Mary Elizabeth Gardner and Thomas Allen

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Mary Elizabeth Gardner4 (Mary3, John2, John1)  daughter of Mary Elizabeth Berry and William Charles Gardner, was born c1825, and died before 1855.
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She married Thomas Allen on December 20, 1848 in Marion Co Mississippi.

After studying this family carefully thru census records, I believe that Mary was listed as E. Allen in the 1850 Marion Co Mississippi. Apparently she died before1855, when on January 23, Thomas Allen married Mary S. ____ Edmondson in Marion Co Mississippi. She had previously been married to T.J. Edmundson.

1850 Marion Co Mississippi 
Enumerated 
#197/198
Farmer, $1700

Thos. Allen 50 SC
E. Allen 25 MS
J.T. Allen 8 mo MS

He is the same age as her father!!

1860 Columbia, Marion Co Mississippi 
Enumerated 26 July 1860 by Geo Baylis
Page 949  #207/207
Farmer, $5000 / $30000      

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Thomas Allen 60 SC
Mary Allen 28 MS
John Allen 11 MS
William Allen 9 MS
Mary Allen 7 MS
Missouri Allen 4 MS
Walter W. Allen 1 MS
Martha Edmundson 11 MS
Henry Edmundson 7 MS

The  Edmundson  children in the 1860 census  are  children of  T.J. and M.S. Edmundson, who live next door to William Gardner & Thomas Allen in the 1850 census.  He was age 35,  and a school teacher, M.S. was age 17.  Their only child at  that  time was M. Edmundson,  female, age 11 months.   

In 1870, apparently Thomas is deceased, and the Edmunson children are listed here as Allen's, see Martha and Henry John. She has an orphan in her home, a William Jones, age 10.

1870 Columbia, Marion Co Mississippi
Enumerated 05 July 1870 by Victor Benthien
Page 293a / #285/285
Assets: $800 / $400

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Mary S. Allen 37 Farming MS
Martha Allen 20 At home MS
Henry John Allen 17 Farming MS
Masuri Allen 14 At home MS
Walter Allen 10 At home MS
William Jones 10 Orphan MS
John Allen 20 Farming MS

Child of Mary Gardner and Thomas Allen is:

142 i.

John T. Allen5, born c1849.

In the 1880 District 2, Carleys, Marion Co Mississippi census from Family Search Organization, he is listed as J.T. Allen, he appears to be living alone, his age 31, a farmer, and is still single.

A marriage record in Marion Co Mississippi shows a John T. Allen marrying Lizzie Wiley on February 12, 1889. John's age was 40, which would be the correct age for this John. However, in the 1910 Marion Co Mississippi, census record, his age is shown as 60, he is a widower, and in his home is a 25 year old daughter, Dixie. That would leave to question whether Dixie is his child, or a step-child, since the marriage only took place 21 years before; if Lizzie was indeed his wife; or if he had been married previous to Dixie. A copy of the 1900 census might answer some of these questions.

143 ii.

William Allen, born c1851

I believe this will be him
1880 District 2, Carleys, Marion Co Mississippi
From Family Search Organization
W.M. ALLEN Self M Male W 27 MS Farmer MS MS
E. ALLEN Wife M Female W 25 --- --- ---
C.M. ALLEN Son S Male W 5 --- --- ---
Cora ALLEN Dau S Female W 2M --- --- ---

144 iii. Mary Allen, born c1853