Son of Abner and Lucy Allen. In the 1855 state census the Allens were in Sutton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Allen had given birth to five children but one son had died the previous year. John was occupied as a clerk. Their next child would be born forty miles north in Gardner, Massachusetts.
In 1860 the Allens at Gardner included John, his wife Hannah and children: Clara, 12, Frank, 8, William, 7, Fred, 5, and Myron, 3. The father was a store clerk.
Son, Charles Davis Allen, was the last child born to John and Hannah in 1863. He joined the list of five children above for the 1870 census. John was still a clerk. The Allens' children had started to enter the workforce. Clara was a schoolteacher, Frank worked at a chair factory and Willie was employed at a meat shop.
By 1880 only William was still at home with his mother and father. He was a butcher.
In 1860 the Allens at Gardner included John, his wife Hannah and children: Clara, 12, Frank, 8, William, 7, Fred, 5, and Myron, 3. The father was a store clerk.
Son, Charles Davis Allen, was the last child born to John and Hannah in 1863. He joined the list of five children above for the 1870 census. John was still a clerk. The Allens' children had started to enter the workforce. Clara was a schoolteacher, Frank worked at a chair factory and Willie was employed at a meat shop.
By 1880 only William was still at home with his mother and father. He was a butcher.
Son of Abner and Lucy Allen. In the 1855 state census the Allens were in Sutton, Massachusetts. Mrs. Allen had given birth to five children but one son had died the previous year. John was occupied as a clerk. Their next child would be born forty miles north in Gardner, Massachusetts.
In 1860 the Allens at Gardner included John, his wife Hannah and children: Clara, 12, Frank, 8, William, 7, Fred, 5, and Myron, 3. The father was a store clerk.
Son, Charles Davis Allen, was the last child born to John and Hannah in 1863. He joined the list of five children above for the 1870 census. John was still a clerk. The Allens' children had started to enter the workforce. Clara was a schoolteacher, Frank worked at a chair factory and Willie was employed at a meat shop.
By 1880 only William was still at home with his mother and father. He was a butcher.
In 1860 the Allens at Gardner included John, his wife Hannah and children: Clara, 12, Frank, 8, William, 7, Fred, 5, and Myron, 3. The father was a store clerk.
Son, Charles Davis Allen, was the last child born to John and Hannah in 1863. He joined the list of five children above for the 1870 census. John was still a clerk. The Allens' children had started to enter the workforce. Clara was a schoolteacher, Frank worked at a chair factory and Willie was employed at a meat shop.
By 1880 only William was still at home with his mother and father. He was a butcher.
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