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Robert Jones Allen, Sr.[1, 2]

Male 1885 - 1929  (43 years)


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  • Name Robert Jones Allen 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 29 Jun 1885  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Feb 1929  Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10754  My Reynolds Line | The Eggleston Branch
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2018 

    Father Obadiah Meredith Allen,   b. 6 Jun 1840, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1926, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother 'Eliza', Elizabeth Jane Martin,   b. 1 Oct 1845, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1912, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1865  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Wife Mary L. Bernard 2nd Marriage is recorded in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Marriage Records for Henry County, 1874-1935, April 19, 1914, line 44: O.M. Allen, 73, widower, born/resides Henry Co., Va., auctioneer, son of Jones & Susan Allen, married Mary L. Williamson, 65, born Franklin Co., Va., resides Henry Co., Va., dau. of Silas & (Blank) Bernard.
    Family ID F7408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Irene "Nannie" Eggleston,   b. 4 Dec 1901, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1994, Beltsville, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1922  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • dates from obit.
    Children 
    +1. Robert Jones Allen, Jr.,   b. 12 Jan 1923, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 2015, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Living
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F3439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary of Robert Jones Allen
    Obituary of Robert Jones Allen
    10754 AllenRobertJonesObitTheBeeFeb13,1929.jpg
    Death Certificate-Robert Jones Allen
    Death Certificate-Robert Jones Allen
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  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34035336&ref=acom.

    2. [S37] Death Certificate.

    3. [S160] Correspondence, Frances Notley.
      Robert Jones Allen, Jr. (I10755)
      Tree: My Reynolds Line
      Link: http://reynoldspatova.org//getperson.php?personID=I10755&tree=reynolds1

      Description: RJAllen Sr was son of Obadiah Meredith Allen and Eliza Jane Martin. OMAllen was the son of Jones Allen and Susan Minter.(Jones "appears" to be adopted as grandson in will of William Allen No parents ever found+DNA tests prove this) Eliza Jane Martin was the daughter of Robert Henry Martin and Nancy Dickerson. Nancy was the daughter of Geo Washington Dickerson and Lucy Brown. Lucy was the daughter of John "Jack" Brown and Sallie/Sarah Rives. Sallie was the daughter of Frederick Rives and Mary Magdalene Steagall. John "Jack" Brown was the son of Fredrick Brown. Robert Henry Martin descends from Orson Martin Jr and Elizabeth Sadler,(Manse called Breckenridge" in VA) then Orson Martin Sr. and Ann Forsee/Farsi (She descends from Stephen/Etienne Farsi and finally Jean Farsi --all from Manikintown, VA (Huguenots from France) Orson Martin Sr father is Valentine Martin. I would like to snail mail you what documents and notes I have. too much to email. My son is Daniel David Notley. -- your cousin Frances

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9279/images/43068_172028008153_0659-00362?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XFO8765&_phstart=successSource&pId=13012899.
      Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
      Name: Robert Jones Allen
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 57
      Birth Date: 12 Jan 1923
      Marriage Registration Place: Fairfax, Virginia
      Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1980
      Marriage Place: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
      Father Robert Jones Allen
      Mother Nancy Irene Eggleston
      Spouse Priscilla Esther Bailey Butler
      Certificate Number 1980053358
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