John Monroe ALLUM

  General Notes:

Photo: John Monroe Allum, 1872-1892, is on the right, and his friend Charlie Hastings, at left. Not quite 20 years old, John was killed in a hunting accident in Colorado.

Image from the collection of Shirley Allum Hudlicky




1872 BIRTH of John Monroe Allum

1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Poweshiek County, Deep River Township ("John," age 7, with parents)

1885 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Poweshiek County, Deep River Township ("John M.," age 12, with parents)

1888 DEATH of mother, Sarah Ann (Swart) Allum

1892 DEATH, John Monroe Allum, at 19 years 5 months 26 days



John Monroe Allum (unmarried) was killed in a hunting accident

His exact burial location in Burlington, Colorado is unknown




Likely John's friend, Charlie Hastings -- in the photograph with John -- was "Charles A." referred to below:

BOOK: HISTORY OF POWESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA, Union Historical Company, Birdsall, Williams & Co., Des Moines, Iowa, 1880, page 731:

DEEP RIVER TOWNSHIP

HASTINGS, GEORGE W. -- Section 11, P.O. Deep River. Was born in Ogle county, Illinois, January 11, 1849, and came with his father's family to this county when six years old. Here he was educated, and worked for his father until twenty-two years of age, when he started in life for himself. When twenty-four he received an unrecorded deed from his father, and reaped the fruits of his present farm. He married December 4, 1873, Sarah E. Icenbice, of Dayton township, Iowa county, who was born in Elkhart county, Indiana, March 9, 1853. Her father came from Germany, when six years old, with his father, who settled and farmed in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Hastings' children were born as follows: Charles A. (born August 26, 1874), Addie M. (born July 27, 1877); and Robert Roy (born December 19, 1879). Mr. H. owns eighty acres of excellent farming land and six of timber. His farm is well stocked, and in splendid condition.




PHOTOGRAPH from the collection of Shirley Allum Hudlicky:

John Monroe Allum with a friend, Charlie Hastings

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