JAMES SHERROD ALLEN | Sherrod Allen died at his home at Gift Wednesday night, and was buried at Mt. Carmel today at noon. [Burial at Mount Lebanon Cemetery]
[ James Sherrod Allen; The Covington Leader; Covington, Tenn; 4 Jul 1918; Pg 1]
| Death Certificate No.: | 191-10 |
| Name: | Sherrod Allen |
| Date of Death: | July 4, 1918 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Color: | W |
| Age: | 60 |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Place of Death: | Gift, Tipton County, Civil Dist 15 |
| Cause of Death: | Heart weak, Makes and ??? |
| Date of Birth: | Mar. 10, 1858 |
| Place of Birth: | Indiana |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Father: | James Allen |
| Father’s Place of Birth: | Indiana |
| Mother: | Lisa/Lina? Thomas |
| Mother’s Place of Birth: | Indiana |
| Burial Place: | Mt. Lebnon |
| Burial Date: | 7-4- 1918 |
| Physician Signing DC: | Gillespie(?) |
Family of James Sherrod Allen
Father: James M Allen (b. 1840)
Mother: Leva Thomas Allen
Spouses: Elizabeth Morris Allen (b. 1868 died between 1910 and 1916); Jennie Goodman [There is some question as to the marriage of Jennie and Sherrod. I could not find a marriage license for Sherrod Allen and Elizabeth Moore; however, I did find a marriage license for James S Allen and Jennie Goodman married in Tipton County.]
Child:
- Elizabeth Louis “Bessie Lou” Allen Pruitt (1896-1953)
- Eddie Allen
- Eva Allen
- Leslie Allen
- Walter Allen
JENNIE GOODMAN ALLEN | Mrs. Jennie Allen, wife of Mr. Sherrod Allen, of the Gift neighborhood, died at her home at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, of pneumonia, after an illness of two weeks, and was buried at Leigh’s Chapel at 2:30 o’clock Friday. She is survived by her husband and one son.
[The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., Thursday, January 3, 1918]