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John Allen

A druggist at Cambridge, was born Feb. 9, 1843, in Shelbyville, Ind. In ancestral descent he is of Scotch-Irish origin, his earliest progenitor having been of that race. His grandfather, Isaac Allen, came from Scotland to Virginia , and settled there and raised a family. One of them, John Allen, born in 1805, they removed then to Shelby County, Ind.,where he was married to Martha Higbee. She was a native of the State of Kentucky , and was of German descent. Six of their nine children are now living. In the spring of 1850 John Allen removed his family to Mason Co., Ill. settling in Havana where the lives of his parents ended.

Mr. Allen, of this sketch, was educated in Havana, and at the opening of the Rebellion enlisted in the 11th Ill. Cav., and served four years in the army. Since that time he has been engaged in different mercantile pursuits, for the last eight years of which he has been engaged in the drug business, having been engaged in that business six years in this State, and two years in Cambridge.

The marriage of Mr. Allen to Lovina Marty took place at Havana, Ill., and their children are named Emma A., Mattie E., Hattie F., Clara M. and Eugene W. Mr. Allen is a Republican in political views and actions, and a member of the A. O. U. W. and Masonic Order.

From:Portrait And Biographical Album of Henry County

Submitted by Wini Caudell

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