S151 SAMUEL ALLEN: Came to America near the end of the eighteenth century
from England, bringing his widowed mother, whose first name is unknown
and who returned to England; remarried, gaining a surname that
is also unknown. Samuel became a farmer near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa. He was twice m. and had a large family. His ch. include:
(1) Hetty, who m. a man by the name of Green, David, Yost and
John, who was b. 1823, became a farmer and m. Mary Hocker.
He served with the 13th regiment of Penna. Cavalry Volunteers
for three years, enrolling in 1862. They had the following
ch.:
(A) Samuel d. y.
(B) George: d. y.
(C) Hettie: b. 1858; m. Charles Gelwicks and is still living
at Franklin County, Pa.
(D) Winfield Scott: b. 1861; m. Emma Schlicter; d. 1914.
They had:
(a) Nora and Ivan: who d. in infancy.
(b) Mary Catherine: who m. Wm. Alleman. They reside
at Shippensburg, Pa.
(c) Blanche, Philadelphia.
(d) Elva, Shippensburg.
(e) Anna: m. Richard Kyle. They reside in Franklin
County.
(f) Paul: b. 1913.
Collection:
Seaver, Jesse Montgomery. Allen Family Records. American Historical-Genealogical Society, 1929.