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Hugh Ewing Allen

June 3, 1845 - 18??


 

Born in IN on June 3, 1845.
Resided with father and siblings at Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX.

Mustered into Company D at Houston, TX on September 7, 1862. Age listed as 16, Equipment valued at $25.00.
Listed as present on the October 31, 1861 muster roll.
Listed as present on the November 2, 1861 muster roll.
Listed as present on the December 1861 muster roll.
Listed as present on the September 1, 1862 muster roll.
Reenlisted on June 10, 1863 at Austin, TX by Holman.
Listed as present on the December 31, 1863 muster roll. Bounty for enlistment due.
Listed as present on the February 29, 1864 muster roll. Government Horse.


Also Identified As:
 

Hugh E. Allen, H. E. Allen


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 
None Listed.

Parents:
 
Robert N. Allen
Son of Benjamin Willson Allen & Margaret Youel
b. March 20, 1810
m. Margaret A. McNutt on July 6, 1837 in Parke County, IN
d. January 27, 1866 in Georgetown, TX.
Margaret Ann McNutt
daughter of Samuel McNutt & Margaret McGavock
b. September 1820 in Wythe, VA
m. Robert N. Allen on July 6, 1837 in Parke County, IN
d. November 30, 1855 in Georgetown, TX
Siblings:
 
Samuel William. Allen
b. April 12, 1838
Singleton B. Allen
b. September 7, 1840
Margaret Brown Allen
b. October 22, 1842
Sarah Jane Allen
b. June 3, 1845
Mary Frances [Fannie] Allen
b. July 16, 1849
Martha Ellen Allen
b. October 5, 1851
Althea Allen
b. July 27, 1854
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Unknown.
Children:
 
Unknown.
Gravesite:
 
Unlocated.

1850 Census - TX, Hays County, St. Marcos, Page 120, Dwelling 28, Family 28, (image 5/7)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
R. N. Allen 40 M   Farmer 100 KY    
M. A. Allen 33 F       VA    
Samuel M. Allen 12 M       IN    
Snyleton Allen 10 M       IN    
U. E. Allen 6 M       IN    
Sarah Allen 6 F       IN    
Mary F. Allen 1 F       TX    

1860 Census - TX, Bastrop County, Precinct 8, Page 272, Dwelling 532, Family 492, (image 4/11)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Robbert N. Allen 50 M   Mill $1,000 $3,000 KY    
Hugh E. Allen 15 M         IN    
Sarah J. Allen 15 F         IN    
Fannie Allen 11 F         TX    
Martha E. Allen 8 F         TX    
Joseph McCrane 35 M   Farm L $500   PN    
Phillbery Garrett 26 M       $400 CO    


Related Links:
 
(offsite) Images from the Compiled Service Records, 1, 2, 3
(offsite) AWT: Gloria Clough's Jaber Clough Family
(offsite) LDS: Family Search Individual Record: Hugh Ewing Allen

Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) AWT: Barbara Miroslaw's One Big Family
(offsite) AWT: Bobbie Lou Bridges' Gibson/Bridges Family
(offsite) AWT: Peter J. Kuhn's Edelen, McAfee, Gulick and Associated Families
(offsite) AWT: Harvey G. Tomlin's Tomlin Family Genealogy
(offsite) AWT: Connie Hayden Young's Hayden - Higbee Family
(offsite) AWT: Charles Warren Lanz's From the Ancestral File of Charles Warren Lanz
(offsite) AWT: William Brinkley's Brinkley,Tatum,Shipley,Richter
(offsite) AWT: David Collins' Collins,Newland and Connecting Families
(offsite) LDS: Family Group Record: Robert N. Allen & Margaret Ann Mcnutt
(offsite) LDS: Family Group Record: Robert N. Allen & Margaret Ann Mcnutt
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Allen)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Allen)
(offsite) INGenWeb Project (Parke County, IN)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Parke County, IN)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Parke County, IN)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Bastrop County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bastrop County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bastrop County, TX)


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