1825 - 1910

Home    Search    Print    Login    Add Bookmark

• Birth	24 Feb 1825	Allegany Co.,. New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Dec 1910	Panama City,Bay Co.,Florida
  Person ID	I121963	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	05 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Abram ALLEN, b. 22 Mar 1799, Charlestown,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
  Mother	Dorcas BURDICK, b. 15 Jun 1795, Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
  Family ID	F47236	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Almira BABCOCK, b. 30 Mar 1824
  Married	1847
  Children	1. Madelia ALLEN, b. 19 Apr 1848, Lima Township,Rock Co.,Wisconsin   2. Asher D. ALLEN > 3. Dorcas Lucy ALLEN, b. 28 Jun 1863, Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin   4. Olive Almira ALLEN
  Family ID	F47592	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Amanda M. HUFFMAN
  Married	19 Feb 1867
  Family ID	F47594	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Name Prefix: Dea. 1 NOTE "The Descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island"; by NellieW. Johnson; The Syracuse Typesetting Co., Syracuse, NY; 1937, p323. "Babcock Genealogy", by Stephen Babcock, M. A., Eaton & Mains,New York,1903, p 170. "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis"., publ.1889 - page 756. LOANDER ALLEN, a retired farmer, and one of the representativecitizens of Milton Junction, Wis., was born in Allegany County,N.Y., in the year 1825, and was the second in a family of sixchildren, whose parents were Abramand Dorcas (BURDICK) ALLEN.Of the children, four sons and two daughters, fourare yetliving. Jonathan, the eldest, lives in Alfred Center, N.Y., andis President of the university at that place; Loander, of thissketch, is the next of the family; Orlenzo and Ormanzo weretwins, and the latter is now a resident of Minnesota, but theformer, who was a doctor by profession, is deceased; Emily andEmeline were also twins, the former being now deceased, thelatter residing in Minnesota. Our subject spent the days of his boyhood in his native State,his time being passed in much the same manner as that of otherfarmer lads, he attending the common schools during the wintermonths, and assisting in the labors ofthe farm during thesummer months. When seventeen years of age, his parents leftthe East and came to Rock County, arriving in the month of July,1842. Mr. ALLEN at once entered a claim of 160 acres on section28 and 29 in the town of Lima, and to his original purchaseafterwards added a tract of forty acres. He placed the wholeamount under a high state of cultivation, made manyimprovements, built barns and out-buildings for the care of hisstock, and otherwise increased the value of his property, untilit became one of the finest farms in the community. About 1852Abram ALLEN sold his farm in Lima, and bought a farm of 160acres, lying between the villages of Milton and Milton Junction,and known as the NORTON farm, but subsequently sold his land andremoved to Freeborn County, Minn.,where he engaged in millingfor some years, and in 1865 he sold out his mill business andreturned to Milton, and lived a retired life until his death,which occurred, about 1875. Our subject completed his education in Milton Academy, and thenturned his attention to farming, which he has made his lifework. He purchased his farm of a Mr. BALDWIN, it comprising 118acres of fine, arable land inthe town of Lima, and to itscultivation and improvement devoted the greater part of his timeand attention, until, wishing to retire to private life, heremoved to Milton Junction, in 1880. In 1847 Mr. ALLEN was united in marriage withMiss AlmiraBABCOCK, and unto them were born three children - Madelia, theeldest, became the wife of Elias AYERS, a resident of St.Andrew's Bay, Fla.; Asher D., who married Miss Viola BROWN, hasthe management of his father's farm in Lima; Dora L., wife ofWilliam BIRMINGHAM, makes her home in Gratiot County, Mich.In1865 Mr. ALLEN was called upon to mourn the death of his wife.He was again married, his second union being with AmandaHUFFMAN, of Milton. Mr. ALLEN has served various officialpositions, having filled the office of Supervisor of the town ofLima for several terms, was a member of the School Board, waselected and served as District Treasurer and also as Town Clerk.He was elected Road Commissioner in 1888, has been Overseer ofHighways for several years, and is now President of the Board ofHealth Commissioners. The promptness and fidelity with which hehas discharged the various duties incumbent upon him, has madehim an efficient and faithful officer, and he is recognized asone of the prominent and enterprising citizens of MiltonJunction. For about twenty-three years he has actedas deaconof the Seventh Day Baptist Church, in which he holds membership,and isan untiring worker in his Master's vineyard. In politicshe is a Republican.He is numbered among the honored pioneersof the c