Coonrad Cansler ALLEN\Mahalia Jane COOK (MRIN:9)

Coonrad Cansler ALLEN (RIN: 206), son of Willis Paschal ALLEN and Elizabeth "Betsy" CANSLER , was born 07 July 1820 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He married Mahalia Jane COOK 20 October 1850 in Red River Baptist Church, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. He died 1865 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas.

Mary WALLACE, daughter of James & Mary Glass Wallace , was born 11 Aug 1824 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Married 17 Oct 1839 in Grand Cane, Desoto Parish, Louisiana. And died about 1850 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

1. Elizabeth L. Allen, b. 08 Sept 1839 in Desoto Par, LA	On 11 Aug 1856 married James Edwin Stiles, b. 1825 in Ala
2. Willis Allen, b. 25 Mar 1842 in Bossier Par, LA	On 05 Apr 1866 married Sarah Lou ?, b. 1848 in VA On 12 May 1878 married Eliza "Jane" Powell, b. ca 1847 in LA On 16 Dec 1896 married Rebecca Elizabeth "Beckie" Shaver, b. 23 Jul 1866 in Mott, Bossier Par, LA
3. Jackson G. Allen, b. 1843 in Bossier Par, LA	Married Emily L ?, b. 01 Aug 1837
4. Mary "Polly Ann" Allen, b. 1844 in Bossier Par, LA	On 25 Sep 1869 married Jesse Cook

Mahalia Jane COOK (RIN: 5), daughter of Pleasant COOK, was born 21 December 1826 in Alabama. She died 25 November 1913 in Lafayette County, Arkansas.

1. G. A. Allen
2. William M. "Billy" Allen, b. 21 Jul 1851 in Bossier Par, La	On 19 Dec 1873 married Nancy Ann Tyler, b. 30 Sep 1858 in Webster Par, LA
3. Joseph J ALLEN (RIN: 215), b. 27 December 1852	See Joseph J ALLEN, Sr & Sarah Jean TEAGUE
4. Elisha W. Allen, b. 1854 in Bossier Par, LA
5. Elizabeth "Eliza Jane" Allen, b. 1856 in Bossier Par, LA	On 28 Nov 1880 married George Rainer Powell, b. 09 Jun 1859 in MS

Notes for Coonrad Cansler ALLEN:

Birth: 07 July 1820 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
FYI:1838 Caddo Parish created from NW Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Relocated: bet. 1840 and 1850 The Allen & Wallace families moved north from between Logansport & Grand Cane to Bellevue, Bossier Par, LA
FYI: 1843 Desoto Parish created from Caddo and Natchitoches Parishes, Louisiana
Census: 01 Nov 1850 #986 Township 20 Ward 2, Bossier Par, LA, age 35 b. NC - Cooney Alen
Census: 19 Aug 1860 #329 Plainview Ward 3, Bossier Par, LA, age 42 b. NC - C. C. Allen
Death: 1865 in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas.
Burial: Old Red River Cemetery (SE Benton), Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Burial: Midway Cemetery, Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Married Mary Wallace 14 Oct 1839, DeSoto Parish, Book A, 1843-1860 Loose Papers 9.
Married Mehaleigh Jane Cook 20 Oct 1850, Bossier Parish, Book 2, 1850-1867.

Bossier Tax Listing of 1864 has C C Allen paying $.51 in taxes,
10 Dec 1857, Recorded in Probate, Bossier Parish, Book B, Page 83, on 21 Jun 1859.

Coonrad Cancellor Allen was a man of small statue, and, as was the custom of the day, wore a beard. He was light in complexion, with blue eyes. Many of his descendants inherited these characteristics. Family tradition is that Coonrad and his wife Mahalia Jane Cook divorced one another. Coonrad moved off to Kountz, Texas, where he died in 1865. Mahalia and her children moved across the Stateline and settled permanently in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Her son Billy Allen became a prominent Baptist preacher in northern Arkansas.

Notes for Mary Wallace:

Birth: 11 August 1824 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
Death: about 1850 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

Notes for Mahalia Jane COOK:

Birth: 21 December 1826 in Alabama.
Death: 25 November 1913 in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
Burial: 1913 Stateline Cemetery, Walker Creek, Lafayette County, Arkansas
Census: 01 Nov 1850 #986 Township 20 Ward 2, Bossier Par, LA, age 24 b. AL - Mahaleigh Alen
Census: 19 Aug 1860 #330 Plainview Ward 3, Bossier Par, LA, age 33 b. AL - M.J. Cook
Census: 1880 Walker Creek, Lafayette County, Arkansas (Dwelling 18, Family 77)
in home of son Joseph & daughter in law Sarah and daughter Eliza Teague, age 22
Census: 27 April 1910 #131 Dist 91, French, Lafayette Co, Ark; age 83, b. Ala, GA, GA
in home of grandSon, Joseph Coon Powell age 27