Isaac W. Allen

As printed in 1888

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Isaac Allen was born in 1844. and from his second year has been a resident of Henry County, with the exception of two years spent in California. He was educated, married, and has reared a family on her soil, and is one of her best known men. In 1867 Miss Keziah Musgrove, of this county, became his wife. She was born and reared in Clark County, Ill. Her people have all removed from that State to Kansas, and her father, John Musgrove, a member of Company H, 25th Iowa Infanti-y, died in the service. Reece Allen was a member of the same comp.any and regiment, and also Erastus Warren. Since the marriage of Isaac Allen and Miss Musgrove five children have gr.aced their home: Cora B.; Ella M., who married C. C. Wenger, Jr., of Wayland, Dec. 8, 1887; John Jackson, Bessie I. and Anna. Mr. Allen resides upon the farm last purchased liy his father, adjoining the town of Wayland, known.as the R. M. Pickle farm, and a portion of which comprises the village (ilat of Wayland. When a young man he learned the blacksmithing trade of M. C. McCormick & Son, and started a shop of his own in Wayland, at which trade lie worked twenty years, then bought his present farm and went to farming. He is a successful farmer and owns 120 acres of land, and is a credit to the township in wliicli his family resides. We are pleased to make such mention as the Allen family deserve in the history of the county, where for many years they have resided.

As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biog (1888). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.