hodge's District,
the following individuals were recorded as living in Twiggs
County:
Allen, Jno
Green, W. (Guardian was
Joab Horn)
Horn, Joab
John Allen apparently had no
property at the time. He was levied the usual tax of $0.31. Joab
Horn was listed as having 201 acres of "class 3" land in the 25th
District of Twiggs. Adjacent to 3 neighbors.
9. After
the 1827 Land Lottery,many Twiggs County residents bought and sold
property in other counties of Georgia. These were recoreded
in those county Deed Books. One such record is recorded in
Stewart County Georgia on January 3, 1839. A 1/2 lot was sold by
John and Nancy Rasberry to William Herrung of Twiggs County.
The lot was located in the 24th District of Twiggs. Property
descriptions in the deed book states the lot adjoined Wyatt
Allen's land, This would place Wyatt Allen in the 24th
District of Twiggs in the general documented vicinity of John
Allen.
