Clark-Montgomery County KyArchives Biographies.....ALLEN, Douglass October 29, 1799 - May 14, 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Luise Poulton luise.poulton@library.utah.edu June 10, 2005, 7:16 pm Author: Douglass ALLEN Autobiography of Douglass ALLEN. Dictated to Carrie E. ALLEN, May, 1, 1883 Axact Copy. La Grange, Iowa, May, 1, 1883 I, Douglass ALLEN son of Joseph and Frances ALLEN of Loudon Co., Virginia, was born Oct. 29, 1799. I was the sixth of a family of ten children and emigrated with my parents to Clark Co. Kentucky, in 1807. I remained with them until 1891, when I was married to Anna ALLISON, daughter of John and Ruth ALLISON of Mongomery Co. Kentucky. The marriage was celebrated on the 9 of December the bride being then twenty two years of age. In 1824 we both professed religion and joined the Presbyterian church at Cane Ridge, Bowham Co. Kentucky. We remained in that state until 1837, when we removed to Putnam Co. Indiana where we resided seven years. Additional Comments: Parial transcription of typescript booklet given to me by my mother, Luise PUTCAMP JOHNSON who was given it by her mother, Luise ZIMMERMANN PUTCAMP, who was given it by her mother, Harriet May ALLEN ZIMMERMANN. Transcriber has placed surnames in caps. The title page of the booklet is handwritten "Presented to Aunt Ursel ALLEN CASSITY BY Vera ALLEN DAVIS - 1927. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/clark/bios/allen287gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/