| 2. | Zera Wesley (or Lyne) Allen was born in 1809 in Wake Co, North Carolina (son of Young Allen and Phebe Pullen); died on 24 Sep 1892 in Little Black, Randolph Co, Arkansas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Little Black, Randolph Co, Arkansas
- Census: 1880, Little Black, Randolph Co, Arkansas; widower
Notes:
Gospel preacher listed Wilson's book, Arkansas Christians.
A new start in a new land was perhaps the reason Zera W. Allen led his wife, Nancy Price, and their eight children from Jackson County, Tennessee,[ 1] to Randolph County, Arkansas, in the early 1840s. [2] Allen settled his family about a mile north of Supply near a spring site. He purchased 640 acres, built a house, a barn, and later a log building on a corner of his land along the old Warm Springs Road which eventually served as a school and church building. Allen was not a Christian when he came to Randolph County. He did insist that his wife and children attend, but he chose to remain outside the church building during the services. Inspired and taught by his faithful Christian wife, Zera Allen became a dedicated Christian and minister of the Gospel. [3] Allen was recognized as both an educational and spiritual leader by Lawrence Dalton in his History of Randolph County. [4] In addition to a school which he founded, [5] family members believe he helped organize two churches in the foothills about him. [6] Zera's beloved Nancy passed away in 1858. She was the first to be buried on hallowed ground that later became known as the Allen Cemetery. [7] Zera subsequently married Enunaline Loftis, daughter of Lemuel Loftis. [8] Zera fathered ten children by Nancy Price and six children by Emmaline Loftis. During the Civil War, Zera was forced to move his family into Missouri because of his Federal sympathies. His twenty year old son, Hampton, was killed by southern sympathizers in 1862. Zera Allen returned to his Arkansas home after the war where he farmed and preached until his death in 1892. David Sharp, a Baptist minister and life-long friend of Allen's, conducted the funeral service. [9] Zera Allen's mortal coil sleeps in the Allen Cemetery next to his loved ones awaiting his Lord's return.
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Zera married Nancy Price in 1832 in Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Elijah Price and Millie Jane Anderson) was born in 1812 in Tennessee; died in 1858 in Randolph Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1836 - 1915 (79 years)