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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1827 - 1913 (85 years)
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| Name |
Allen, Charles Jasper [1] |
| Birth |
16 Mar 1827 |
Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
11978 |
| Death |
23 Jan 1913 |
Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Burial |
Cedars Cemetery, Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Person ID |
I11752 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Family |
Powers, Sarah J., b. 21 Mar 1832, North Carolina d. 15 Oct 1910 (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Oct 1851 |
Wake County, North Carolina |
| Reference Number |
90458 |
| Notes |
- North Carolina Index to Marriage Bonds
Name: Charles J Allen
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sarah Powers
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 8 Oct 1851
Bond #: 000151029
Marriage Date: 8 Oct 1851
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 006456
County: Wake
Record #: 01 006
Bondsman: Wm G Briggs
Witness: James T Marriot
Performed By: Drewry King, Justice of the Peace
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| Children |
| | 1. Allen, Virginia, b. 9 Mar 1852, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina d. 2 Nov 1928, Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Allen, Bettie Ann, b. 7 Mar 1855, North Carolina d. 24 Aug 1941, Danville, Virginia (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Allen, Charles Jasper Jr., b. 1856, North Carolina d. 1860 (Age 4 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 4. Allen, Florence, b. Abt 1861, North Carolina d. 7 Dec 1941, Danville, Virginia (Age ~ 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Allen, Thomas J., b. Feb 1867, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 6. Allen, Clifton E., b. 23 Feb 1869, North Carolina d. 4 May 1936, Danville, Virginia (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 7. Allen, Claudia Lorraine, b. 3 Mar 1872, Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 3 Nov 1966, Danville, Virginia (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Allen, Lenoir, b. Abt 1873, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 9. Allen, Leonard, b. Jun 1875 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F5860 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Charles Jasper Allen (1827-1913)
(for larger image, click on photograph)
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Family Photograph: CJ Allen with daughters, Virginia, Florence, Claudia; Florence's son, and Claudia's daughter: 24 July, 1895, Danville, Virginia.
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C. J. Allen (1827-1913) is the first we have knowledge of living in the Allen-Gordon-Brandon home in Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. This, with a few others, is the only remaining one in Milton referred to as "raised houses." The lower portion is of masonry construction with the second floor wood-framed. Originally fifteen or twenty wide steps led to the second story main entrance. The lower floor contained the kitchen and dining room. The house was later owned by Felix R. Gordon, then Annie C. Brandon. Allen operated a plug tobacco factory about thirty yards west of the homeplace. This is the only known building remaining in Milton that was used for the manufacture or sale of tobacco. Source: Milton, North Carolina: Sidelights of History, Charles B. Motley (1976) at 66.
Note that this may be Claude J. Allen. See: Claude Allen Plug Tobacco Factory
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"Cliff Allen was the man who operated the factory. Died in middle to late1930s. I remember him wearing white linen suit and Panama hat." Source: Jean B. Scott 4 February 2018 post to the Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page.
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Cedars Cemetery, Milton, Caswell County, NC, Grave Marker Inscription:
Our Father
C. J. Allen
Born Mar. 16, 1827
Died Jan. 23, 1913
He died as he lived, a Christian
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The manufacture of plug tobacco really took off in North Carolina after the Civil War. I see that Charles Jasper Allen (1827-1913) may have participated in that conflict (but not confirmed with respect to any primary source).
Charles Jasper Allen was born in Rockingham County, NC, but married Sarah J. Powers (1832-1910) in Wake County, NC. Their first child, Virginia Allen was born 9 March 1852 in Raleigh, Wake County, NC. So, when did Charles Jasper Allen move to Milton, Caswell County, NC?
The next child, Bettie Ann allen (1855-1941) was born in North Carolina, but I have not found the exact location. Was it Wake County or Milton?
While there are obvious problems with the following census record, it is the closest I found for this Allen family in 1860. The head of the household, presumably C. J. Allen, is shown as a "Tobacco Trader" and not a tobacco manufacturer. Note the $3,000 in person estate value, which in 1960 before the Civil War often suggested slave ownership (and farm operations).
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: A C Allen
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Gender: Male
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Post Office: Milton
Dwelling Number: 896
Family Number: 906
Occupation: Tobacco Trader
Real Estate Value: 1000
Personal Estate Value: 3000
Household Members:
Name Age
A C Allen 33
S J Allen 27 [Sarah J. Powers Allen?]
S J Allen 9
E Allen 7 [Elizabeth/Bettie Allen?]
C Allen 4 [Charles Jasper Alllen, Jr.?]
F Allen 1 [Florence Allen?]
If Charles Jasper Allen began the Claude Allen tobacco business after the Civil War his son Clifton E. Allen (1869-1936) would have been unborn or just a young boy, not coming "of age" until 1890. We do not know what he was doing in 1890 as the census records for that year were destroyed.
In 1900 he was living in his father's home in Milton with his occupation given as "Auctioneer" -- presumably, based upon what we know about his career, this was a tobacco auctioneer.
By the time of the 1910 United States Federal Census, Charles Jasper Allen was a "retired tobacconist." However, it does not appear that Clifton E. Allen assumed operation of the Claude Allen tobacco factory in Milton. The attached Clifton E. Allen obituary suggests his entire career was in the tobacco trade -- but as an auctioneer and buyer (not as a manufacturer).
At the time of the 1920 United States Federal Census, Clifton E. Allen, age 51, was living in the household of his brother-in-law Felix R. Gordon, single, and described as a "Tobacco Warehouse Auctioneer" and a Wage or Salary worker. His father had died in 1913.
In 1930, the census shows Clifton E. Allen working on his own account as a "Tobacconist/Buyer."
Clifton E. Allen died in 1936. Emily Jean Bradsher Scott was born in 1925. She may have remembered Clifton E. Allen in the 1930s, but he apparently had nothing to do with the Claude Allen tobacco factory.
"Cliff Allen was the man who operated the factory. Died in middle to late 1930s. I remember him wearing white linen suit and Panama hat." Source: Jean B. Scott 4 February 2018 post to the Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page.
You provided the following, which is interesting: Lois Angle Love's nephew brought me an envelope with a tobacco plug in it - handwritten on the envelope was "Allen Factory, Cliff Allen's father". This in no way suggests that Ciff Allen had anything to do with the Milton tobacco factory.
Until more is known, I am using the working hypothesis that "Claude Allen" was a trade name and not a person. Perhaps the Milton tobacco factory should just be called the "Allen Tobacco Factory."
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1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Allen
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Western District, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Industry Not Reported
Line Number: 37
Dwelling Number: 407
Family Number: 407
Household Members Age
Sarah Allen 50
Charles Allen 23
Louisa Allen 20
John Allen 14
William Allen 11
Mary Allen 9
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: A C Allen
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Gender: Male
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Post Office: Milton
Dwelling Number: 896
Family Number: 906
Occupation: Tobacco Trader
Real Estate Value: 1000
Personal Estate Value: 3000
Household Members:
Name Age
A C Allen 33
S J Allen 27
S J Allen 9
E Allen 7
C Allen 4
F Allen 1
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Allen
Age in 1870: 44
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 27
Home in 1870: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen Over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Real Estate Value: 1500
Inferred Spouse: Sarah Allen
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Allen 44
Sarah Allen 30
Virginia Allen 17
Bettie Allen 15
Florence Allen 11
Jasper Allen 8
Thomas Allen 5
Clifton Allen 2
Claudie Allen 4/12
1880 US Census
Name: C. J. Allen
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1828
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital status: NA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: S. J. Allen
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
C. J. Allen 52
S. J. Allen 42
Bettie Allen 22
F. F. Allen 19
C. J. Allen 18
Thomas Allen 12
Clifton Allen 11
Claud. Allen 9
Lenoir Allen 7
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Chas Allen
Age: 74
Birth Date: Mar 1826
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 5B
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 79
Family Number: 82
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah J Allen
Marriage Year: 1850
Years Married: 50
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Chas Allen 74
Sarah J Allen 65
Thos J Allen 33
Clifton E Allen 31
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles J Allen
Age in 1910: 83
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Street: Bridge Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sarah Allen
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Tobacconist
Industry: Retired
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 60
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy: CA
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles J Allen 83
Sarah Allen 78
F R Gordon 52
Bettie Gordon 55
Billy Williams 0
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- Details: Milton, North Carolina: Sidelights of History, Charles B. Motley (1976) at 66.
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