Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam R. Allen
Birth25 Jun 1845, Kentucky
Death11 Oct 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSiloam Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Marriage14 Jul 1865, Aberdeen, Brown Co., Ohio
SpouseMartha Vion Cassity
Birth2 Sep 1846, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jul 1887, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSiloam Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherIsaac Russell Cassity (1799-1864)
MotherJoyce Davis (1807-1871)
Children
Birth1 Aug 1876, Farmers, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Aug 1943, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEva J. Sexton
Notes for Martha Vion Cassity
Her gravestone has the years 1847 - 1887, but census records are more consistent with a birth date in 1846 or even 1845. (She was recorded as age 4 in the 1850 census.)
Census Notes for William R. & Martha Vion (Family)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 16 as family #111:
Allen, William, 24, farmer; Martha, 22; George, 4; Minnie, 2; Alexander, 18, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 16 as family #128/143:
Allen, Martha, 33, farmer, widowed; George W., 14, son; Minnie, 11, dau; Wm E., 9, son; Martha, 6, dau; John E., 3, son; Samuel, 1, son. All born Ky Ky Ky. Wilson, Nancy, 81, aunt, widowed, b. Ky Va Va. Padgett, Jane, 17, servant, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Allen, William, 24, farmer; Martha, 22; George, 4; Minnie, 2; Alexander, 18, farm laborer. All born in Kentucky.
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Cross Roads precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 16 as family #128/143:
Allen, Martha, 33, farmer, widowed; George W., 14, son; Minnie, 11, dau; Wm E., 9, son; Martha, 6, dau; John E., 3, son; Samuel, 1, son. All born Ky Ky Ky. Wilson, Nancy, 81, aunt, widowed, b. Ky Va Va. Padgett, Jane, 17, servant, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
