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Marriage: Children:
  1. Caroline Amelia Allen: Birth: 23 Nov 1861 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. Death: 8 Dec 1933 in Richmond, Cache, Utah

  2. Sarah Emeline Allen: Birth: 31 Dec 1862 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. Death: 31 Jul 1938 in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho

  3. Lydia Allen: Birth: 4 Nov 1865 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 12 Mar 1946

  4. James Allen: Birth: 25 Jul 1868 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 1 Feb 1929

  5. Mary Abigal Allen (Abbie): Birth: 7 Dec 1870 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 16 Jul 1943 in Magna, Salt Lake, UT

  6. Levi Sidney Allen: Birth: 26 Mar 1872 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 1 Nov 1874

  7. Benjamin Mathews Allen: Birth: 21 Oct 1874 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 31 Jan 1890

  8. Temperance Clarinda Allen: Birth: 26 Aug 1877 in Richmond, Cache, Utah. Death: 17 Mar 1958 in Smithfield, Cache, UT


Notes
a. Note:   JAMES ALLEN, SR. James Allen was the son of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen. He was born 12 Oct. 1833 in Brookton, New York. He was a blacksmith and wagon build e r by trade. He married Mary Elizabeth Mathews 24 Dec. 1 860. He owned a large farm a mile north of Richmond, and took a pride in his horses, especially his draft horses and a race horse he called �Bess�. He built the first frame house In Richmond, and was the first man to have glass window panes. Heretofore oiled paper and tallow candles comprised the lighting system. He also stood night guard against the Indians. He always maintained it was cheaper to feed them than fight them.
 Before the railroad was constructed, he freighted from Corrine, Utah to Helena, Montana. He was an entertaining storyteller, too. If the children whined about doing the nightly chores he would say, �Hurry up and get the night's wood in and I'll tell you a story.�
 Of course, our favorite stories were the most gruesome, and went something like this: �I had driven since early morning, and was looking for a camping site for the night. Presently I located a tree and decided to camp for the night. I had unhitched the horses and turned them out to graze, lighted a fire and started to prepare my evening meal. I glanced up into the tree and there I saw a man hanging from one of the larger limbs, a placard was pinned to his trouser leg saying: 'Every time a cattle rustler visits us, we celebrate by holding a neck-tie party. Beware! I hitched my team to the wagon and moved on.� Another of his freighting experiences was the time an Indian rode up to the side of the wagon and said, �Gimme that gun! �He drew a bead on the lndian and said �Gimme that blanket.� The Indian threw the blanket at him and took his leave as quickly as possible. He and Isaac B. Nash of Franklin, Idaho, made most of the nails used in building the first Franklin meeting house, pounding them out one by one on their anvils. How happy they were to procure an old wagon tire, which was more easily converted into nails than the bulkier pieces of iron.
 He was very considerate and n e v e r passed judgment before hearing both sides of an argument. He was active in the Church. He held the office of high priest and ward teacher as long as he lived. No missionary ever left Richmond without receiving $5.00 from him. He died 17 Jan. 1890 in Richmond, Utah. Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 17X0-3W


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