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    CLARENCE POWELL "PEARL" ALLEN, son of SILAS ALLEN and SARAH LENA BENNETT, was born June 13, 1887 in Harrison Township, Scioto County, Ohio, and died in 1944 in Ohio. He married AUGUSTA BLANCHE CORIELL, daughter of JAMES D. CORIELL and FANNIE HUDDLESON, April 24, 1915 in Scioto County, Ohio. She was born April 2, 1897 at Dutch Ridge, Sciotoville, Scioto County, Ohio, and died April 12, 1991 in Lakemore, Ohio.

    Notes: On page 40 of the 1920 census for District 159 (Porter Township) in Scioto County, Ohio (dated January 15, 1920), Pearl Allen is listed as head of the household for house #453, he's a brick maker in a brickyard, and he's 32 years old. Also listed are Blanch (wife, born in Ohio, age 22), Leslie (son, born in Ohio, age 4 years and 1 month), and Clarence (son, born in Ohio, age 2 years and 6 months).

    On page 20 of the 1930 census for District 73-45 (Portsmouth) in Scioto County, Ohio (dated April 10, 1930), Clarence P. Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #210, he's a plaster contractor, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio, first married at age 27, and he's 41 years old. Also listed are Agusta (wife, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio, first married at 18, age 32), Leslie (son, born in Ohio, age 14), Clarence, Jr. (son, born in Ohio, age 12), Howard (son, born in Ohio, age 9), Evelyn (daughter, born in Ohio, age 6), Carl (son, born in Ohio, age 2), and James Allen (brother, plaster contractor, born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio, age 48).

      The children of CLARENCE ALLEN and BLANCHE CORIELL are:

      1. LESLIE ROBERT ALLEN, b. November 25, 1915, Ohio, d. 1978, m. LENARIE S. WOOD.
      2. CLARENCE POWELL "SPECK" ALLEN, JR., b. October 12, 1917, Ohio, d. April 4, 1983.
        Notes: Clarence traveled with a circus, helping them set up.
      3. HOWARD BENNETT ALLEN, b. January 8, 1921, Sciotoville, Ohio, d. June 14, 1931.
      4. FRANCES EVELYN ALLEN, b. August 7, 1923, Sciotoville, Ohio, d. April 21, 2003, m. WILLIAM F. TINNEMEYER.
      5. CARL VERNON ALLEN, b. December 13, 1927, Sciotoville, Ohio, d. August 9, 2000, m. BARBARA ANN SHAW.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    VIOLA FLORENCE ALLEN, daughter of EDWARD NEWTON ALLEN and OLIVE LORENE DANIELS, was born January 16, 1911 in Ohio, and died November 22, 1939. She married NORMAL RAY SHOPE about 1926. He was born November 9, 1903 in Ohio.

      The children of VIOLA ALLEN and NORMAL SHOPE are:

      1. ALBERTA LOUISE SHOPE, b. 1928, Ohio, m. LEONARD NINER.
      2. NORMA JEAN SHOPE, b. 1929, Ohio, m. (1) CHARLES LIEBEE, m. (2) JAY BLANKENSHIP.
      3. JOE ANN SHOPE, m. HOWARD CLEMEN HIDY.
      4. BOBBY RAY SHOPE, m. MARY NAVE.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    LESLIE ROBERT ALLEN, son of CLARENCE PEARL ALLEN and AUGUSTA BLANCHE CORIELL, was born November 25, 1915 in Ohio, and died in 1978. He married LENARIE S. WOOD.

      The child of LESLIE ALLEN and LENARIE WOOD is:

      1. ERIS ELLEN ALLEN, m. EUGENE CALDWELL.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    FRANCES EVELYN ALLEN, daughter of CLARENCE PEARL ALLEN and AUGUSTA BLANCHE CORIELL, was born August 7, 1923 in Sciotoville, Ohio, and died April 21, 2003. She married WILLIAM F. TINNEMEYER.

      The children of FRANCES ALLEN and WILLIAM TINNEMEYER are:

      1. GEORGE WILLIAM "BILLY" TINNEMEYER.
      2. LINDA LEE TINNEMEYER, m. (1) VICTOR STRELBICKI, m. (2) PERRY COLE, m. (3) FRANK JONES.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    CARL VERNON ALLEN, son of CLARENCE PEARL ALLEN and AUGUSTA BLANCHE CORIELL, was born December 13, 1927 in Sciotoville, Ohio, and died August 9, 2000. He married BARBARA ANN SHAW, January 6, 1949 inn Lakemore, Ohio. She was born in England and died September 8, 2004.

      The children of CARL ALLEN and BARBARA SHAW are:

      1. GREGORY ARTHUR ALLEN.
      2. GAIL RENEE ALLEN, m. MICHAEL WILLIAM JUSTICE.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    JOE ANN SHOPE, daughter of VIOLA FLORENCE ALLEN and NORMAL RAY SHOPE, married HOWARD CLEMEN HIDY.

      The children of JOE ANN SHOPE and HOWARD HIDY are:

      1. CINDY LANE HIDY, m. ROBERT IRWIN REEVES.
      2. SUSAN ELIZABETH HIDY, m. WILLIAM METAIS.
      3. JENNIFER LYNN HIDY, m. RICHARD LEE MCCOY.

      (This information comes from Cindy Hidy Reeves and Jennifer Hidy McCoy)

    ERIS ELLEN ALLEN, daughter of LESLIE ROBERT ALLEN and LENARIE S. WOOD, married EUGENE CALDWELL.

      The children of ERIS ALLEN and EUGENE CALDWELL are:

      1. STEPHEN CALDWELL.
      2. BRENDA JEAN CALDWELL.
      3. REBECCA LYNN CALDWELL.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    LINDA LEE TINNEMEYER, daughter of FRANCES EVELYN ALLEN and WILLIAM F. TINNEMEYER, married (1) VICTOR STRELBICKI. She married (2) PERRY COLE. She married (3) FRANK JONES.

      The children of LINDA TINNEMEYER and VICTOR STRELBICKI are:

      1. LISA MARIE STRELBICKI.
      2. TINA RENAE STRELBICKI.

      The children of LINDA TINNEMEYER and PERRY COLE are:

      1. WILLIAM PERRY COLE.
      2. DEANNE LEE COLE.
      3. DAWN LYNN COLE.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    GAIL RENEE ALLEN, daughter of CARL VERNON ALLEN and BARBARA ANN SHAW, married (2) MICHAEL WILLIAM JUSTICE, son of GENE RAYMOND JUSTICE and PATRICIA ANN MCNEELY. She married (3) MARSHALL DANNY TAYLOR.

      The children of GAIL ALLEN and MICHAEL JUSTICE are:

      1. NICOLE MICHELE ALLEN JUSTICE, m. BRIAN EUGENE TAYLOR.
      2. MICHAEL JOHN MCNEELY JUSTICE.
      3. BRITNEY KATHRYN JUSTICE.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen and other sources)

    EDWARD BENNETT was born in 1600 in Dorsetshire, England, and died about 1645 in Warwick, Rhode Island. He married ELIZABETH (unknown last name).

    Notes: According to the book "The Bennett, Bently and Beers Families" by S.B. Bennett (1899): "Rev. George S. Bennett, who himself of Boston, has made exhaustive search of old records, states that our Samuel was son to Edward, who with his wife and four children, sailed from Weymouth, England, and settled at Weymouth, Mass., taking up as he was entitled to thirty-six acres of public land. He was made a Freeman in 1636. After a residence there for seven years he became an original proprietor in the company that founded Rehoboth, to which place he removed, dying there 1645-1646, wealthy, and was buried in the Proprietor's Cemetery. He had children Samuel (I) born 1628, John born 1630, Priscilla 1632 married William Carpenter, Edward, Richard."

      The children of EDWARD BENNETT and ELIZABETH are:

      1. SAMUEL BENNETT, I, b. 1628, Weymouth, Dorset, England, d. September 4, 1684, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, m. ANNA (unknown last name).
      2. JOHN BENNETT, b. 1630, Weymouth, Dorset, England, d. October 22, 1691, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
      3. PRISCILLA BENNETT, b. 1632, Weymouth, Dorset, England, d. October 23, 1663, m. WILLIAM CARPENTER.
      4. EDWARD BENNETT, II, b. 1634, Weymouth, Dorset, England, d. before 1641, Weymouth, Dorset, England.
      5. RICHARD BENNETT, b. 1636, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

      (This information comes from Nancy Storey Good and other sources)

    SAMUEL BENNETT, I, son of EDWARD BENNETT and ELIZABETH (unknown last name), was born in 1628 in Weymouth, Dorset, England, and died September 4, 1684 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He married ANNA (unknown last name). She married (2) MOSES FORSMAN.

    Justice

    Notes: In Essex, Massachusetts in 1644, Samuel was fined 2 shillings and sixpence for being a "common sleeper in church."

    According to the book "The Bennett, Bently and Beers Families" by S.B. Bennett (1899):

    "In our branch we then have:

    "First - Samuel (I) died 1684; by trace a cooper; married Anna -----; she married (2) Moses Forsman.
    Residence, Greenwich, R. I.

    "1652, bought land of Stukely Westcott.
    1655, a Freeman.
    1656, a seargeant of militia, for which he received twenty pounds.
    1678, was voted one hundred acres of public land.
    1678, member of General Court for ten years.
    1682, he sold thirty-four acres near "Solitary hill," to Richard Evenden.
    1684, will proven: wife Anna, executrix. Samuel 2 received sixty and Edward seventy acres of land.

    "He had-
    "Edward, born 1654; died 1735.
    Elizabeth, born ---; died 1721.
    (2) Samuel, born ---; Coventry, R. I.
    William, born ---"

      The children of SAMUEL BENNETT and ANNA are:

      1. EDWARD BENNETT, b. 1654, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, d. 1735, Rhode Island.
      2. ELIZABETH BENNETT, b. 1660, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, d. 1721, Providence, Rhode Island.
      3. SAMUEL BENNETT, II, b. 1672, Coventry, Rhode Island, d. April 15, 1745, Coventry, Rhode Island, m. (1) SARAH FORSMAN, m. (2) DESIRE BERRY, m. (3) RACHAEL (unknown last name).
      4. WILLIAM BENNETT, b. 1673, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, d. July 29, 1753, Providence, Rhode Island.

      (This information comes from Nancy Storey Good and other sources)

    SAMUEL BENNETT, II, son of SAMUEL BENNETT I and ANNA (unknown last name), was born in 1672 in Coventry, Rhode Island, and died April 15, 1745 in Coventry, Rhode Island. He married (1) SARAH FORSMAN, daughter of MOSES FORSMAN and HANNAH CROCKER, on January 2, 1689 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. She was born about 1668 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died about 1700 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. He married (2) DESIRE BERRY April 25, 1699. He married (3) RACHAEL (unknown last name) in 1711.

    Notes: According to the book "The Bennett, Bently and Beers Families" by S.B. Bennett (1899):

    "(2) Samuel, married Sarah Forsman, daughter of Moses.
    Married (2) Desire Berry.
    Married Rachel (3) ---

    "He was by trade a carpenter.

    "1684, a Freeman.
    1688, grand juryman.
    1690, deputy in General Assembly.
    1690, a Lieutenant.
    1703, he and his wife deed to Thomas Fry, dwelling, orchard, etc., for sixty-eight pounds.
    In 1711, he deeds 'for love, etc., to my son Samuel' (3) ten acres of land; his wife, Rachel, joins calling Samuel 'my son-in-law.'

    "He had --
    (3) Samuel, born September 24, 1690.
    Sarah, born January 31, 1693.
    Hannah, born April 27, 1697.
    Elizabeth, born November 19, 1699.
    John, born October 15, 1703.
    William, born May 15, 1706.
    Priscilla, born October 7, 1708.
    Mary, born April, 1711.
    Desire, born February 12, 1713."

      The children of SAMUEL BENNETT and SARAH FORSMAN are:

      1. SAMUEL BENNETT, III, b. September 24, 1690, Coventry, Rhode Island, m. MARY STAFFORD.
      2. SARAH BENNETT, b. January 31, 1693 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
      3. HANNAH BENNETT, b. April 27, 1697, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, m. SAMUEL STAFFORD.

      The children of SAMUEL BENNETT and DESIRE BERRY are:

      1. ELIZABETH BENNETT, b. November 19, 1699, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
      2. BENJAMIN BENNETT, b. November 7, 1701, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
      3. JOHN BENNETT, b. October 15, 1703, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
      4. WILLIAM BENNETT, b. May 15, 1706, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
      5. PRISCILLA BENNETT, b. October 7, 1708, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

      The children of SAMUEL BENNETT and RACHAEL (unknown last name) are:

      1. MARY BENNETT, b. April 2, 1711.
      2. DESIRE BENNETT, b. February 12, 1713, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

      (This information comes from Nancy Storey Good and other sources)

    SAMUEL BENNETT, III, son of SAMUEL BENNETT, II and SARAH FORSMAN, was born September 24, 1690 in Coventry, Rhode Island. He married MARY STAFFORD, daughter of AMOS STAFFORD and MARY BURLINGAME, on July 15, 1716 in Rhode Island. She was born September 21, 1694 in Warwick, Rhode Island.

    Notes: According to the book "The Bennett, Bently and Beers Families" by S.B. Bennett (1899):

    "It will be observed in passing that Samuel (I) who died in 1684, left a widow who married Moses Forsman. Samuel (2) married January 2, 1689, Sarah Forsman, who died in 1705. In 1690, their first child Samuel (3) was born. No record of this Samuel's issue exists, so far as known. It is fairly certain that he became the father of Ephraim, sr., for three reasons:

    "First - Names were faithfully handed down in those old families, and we know Ephraim, jr.'s first born was named Samuel.

    "Second - Granting that Ephraim, sr., was son to Samuel (3) it provides the generation between the above and the correctly recorded birth of Ephraim, jr., in 1762.

    "Third - The writer's father told him that his great grandmother was a Forsman, and this being so, we would find Sarah Forsman the grandmother of Ephraim, sr. A simple error of tradition but a strong corroboration in fact, as it places a Forsman in the line of descent.

    "Thus it will be seen that while it is not absolutely proven, it is much more than probable that Samuel (I) of Edward of Weymouth, is our first American ancestor."

      The children of SAMUEL BENNETT and MARY STAFFORD are:

      1. THADDEUS BENNETT.
      2. EPHRAIM BENNETT, b. April 30, 1741, Rhode Island, d. October 26, 1813, Dix, New York, m. MARY JANE STAFFORD.

      (This information comes from Nancy Storey Good and other sources)

    EPHRAIM BENNETT, son of SAMUEL BENNETT, III and MARY STAFFORD, was born April 30, 1741 in Rhode Island, died October 26, 1813 in Dix, New York, and is buried at Watkins Glen, New York. He married MARY JANE STAFFORD about 1758.

    Notes: According to the book "The Bennett, Bently and Beers Families" by S.B. Bennett (1899):

    "Ephraim (4) married Mary Stafford. The family traditions here diverge; some believing him to have gone with David, at Urbana, others with Joseph in Ohio.

    "Just before the Revolutionary war, with his family he went from Providence, R. I., to Goshen, Orange county, N. Y., on his way to the Wyoming valley, 'being induced to this removal by favorable reports from friends and relatives already there.' The war beginning they remained near Goshen until its close, then going to near Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

    "Ephraim's (4) family consisted certainly of Ephraim (5), James, Thaddeus, Thomas, Abraham, David and Johathan, or Joseph. They settled at Wellsburg, N. Y. Later Ephraim (4) removed with Joseph to the state of Ohio where his descendants now are."

      The children of EPHRAIM BENNETT and MARY JANE STAFFORD are:

      1. THADDEUS BENNETT, b. May 9, 1760, Warwick, Rhode Island, d. February 9, 1834, Scioto County, Ohio, m. (1) SHEBA EUNICE BENTLEY, m. (2) ELIZABETH (unknown last name), m. (3) RACHAEL CHENEY.
      2. EPHRAIM BENNETT, II, b. May 1, 1762, Litchfield, Connecticut, d. October 26, 1843, Montour Falls, Schuyler County, New York, m. HANNAH BENTLEY.
      3. JAMES BENNETT, b. 1764, Warwick, Rhode Island.
      4. THOMAS BENNETT, b. 1768.
      5. ABRAHAM BENNETT.
      6. DAVID BENNETT.
      7. JOSEPH/JONATHAN BENNETT (depending on the source, both names have been used).

      (This information comes from Nancy Storey Good and other sources)

    CARR ALLEN, son of WILLIAM ALLEN and ANN STUART, was born January 17, 1786 in Virginia, and died in April of 1868 in Raleigh County, West Virginia. He married TEMPERANCE "TEMPA" DANIEL, daughter of NEHEMIAH DANIEL, SR. and ELIZABETH WORTHINGTON, March 10, 1815 in Patrick County, Virginia. She was born about 1785 in Henry County, Virginia, and died about 1860 in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

      The children of CARR ALLEN and TEMPA DANIEL are:

      1. JACKSON ALLEN, b. 1816.
        Notes: According to J. Sidna Allen, "Carr Allen named his first son Jackson, in honor of 'Old Hickory,' hero of the Battle of New Orleans and seventh President of the United States. The Allens then, as now, admired courage. No braver man ever lived than Andrew Jackson."
      2. JOHN HENRY ALLEN, b. January 29, 1817, Grayson County, Virginia, d. February 11, 1893, Pulaski County, Virginia, m. SARAH JOHNSON.
      3. JEREMIAH "JERRY" ALLEN, b. 1818, Virginia, d. 1897, Carroll County, Virginia, m. (1) NANCY COMBS, m. (2) SARAH ANN NOOKESTER.
      4. ROBERT ALLEN, b. October 12, 1819, Grayson County, Virginia, d. June 21, 1899, m. ELVIRA DEAN.
      5. JAMES L. ALLEN, b. 1820, m. MARTHA (unknown last name).
      6. BABY ALLEN, b. 1822.
      7. SALLY ANN ALLEN, b. 1827, Virginia, d. after 1860, m. WILLIAM A. MCMILLIAN.
      8. ANDREW JACKSON ALLEN, b. 1829, Virginia, d. April 12, 1885, m. (1) HOPE A. (unknown last name), m. (2) SARAH PAULINA YOUNG, m. (3) MARTHA DIXON.

    JEREMIAH "JERRY" ALLEN, son of CARR ALLEN and TEMPERANCE "TEMPA" DANIEL, was born in 1818 in Virginia, and died in 1897 in Virginia. He married (1) NANCY COMBS, daughter of WILLIAM COMBS and JANE CARTER, February 3, 1844 in Carroll County, Virginia. She was born in January of 1827 in Grayson County, Virginia, and died April 20, 1882 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married (2) SARAH NOOKESTER (NOONKESTER), December 20, 1883 in Carroll County, Virginia. She was born April 11, 1836 in Grayson County, Virginia, and died April 14, 1919 in Carroll County, Virginia.

    Notes: According to J. Sidna Allen in "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen," "My father (Jeremiah) gave almost four years of his life to the Southern Confederacy. He served it faithfully throughout the Civil War and was honorably discharged at the end. Born in 1818, he was forty-three years old when the war broke out. A mountain man and owning no slaves, he nevertheless was one of the first to volunteer. It was not slavery, however, that he sought to uphold, but the principle of States Rights. He was a Democrat then as I am a Democrat now.

    "The Allens have ever affiliated with the party of Jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland.

    "Long before the beginning of the war my father married Miss Nancy Combs, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Combs, of Carroll county, and seven children had been born to them when the war began. My mother came of a family noted for longevity, her father having been more than one hundred years old when he died.

    "Aside from the years spent in the Confederate Army, my father devoted his entire life to farming, growing crops of corn, potatoes, rye, wheat, buckwheat, tobacco and a few cattle. He was a kindly man, never harsh to his family, and always had the love and respect of his neighbors."

    On page 108 of the 1850 census for Southern District in Patrick County, Virginia (dated November 11, 1850), Jeremiah Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #766, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, and he's 25 years old. Also listed are Nancy (born in Virginia, age 23), Anderson (born in Virginia, age 4), and Washington (born in Virginia, age 1). They are living next to Nancy's parents.

    On page 30 of the 1870 census for Fancy Gap in Carroll County, Virginia (dated July 28, 1870), Jeremiah Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #250, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, and he's 46 years old. Also listed are Nancy (born in Virginia, age 44), Jestin (born in Virginia, age 19), Victor (born in Virginia, age 14), Jasper (born in Virginia, age 11), Alverta (born in Virginia, age 9), Carena (born in Virginia, age 7), Jeremiah S. (born in Virginia, age 4), and Garlan P. (born in Virginia, age 2).

    On page 18 of the 1880 census for District 17 (Fancy Gap) in Carroll County, Virginia (dated June 15, 1880), Jeremiah Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #172, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, and he's 56 years old. Also listed are Nancy (wife, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, age 53), Carena (daughter, born in Virginia, age 16), Jeremiah S. (son, born in Virginia, age 14), and Garland P. (son, born in Virginia, age 11). They are living next to son Jasper.

      The children of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS are:

      1. WILLIAM ANDERSON ALLEN, b. 1846 in Patrick County, Virginia, d. Carroll County, Virginia, buried in Tate Cemetery, Carroll County, Virginia, m. ANNURIAL MARIE STRICKLAND.
      2. WASHINGTON ALLEN, b. 1849, Virginia, d. 1865, Carroll County, Virginia.
        Notes: Washington Allen was killed by a fallen tree.
      3. JESTON ALLEN, b. July 19, 1851, d. January 13, 1887, Carroll County, Virginia, m. JOSEPH M. EDWARDS.
      4. VICTOR ALLEN, b. May 27, 1854, Carroll County, Virginia, d. April 6, 1948, Harlan County, Kentucky, m. ABIGAIL BOWMAN.
      5. FLOYD ALLEN, b. July 5, 1856, Carroll County, Virginia, d. March 28, 1913, Richmond, Virginia, m. CORNELIA FRANCES EDWARDS.
      6. JASPER "JACK" ALLEN, b. November 29, 1858, Carroll County, Virginia, d. March 17, 1916, Carroll County, Virginia, m. CATHERINE ELIZABETH "KATIE" EASTER.
      7. ALVIRTIA ALLEN, b. April, 1861, Carroll County, Virginia, d. February 15, 1937, Mt. Airy, North Carolina, m. (1) JOHN JASPER EDWARDS, 1880, m. (2) JOHN T. MUNDY.
      8. CARENIA ALLEN, b. 1863, Carroll County, Virginia, d. 1903, Carroll County, Virginia, m. HUBERT EASTER.
      9. JEREMIAH SIDNA ALLEN, b. July 19, 1866, Carroll County, Virginia, d. 1941, Carroll County, Virginia, m. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" CATHERINE MITCHELL.
      10. GARLAND PERRY ALLEN, b. September 24, 1868, Carroll County, Virginia, d. January 17, 1963, Galax, Virginia, m. SUSAN JANE EASTER.

    WILLIAM ANDERSON ALLEN, son of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born about 1846 in Patrick County, Virginia, died November 30, 1898 in Carroll County, Virginia, and is buried in the Tate Cemetery in Carroll County, Virginia. He married ANNURIAL MARIE STRICKLAND, January 4, 1864, in Surry County, North Carolina. She was born about 1847, and is buried in the Tate Cemetery in Carroll County, Virginia.

    Notes: According to "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen,": "My oldest brother, Anderson Allen, became old enough to enlist before the Civil War closed. He joined the Virginia troops and served valiantly in several campaigns. Following his release from the army, he engaged in farming."

    Anderson Allen was in the 29th Virginia Infantry in the Civil War.

    On page 32 of the 1870 census for Fancy Gap in Carroll County, Virginia (dated July 27, 1870), Anderson Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #234, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, and he's 22 years old. Also listed are Anna M. (born in North Carolina, age 28), Martha C. (born in Virginia, age 6), Nancy J. (born in Virginia, age 4), William A. (born in Virginia, age 2). Jerry G. (born in Virginia, age 1 month) is also listed and then crossed out.

    On page 10 of the 1880 census for District 17 (Fancy Gap) in Carroll County, Virginia (dated June 8 & 9, 1880), Anderson Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #95, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, and he's 33 years old. Also listed are Ann M. (wife, born in North Carolina, parents born in North Carolina, age 33), Martha C. (daughter, born in Virginia, age 15), Nancy J. (daughter, born in Virginia, age 13), William A. (son, born in Virginia, age 11), J. Garner (son, born in Virginia, age 9), Riley W. (son, born in Virginia, age 7), Mary A. (daughter, born in Virginia, age 5), Susan M. (daughter, born in Virginia, age 3), and Tempa B. (daughter, born in October of 1879 in Virginia, age 7 months).

      The children of ANDERSON ALLEN and ANN STRICKLAND are:

      1. MARTHA C. ALLEN, b. 1864, Virginia.
      2. NANCY J. ALLEN, b. 1866, Virginia.
      3. WILLIAM A. ALLEN, b. 1868, Virginia.
      4. JEREMIAH "JERRY" GARNER ALLEN, b. June 21, 1870, Carroll County, Virginia, d. May 26, 1928, Carroll County, Virginia, m. MISSOURI BELL EVERSOLE.
      5. RILEY W. ALLEN, b. 1873, Virginia.
      6. MARY A. ALLEN, b. 1875, Carroll County, Virginia.
      7. SUSAN M. ALLEN, b. April, 1877, Carroll County, Virginia, d. May 27, 1884, Carroll County, Virginia.
      8. TEMPA B. ALLEN, b. October, 1879, Virginia.
      9. ALBA F. C. ALLEN, b. 1882, Carroll County, Virginia, d. June 25, 1884, Carroll County, Virginia.
        Notes: Alba Allen never married.

    JESTON ALLEN, daughter of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born July 19, 1851, and died January 13, 1887 in Carroll County, Virginia. She married JOSEPH M. EDWARDS, son of GREENBERRY EDWARDS and JENCY JOHNSON, December 24, 1872 in Carroll County, Virginia. He was born about 1853 in Carroll County, Virginia.

    Notes: According to "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen,": "My oldest sister, Jeston Allen, was born July 19, 1851 and at the age of 21 married Joseph Edwards, a farmer. Jeston's life was short, as she died when about thirty-five years old."

    Jeston Allen died of Bilious Colic.

      The children of JESTON ALLEN and JOSEPH EDWARDS are:

      1. GREEN J. W. EDWARDS, b. 1874.
      2. SARAH ANN EDWARDS, b. 1876.

    ALVIRTIA ALLEN, daughter of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born in April of 1861 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died February 15, 1937 in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. She married (1) JOHN JASPER EDWARDS, about 1880. She married (2) JOHN T. MUNDY.

    Notes: In Alvirtia Allen's brother J. Sidna Allen's book "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen" he says "Alvirtia Allen, my only living sister, married Jasper Edwards and to them were born seven children, four sons, and three daughters. Mrs. Edwards now lives in Richmond, Va."

    Alvirtia Allen's two sons, Wesley and Sidna, were involved in the events that led up to Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy.

      The children of ALVIRTIA ALLEN and JASPER EDWARDS are:

      1. ALINA NANCY EDWARDS, b. September 30, 1880, Carroll County, Virginia, d. March 16, 1962, Surry County, North Carolina, m. RUFUS EASTER.
      2. GARLAND L. EDWARDS, b. April 30, 1883, Carroll County, Virginia, d. June 15, 1885, Carroll County, Virginia.
      3. JESTON A. EDWARDS, b. September, 1886, Carroll County, Virginia, d. December 16, 1908, Carroll County, Virginia, m. WILLIAM G. EASTER.
      4. WILLIAM SIDNA EDWARDS, b. February 15, 1889, Carroll County, Virginia, d. 1933, Richmond, Virginia.
      5. WESLEY VICTOR EDWARDS, b. August 23, 1891, Carroll County, Virginia, d. November 16, 1939, Richmond, Virginia.
      6. SARAH F. EDWARDS, b, May 16, 1894, Carroll County, Virginia.
      7. FLOYD S. EDWARDS, b. 1898.
      8. CLAUD EDWARDS, b. October 6, 1902, Carroll County, Virginia, d. February 9, 1984, Carroll County, Virginia, m. VIOLA ELLA KING.
      9. LUTHER EDWARDS, b. September, 1903, Carroll County, Virginia, d. April 18, 1983, Richmond, Virginia.

    VICTOR ALLEN, son of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born May 27, 1854 in Carroll County, Virginia, died April 6, 1948 in Harlan County, Kentucky, and is buried in Bolen Cemetery in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. He married ABIGAIL BOWMAN, daughter of OLIVER BOWMAN and LOUISA BANKS, January 27, 1876 in Surry County, North Carolina. She was born January 3, 1855, and died August 11, 1917.

    Notes: Sidna Allen, in his book "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen," written in 1929 says: "Victor, the oldest of my brothers now living, was seventy-four last May. He married Miss Abigail Bowman and to them were born three children. Victor taught school for twenty-four years, farmed some and is now a merchant in Leaksville, North Carolina. He has been successful in each vocation."

      The children of VICTOR ALLEN and ABIGAIL BOWMAN are:

      1. NANCY "LOUISA" ALLEN, b. December 19, 1876, d. October 18, 1963, m. CHURCHWELL LAFAYETTE BOLEN, December 24, 1895. He was b. November 11, 1874, d. November 8, 1938.
      2. SUSAN FRANCES ALLEN, b. July 16, 1878, d. September 11, 1970, m. (1) JOHN RUFUS NELSON, October 12, 1899. He was b. September 1879. She m. (2) WALTER DAVIS WEDDLE, 1917, Carroll County, Virginia.
      3. WILBURN S. ALLEN, b. December 29, 1891, d. December 8, 1951, m. (1) IDA YORK, m. (2) VIRGINIA OSSIE BANKS. She was b. December 16, 1889, d. January 8, 1950.

      (This information comes from Linda McNiel and other sources)

    FLOYD ALLEN, son of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born July 5, 1856 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died March 28, 1913 in Richmond, Virginia. He married CORNELIA FRANCES EDWARDS. She was born about 1861.

    Notes: Floyd Allen was executed by the state of Virginia for his part in the Carroll County Courthouse shootout. For more information please see: Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy.

    On page 18 of the 1880 census for District 17 (Fancy Gap) in Carroll County, Virginia (dated June 15, 1880), Floyd Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #174, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, and he's 23 years old. Also listed are Canolia F. (wife, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, age 21), and Jeremiah W. (son, born in August of 1879 in Virginia, age 8 months). They are living next to Floyd's brother Jasper, and on the other side of Jasper is their parents.

      The children of FLOYD ALLEN and CORNELIA EDWARDS are:

      1. JEREMIAH "JERRY" W. ALLEN, b. August, 1879, Carroll County, Virginia, d. August 11, 1884, Carroll County, Virginia.
        Notes: Jerry Allen's official cause of death was listed as "fever."
      2. VICTOR M. ALLEN, b. September 5, 1882, Carroll County, Virginia, m. EMMA WISLER.
      3. CLAUDE SWANSON ALLEN, b. June 11, 1889, d. March 28, 1913, Richmond, Virginia.
        Notes: Claude Allen was executed, along with his father, for his part in the Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy.

    CARENIA ALLEN, daughter of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born about 1863 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died about 1903 in Carroll County, Virginia. She married HUBERT EASTER, about 1883.

    Notes: In the book "The Memoirs of J. Sidna Allen" by her brother, Sidna writes: "My youngest sister, Carenia Allen, was three years older than I. At the age of twenty she married Hubert Easter, a farmer. They had three children, all boys. Her life, too, was short, as she died when only thirty-nine. She was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church, joining while young."

      The children of CARENIA ALLEN and HUBERT EASTER are:

      1. SIDNEY EASTER, b. 1890, d. 1891.
      2. FLOYD EASTER, b. 1900, d. 1918.

    JASPER "JACK" ALLEN, son of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born November 29, 1858 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died March 17, 1916 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married CATHERINE ELIZABETH "KATIE" EASTER, daughter of LEVI EASTER and ANNIE LEONARD, September 18, 1879 in Carroll County, Virginia. She was born about 1861 in Virginia.

    Notes: For more information please see: Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy.

    On page 18 of the 1880 census for District 17 (Fancy Gap) in Carroll County, Virginia (dated June 15, 1880), Jasper Allen is listed as the head of the household for house #173, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, and he's 21 years old. Also listed are E. Catherine (wife, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia, age 19), and Jestin (daughter, born in March of 1880 in Virginia, age 2 months). Jasper's parents are living on one side of him and his brother on the other.

      The children of JACK ALLEN and KATIE EASTER are:

      1. JESTON ALLEN, b. February 13, 1880, Carroll County, Virginia, d. September 6, 1961, Danville, Virginia, m. (1) HAMPTON MCCRAW, m. (2) JOHN WILLIAM JONES.
      2. EMELINE ALLEN, b. October 3, 1881, Carroll County, Virginia, d. 1969, Carroll County, Virginia, m. ELBERT DUNN.
      3. DANIEL ALLEN, b. June 2, 1884, Carroll County, Virginia, d. December 18, 1886, Carroll County, Virginia.
        Notes: Daniel Allen's official cause of death was listed as burns.
      4. WALTER PERRY ALLEN, b. April 4, 1886, Carroll County, Virginia, d. July 8, 1908, Charlottesville, Virginia.
      5. BARNETT ALLEN, b. April 12, 1888, Carroll County, Virginia, d. January 3, 1926, m. ELLA HANKS.
      6. CAROLINE ALLEN, b. March 5, 1890, Carroll County, Virginia, d. July 4, 1965, Carroll County, Virginia, m. JACOB BEECHER EASTER.
      7. FRIEL ALLEN, b. April 18, 1892, Carroll County, Virginia, d. October 8, 1953, Inglewood, California, m. (1) FRANCES HIGHLAND, m. (2) AMY SMITH.
      8. LAWRENCE V. ALLEN, b. March 14, 1894, Carroll County, Virginia, d. August 5, 1980, m. (1) GUIDA CHAPPELL, m. (2) ANNA SHULL, m. (3) WILDA HORTON, m. (4) NOLIA SAWYERS.
      9. WILLIAM ALLEN, b. December 27, 1895, Carroll County, Virginia, d. December 23, 1943, San Gabriel, California, m. MARY FLETCHER.
      10. VIOLA ALLEN, b. January 2, 1899, m. GUY EDWARDS.
      11. LELIA ALLEN, b. June 13, 1901, Carroll County, Virginia, d. December 17, 1922, Carroll County, Virginia, m. JEFF VASS.
      12. TROY ALLEN, b. December 29, 1903, Carroll County, Virginia, d. March 31, 1978, Goodhope, Virginia, m. LEONA KATE BRANSCOMB.

    JEREMIAH SIDNA ALLEN, son of JEREMIAH ALLEN and NANCY COMBS, was born July 19, 1866 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died in 1941 in Carroll County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH "BETTIE" CATHERINE MITCHELL, daughter of CICERO MITCHELL, January 27, 1901.

    Notes: It is said that Sidna Allen fathered 2 daughters before he married Bettie Mitchell.

    Sidna also was involved in the Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy.

      The children of SIDNA ALLEN and BETTIE MITCHELL are:

      1. MARGUERITE ALLEN, b. October 28, 1901, Carroll County, Virginia.
      2. PAULINE ALLEN, b. 1907, Carroll County, Virginia.

    NICOLE MICHELE ALLEN JUSTICE, daughter of GAIL RENEE ALLEN and MICHAEL WILLIAM JUSTICE, married BRIAN EUGENE TAYLOR, son of DENNIS EUGENE TAYLOR, SR. and JACQUELINE KURTZ.

      The children of NICOLE ALLEN JUSTICE and BRIAN TAYLOR are:

      1. ALYSON RENEE TAYLOR.
      2. MADISON NICOLE TAYLOR.

      (This information comes from Gail Allen)

    JESTON ALLEN, daughter of JASPER "JACK" ALLEN and CATHERINE ELIZABETH "KATIE" EASTER, was born February 13, 1880 in Carroll County, Virginia, and died September 6, 1961 in Danville, Virginia. She married (1) HAMPTON MCCRAW. She married (2) JOHN WILLIAM "WILL" JONES.

      The children of JESTON ALLEN and HAMPTON MCCRAW are:

      1. WADE MCCRAW, died in infancy.
      2. WILLIAM RUFUS MCCRAW, m. LOUVENA MIDKIFF.

      (This information comes from Lillian Atkins and other sources)

    JILSON PRATER CONLEY, son of ISAIAH CONLEY and NANCY JANE CAUDILL, was born January 28, 1856 in State Fork Road, Floyd County, Kentucky, died December 14, 1933 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, and is buried in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky. He married PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, daughter of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS BAILEY and ELIZABETH GULLETT, June 20, 1879 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky. She was born February 24, 1856 in State Road Fork, Floyd County, Kentucky, died July 18, 1920 in State Road Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and is buried in J.Q.A. Bailey Cemetery in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

    Notes: According to his death certificate, Jilson P. Conley died from chronic cystitis with a contributing cause of uralmia. Also on that certificate, his marital status is listed as widowed, his wife as Paulina A. Conley, his occupation as retired merchant, his parents as Isaiah Conley (b. Kentucky) and Nancy J. Caudill (b. Kentucky), and the physician as W.C. Connelley.

    According to her death certificate, Paulina Adams Conley died from apoplexy of the brain. Also on that certificate, her parents are listed as J.Q.A. Bailey (b. Floyd County, Kentucky) and Elizabeth Gullett (b. Letcher County, Kentucky), and the physician as B.R. Conley [Byron Richard Conley].

    On page 4 of the 1880 census for District 126 (Precinct 8 - State Road Fork) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated June 3, 1880), Jilson Prater is listed as head of the household for house #28, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 25 years old. Also listed are Paulina (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 25), and Nevada (daughter, born in May of 1880 in Kentucky, age 1 month). They are living next to Jilson's parents.

    On page 40 of the 1900 census for District 53 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated June 21, 1900), Jilson P. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #348, he's a farmer, born in February of 1856 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 20 years, and he's 44 years old. Also listed are Paulina A. (wife, born in February of 1856 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 9 children and 7 are still living, age 44), Nevada (daughter, school teacher, born in May of 1880 in Kentucky, age 20), Byron R. (son, farm laborer, born in December of 1882 in Kentucky, age 17), Clarence (son, farm laborer, born in March of 1886 in Kentucky, age 14), James B. (son, farm laborer, born in October of 1888 in Kentucky, age 11), Raleigh L. (son, born in July of 1890 in Kentucky, age 9), John B. (son, born in December of 1892 in Kentucky, age 7), and Virgie E. (daughter, born in December of 1896 in Kentucky, age 3).

    On page 1 of the 1910 census for District 102 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 15, 1910), Jilson P. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #1, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 32 years, and he's 54 years old. Also listed are Paulina (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 10 children and 7 are still living, age 54), Nevada (daughter, single, school teacher, born in Kentucky, age 29), Byron R. (son, single, doctor, born in Kentucky, age 27), James B. (son, single, farm hand, born in Kentucky, age 22), John B. (son, born in Kentucky, age 18), Virgie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 13), and Anna (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 10).

    On page 6 of the 1920 census for District 71 (State Road) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated January 9 & 10, 1920), Jilson P. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #44, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 63 years old. Also listed are Paulina (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 63), Nevada (daughter, single, not working, born in Kentucky, age 37), Bennett (son, married, farmer, born in Kentucky, age 26), and Virgie (daughter, single, not working, born in Kentucky, age 23). They are living close to several of Jilson's family members.

    On page 1 of the 1930 census for District 77-5 (Magisterial District No. 2) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 4, 1930), J.P. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #1, he's a farmer, widowed, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at age 22, and he's 74 years old. Also listed are J. Bennett (son, single, post master, born in Kentucky, age [unreadable]), and Virgie (daughter, single, not working, born in Kentucky, age 32).

      The children of JILSON CONLEY and PAULINA BAILEY are:

      1. NEVADA "COON" CONLEY, b. May 22, 1880, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. April 12, 1962, Magoffin County, Kentucky, m. EDWARD R. CAUDILL.
      2. BYRON RICHARD CONLEY, b. December 5, 1882, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. May 3, 1957, Greenup County, Kentucky, m. VICTORIA KILGORE.
      3. FREDDIE CONLEY, b. 1884, d. 1884.
      4. CLARENCE H. CONLEY, b. March 12, 1886, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. July 31, 1953, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, buried in Bailey Cemetery, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, m. CORA PATRICK.
      5. JAMES B. CONLEY, b. October 25, 1888, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. November 5, 1970, Kentucky, m. FANNIE PRATER.
      6. RALEIGH L. CONLEY, b. July, 1890, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. 1904.
      7. JOHN BENNETT CONLEY, b. December 8, 1892, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. January 17, 1961.
      8. VIRGINIA E. CONLEY, b. December 26, 1896, Kentucky, d. June 5, 1975, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.
      9. EUGENE CONLEY, b. 1898, d. 1898.
      10. ANNA E. CONLEY, b. November 22, 1900, Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. October 11, 1979, Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio, m. TOMMY KIRK PRATER.

    NEVADA "COON" CONLEY, daughter of JILSON PRATER CONLEY and PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, was born May 22, 1880 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died April 12, 1962 in Magoffin County, Kentucky. She married EDWARD R. CAUDILL, son of LEWIS F. CAUDILL and CYNTHIA CONLEY, October 29, 1922. He was born December 13, 1877 in Kentucky, and died March 10, 1960.

    Notes: According to Joe Conley from Paintsville, Kentucky, Edward Caudill dated Coon Conley for 25 years before they finally got married.

    (This information comes from Joseph Eugene Conley and other sources)

    JOHN BENNETT CONLEY, son of JILSON PRATER CONLEY and PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, was born December 8, 1892 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died January 17, 1961.

    Notes: It has been reported that John Bennett Conley was married to and fathered 2 children with Dora Conley. John was single when he filled out his World War I draft registration card in June of 1917 and he was married when the 1920 census was taken. Dora and her 2 children are living with Dora's parents in 1920 and she is single.

    John Bennett Conley reportedly died in Boyd County, Kentucky.

    When John Conley's World War I draft registration card was filled out on June 5, 1917 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, he stated that he was both a farmer and a school teacher working for the Falcon Graded Common School, and that he was born December 8, 1892 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky. He was found to be of medium height and build, with blue eyes and light-colored hair.

    BYRON RICHARD CONLEY, son of JILSON PRATER CONLEY and PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, was born December 5, 1882 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died May 3, 1957 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He married VICTORIA KILGORE, daughter of PASKELL K. "PECK" KILGORE and FANNIE L. ADAMS, about 1916. She was born October 9, 1893 in Kentucky, and died March 17, 1967 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

    Notes: When Byron Richard Conley's World War I draft registration card was filled out on September 12, 1918 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, he stated that he was a physician and surgeon in Caney, Morgan County, Kentucky, and that his closest relative was Victoria Conley. He was found to be of medium height and stout build, with blue eyes and black hair.

    According to Kentucky death record transcripts, Byron R. Conley died May 3, 1957 in Greenup County at the age of 74. He was living in Magoffin County at the time of his death.

    On page 24 of the 1900 census for District 71 (West Liberty) in Morgan County, Kentucky (dated June 14, 1900), Prichard Kilgore is listed as the head of the household for house #228, he's a farm laborer, born in October of 1867 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 20 years, and he's 32 years old. Also listed are Fanny (wife, born in October of 1863 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 8 children and 5 are still living, age 36), Loulie (daughter, born in December of 1881 in Kentucky, age 18), Stella (daughter, born in May of 1887 in Kentucky, age 13), Effa (daughter, born in February of 1889 in Kentucky, age 11), Vickey (daughter, born in October of 1893 in Kentucky, age 6), and John R. (son, born in January of 1898 in Kentucky, age 2).

    On page 2 of the 1910 census for District 154 (Walnut Grove) in Morgan County, Kentucky (dated April 19, 1910), Parskal Kilgore is listed as the head of the household for house #17, he's a blacksmith in his own shop, born in Kentucky, father born in Old Virginia, mother born in Kentucky, 1st marriage, married for 30 years, and he's 43 years old. Also listed are Fannie L. (wife, keeper of a boarding house, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio, 1st marriage, she's given birth to 8 children and 3 are still living, age 47), Lula A. (daughter, divorced, born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 1 child and that child is still living, age 26), Vicca (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 16), David R. Harper (boarder, divorced, miner, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 30), Smith S. Benton (boarder, divorced, lumberman, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Kentucky, age 30), James Goodman (boarder, works in a sawmill, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 18), Cleveland Stacy (boarder, works in a sawmill, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 22), and William A. Baker (boarder, teamster, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 18).

    On page 20 of the 1920 census for District 202 (Caney) in Morgan County, Kentucky (dated January 19, 1920), Byron Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #192, he's a doctor, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 37 years old. Also listed are Vic (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 26), and Jilson (son, born in Kentucky, age 1 year 5 months).

    On page 9 of the 1930 census for District 67-22 (Fleming) in Letcher County, Kentucky (dated April 4, 1930), Byron R. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #78, he's a doctor, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at age 32, and he's 46 years old. Also listed are Victoria (wife, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio, first married at 21, age 35), and Jilson P. (son, born in Kentucky, age 10).

      The child of BYRON CONLEY and VICTORIA KILGORE is:

      1. JILSON PASKELL CONLEY, b. August 19, 1918, Kentucky, d. July 27, 1979, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, m. OPAL SKAGGS.

    CLARENCE H. CONLEY, son of JILSON PRATER CONLEY and PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, was born March 12, 1886 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, died July 31, 1953 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and is buried in Bailey Cemetery in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky. He married CORA PATRICK, daughter of REUBEN LEE PATRICK and MARTHA ADAMS, about 1908. She was born June 10, 1888 in Ivyton, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died January 4, 1983.

    Notes: According to his death certificate, Clarence H. Conley died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Also on that certificate, his marital status is listed as married, his parents as Jilson P. Conley and Plynia Baily, the informant as Richard Conley, and the doctor as B.R. Conley [Byron Richard Conley].

    When Clarence Conley's World War I draft registration card was filled out on September 12, 1918 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, he stated that he was a self-employed farmer in Falcon, Magoffin County, that his closest relative was Cora Conley of Falcon, and that he was born March 12, 1886. He was found to be of medium height and stout build, with gray eyes and brown hair.

    On page 67 of the 1900 census for District 53 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated June 3, 1900), Reuben Patrick is listed as the head of the household for house #581, he's a house carpenter, born in October of 1864 in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in North Carolina, married for 15 years, and he's 35 years old. Also listed are Martha (wife, born in June of 1869 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 6 children and 5 are still living, age 30), Cora (daughter, born in June of 1888 in Kentucky, age 11), Callie (daughter, born in January of 1891 in Kentucky, age 9), Paris (son, born in August of 1893 in Kentucky, age 6), Virgie (daughter, born in January of 1896 in Kentucky, age 4), and Laura (daughter, born in August of 1899 in Kentucky, age 9 months).

    On pages 13 & 14 of the 1910 census for District 102 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 22 & 25, 1910), Clarence Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #116, he's a carpenter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 2 years, and he's 24 years old. Also listed are Cora (wife, school teacher, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 1 child and that child is still living, age 21), and Alice K. (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 4 months). They are living close to several members of Clarence's family.

    On page 6 of the 1920 census for District 71 (State Road) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated January 9 & 10, 1920), Clarence H. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #45, he's a post master, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 33 years old. Also listed are Cora L. (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 31), Alice K. (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 9), and Richard P. (son, born in Kentucky, age 1).

    On page 9 of the 1930 census for District 77-5 (Magisterial District No. 2) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 8, 1930), C.H. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #98, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at age 22, and he's 44 years old. Also listed are Cora (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at 20, age 41), and Richard (son, born in Kentucky, age 11).

      The children of CLARENCE CONLEY and CORA PATRICK are:

      1. ALICE KATHERINE CONLEY, b. January 12, 1910, Kentucky, d. August 13, 1921.
      2. RICHARD PARIS CONLEY, b. April 29, 1918, Kentucky, m. BONNIE TRUSTY.

    RICHARD PARIS CONLEY, son of CLARENCE H. CONLEY and CORA PATRICK, was born April 29, 1918 in Kentucky. He married BONNIE TRUSTY, daughter of ROSCOE TRUSTY and FANNIE ARNETT. She was born March 28, 1919.

      The children of RICHARD CONLEY and BONNIE TRUSTY are:

      1. JOHN RICHARD CONLEY, m. LISA LEWIS, daughter of JACK LEWIS and REBECCA JONES.
      2. SUSAN LYNN CONLEY.

    JAMES B. CONLEY, son of JILSON PRATER CONLEY and PAULINA ADAMS BAILEY, was born October 25, 1888 in Falcon, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died November 5, 1970 in Kentucky. He married FANNIE PRATER, daughter of JOHN J. PRATER and SARAH EMALINE PACE, about 1914. She was born August 27, 1895 in Mash Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died November 5, 1975 in Ohio.

    James' middle name has been reported to be Blaine.

    Notes: When James B. Conley's World War I draft registration card was filled out on June 5, 1917 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, he stated that he was a self-employed farmer in Falcon, Magoffin County, and that he was born October 25, 1888 in Falcon. He was found to be of medium height and build, with blue eyes and light-colored hair.

    According to Social Security death record transcripts, Fannie Conley was born August 27, 1895, and died in November of 1975. Her last place of residence was in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky.

    According to Kentucky death record transcripts, Fannie Conley died November 5, 1975 in Ohio at the age of 80. She was living in Boyd County, Kentucky at the time.

    On page 1 of the 1920 census for District 71 (State Road) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated January 2 & 3, 1920), James B. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #7, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 30 years old. Also listed are Fannie (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 22), Lillian (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 4), and Edwin P. (son, born in Kentucky, age 1 year 4 months).

    On page 18 of the 1930 census for District 77-2 (Magisterial District No. 1) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 21, 1930), James B. Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #167, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at age 25, and he's 41 years old. Also listed are Fannie (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, first married at 18, age 34), Lillian (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 15), Edwin P. (son, born in Kentucky, age 11), James Jr. (son, born in Kentucky, age 9), and Wade M. (son, born in Kentucky, age 5 years 2 months).

      The children of JAMES CONLEY and FANNIE PRATER are:

      1. LILLIAN EDITH CONLEY, b. March 4, 1915, Kentucky, m. NEARL RICE.
      2. EDWIN P. CONLEY, b. August 18, 1918, Kentucky, m. JOYCE PEARL LAYNE.
      3. JAMES B. CONLEY, JR., b. August 28, 1921, Kentucky, m. LILLIAN THOMPSON.
      4. WADE MARION CONLEY, b. February 26, 1925, Kentucky, d. February 19, 1945.
        Notes: Wade Conley died at Iwo Jima, in World War II.
      5. TEDDY LYNN CONLEY, m. SUE REFFITT.

    LILLIAN EDITH CONLEY, daughter of JAMES B. CONLEY and FANNIE PRATER, was born March 4, 1915 in Kentucky. She married NEARL RICE, son of THOMAS RICE and ANNIE MARSHALL, in 1943. He was born April 13, 1912.

      The child of LILLIAN CONLEY and NEARL RICE is:

      1. KAREN SUE RICE, m. S. KELLEY MOSELEY, son of STANLEY K. MOSELEY and DOROTHY (unknown last name).

    EDWIN P. CONLEY, son of JAMES B. CONLEY and FANNIE PRATER, was born August 18, 1918 in Kentucky. He married JOYCE PEARL LAYNE in 1936.

      The children of EDWIN CONLEY and JOYCE LAYNE are:

      1. KENNETH EDWIN CONLEY, m. VIANNE BLISS.
      2. WILMA DELORES CONLEY, b. 1941, d. 1941.
      3. GLORIA JEAN CONLEY, m. THOMAS R. NELSON.

    JAMES B. CONLEY, JR., son of JAMES B. CONLEY and FANNIE PRATER, was born August 28, 1921 in Kentucky. He married LILLIAN THOMPSON, daughter of HARRY THOMPSON and ETHEL JUSTICE, December 20, 1945.

      The child of JAMES CONLEY and LILLIAN THOMPSON is:

      1. ROBERT LYNN CONLEY, m. LINDA RYE.

    TEDDY LYNN CONLEY, son of JAMES B. CONLEY and FANNIE PRATER, married SUE REFFITT, daughter of EMSIE C. REFFITT and FLORENCE MADDOX.

      The children of TEDDY CONLEY and SUE REFFITT are:

      1. KARLA DENISE CONLEY, b. August 21, 1961, d. August 22, 1961.
      2. DAVID WADE CONLEY.
      3. LISA RENEE CONLEY.

    JOHN J. PRATER, son of RICHARD MENIFEE PRATER and RACHEL F. CAUDILL, was born in November of 1868 in Mash Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died December 23, 1943 in Mash Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky. He married SARAH EMALINE PACE, daughter of JOHN C. PACE and NANCY J. BAILEY, about 1888. She was born in July of 1870 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, and died in November of 1941 in Mash Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

    Notes: On page 55 of the 1900 census for District 53 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated June 27, 1900), John J. Prater is listed as the head of the household for house #474, he's a farmer, born in November of 1868 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 12 years, and he's 31 years old. Also listed are Sarah E. (wife, born in July of 1870 in Kentucky, she's given birth to 5 children and 4 are still living, age 29), Solon (son, born in August of 1889 in Kentucky, age 10), Lawrence (son, born in March of 1893 in Kentucky, age 7), Fannie (daughter, born in August of 1895 in Kentucky, age 4), and Thomas (son, born in March of 1898 in Kentucky, age 2).

    On page 16 of the 1910 census for District 102 (Salyersville) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated April 26, 1910), John J. Prater is listed as the head of the household for house #144, he's born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, married for 21 years, and he's 42 years old. Also listed are Emaline (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, she's given birth to 8 children and 7 are still living, age 39), Labon (son, born in Kentucky, age 20), Lawrence (son, born in Kentucky, age 17), Fannie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 14), Thomas (son, born in Kentucky, age 12), Mintie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 8), Alka (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 5), and Allie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 2).

    On page 15 of the 1920 census for District 71 (State Road) in Magoffin County, Kentucky (dated January 20 & 21, 1920), John J. Prater is listed as the head of the household for house #131, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 52 years old. Also listed are Emilene (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 49), Alkie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 15), Allie (daughter, born in Kentucky, age 12), Johnie (son, born in Kentucky, age 9), Glen (son, born in Kentucky, age 6), Tommie Prater (son, born in Kentucky, age 21), and Anna Prater (wife, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 19).

      The children of JOHN PRATER and EMALINE PACE are:

      1. LABON PRATER, b. August, 1889, Kentucky.
      2. LAWRENCE PRATER, b. March, 1893, Kentucky.
      3. FANNIE PRATER, b. August 27, 1895, Mash Fork, Magoffin County, Kentucky, d. November 5, 1975, m. JAMES B. CONLEY.
      4. THOMAS KIRK PRATER, b. March 21, 1898, Kentucky, d. April 13, 1981, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, m. ANNA E. CONLEY.
      5. MINTIE PRATER, b. 1902, Kentucky.
      6. ALKA PRATER, b. 1905, Kentucky, m. VIRGIL LITTERAL.
      7. ALLIE PRATER, b. 1908, Kentucky.
      8. JOHN PRATER, b. 1909, Kentucky.
      9. GLEN PRATER, b. 1914, Kentucky.

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