Sarah ALLRED is the daughter of John "Johnny" ALLRED and his second wife Margaret JULIAN.

Sarah ALLRED, age 21, was the parent to Mahala ALLRED, born in 1799 in Randolph County, North Carolina according to the 1860 census. The father of Mahala is only speculation whether he was a neighbor or family relative.

Sarah ALLRED, at age 46, married the recent widower Jacob ROUTH, Sr. on 29 Mar 1824 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Sarah and her daughter Mahala moved into the homestead of Jacob ROUTH, Sr. to care for him until his death on 29 Jun 1827.


On page 4 of the ROUTH book Lawrence ROUTH states: "Jacob Routh purchased 120 acres and appurtenances from William and Charity YORK FIELDS in 1788". The Sandy Creek Baptist Church is located a short way (1 mile) south of this tract of land Jacob ROUTH purchased. Jacob lived the remainder of his life on this land.

When he was 75 years old, he married a second time to Sarah ALLRED, 46 years old, on 29 March 1824. He deeded his home in trust to Mahala ALLRED, 29 years old, in 1828 to care for him and his wife Sarah Allred the remainder of their lives. Mahala ALLRED was the step daughter born about 1799 out of wedlock daughter of Sarah ALLRED based on the 1860 census. However, Mahala could have been born as early as 1795 when her mother was a young seventeen old teenager per the 1850 Census. It is believed that Jacob died in 1827. Joseph ROUTH is believed to be buried in the Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mahala lived in the old home for several years until 1882. Sarah Allred was the daughter of John "Johnny" ALLRED and his second wife Margaret JULIAN, daughter of Isaac JULIAN and his wife Barbara WHITE.

Dawnell Hatton GRIFFIN comments that her research indicated: "Both Jacob and Sarah ALLRED ROUTH died before the 1850 census was taken, but in 1850, Mahala ALLRED, age 55 was living alone. In 1860 she was listed as Mahalah ALLRED age 61 and in 1880 she was listed as Milhala W. Allred age 79. She never married." It appears the 1870 single female keeping house as Marshal ALLRED born 1806 is a good candidate for Mahala ALLRED.

ALLRED genealogist and author Dawnell Hatton GRIFFIN further observes that: "When Mahala died in 1882 the court records stated that Mahala ALLRED had died intestate, that she died without issue "leaving neither brother or sister, father or mother." Two uncles were named,Joseph ALLRED and Jonathan ALLRED, both of whom were deceased but who married and had children in their lifetime. "At the time of her death the said intestate was seized in fee simple of one tract of land on Sandy Creek in Randolph County containing one hundred and twenty acres conveyed to her by Jacob ROUTH (recorded in Book 17 page 431.) The heirs of her uncles were listed and coincide with records that have been proven to be the children of Joseph and Jonathan ALLRED. Joseph had ten children. All of them lived to be old enough to marry, but one. Jonathan also had a large family of nine children.