Biographical Sketch of Monroe Allen, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Monroe Allen was born in Miller County, MO., April 1, 1843, and is the
son of Joel and Jemimah (Gardner) Allen, both of whom were natives of
Barren County, KY.  The father was born August 4, 1808, and died in
Franklin County, MO., November 20, 1884.  The mother was born in Miller
County, MO., and died in the same county when Monroe was but a child of
four years.  The family came to Missouri in 1840, and finally located
in Miller County, but from there moved to St. Louis County in 1864, and
one year later moved to Franklin County, MO., where the father died. He
was a farmer by occupation, and the son of Isaiah and Rachel (Brown)
Allen, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively.  Isaiah Allen
was born April 15, 1786, and died on the farm on which our subject is
now living, January 17, 1869.  He came from Kentucky to Missouri when
his son, Monroe's father, came and located in Miller County.  He after-
ward moved with him to St. Louis County, and from there to Franklin
County.  He was a soldier in the War of 1812.  His wife was born Sept-
ember 25, 1788 and died in Franklin County at the advanced age of 
ninety-two years.  Joel Allen, after the death of his wife, married
Elizabeth Shelton, a native of Tennessee.  Monroe received the rudi-
ments of an English education in the schools of Miller County, and 
after moving to Franklin County, farmed one year with his father, after
which he purchased land, and began farming on his own resources; this
he has continued ever since.  September 3, 1866 he married Nancy J.
Reed, a native of Miller County, MO., born April 2, 1844, and the 
daughter of David and Elizabeth Reed.  To this union five children have
been born, all of whom are now living: Frank B., Mary O., Joseph R.,
Anna J. and Alice A.  David Reed, the father of Mrs. Allen, was born in
Cole County, MO., in 1808, and died in Howell County, MO., December 25,
1871.  He was a farmer and for many years held offices in Miller County
such as judge, assessor and sheriff.  His wife was born in Wythe County,
VA., in 1811, and died in Howell County, MO., in 1874.  The father 
served under Gen. Price in the late war, and was wounded at Wilson
Creek.  Both he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, of which he was a steward.  Mr. Allen now owns 180 acres of some
of the best land in Franklin County, and is a successful farmer.  He 
and wife are members of the Baptist Church, he being deacon in the same.
He is also overseer in Excelsior Lodge, No. 399, A. O. U. W., and a
Democrat in politics.

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