Willis Paschal Allen, Sr.

Born: Saturday, March 6, 1790 in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Died: Sunday, December 17, 1837 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Lived: 47 years 9 months 11 days

yDNA: R-M269 (inferred)


Parents

Father:  John Taylor Allen (1754/NC - 1827/NC)

Mother:  Mary Ann Butler (1753/NC - 1827)


Siblings

Brother:   Lemuel David Allen+ ♂ (1782/NC - 1841/GA)

Brother:   Carter Allen ♂ (1792/NC - 1860/GA)


Spouse

Name:   Elizabeth Cansler (1800/NC - 1839/LA)

  Date: 03/08/1817 (age: 27 years 2 days) - 12/17/1837 (death, 20 years 9 months 9 days)

  Place: Burke County, North Carolina


Children

Son:   Willis Paschal Allen+ ♂ (1819/NC - 1856/LA)

Son:   Coonard Cansler Allen+ ♂An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1820/NC - 1865/TX)

Daughter:   Mary Adaline Allen Lay ♀ (1822/NC - 1856/LA)

Son:   Joseph Tarpley Allen ♂ (1824/NC - 1837/LA)

Son:   Lemuel Lewis Allen ♂ (1826/NC - LA)

Son:   William Bradley Allen ♂ (1828/NC - 1862/TX)

Daughter:   Nancy Allen Daniel ♀ (1829/NC - 1899)


Sources/Contributors

  1820 Rutherford County NC Census

  DAR Research Database - Cansler

  Shared DNA & Shared Ancestors (John Allen & Mary Butler) #017


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