Caroline V. "Cal" ALLUM

  General Notes:

The definitive identity of Caroline V. Allum (aka "Cal V."), second wife of Charles W. Allum, is among the Allum genealogy's "most wanted."


Do you have a Cal V. in your database? Or a "Caroline" with the middle initial "V"?

The given name "Caroline" appears in the body of the 1867 deed she signed with Charles W. Allum as "Cal V. Allum." Importantly, Charles refers to her as Caroline in his Will.

Understandably, we immediately believe a middle initial stands for a middle name, which could indeed be the case here. However, "V" could have represented Cal's maiden name...or even a previous married name.


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Shirley Allum Hudlicky, August 11, 1964 letter to DeeAnna Allum Granston:

"It is possible Cal's last name was Scott, but there is no proof.

"In the 1850 census, household No. 222 between that of Daniel Allison (221) and Thomas Allum (223) is a Caroline Scott, age 21, with Wm. A. Scott, age about 5 months. [Caroline and son William are living with Freeman and Elizabeth Hunt.] In the 1860 census, Wm. A. Scott, age 10, is in the household of James and Rebecca (Sermon) Allum and a James Scott, age 20, is in the household of John Supler, Sr. In the 1870 census, James Scott, age 30, is still living with the Suplers. I have gone through the 1860 census again looking for Scotts. There are scores of them, mostly residing in Aleppo Township."




Regarding Caroline Scott as Charles Allum's second wife, do read the following. Today's ready access to census documents allows us to find and to follow the Caroline to which Shirley referred. However, there is nothing at this time that informs us she was Charles' second wife. We are wise to be open to other possibilities.


In the 1870 census for Claysville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania is Caroline Scott, age 39, housekeeper, born in Pennsylvania. Caroline is in the household of Charles Daugherty, farmer, age 77, born in Maryland. With Caroline is her son, William Scott, age 20, teacher, born in Pennsylvania and Caroline's daughter, Mary D. M. Scott, age 12, born in Virginia. Might "Daugherty" (or a spelling variation thereof, such as Doherty or Dougherty*) have been Caroline's maiden name? (Caroline's relationship to Charles Daugherty is not defined in this census.) Daughter Mary would have been born about 1858, prior to (the potential of this particular) Caroline's marriage to Charles Allum, after the death of Jemima Allum in 1859.

*The 1860 census for Claysville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania reveals a Charles Doherty, farmer, age 67, born in Maryland, with wife Hannah, age 65, born in New Jersey. Likewise, the 1850 census documents Charles and Hannah Dougherty in West Finley Township, Washington County, PA

In the 1880 census for Claysville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania is Caroline Scott in her own household with son William Scott, age 30, teacher. Again, Caroline is shown as having been born in Pennsylvania, this time, her father having been born in Maryland (presumably deceased prior to 1880), leading to the conclusion that Charles Daugherty was Caroline's father and that "Daugherty" (or a spelling variation thereof) was Caroline's maiden name.

In the 1900 census for Claysville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania is Caroline Scott in her own household, alone at age 69, widow, born July, 1830; she is shown as having had 1 child, 0 living in 1900 (whether or not the latter stat is accurate, son William is not in her household; and what about Mary D. M. Scott, designated Caroline's daughter in the 1870 census?)

In the 1910 census for Claysville, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania is Caroline Scott in her own household, alone at age 80 "with own income"; again, she is shown as having had 1 child, 0 living in 1910.


Caroline is not found in Washington County in the 1920 census.


No "V." was found as a middle initial for this Caroline Scott in census records nor the nickname "Cal."


A "Mary D. M. Scott" was not in Caroline's household after the 1870 census.


A Caroline Scott, born July 15, 1830, died August 7, 1911--"wife of Rueben Scott"--is buried in St. James Cemetery, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This person does dovetail with age information provided in the census records outlined above. Charles Doherty, 1793-1875, and his wife Hannah are also at St. James Cemetery.


Because Caroline's surname is not proven as "Scott," it is not used at this web site.

Caroline married Charles W. ALLUM, son of William ALLUM 1st Of Maryland and Pennsylvania and Our Ancestor ALLUM, before December 1860. (Charles W. ALLUM was born on June 16, 1796 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, died on April 2, 1868 in Greene County, Pennsylvania and was buried in Allum Cemetery (Removed To Enon Cemetery, Greene County, PA In 1981).)