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Charles Hopkins Allen

Charles Hopkins Allen

Male 1830 - 1922  (91 years)

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  • Name Charles Hopkins Allen  [1
    Birth 15 Oct 1830  Burton, Cattaraugus, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Feb 1922  Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7, 8
    Burial 19 Feb 1922  City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Siblings 9 siblings 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Clarinda Knapp,   b. 10 Aug 1802, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1862, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1824  Cattaraugus, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10
    Family ID F2099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Adelaide Hoopes,   b. 9 Sep 1847, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1889, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jun 1864  Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11
    Children 
     1. Charles Lewis Allen,   b. 30 May 1865, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1944, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Warner Hoopes Allen,   b. 17 Oct 1866, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1932, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Andrew Lee Allen,   b. 13 Dec 1868, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1870, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +4. John Seymour Allen,   b. 27 Nov 1870, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1966, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     5. Theodore Knapp Allen,   b. 20 May 1872, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1877, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
     6. Adelaide Cedilla Allen,   b. 27 Mar 1874, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1963, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     7. Clarinda Knapp Allen,   b. 7 Mar 1876, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1956, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     8. Elijah Allen,   b. 22 Jan 1878, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1953, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     9. Priscilla Allen,   b. 26 Dec 1879, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1952, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. Deborah Allen,   b. 13 Sep 1881, Richmond, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Rebecca Hannah Allen,   b. 6 Jul 1883, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1971, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     12. Julia Allen,   b. 23 May 1885, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1971, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     13. James David Allen,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1940, Globe, Gila, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     14. Joseph Hoopes Allen,   b. 13 Nov 1889, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1890, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F1471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2022 

    Family 2 Annie Eliza Jones,   b. 10 Nov 1869, New Hope, Hawkins, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1945, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1890  Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. Sidney Levi Allen,   b. 20 Dec 1892, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1933, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     2. Annie Minerva Allen,   b. 29 Aug 1893, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1972, Kern County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. Winnie May Allen,   b. 23 Aug 1895, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1984, Glendale, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     4. Hazel Naomi Allen,   b. 25 Aug 1897, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1986, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Preston Hopkins Allen,   b. 18 Aug 1899, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1971, Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. Benjamin Jones Allen,   b. 31 Oct 1901, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1992, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     7. William Jones Allen,   b. 23 Apr 1904, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1944, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     8. Eliza Roxie Allen,   b. 11 Sep 1907, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 2000, Pine, Gila, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     9. Joseph Arden Allen,   b. 21 Dec 1912   d. 5 Oct 1914 (Age 1 year)
     10. Eleanor Allen,   b. 28 Feb 1915   d. 28 Nov 1918 (Age 3 years)
     11. Margaret Allen,   b. 17 May 1917   d. 29 Nov 1918 (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2022 

  • Photos
    Charles Hopkins Allen
    Charles Hopkins Allen
    Charles Hopkins Allen
    Charles Hopkins Allen
    Charles Hopkins Allen, not Levi Gifford
    Charles Hopkins Allen, not Levi Gifford
    Charles Hopkins Allen sawing
    Charles Hopkins Allen sawing
    Charles Hopkins Allen, age 91
    Charles Hopkins Allen, age 91
    Charles Hopkins Allen sharper
    Charles Hopkins Allen sharper
    Charles Hopkins Allen-blurry
    Charles Hopkins Allen-blurry

  • 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 
    1. [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com.

    2. [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.

    3. [S153] The Dictionary of Mormon Biography.

    4. [S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953., date only.

    5. [S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen., date and state only.

    6. [S4403] Death certificate of Charles H. Allen, copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden., date and state only.

    7. [S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen.

    8. [S4403] Death certificate of Charles H. Allen, copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden.

    9. [S1031] Findagrave.com page for Charles Hopkins Allen., place only.

    10. [S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953.

    11. [S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953., year only.

    12. [S6216] Find a Grave page for Annie Eliza Jones Allen.