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Allen, Katherine

Female 1893 - 1960  (67 years)


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  • Name Allen, Katherine  [1, 2
    Birth 29 Jun 1893  Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number 6746 
    Death 18 Jul 1960  [1
    Burial Gilead Presbyterian Church, Estelle, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6646  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Allen, William James,   b. 9 Jun 1849, Prince Edward County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1922 (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Walters, Eliza Kate,   b. 9 Mar 1859   d. 3 May 1950 (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1889 
    Reference Number 48005 
    Family ID F3546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Smith, Herman Alonzo,   b. 23 Oct 1894, Hightowers Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1950, Prospect Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1918  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Reference Number 48035 
    Children 
     1. Smith, Allene,   b. 23 Feb 1920  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Smith, Herman Paul,   b. 13 Aug 1922   d. 25 Jun 1990, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Living
    Family ID F3550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jun 1893 - Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Apr 1918 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gilead Presbyterian Church, Estelle, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 85 (Article #11 "William J. Allen Family"). She taught school in Caswell County, North Carolina, and was so occuppied when she married Herman Alonzo Smith while the soldier was home on furlough from the U.S. Army.
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      William J. Allen is a descendant of Joseph Watson Allen, b. 10/21/1825-5/26/1898 and Letitia Ann McDearmon, b. 12-27-1827 - 4-3-1910 who lived in Prince Edward County, Virginia. William J. Allen was born 6-9-1849 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He came to North Carolina with construction of the Southern Railway. He married Kate Walters, b 3-9-1859 and they lived in Mount Airy, North Carolina. There were three children born to this union; Walters J. Allen, b 5-12-1890, Katherine Allen, b 6-29-1893 and Berkley Felix Allen, b. 4-9-1895. Walters J. Allen and Katherine Allen were born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. William and Kate moved to Caswell County around 1894 and settled in Blanch, NC. Berkley Felix Allen was born in Blanch. They remained in Blanch for the rest of their lives. William died 5-6-1922 and Kate died 5-3-1950.

      Katherine Allen married Herman A. Smith, b. 10-23-1894. They settled in Blanch, N.C. There were three children born to this union; Aliene Smith, b. 2-23-1920, H. Paul Smith, b. 8-13-1922 and William A. Smith, b. 12-25-1928. Aliene married (1) Fielding Walker (2) William Coleman - they had no children. Paul married Mary Sue Shotwell and they had three children, Bonnie Gale, b. 6-12-1949, Barry Keith, b. 8-24-49; and Dennis Paul, b. 10-26-1955. Bonnie married John A. Crispin and they live in California. Barry married Claudia Vernon and they have two children, Bartlett Vernon Smith, b. 4-30-1978 and Matthew Carson Smith, b. 4-1-1980. William married Martha Ann Edwards and they have two children, Anthony Wayne Smith, b. 10-2-1952 and Steven Ray Smith, b. 6-18-1954. Anthony (Tony) married Kathy Dale Steele and they have two children, Kristie Michele Smith, b. 6-25-1976 and Kellie Renee Smith b. 5-17-1979. Steven married Debbie Radford and they have one child, Allen Radford Smith, b. 10-1-1982. Aliene and William Coleman live in Danville, Virginia. Paul and William live in Caswell County. Katherine Allen Smith died 7-18-1960 and Herman A. Smith died 11-23-1950.

      Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 85 (Article #11 "William J. Allen Family" by Katherine W. Allen, using Allen family history and personal knowledge.

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Gravestone at Gilead Presbyterian (Estelle, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    2. Details: Anderson, George A., Compiler. Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men. Raleigh (North Carolina): Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1921.