From the "History of Steuben County, Indiana, 1885", page 854.

Barnabas Allman was born in Stark County, Ohio, March 20, 1833.  His father, James Allman, was 
a native of Washington County, Pa., born May 6, 1806, and when four years of age was taken by 
his father, Ebenezer Allman, to Stark County, Ohio, where he was reared, and June 11, 1829, 
married Margaret Anspaugh, who was born Sept. 25, 1810, a daughter of Jacob Anspaugh.  In 1842 
they moved to Williams County, Ohio, where the father died, Sept. 13, 1846. and the mother 
still lives.  They had a family of seven children – Mrs. Catherine Ingram, of Logansport, 
Ind.; Barnabas, Haman C., Mrs. Magdalene Ingram, John, Mrs. Agnes Pugh and Jacob.  Haman 
enlisted in Company H, Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry, and died of wounds received at the battle 
of Jonesboro Station, Ala.  John lives on the old homestead with his mother.  He served in 
the war of the Rebellion four years, a member of the same company as his brother Haman.  
Barnabas Allman was married Jan. 15, 1856, to Ellen Barcalow, a native of Bucks County, Pa., 
born Sept. 29, 1833, daughter of John and Martha Barcalow.  They have six children – John B., 
Edith, Haman C., Martha, James and Margaret.  In April, 1864, Mr. Allman moved to Steuben 
County, Ind., and settled on section 5, Richland Township, where he owns fifty acres of finely 
improved land.  He also owns a farm of fifty acres on section 7, and another of thirty-five 
acres on the southwest quarter of the same section.  He is on of the enterprising citizens 
and is now serving his township as Justice of the Peace.  In politics he is a Republican.

Submitted by:  David D. Masterson