Charles Hopkins Allen b. 15 Oct 1830 Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 18 Feb 1922 Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona: NH genealogy

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Name Charles Hopkins Allen [1]

Born 15 Oct 1830 Burton, Cattaraugus, New York [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Gender Male

Died 18 Feb 1922 Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona [2, 3, 4, 7, 8]

Buried 19 Feb 1922 City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona [8, 9]

Siblings 9 siblings

	1. Elijah Allen , b. 7 Feb 1826, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 21 Apr 1866, Fort Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 40 years)
	2. Lydia Allen , b. 5 Jun 1827, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 15 Oct 1879, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 52 years)
	3. Saphronia Allen , b. 6 Nov 1828, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 19 Oct 1912, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 83 years)
+	4. Charles Hopkins Allen , b. 15 Oct 1830, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 18 Feb 1922, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 91 years)
	5. Andrew Lee Allen, Jr. , b. 16 Aug 1832, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 8 Jun 1918, Cove, Cache, Utah (Age 85 years)
	6. James Allen , b. 12 Oct 1833, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 17 Jan 1890, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 56 years)
	7. Sidney David Allen , b. 12 Aug 1835, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York , d. 1 Jan 1905, Bedford, Lincoln, Wyoming (Age 69 years)
	8. Susan Allen , b. 31 Dec 1837, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio , d. 16 Apr 1924, Logan, Cache, Utah (Age 86 years)
	9. Levi Knapp Allen , b. 1 Apr 1842, Virginia, Cass, Illinois , d. 18 Feb 1928, Cove, Cache, Utah (Age 85 years)
	10. Julia Allen , b. 8 Jun 1844, Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois , d. 4 Sep 1858, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 14 years)

Person ID I10941 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH

Last Modified 16 Sep 2020

Father	Andrew Lee Allen, b. 24 Nov 1791, Limerick, York, Maine , d. 14 Aug 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 78 years)
Mother	Clarinda Knapp, b. 10 Aug 1802, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut , d. 7 Dec 1862, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 60 years)
Married	11 Dec 1824	Cattaraugus, New Hampshire [2, 10]
Family ID	F2099	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Adelaide Hoopes, b. 9 Sep 1847, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa , d. 19 Nov 1889, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 42 years)

Married 15 Jun 1864 Richmond, Cache, Utah [2, 11]

Children

	1. Elijah Allen
	2. Charles Lewis Allen, b. 30 May 1865, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 8 Feb 1944, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 78 years)
	3. Warner Hoopes Allen, b. 17 Oct 1866, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 24 Feb 1932, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona (Age 65 years)
	4. Andrew Lee Allen, b. 13 Dec 1868, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 22 Jul 1870 (Age 1 years)
+	5. John Seymour Allen, b. 27 Nov 1870, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 22 Jan 1966, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 95 years)
	6. Theodore Knapp Allen, b. 20 May 1872, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 4 Sep 1877 (Age 5 years)
	7. Adelaide Cedilla Allen, b. 27 Mar 1874, Cove, Cache, Utah , d. 6 Jan 1963, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 88 years)
	8. Clarinda Knapp Allen, b. 7 Mar 1876, Richmond, Cache, Utah , d. 17 Aug 1956, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 80 years)
	9. Priscilla Allen, b. 26 Dec 1879, Cove, Cache, Utah
	10. Deborah Allen, b. 13 Sep 1881, Cove, Cache, Utah
	11. Rebecca Hannah Allen, b. 6 Jun 1883, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 7 Apr 1971, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 87 years)
	12. Julia Allen, b. 23 May 1885, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
	13. James David Allen, b. 18 Nov 1887, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 15 Apr 1940, Globe, Gila, Arizona (Age 52 years)
	14. Joseph Allen, b. 13 Nov 1889, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 22 Apr 1890, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 20 Sep 2015

Family ID F1471 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Annie Eliza Jones, b. 10 Nov 1869, New Hope, Hawkins, Tennessee , d. 24 May 1945, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 75 years)

Married 29 Oct 1890 Logan, Cache, Utah

Children

	1. Sidney Levi Allen, b. 20 Dec 1891, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 8 Aug 1933 (Age 41 years)
	2. Annie Minerva Allen, b. 29 Aug 1893, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. Dec 1972 (Age 79 years)
	3. Winnie May Allen, b. 23 Aug 1895, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 25 Feb 1984, Glendale, Los Angeles, California (Age 88 years)
	4. Hazel Naomi Allen, b. 25 Aug 1897, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. Jun 1986, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 88 years)
	5. Preston Hopkins Allen, b. 18 Aug 1899, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 28 Jan 1971 (Age 71 years)
	6. Benjamin Jones Allen, b. 30 Oct 1901, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
	7. William Jones Allen, b. 23 Apr 1904, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona , d. 1 Mar 1944, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 39 years)
	8. Eliza Roxie Allen, b. 11 Sep 1907, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona

Last Modified 4 Jul 2015

Family ID F125 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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		Charles Hopkins Allen, age 91
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Notes

From the Dictionary of Mormon Biography:

"Allen, Charles Hopkins, 1830-1922 [...] Born at Burton, Cattaraugus County, New York, 1830. Father converted to Mormonism and family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, c. 1835-36. Left for Missouri but for want of means stayed in Illinois. Living in vicinity of Springfield when visited by Joseph Smith and party, c. 1843. Lived near Carthage in June, 1844. Baptized, 1844. Family moved to Nauvoo after martyrdom. Visited Carthage Jail on the way. Stopped at Camp Creek for a while. Moved to Iowa, 1846. Spent some time at Winter Quarters. Farmed at Keg Creek near Kanesville, 1847-52. Brother served in Mormon Battalion. Operated ferry across Missouri River, 1849. Operated mill another season. Traveled to Utah, 1852. Mountaineer at Ft. Bridger offered them $1,000 for first bushel of grain matured in Salt Lake Valley.

"Settled at Provo City. Operated David W. Roger's sawmill. Built fort at Blacksmith Fork. Released from that mission and returned to Provo, 1853. Ordained teacher, 1853. Journeyed to San Bernardino, 1855. Trouble with meddlesome Indians en route. Freight trip to Salt Lake City, c. 1857. Returned to California. Trip to Carson Valley via San Francisco. Spent winter there. Discovery of Comstock Lode. Returned to San Bernardino. Visit to Utah, 1862. Traveled to Florence to bring company of immigrants west, 1863. Returned to California to sell property, 1863-64.

"Settled in Cache Valley, Utah. Married Elizabeth Adelaide Hoopes, 1864. Lived in Richmond several years, then moved to ranch. Ordained elder, went to temple. Presided five years over Coveville Branch. Advised to move to warmer climate. Settled at Mesa, Arizona, 1882. President and director of Mesa Canal Company. Ordained high priest, 1882. Member of Maricopa Stake High Council. Apparently also counselor to stake president. Served in Lamanite mission fifteen years. President of high priests' quorum, 1885--. Trips to Logan Temple. Death of wife, 1889. Married Annie Eliza Jones, 1890. Allen family reunion, 1898. Second anointing, 1900."

Sources

[S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com.
[S119] Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen by Gerald R. Fuller. Esther Fuller Dial, ed. The Andrew Lee Allen Family Organization, 1952.
[S153] The Dictionary of Mormon Biography.
[S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953., date only.
[S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen., date and state only.
[S4403] Death certificate of Charles H. Allen, copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden., date and state only.
[S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen.
[S4403] Death certificate of Charles H. Allen, copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden.
[S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen., place only.
[S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953.
[S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953., year only.