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Casey Family Children Moves to Wright County Missouri

James and Elizabeth Casey were in Rhea County, according to a tax list, by 1823. Elizabeth is shown as E. Caisy in the 1830 census, suggesting that James was deceased. A court record in Rhea in the summer of 1830 … Continue reading

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Goodspeed Biography of Valentine Allen

Hon. Valentine C. Allen. an eminent lawyer of Dayton, is a native of Mississippi, born in Tippah County September 2, 1842. His parents, Valentine and Ann (Frazier) Allen, were both of Scotch-Irish descent. The father was a native of Kentucky, … Continue reading

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Goodspeed Biography of William G. Allen

Maj. William G. Allen, a stirring citizen of Rhea County. and a resident of Dayton, is a native of Alabama, born in that State October 21, 1836. He is the son of Valentine and Ann (Frazier) Allen, both of Scotch-Irish … Continue reading

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