ALLEN, John (1894)
Source:
Greencastle Star Press 28 July 1894 p 1
Mr. John
Allen, one of the old and highly respected citizens of Monroe Township died of
old age on July 22, aged 80 years. The funeral which was largely attended took
place on Monday afternoon; burial at Bainbridge Cemetery.
P5 –
Bainbridge new – John Allen was born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County,
Kentucky. He became a member of the Christian Church in 1833 at the age of 17
years. He moved to Putnam County, Indiana in 1849. His wife who was a Miss
Eliza Taylor has been dead a number of years. After the marriage of his adopted
son, Dr. Cully, he made his home most of the time with his only remaining
daughter, Mrs. James Priest at whose home he died. He had been confined to his
room about a year. He died Sunday
afternoon July 22, 1894 aged about 8 0years and was buried at the Bainbridge
Cemetery Monday July 23; funeral services conducted by Rev WR Dawson.'
P8 – John
Allen, son of James and Sarah Allen, was born near Mt. Sterling, Ky, Dec 28,
1814; united with the Christian Church at the age of 17; and continued a member
to the day of his death. He was married to Eliza Taylor in 1833. To them were
born five children; their first died in infancy; then James Richard; Mary Jane;
William Thomas and Dullie R, the latter now wife of James P. Priest is the only
one of wife and children that survives him. He moved to Indiana in 1849; and
died at Bainbridge July 22, 1894, making him 80 years of age. His occupation
gave him a large acquaintance, among whom he was known as Uncle John Allen; he
never served from a contract; no matter what the loss: he was a good citizen;
his word was his bond, a kind neighbor, good husband and careful father – so
kind-hearted that to see one in want or suffering enlisted his sympathies and
many a one had a good word for Uncle Johnny Allen because of assistance
rendered them – this was exercised to his own loss as he had not the heart to
refuse any one who called on him for a favor or assistance; indeed he lived up
to the maxim that charity is above and over all – by its practice he was a
father to the orphan and a friend to the distressed; his hand was filled with
the deeds of charity – the golden key that opens the Palace of Eternity to the
finally faithful to Christ. His first great loss and trouble was the death of
his idolized son Dick (as he was called) who died in 1864 at Camp Douglas.
Several years later he was called to mourn the death of his eldest daughter,
Mary Jane Miller and in 1881 another greater loss in the death of his wife,
Aunt Liza; this left him a broken-hearted man and for the last nine months he
had prayed for death to release him from his troubles and let him go home to
rest… WRD.