In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898)
SAMUEL S. ALLEN, St. Joseph's seph, but elsewhere in the West. Mr.
leading retail grocer, is a native of Allen was married January i, 1861, in
Mumfordsville, Ky., born January 24, St. Joseph, to Miss Eveline Dillon, a
1835. His father, Samuel S. Allen, native of Ohio. Politically Mr. Allen also, was a pioneer hotelkeeper in St. is affiliated with the Prohibitionist
Joseph. His mother's maiden name party, and has several times been honwas Sarah Amus. Both of Mr. Allen's ored with nominations for office,
As printed in The Daily news' history of Buchanan County and St. Joseph, Mo. From the time of the Platte purchase to the end of the year 1898. Preceded by a short history of Missouri. Supplemented by biographical s (1898). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1898. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.