Willis Paschal ALLEN, Sr\Elizabeth "Betsy" CANSLER (MRIN:11)

Willis Paschal ALLEN, Sr (RIN: 7), son of John Taylor ALLEN and Mary Ann BUTLER , was born 06 March 1790 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" CANSLER 08 March 1817 in Burke County, North Carolina. He died 17 December 1837 in Texas.

Elizabeth "Betsy" CANSLER (RIN: 6), daughter of Conrad W "Coonie" CANSLER and Clarissa DELLINGER , was born 25 November 1800 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. She died 14 December 1839 in Louisiana.

1. Sarah Almira Allen, b. 27 Feb 1818 in Rutherford Co, NC
2. Willis Paschal Allen, Jr., b. 10 Mar 1819 in Rutherford Co, NC	Married 04 Aug 1844 Mahala Daniels in Desoto Par, LA. She b. 29 Sept 1822 in Clarke Co, Ala
3. Coonrad Cansler ALLEN (RIN: 206), b. 07 July 1820	See Coonrad Cansler ALLEN & Mahalia Jane COOK
4. Mary Adaline Allen, b. 08 Jun 1822 in Miss.	Married 27 May 1845 Isaac J. Lay, Jr. in LA. He b. 04 Jun 1818 in Ark
5. Joseph Tarpley Allen, b. 25 Feb 1824 in NC and d. 01 May 1837
6. Lemuel Lewis Allen, b. 27 Feb 1826 in NC	Married 12 Feb 1880 J. R. Elliot in Bossier Par, LA.
7. William Bradley Allen, b. 13 Feb 1828 in Ala	Married 24 Oct 1855 Sarah Alice Moore in Bossier Par, LA. She b. 1838 in Tenn.
8. Nancy Davenport Allen, b. 24 Nov 1829 in NC	1) Married 13 Dec 1847 James Daniels, Jr in Desoto Par, LA. He b. 24 May 1826 2) Married 1867 Richard D. Evans in Rusk Co, TX

Notes for Willis Paschal ALLEN, Sr:

Birth: 06 March 1790 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Death: 17 December 1837 in Texas.
Founded: 1838 Caddo Parish created from NW Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Founded: 1843 Desoto Parish created from Caddo and Natchitoches Parishes, Louisiana

Willis, born in North Carolina and moved to Marengo County, Alabama and officiated at a marriage there on 21 Aug 1828. By 18 Sep 1835 Willis and family had moved to Grand Cane, Louisiana.

The Allen family, after a brief stop in Fannin County, Georgia, settled in northwestern Louisiana. They were on land between the villages of Grand Cane and Loganport, some 300 miles northwest of New Orleans. The latter community was a trading post sitting on the Sabine River, whose water served as the border between Louisiana and Texas. Loganport was a popular point of departure for pioneers heading into the new nation of Texas. Grand Cane was the first county seat of Caddo Parish, which was created in 1838. Willis Allen died in December 1837. It is not clear whether he died in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, or possible even across the river, in Texas. The Allen land would fall into DeSoto Parish, when it was created in 1843. The parish is named after Hennando DeSoto, who discovered the Mississippi River in 1541. Attracted by the lure of rich, delta farm land, the Allen and Wallace families, moved in the 1840's, north and above Shreveport, near the community of Bellevue, in Bossier Parish.
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