Jackson County AlArchives Biographies.....Allen, J. B. January 25 1858 - living in 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 27, 2004, 6:20 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) J. B. ALLEN, M. D., of Stevenson, Ala., was born in Granby, Mo., January 25, 1858. He came to Jackson county, Ala., with his parents in 1863, in the schools of which county he received the rudiments of his education. He then attended the Vanderbilt university, Tenn.; and graduated from the Tennessee Medical university at Nashville. Locating in Stevenson he began the practice of medicine, and has ever since been in practice there. He is a member of the Jackson county Medical society, and also of the Alabama Medical association. He was married in 1881 to Miss Margaret Cargile, by whom he had four children, three of whom survive, viz.: Ora, Dean, and Lee. He was married the second time to Dicey McKelvy, September 1, 1892, of Jackson county. Dr. Allen's father was William D. Allen, a native of Jackson county, who was killed in the Confederate service. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1131-1132 Published by Brant & Fuller (1893) Madison, WI This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb