ALLEN
Robert Allen was born abt.  in Radcliff, Lancashire, England.  He married Mitchel Siddall on January 12, 1829 in Saint Peter's Church, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.  They had three children:  1. Ellen born in 1829 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.; 2. James born September 17, 1836 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.  He married Mary Ann Mills born Dec 31, 1840 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England to Thomas Mills and Alice Allen, on December 24, 1859 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois.  Children:  See below.  3.Robert Allen born  in Little Lever, Lancashire, England.

JAMES ALLEN and MARY ANN MIILLS had the following children:  1. ELIZABETH ELLEN ALLEN born November 13, 1860 in Henderson, Knox Co., Illinois.  She married Joseph T. Williams fEB 20, 1879 Webster Co., Iowa.  They had three children: David Joseph b. Oct 12, 1879 Colo, Story Co., Iowa; Emma b. Dec 27, 1882 Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa and Joseph A b. July 21, 1888 Iowa.  Elizabeth Ellen Allen Williams died October 24, 1938 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa. 2. ALICE ANN ALLEN born July 22, 1862 in Kewanee, Henry Co., Illinois.  She married George W. Thorburn on Feb 20, 1883 in Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa.  They had five children: Jessie b. March 19, 1883 in Iowa, and four boys who died in infancy.  Alice died October 6, 1906 of cancer.  She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.  3. JAMES THOMAS ALLEN (JR) was born Oct 11, 1863 in Illinois.  He married first Mary H. Teasdale on July 17, 1883 in Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa.  Children:  Hessie b. abt. 1884 in Iowa, Flossie b. abt. 1886 in Iowa, Nellie b. abt. 1891 in Kansas and Bud b. abt. 1893 in Kansas, d. in Texas. James married (2) Lucia Oddie b. 1899 and died 1978.  Children:  James Allen b. Jan 11, 1922 Weir, Cherokee Co., Kansas, d. June 22, 2001 Wichita, Kansas, Audrey Allen.  James Thomas Allen died Feb 17, 1948 in Weir, Cherokee Co., Kansas..  4. MARY JANE (POLLY) ALLEN was born October 13 1865 in Kewanee, Henry Co., Illinois.  She married possibly Richard Allen, her first cousin.  They had one daughter, Alice b. Sep 3, 1885 Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa, d. 1977 West Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa.  Mary Jane (Polly) died Feb 12, 1942 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa.  5. HANNAH ALLEN was born July 12, 1867in Kewanee, Illinois.  She married first John Dicksen in 1898 in Webster Co., Iowa..  She married (2) James H. Lunn.  She died in a house fire near Hallsville, Missouri March 13, 1931.6. JEMIMA (IMA) ALLEN was born Sep 4, 1869 in Kewanee, Henry Co., Illinois.  She married first Samuel Dixon and had these children: Elsie Dixon b. Aug 12, 1889 in Higbee, Randolph Co., MO, Amos Allen Dixon b. Aug 5, 1894 in Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa, Ruth E. Dixon b. March 29, 1895 in Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa, m. Dr. Fenner Jan 15, 1920, Marian Dixon b. 1902, Nina Dixon b. Dec 11, 1903, d. Dec 1977 Oklahoma City, OK, m. Rohrer.  Jemima married next Arthur Franklin Ross and had two children: Vera Ross b. Jan 1910, d. 1910 Valley Junction, Polk Co., Iowa, and Ivan Franklin Ross b. Dec 15, 1911 Valley Junction, Polk Co., Iowa, d. Feb 22, 1984 Clarkfield, Minnesota.  Jemima d. July 2, 1953 Valley Junction, Polk Co., Iowa and is buried in Jordan Cemetery Polk Co., Iowa. 7. SARAH EMMA (SADE) ALLEN  was born October 9, 1871in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois.  She married Charles Moon on May 6, 1891 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.  They had the following children:  Walter Allen Moon b. Aug 5, 1895 Fayette Twp., Decatur Co., Iowa, d. Jan 24, 1979 Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa m. Ruby A.; Willard C. Moon b. Dec 28, 1896 Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. Minna Elise Heldhahn 1918, m. (2) Cleo Margaret Hanthorne, d. April 12, 1995 Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa, James Orrin Moon b. July 1898 Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa, m. Jean Lambert, d. Sep 19, 1991 Independence, Jackson Co., MO, George Milton Moon, b. 1902, d. 1980.  8. ROBERT T. ALLEN  was born October 17, 1873 in Coalville, Webster County, Illinois.  He married Addie Florence Miller and had the following children: Vida Lucille Allen b. Oct 31, 1896 Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa m. Bill Begley, Robert F. Bertino, d. Dec 1992 Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS, Arthur R. Allen b. April 1899, d. Feb 1900 Crawford Co., KS, James Winfred Allen b. March 20, 1901 Yale, Crawford co., KS, m. Lavon Farrell Nov 14, 1936 Neosho, Missouri, d. Oct 30, 1967 Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS, Mable Allen b. Jan 6, 1904 d. Feb 14, 1905 Crawford Co. KS, Alys Mae Allen b. 1907 Crawford Co., KS, d. 1958 Pittsburg Crawford Co., KS, m. Robert Amoneno, Hazel Allen b. Aug 7, 1909 Crawford Co., KS d. April 22, 1997 m. (1) Marvin J. Evy (2) Glaser, living, living, Robert Allen d. July 3, 1967 in Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS   9. JOHN ALLEN was born May 30, 1877 in Coalville, Webster County, Illinois.  He married first Lucettia Walker and had one child, Birdie born 1900.  He then married Mary Ellen Talcott (Carson), a widow with two children, April 5, 1912 in Arion, Crawford Co., Iowa and had 6 children, all of whom are still living. John Allen d. March 2, 1942 of stomach cancer in Audobon, Audobon Co., Iowa. He is buried in the Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Crawford Co., Iowa.  10. JOSEPH ALLEN was born August 9, 1880 in Coalville, Webster County, Iowa and died Sept 24, 1893 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa of diptheria.  He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa.
Associated Surnames: Siddall, Mills, Williams, Thorburn, Teasdale, Dicksen, Lunn, Dixon, Ross, Moon, Talcott
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MIGRATION SEQUENCE:  Little Lever and Radcliffe, Lancashire, England > Boston, Massachusetts (1856) > Pennsylvania (1856)  > Alton, Madison Co., Illinois (1859) > Knox Co., Illinois (1860) > Kewanee, Henry Co., Illinois (1863-1872) > Coalville, Webster Co., Iowa(1873-1886) > Lamoni, Decatur Co., Iowa (1886- )
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There have been many who have contributed to this information but the most active researchers and helpers are Melba McDowell, Jan Robinson, Bob Allen, Sadie Negaard, Sue Blankenship, Chuck Williams, and Ila Talcott Allen Farrell, my great aunt, who started me off on the Allen family.