Allen, Leander b. 25 Apr 1841 Guernsey County, Ohio, USA d. 27 Oct 1917 Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

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Name Allen, Leander [1]

Born 25 Apr 1841 Guernsey County, Ohio, USA [1, 2, 3]

Gender Male

Census 2 Aug 1850 Marshall County, West Virginia, USA [1]

Census 2 Jul 1860 Marshall County, West Virginia, USA [4]

Military 12 Aug 1862 Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA [3]

Enhlisted

Military May 1865 Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA [3]

Discharged

Died 27 Oct 1917 Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA [2, 3]

Siblings 8 siblings

	1. Allen, Catherine, b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	2. Allen, William M., b. Abt 1837, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
+	3. Allen, Mary Jane, b. 24 Mar 1839, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Mar 1921, Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years)
	4. Allen, Leander, b. 25 Apr 1841, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA , d. 27 Oct 1917, Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
	5. Allen, Emily, b. Abt 1843, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	6. Allen, Elizabeth A., b. 15 Aug 1845, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Jul 1933, Martin Township, Allegan County, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years)
	7. Allen, Robert H., b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	8. Allen, Benjamin F., b. Abt 1855, d. Unknown
	9. Allen, Mary A., b. Abt 1855, d. Unknown

Person ID I14439 Sackett | Descendants of Rev. John Moore, Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist

Last Modified 7 Dec 2018

Father Allen, Robert, b. Abt 1805, Virginia, USA , d. Between 1854-1860, Virginia, USA (Age ~ 55 years)

Mother Fish, Elizabeth, b. 1804, Fish Creek, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

Married 20 Nov 1823

Children 9 children

	1. Allen, Catherine, b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	2. Allen, William M., b. Abt 1837, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
+	3. Allen, Mary Jane, b. 24 Mar 1839, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Mar 1921, Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years)
	4. Allen, Leander, b. 25 Apr 1841, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA , d. 27 Oct 1917, Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
	5. Allen, Emily, b. Abt 1843, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	6. Allen, Elizabeth A., b. 15 Aug 1845, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Jul 1933, Martin Township, Allegan County, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years)
	7. Allen, Robert H., b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA , d. Unknown
	8. Allen, Benjamin F., b. Abt 1855, d. Unknown
	9. Allen, Mary A., b. Abt 1855, d. Unknown

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	Born - 25 Apr 1841 - Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
	Census - 2 Aug 1850 - Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
	Census - 2 Jul 1860 - Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
	Military - Enhlisted - 12 Aug 1862 - Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
	Military - Discharged - May 1865 - Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
	Died - 27 Oct 1917 - Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, USA

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[S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 6 Dec 2018.
1850 Census, enumerated 2 Aug 1850 in Marshall County, Virginia, United States

Robert Allen M 35 Virginia
Elizabeth Allen F 36 Virginia
Catherine Allen F 15 Virginia
William M Allen M 13 Virginia
Mary I Allen F 11 Virginia
Leander Allen M 9 Virginia
Emily Allen F 7 Virginia
Elizabeth Allen F 5 Virginia
Robert H Allen M 2 Virginia

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D8-B2K : 12 April 2016), Robert Allen, Marshall county, part of, Marshall, Virginia, United States; citing family 258, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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[S18] Death Certificate (Reliability: 3), 6 Dec 2018.
Posted by MaryEllenx on Ancestry.com on 28 Jan 2011
State of Kansas
Place of Death: Greenleaf, Greenleave Township, Washington County, Kansas
Death Date 27 Oct 1917
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Residence: Riley County, Kansas
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1841
Burial: Mt. James Cemetery, 29 Oct 1917
Informant: W. A. Priest, Greenleaf, Kansas
Birth Place: Guersey County, Ohio
Father: R. H. Allen, b. in east Virginia
Mother: Elizabeth Fish, b. in West Virginia

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[S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 6 Dec 2018.
Greenleaf Sentinel (Greenleaf, Kansas), 01 Nov 1917, Thu, Page 1

Leander Allen.

Born April 25, 1841, in Guernsey county, Ohio. Died at the residence of his sister. Mrs. M. Priest, in west Greenleaf, Saturday, Oct 25, aged 76 years 6 months and 2 days. Mr. Allen was an old Civil war veteran. He enlisted at Moundsville, West Virginia, August 12, 1862, in Co. B, 12th West Virginia. He was discharged in May, 1865, at Cumberland, Maryland, serving until the close of the war. He came to Riley county, Kansas in the fall of 1870 where he resided until the last two years, since which time he has made his home with his sister in Greenleaf. He leaves three sisters and one brother. Mrs. M. J. Priest of Greenleaf, Mrs. E. A. Stillwell of Manhattan, Mrs. Emily Edwards of Schoolcraft, Michigan, and R. H. Alien of Riley county, Kansas. He was a good, kind old man and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He never refused to lend a hclping hand to the needy and no one was ever turned from his door hungry. He was a good citizen and a faithful soldier. May he hear welcome words: "Well done, thou good and faithful servant enter into the joys of thy Lord."

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[S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 6 Dec 2018.
1860 Census, enumerated 2 Jul 1860 in Marshall County, Virginia, United States. Post Office: Moundsville

Elisabeth Allen F 35 Virginia
Catharine Allen F 25 Virginia
William M Allen M 23 Virginia
Leander Allen M 19 Virginia
Emily Allen F 16 Virginia
Elisabeth A Allen F 14 Virginia
Robert H Allen M 13 Virginia
Benjamin F Allen M 5 Virginia
Mary A Allen F 5 Virginia

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-G12 : 12 December 2017), Catharine Allen in entry for Elisabeth Allen, 1860.

Researched by Ted Smith