After the Grants left Missouri in a wagon train, John Winston Allen befriended them. John especially grew to love their daughter, Kitturah "Kitty" Grant and married her on 09 Aug 1868 after their arrival at Volcano, Amador County, California. "Wince Allen, the young man who had carried her so much of the way across the plains had never failed in his devotion to the golden haired girl. When she was 16 years of age and he was 36, he asked Mary and Elijah Grant if he might marry her. Thunderstruck, the young girl heard his proposal and responded, "Why marrying Wince would be like marrying my own brother." "But he's kind," her father told her. "He is dependable, honest and thrifty."
She was impressed, and so in 1868 Kitturah Grant became the bride of John Winston Allen, to love and cherish the rest of his natural life.
The Allens established their home at Volcano, near that of Kitty's parents.
On June 3, 1870, their first child was born, and he was named Douglas Allen." Eventually the Allens Settled in Harlan, "eager to have a home of their own, Kitty and Wince were delighted to find that a farm with a house and barn on it cold be rented, and so they moved upon what was known as the Jerry Lilly place." - Sovereigns of Themselves:
A Liberating History of Oregon And Its Coast
Volume X
Abridged Online Edition
Compiled By M. Constance Guardino III
And Rev. Marilyn A. Riedel, M.Div.
Married 09 Aug 1868 in Volcano, Amador County, California
He and his wife had the following children:
William Douglas Allen (1870 – ???)
Frank Allen (1873 – ???)
Mary Belle Allen (1877 – 1962)
Baley Allen (1880 – ???)
David Allen (1881 – 1962)
She was impressed, and so in 1868 Kitturah Grant became the bride of John Winston Allen, to love and cherish the rest of his natural life.
The Allens established their home at Volcano, near that of Kitty's parents.
On June 3, 1870, their first child was born, and he was named Douglas Allen." Eventually the Allens Settled in Harlan, "eager to have a home of their own, Kitty and Wince were delighted to find that a farm with a house and barn on it cold be rented, and so they moved upon what was known as the Jerry Lilly place." - Sovereigns of Themselves:
A Liberating History of Oregon And Its Coast
Volume X
Abridged Online Edition
Compiled By M. Constance Guardino III
And Rev. Marilyn A. Riedel, M.Div.
Married 09 Aug 1868 in Volcano, Amador County, California
He and his wife had the following children:
William Douglas Allen (1870 – ???)
Frank Allen (1873 – ???)
Mary Belle Allen (1877 – 1962)
Baley Allen (1880 – ???)
David Allen (1881 – 1962)
After the Grants left Missouri in a wagon train, John Winston Allen befriended them. John especially grew to love their daughter, Kitturah "Kitty" Grant and married her on 09 Aug 1868 after their arrival at Volcano, Amador County, California. "Wince Allen, the young man who had carried her so much of the way across the plains had never failed in his devotion to the golden haired girl. When she was 16 years of age and he was 36, he asked Mary and Elijah Grant if he might marry her. Thunderstruck, the young girl heard his proposal and responded, "Why marrying Wince would be like marrying my own brother." "But he's kind," her father told her. "He is dependable, honest and thrifty."
She was impressed, and so in 1868 Kitturah Grant became the bride of John Winston Allen, to love and cherish the rest of his natural life.
The Allens established their home at Volcano, near that of Kitty's parents.
On June 3, 1870, their first child was born, and he was named Douglas Allen." Eventually the Allens Settled in Harlan, "eager to have a home of their own, Kitty and Wince were delighted to find that a farm with a house and barn on it cold be rented, and so they moved upon what was known as the Jerry Lilly place." - Sovereigns of Themselves:
A Liberating History of Oregon And Its Coast
Volume X
Abridged Online Edition
Compiled By M. Constance Guardino III
And Rev. Marilyn A. Riedel, M.Div.
Married 09 Aug 1868 in Volcano, Amador County, California
He and his wife had the following children:
William Douglas Allen (1870 – ???)
Frank Allen (1873 – ???)
Mary Belle Allen (1877 – 1962)
Baley Allen (1880 – ???)
David Allen (1881 – 1962)
She was impressed, and so in 1868 Kitturah Grant became the bride of John Winston Allen, to love and cherish the rest of his natural life.
The Allens established their home at Volcano, near that of Kitty's parents.
On June 3, 1870, their first child was born, and he was named Douglas Allen." Eventually the Allens Settled in Harlan, "eager to have a home of their own, Kitty and Wince were delighted to find that a farm with a house and barn on it cold be rented, and so they moved upon what was known as the Jerry Lilly place." - Sovereigns of Themselves:
A Liberating History of Oregon And Its Coast
Volume X
Abridged Online Edition
Compiled By M. Constance Guardino III
And Rev. Marilyn A. Riedel, M.Div.
Married 09 Aug 1868 in Volcano, Amador County, California
He and his wife had the following children:
William Douglas Allen (1870 – ???)
Frank Allen (1873 – ???)
Mary Belle Allen (1877 – 1962)
Baley Allen (1880 – ???)
David Allen (1881 – 1962)
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