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History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois.
"CENTENNIAL RECORD"
by John Carroll Power
Assisted by his wife, Mrs. S. A. Power
Under the Auspices of the Old Settlers Society
Springfield, ILL:  Edwin A. Wilson & Co. - 1876

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              ALLEN, ROBERT, was born in the year 1800, in
            Greensburg, Green county, Ky. He was married there
            to a Miss ANDERSON, and came to Springfield, Ill.,
            in 1831. Col. ALLEN engaged in the mercantile busi-
            ness as a member of the firm of Allen & Blankenship,
            soon after coming to Springfield. He also became a
            mail contractor on a very extensive scale, and brought
            a large number of fine stage coaches from Nashville,
            Tenn., being the first ever introduced into the State.
            He made Springfield his headquarters, and on some
            occasions had as many as five hundred horses on hand
            at one time. Col. ALLEN was one of the directors of
            the old State Bank. He was connected with the army
            in the Mormon war in 1845, and in the Mexican war
            of 1846-7. Not long after coming to Springfield, Mrs.
            ALLEN died, and Mr. ALLEN was married in April, 1833,
            to JANE ELIZA BERGEN. They had two children, one of
            whom died young. Their son,
               
              ROBERT, Jun., born Feb. 28, 1837, in Springfield,
            and brought up in the city. When the rebellion broke
            out he was commissioned, August 28, 1861, as Captain
            of Co. __, 30 Ill. Inf., and served as such until May
            25, 1863, when he was promoted to Major of the regi-
            ment, in front of Vicksburg. He served part of the
            time in the Quartermaster's department; also acted
            as Assistant Inspector-General of the 3d Div. 17th
            Army Corps, and resigned August 8, 1864. Major
            ROBERT ALLEN was married Dec. 5, 1865, in Spring-
            field to ANNA M. PURDY who was born May 12, 1838,
            in Trenton, N. J. They had three children. GEORGE B.,
            the youngest, died August 12, 1872, in his second
            year. HENRY T. and FANNIE M. reside with their par-
            ents in Springfield. Major ALLEN is a practicing
            attorney.
              
              Col. ROBERT ALLEN died Dec. 1, 1854, and his
            widow, Mrs. JANE ELIZA ALLEN, died March 18, 1857,
            both one mile north of the old State house in
            Springfield.
            
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