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Obadiah Meredith Allen

Male 1840 - 1926  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Obadiah Meredith Allen was born 6 Jun 1840, Henry Co., Virginia (son of Jones Allen and Susan Frances Minter); died 21 Dec 1926, Franklin County, Virginia; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia.

    Obadiah married 'Eliza', Elizabeth Jane Martin 7 Nov 1865, Henry County, Virginia. 'Eliza', was born 1 Oct 1845, Henry County, Virginia; died 20 Feb 1912, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Robert Jones Allen, Sr. was born 29 Jun 1885, Henry County, Virginia; died 8 Feb 1929, Martinsville, Virginia; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia.
    2. Lucy Dillard Allen was born 30 Mar 1878, Henry County, Virginia; died June 23, 1967, Danvillle, Virginia; was buried , Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia.

    Obadiah married Mary Bernard 19 Apr 1914, Henry County, Virginia. Mary was born 7 Sep 1845, Franklin County, Virginia; died 12 Aug 1934, Bedford, Virginia; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jones Allen was born 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of Meredith Allen and Nancy Cooper); died Yes, date unknown.

    Jones married Susan Frances Minter 12 Jan 1837, Henry County, Virginia. Susan (daughter of Watson Obadiah Minter and Frances Walker Covington) was born 1819, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1850, Henry Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susan Frances Minter was born 1819, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Watson Obadiah Minter and Frances Walker Covington); died 1850, Henry Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 1. Obadiah Meredith Allen was born 6 Jun 1840, Henry Co., Virginia; died 21 Dec 1926, Franklin County, Virginia; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Meredith Allen was born 1766, Mecklenburg County, Virginia (son of William Allen and Mary Lewis); died Bef 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    Meredith married Nancy Cooper 21 Dec 1829, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Nancy was born 1770, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Cooper was born 1770, Virginia Colony; died Yes, date unknown, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Meredith Bonaparte Allen was born 1806, Sandy River, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 1893, Sandy River, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    2. Gilley Ann Allen was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1871, Henry Co., Virginia.
    3. 2. Jones Allen was born 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Watson Obadiah Minter was born 1795, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia; died 1855, Henry Co., Virginia.

    Watson married Frances Walker Covington 9 Oct 1817, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Frances was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Jul 1870, Henry Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Frances Walker Covington was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Jul 1870, Henry Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 3. Susan Frances Minter was born 1819, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1850, Henry Co., Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Allen was born 7 May 1724, New Kent County, Colonial Virginia (son of Robert Allen, Jr. and Elizabeth Stokes); died 8 Apr 1789, St. James Par., Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.

    William married Mary Lewis 9 Aug 1788, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. Mary was born 1733, Campbell County, Virginia; died Abt 1788, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Lewis was born 1733, Campbell County, Virginia; died Abt 1788, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 4. Meredith Allen was born 1766, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; died Bef 1829, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.