Thomas Allen and Elizabeth Simpson

---

---

Husband Thomas Allen ¹

---

           Born: 13 Mar 1829 - McKees Rocks, Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: William Allen (Abt 1797-Abt 1837) 2
         Mother: Rebecca Day (Abt 1793-1873) 2

---

       Marriage: 1862 3

---

---

Wife Elizabeth Simpson ⁴

---

           Born:  - Mahoningtown, Lawrence Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: John Simpson (Abt 1796-1875) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Sample (      -      ) 5

---

---

Children

---

1 F Eliza Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William J. Rudesill (      -      ) 7

---

2 F Jane "Jennie" Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Howard D. Leslie (1863-      ) 8

---

3 M William John Allen ⁴

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

4 M Charles Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

5 M Rufus Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

6 F Mary Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

---

7 M George Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

8 F Ethel Allen ⁶

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

---

General Notes: Husband - Thomas Allen

---

He was educated in the schools of his native town, and then learned the carpenter's and joiner's trade, serving an apprenticeship of three years under Charles Campbell of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. He then accepted a position on one of the Mississippi River steamers, plying between St. Louis and New Orleans and continued in that connection eight years. He then went to Allegheny City, where he built several coal barges, which during the war were sold to the United States Government to use as transports. In 1867, he came to Lawrence County, settling at first in Mahoningtown, Taylor township, but two years later moving to New Castle, where he became very extensively engaged in contracting and building. He built some of the finest structures standing at that time in the city of New Castle, among which were the residences of William Patterson, president of the Lawrence County Bank, and J. A. Crawford, Allen's Opera House, the Y. M. C. A. Building, and the First Presbyterian Church of New Castle, which was the largest and finest structure of its kind in western Pennsylvania.
Politically, Mr. Allen was a stanch Republican, and was elected to the office of city councilman, a position he held for six consecutive years. The family were attendants of the Presbyterian Church.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 203, 606.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 203.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 204.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 204, 606.

5 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 606.

6 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 207, 606.

7 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 207.

8 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 605.