Name |
Alfred Young Allee |
Title |
Texas Ranger |
Birth |
31 May 1855 |
Dewitt Co, Texas |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
Jun 1870 |
Clinton P.O., Dewitt Co, Texas |
- Geo W Jacobs 47 1823 farmer 1300 1400 Mississippi
Elenor Jacobs 45 1825 Mississippi
Nancy J Jacobs 18 1852 Mississippi
Emeline E Jacobs 14 1856 Texas
A Y (Alfred Young) Alee 15 1855 Texas
A R (Alonzo Rolland) Alee 13 1857 Texas
Allee boys were sons of Alfred Allee and Julie. Julie's sister, Mary Jane was married to George's brother, Jackson.
Father and mother and uncle Jackson were all dead.
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Census |
3 Jun 1880 |
Goliad Co, Texas |
- Allee, Alfred 25 farmer Texas Tennessee Mississippi
Helen 20 wife Texas Missouri Michigan
Alonzo W. 2 son Texas
next door:
(this is who Alfred and brother were living with in 1870)
1880 Goliad County 3 Jun 1880
Jacobs, Geo. W. 57 1823 Mississippi NC SC
Jacobs, Elenor 35 1845 MS ENG TN
Jacobs, W.H. (William B) 23 1857 nephew MS MS MS
(son of Geo.'s bro, Jackson, Allee's uncle
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Occupation |
1882 |
Karnes Co, Texas |
sheriff |
Other-Begin |
11 Apr 1885 |
Pearsall, Texas |
 |
"Tragedy at Pearsall"
"Frank Rhodes instantly killed"
Galveston News
Sunday, April 12, 1885
front page
Deputy Sheriff Alfred Allee and Will Jacobs gunned down Frank Rhodes in front of Heman's saloon. |
Other-Begin |
13 Apr 1885 |
San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas |
paper |
 |
Allee, Alfred Young and William B. "Will" Jacobs
"Frank Rhodes Killed"
San Antonio Light
Monday, April 13, 1885
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Death |
19 Aug 1896 |
Laredo, Webb Co, Texas |
- A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas
Vol 1 Chapter XXII, The Southwest Texas border
Samuel Vaughn Edwards.
(page 252)
"As a ranger and sheriff Mr. Edwards has met and measured accuracy of aim with some of the most noted characters known to border history, and has received several wounds, one of them in a fight with a gang in LaSalle county, in which fight Capt. Charles McKinney, the sheriff, was killed. His reminiscences of men whose names are famous in frontier history include the James boys, the Youngers, Sam Bass, Joel Collins, California Jack, J.J. Hawk, Ben Thompson, King Fisher, ALFRED ALLEE, who was killed by the city marshal of Laredo, and many others."
Wikipedia:
Allee was stabbed to death in a barroom brawl in Laredo in Webb County in 1896.
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Other-Begin |
24 Aug 1896 |
Daily Harold newspaper, Brownsville, Texas |
- The Daily Herald
Brownsville, Texas
Aug 24 1896, Vol 5 No. 44
"How Alf Allee Was Killed"
Further Particulars of the Laredo Tragedy
Also relates story from Jan 1, 1877, at Texas dance that got rowdy and Allee fired shot that "Crashed through the arm of one of the dancers. It ranged upward, and in passing on its course shattered a tortoise comb in the hair of the injured man's partner."
Also relates story from 1886 when Allee killed Capt Dick (Brack Cornett) a bank robber.
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Allee, Alfred Young The Daily Herald
Brownsville, Texas
Aug 24 1896, Vol 5 No. 44
"How Alf Allee Was Killed"
Further Particulars of the Laredo Tragedy |
Other-Begin |
25 Aug 1896 |
The Daily Herald newspaper, Brownsville, Texas |
newspaper |
 |
Allee, Alfred Young
"He tells of Allee's Death, Bartender Tuggle's testimony at the inquest" The Daily Herald
Brownsville, Texas, Tuesday, August 25, 1896
Page One
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Allee, Alfred Young
"He tells of Allee's death"
(continued from First Page) The Daily Herald
Tuesday, August 25, 1896
page 7 |
Occupation |
Texas Rangers |
- Alfred AlleeFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
Alfred Y. Allee (b. DeWitt County, Texas, 1855, d. Laredo, Texas, 1896) was an American lawman prominent in Texas in the late 19th century, with somewhat of a reputation for quick and casual violence, and for shooting prisoners after they had already surrendered.[1]
Allee became deputy sheriff of Karnes County, Texas, in 1882. That very same year, he shot and killed a robbery suspect under questionable circumstances; it was said Allee was merely settling an old score. He was charged, but not convicted, of the man's murder.
While deputy sheriff of Frio County, Allee became involved in a disagreement with another sheriff's deputy about which man was the faster draw. Allee, packing two six-guns, shot the man eight times, killing him instantly. He was again acquitted of the charge of murder when witnesses testified that the other deputy had drawn his gun first, and Allee only defended himself.
It must be said, however, that despite his penchant for shooting seemingly defenseless targets, Allee was not himself a coward. In September 1888, Allee was assigned to hunt down Brack Cornett, a vicious train and bank robber, whom he tracked to the Arizona Territory and shot dead after a heated gun battle on horseback.
Aside from having a quick temper, Allee was also a racist with a profound hatred of blacks. Once a black porter shoved Allee while he was boarding a train, and Allee immediately shot the man through the heart. For the third time he stood trial for murder, and for the third time he was acquitted, largely due to the race of the victim.
Allee was stabbed to death in a barroom brawl in Laredo in Webb County in 1896.
Allee's son (Alfred Young Allee) was a notable Texas Ranger for 37 years.[2]
References
1.^ Nash, Robert (1994). Encyclopedia of Western Lawmen & Outlaws. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80591-X.
2.^ Handbook of Texas Online: Allee, Alfred Young (1905?1987).
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Leader-Times, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, December 27, 1961
Family of Rangers
Austin, Tex (UPI) One of the newest members of the historic Texas Ranger is a fourth generation Ranger -- Alfred Y. Allee Jr. Allee's father, Capt. A. Y. Allee, is in charge of the Ranger company in Corpus Christi. His grandfather, Alonzo Allee, and great-grandfather, Alfred Y. Allee were also Rangers.
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Burial |
Runge City Cem, Runge, Karnes Co, Texas |
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Runge City Cemetery - Allee, Alfred Young, and Alonzo Roland Allee (brothers) Runge, Karnes Co, Texas |
Notes |
- Frontier peace officer. Served as a Texas Ranger and was also deputy sheriff of Frio County, Texas. As a Texas Ranger, he killed the outlaw Brack Cornett. He died of knife wounds sustained in a fight with Marshal A.J. Bartholomew in Laredo, Texas.
(findagrave)
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Person ID |
I32502 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2017 |