James A. Allen

SAMSUNG DIGIMAX 420
BIRTH
DEATH 24 Mar 1891
BURIAL
Cedarvale Cemetery

White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
PLOT Row R – Southside
1880 white oaks census shows him a James “m” but looking at the actual census it should be a “w “
He was born in NYC in 1839 was a 41 year old widower miner living with his 12 year old son henry b NY 1868. 
An attempt to locate the family in the 1870 census to no avail. Every Henry born in 1867 to 1869 was looked at but no father names James. Most likely James returned from the civil war married had henry. Wife dies and he heads out west ending up in wo to start a new life. He dies a year later leaving a 13 year old son henry  orphaned in white oaks,  far from home. Without a middle name attempts at locating henry in 1900 and beyond were unsuccessful.
 

Civil War Veteran – Union

Proprietor and publisher of the New Mexico Interpreter . He passed away Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the house of Maj. T. B. Gregg of acute pneumonia, superinduced by exposure

LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER
SATURDAY
MARCH 28, 1891

DEATH OF JAMES A. ALLAN

Tuesday night between the hours of 8 and 9, the large soul of James A. Allan deserted it’s little casket and White Oaks lost a respected citizen.

The deceased was born in Crawford County, Pa., some 60 years ago. About five years since he located in White Oaks , after drifting for years from his native heath to Australia and back to the Western States where he engaged in prospecting. In his youth he learned the printing business, and forming his acquaintances shortly after his coming to White Oaks we employed him as foreman of the Leader office, which position he held, acceptably for some two years. He finally became proprietor of the Interpreter printing office and was the the ostensible owner of that plant when he died.

Last Sabbath, forenoon, Allan entered our office as full of life and spirit as we ever saw him in, and together we went to visit a bed-ridden friend – Ed. R. Bonnell. On leaving he expressed hope of seeing our invalid friend up on his feet and enjoying renewed health. Possibly the grim destroyer overheard the remark and leaving his first victim attached his fangs on the innocent little intruder. At dinner hour we parted and I did not see him again until he was a corpse.

As indicated above but little time lapsed between and ___quest. His taking away was painless. The cause was pneumonia. His last words were “If I could only get some sleep I’d feel better” and turning over feel into a “sleep that knows no waking”.

Wednesday afternoon all that was mortal of “little Allan” was conveyed to the cemetery. The pallbearers were T. B. McCourt, J Blegs, J. C. Klepinger, G. F. Critchfield, M. W. Howle, and W. Caffrey. Dr. Land read the funeral services. The little body was lowered into the gloomy depths, the clods rattled upon the coffin lid as earthen billow was rolled over his breast and mournful friends turn homeward with sad heartss.

Newspaper Clippings

  • Many different results

Lincoln County Ownership

  • DEED ALLEN JAMES M 1 B 50 4 18800207 CATO LODE 18800103 WHITE OAKS MINING DISTRICT 188010050
        1         COMSTOCK MINE     188010050
        1         HENRY CLAY LODE     188010050
        1         LITTLE MAC MINE     188010050
        1         LIVINGSTON ARON P     188010050
        1         OLD ABE MINE     188010050
        1         RIP VAN WINKLE     188010050

Ancestry.com

  • Shows only a James M. Allen below for the 1880 Census
Name: James M. Allen
Age: 41
Birth Date: Abt 1839
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: White Oaks, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Dwelling Number: 35
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Widower
Father’s Birthplace: New York
Mother’s Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Miner
   
Household Members:
Name Age
James M. Allen 41
Henry Allen 12

Article “A”

  • Muster roster of 111 by infantry show him born 1832 signed up for 3 year term in August 1862 in Arcadia new York 
    Wounded at Gettysburg 

White Oaks Pioneer From 1880-1900?

  • Yes

Gold Miner?

  • Yes