Biographical Sketch of John Allen, Johnson County, Missouri Columbus Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 JOHN ALLEN, a native of Kentucky, was born in Jefferson county, in the year 1840. His parents were natives of that state. His father was a stock raiser and farmer. The subject of this sketch moved to the state of Illinois, in the year 1863, and followed the business of farming there. He was married in that state, to Miss Lata Jaquith, daughter of J.W. Jaquith, a druggist, who lived for many years, a highly respected citizen of Urbana, Champaign county, Illinois, and afterward moved to Johnson county, Missouri. Like many other enterprising young men, Mr. Allen came to Johnson county, because he thought it possessed many advantages over other localities. He came with his young wife to Warrensburg, and remained there a few years. He then commenced to improve his present farm, near Columbus. His means were limited, and, like most of the settlers in a new country, the numerous obstacles and difficulties had to be met by persevering energy and industry. He owns, at present, a snug little farm, and is gradually surrounding himself with stock of all kinds. They have two boys: Jesse and Frank, who are now beginning to be some help to their father, and it will be but a few years until he will be able to spend his remaining years under the shadow of his own vine, and enjoy the fruits of his labor. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Pennington ====================================================================