Cass County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Allen, James W. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. sanmarjr@sbcglobal.net September 25, 2007, 3:14 pm Cemetery: Chain Lake (Lake View), Calvin Twp., Cass Co. Name: James W. Allen Date Of Photograph: September 30, 2006 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/allen120388gph.jpg Image file size: 237.6 Kb Husband James W. Allen Died May 9, 1876 Aged 40 Ys. 1 Mo. 2Ds. James W. Allen was born ~ 7 Apr 1836. This birth date contradicts the 1870 US Census which indicates James is age 30 years. This would indicate he was born ~1840. However, the gravestone dates dispute the 1840 birth date calculation. Arthur Allen and Molly (unknown) were the parents of James W. Allen. James W. Allen married his cousin Temperance A. (Tempa Ann) Allen 10 Jul 1864 in Cass Co. Michigan. Temperance A. Allen b. 1842 in OH, was the daughter of Green Allen, Sr. and Angelina/Angeline nee Wade Allen. James W. Allen and Temperance A. Allen were the parents of 4 children. They were Louisa May Allen b. 1866 in MI, Arthur Allen b. 1869 in MI, Maud Allen b. 1872 in MI and Bertha Allen b. 1875 in MI. James W. Allen died May 9, 1876 at the age of 40 years, 1 month and 2 days. The cause of death was consumption. Chain Lake (Lake View) Cemetery Additional Comments: Sanders Transcription Team Research Contributors: Debra Smith McIntosh, Maurice W. Sanders, Esther P. Stewart and Sandra Walker Hollingsworth Transcribed and photographed by: Sharon A. Simeon and Marshall H. Sanders, Jr. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/photos/tombstones/chainlakelakevie/allen120388gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb