William Franklin Allen b. 1836 Tennessee, USA d. 1889 Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

William Franklin Allen

1836 - 1889 (53 years)

Name	William Franklin Allen [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	1836	Tennessee, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Age: 15, Son of Mahala and John Allen
Census	1860	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Age: 25; Son of Mahala and John Allen
Census	1870	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Son of Mahala
Census	1880	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [2, 4]
FSID	K6SF-2WK
Death	1889	Tennessee, USA [4, 5]
Burial	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [5]
		Mount Olivet Funeral Home and Cemetery Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #15986
Person ID	I16232	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John Wyatt Allen, b. 23 Mar 1798, Virginia, USA d. 3 Mar 1862, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Jane Mahala Howett, b. 1805, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Dec 1883, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	5 Apr 1820	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [9, 10, 11]
Family ID	F9136	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 _____ allen

Marriage Abt 1874

Children

	1. Cleo Allen, b. Abt 1875, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 6 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. James E Allen, b. Abt 1877, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1943 (Age < 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F6003 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Blanche Payne, b. 26 Apr 1858, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Dec 1943, Miami Springs, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA (Age 85 years)

Marriage 16 Jun 1878 Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 12, 13]

Marriage End 1889

Death of W F Allen

Children

	1. Ernest Allen, b. Abt 1882, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Feb 1913, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. James Brantley Allen, b. 30 Apr 1879, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1950 (Age > 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Joe Turney Allen, b. 4 Aug 1884, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Sep 1961, Escambia County, Florida, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Frank Bench Allen, b. 4 Mar 1887, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Oct 1971, Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F6004 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1836 - Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 15, Son of Mahala and John Allen - 1850 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Age: 25; Son of Mahala and John Allen - 1860 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Son of Mahala - 1870 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 16 Jun 1878 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1880 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 1889 - Tennessee, USA
	Burial - - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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Vital & Legal Records		Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (1st Application) WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION -- Blanche Smith -- 1st Application (1916) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com
Vital & Legal Records		Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (2nd Application) WIDOW'S INDIGENT PENSION -- Blanche Payne -- 2nd Application (1929) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com

Sources

[S1757] Ancestry.com., Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), PAYNE-1878.FTW.
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 1250; Family History Film: 1255250; Page: 438B; Enumeration District: 060; Image: .
Birth date: abt 1836 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 1250; Family History Film: 1255250; Page: 438B; Enumeration District: 060; Image: .
[S1758] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Name: Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997;).
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
[S6835] Find a Grave: ALLEN William F 1836-1889, William Franklin Allen.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179667594/william_franklin_allen
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 805279.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 152; Family History Library Film: 805279
[S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 182B.

1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 182B
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Nashville Ward 8, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1523; Page: 433A; Family History Library Film: 553022.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: Nashville Ward 8, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1523; Page: 433A; Family History Library Film: 553022
[S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
[S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 142 : 1918.

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 142 : 1918
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HOWETT Mary Allen 1805-1883.
Mary Jane Mahala Howett Allen
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179667572/mary_jane_mahala_allen

[S1759] Civil War Pension Application, Blanche Payne Smith Confederate Widow's Pension Application.
After McFerrin died, Blanche twice applied for the Widow's Indigent Pension from the state of Tennessee. The first time was in 1916, and the second, which was accepted, was in 1929.
https://FamilyTree.SmithLC.com

	Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (1st Application) WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION -- Blanche Smith -- 1st Application (1916) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com
	Vital_Pension-SMITH Blanche (2nd Application) WIDOW'S INDIGENT PENSION -- Blanche Payne -- 2nd Application (1929) -- Prepared by L C Smith FamilyTree.Smith, Lawrence C.com

[S6834] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Smith): PAYNE Blanche Smith, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PAYNE Blanche Gilbert Allen Smith 1858-1943.
Blanche was daughter of Robert S and Susan Gold Payne.
She married (1) CC Gilbert on 23 Aug 1876.
She married (2) William Franklin Allen on 16 Jun 1878. Their sons were James E, Ernest, Joe, and Frank. She also raised William Allen's sons, Cleo Allen and James B Allen.
She married (3) Mack Ferrin 'MF' Smith on 6 Sep 1891. Their children were Amber, Allen, Harry, Mack, and Lurton.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106338432/blanche-smith

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