William Carroll Allen Family Sources

Abt 1832, William Carroll Allen was born.	No birth record has been found. We don't know who his parents are, only that his father was born in South Carolina, and his mother was born in Tennessee (from the 1880 census).
1850 Census	Living in Bradley County, Tennessee, Susan Carson, age 17, living with her parents. We haven't been able to positively identify William Carroll Allen in the 1850 Census. Here is a study showing possible matches to William in 1850 Census.
About 1852, [William] Carroll Allen married Susan Carson	No record of the marriage has been found, however, there are plenty of records in Bradley County, Tennessee, showing that they were husband and wife.
1853 John Millard Allen was born.	14 Aug 1853, son John Millard Allen was born in Tennessee. (Source: 1919 Death Certificate of John Millard Allen)
1858 Mary Elizabeth Allen was born.	30 Nov 1858, daughter Mary Elizabeth Allen was born in Tennessee.
1860 Lincoln Allen was born.	1 Jan 1860, son Lincoln Allen was born in Tennessee. (Source: 1927 Death Certificate of Lincoln Allen)
1860 Census of Bradley County, Tennessee	Living in Bradley County, Tennessee: Carroll Allen, age 33 Susana Allen, age 26 Milard J. Allen, age 10 Mary Allen, age 3 Linn C. Allen, age 4 months All born in Tennessee.
Abt 1863 Hiram Douglas Allen was born.	1863, son Hiram Douglas Allen was born in Tennessee.
Abt 1863-1864, Susan Carson Allen died.	William's first wife dies. We have no firm record of exactly when or where she dies. The time is somewhere between the birth of her last child, and when William joins the army.
William moves from Bradley County, Tennessee, to Illinois.	We are not sure of when this move took place, and whether it was before or after the death of Susan.
1865 William C. Allen Military records. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3	After Susan's death, William C. joined the Union army April 6, 1865. He was discharged on July 13, 1865. These are his cival war military records.
1866 List of heirs of Martha Carson	Martha Carson was the mother of Susan Carson, and grandmother to the Allen children. When she died, this court record was left listing all of her heirs.
1866 Marriage Certificate of William C. Allen and Almira J. Jackson	After his discharge from the Army, William married Almira J. Jackson, nee Roberts, in Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois. She had previously been married to Andrew Jackson. He died of an illness while serving in the military during the civil war. She had no children by her first marriage.
1870 Agnes Lavilla Allen was born.	20 Feb 1870, daughter Agnes Lavilla Allen was born in Iowa.
1870 Census of Cass County, Iowa	Living in Pymosa Township, Cass County, Iowa were: William Allen, age 38, b. in Tennessee, Almira Allen, age 34, b. in Indiana, John Allen, age 17, b. in Tennessee, son of William and Susan Mary Allen, age 9, b. in Tennessee, daughter of William and Susan Lincoln Allen, age 7, b. in Tennessee, son of William and Susan Hiram [should be Agnes] Allen, age 4 months, b. in Iowa, daughter of William and Almira Here we see William's new wife, Almira, raising three of Susan's four children.  The census taker got confused and combined the last two children, Hiram, who should have been around age 7, and Agnes, the new baby.
1870 Census of Mercer County, Illinois	Living in Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois were: William Larew [LaRue], age 46, b. in Kentucky, Catharine Larew [LaRue], age 34, b. in Indiana, Adalaide S. Larew [LaRue], age 14, b. in Illinois, Hiram Allen, age 7, b. in Tennessee Catharine [Roberts] LaRue was the sister of Almira [Roberts] Allen, wife of William Carroll Allen.  Hiram Allen, who was the son of William Carroll Allen and Susan Carson, is living with and being raised by Almira's sister, Catharine.
1880 Census of Audubon County, Iowa	Living in Hamlin Township, Audubon County Iowa were: William C. Allen, age 47, Almira Allen, age 43, Lincoln Allen, age 19, Lovilla Allen, age 9, Elmer Allen, age 7, Estella Allen, age 3. William was born in Tennessee.  His father was born in South Carolina, and his mother was born in Tennessee. Almira was born in Indiana.  Lincoln and his parents were born in Tennessee.  The last three children were born in Iowa.  Hiram was living in Illinois with Almira's sister and her husband William LaRue.  John Millard Allen married in 1874, and Mary Elizabeth Allen married in 1876.  Both are found living with their families in the 1880 census.
1880 Census of Mercer County, Illinois	Living in Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois were: William LaRue, age 56, b. in Kentucky, Catharine LaRue, age 45, b. in Indiana, Hiram [Allen] LaRue, age 17, b. in Tennessee Addie [Adalaide] S. [LaRue] Jackson, age 23, b. in Illinois, Mary Jackson, age 3, b. in Illinois Catharine [Roberts] LaRue was the sister of Almira [Roberts] Allen, wife of William Carroll Allen.  Hiram [Allen] LaRue, who was the son of William Carroll Allen and Susan Carson, is shown with the last name LaRue.
1883, Death of William C. Allen Cemetery transcipt showing W. G. Allen died 1 Aug 1883, age 50, buried in Bowen Cemetery, Exira, Audubon, Iowa	William C. Allen died on 1 Aug 1883 in Audubon County, Iowa, and was buried in the Bowen Cemetery in Exira.
1883 Quit Claim Deed from the children of William C. Allen and Susan Carson Allen to Almira J. Allen Transcript      Image 1      Image 2      Image 3      Image 4      Image 5	After the death of William C. Allen, a tract of land inherited by William's children from his marriage to Susan Carson was deeded to Almira Allen (their step-mother).
1887 Marriage of Almira Allen to Wesley Luccock	2 Jun 1887, William's widow remarried. It was her third marriage.
1891 Guardianship papers for the Allen Children	Guardianship papers were filed in 1891 to prove that Almira Carson was the guardian of her own children after the death of William.
1891 Civil war widow pension application	William's widow applied for a civil war widow's pension.
1919 Death Certificate of John Millard Allen	William's son.
1927 Death Certificate of Lincoln Allen	William's son.
"Lincoln Collen and Mary McGovern Carson and Descendants" Written and compiled by Dorla Jane White Stork and Edward Baker Carson Faust	William Carroll Allen's first wife was Susan Carson. Lincoln Collen Carson was her brother. This book is a history of the Carson family, including their ancestry and the descendents of Lincoln.