James ALLUM

  General Notes:

Photo: This is the gravestone of James Allum, 1812-1850, as it appeared when located in Allum Cemetery. The stone suffered damage prior to 1981 when it was removed to Enon Cemetery.
Photo taken by, and from the collection of, Shirley Allum Hudlicky

EPITAPH:

(Farewell) you(r) fr(e)nds as you put
(me in) this grave to rest alo(ne)
(T)ho iam dead to sorrow take
But love my child(er)n for my sake


Shirley Allum Hudlicky:

"James was the first burial in the Allum Cemetery in 1850. I have slides of the James and Evaline Allum gravestones. On my first trip to Pennsylvania in 1965, both stones were erect, but by the time I returned, horses had knocked them down and they appeared to have rolled down the hill somewhat. The stones had a base and a tall top. I don't know if the base of the stones was set in the 'slab' at Enon Cemetery in 1981."


(Linked to this page is a photo of James' damaged stone as it appears at Enon Cemetery)



1812 BIRTH of James Allum

(In 1812 the United States was at war with Britain. Louisiana, a slave state, became the nation's 18th. Congress annexed Spanish West Florida declaring it part of the Mississippi Territory. German immigrants seeking religious freedom poured into Pennsylvania becoming known as the "church people" (Lutherans, Moravians) and the "plain people" (Amish, Mennonites). Collectively, they were called "Pennsylvania Dutch," the latter word a derivative of "Deutsch" that means "German.")

1820 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Washington County, West Bethlehem Township (with parents)

7 people are in the household in 1820:

1 male 26-45 (father John, born about 1784)
2 males under 10 (sons James and Jonathan, born 1812 and 1817)
2 females 26-45 (mother Sarah born in 1780, and ?)
1 female 10-16 (unidentified)
1 female under 10 (unidentified)

1820-1830 DEATH of grandmother, first wife of William Allum

1830 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township (with parents)

5 people are in the household in 1830:

1 male 30-40 (father John, born about 1784)
1 male 15-20 (son James, born 1812)
1 male 10-15 (son Jonathan, born 1817)
1 female 40-50 (mother Sarah, born 1780)
1 female 10-15 (unidentified, born 1815-1820)

1831 MARRIAGE (approximate) of James Allum and Evaline Gregory


"Evaline" is the spelling used on pages 148 and 156 in the HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF ENON BAPTIST CHURCH, 1848-1990, by the Historical Committee

"Evaline" is also used in the Bible of Isaac and Louisa (Allum) Fry, according to descendant James Homer Fry (1919-2000)

Her gravestone reads "Eveline"


1840 DEATH of grandfather William Allum

1840 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township

7 people are in the household in 1840:

1 male 20-30 (James, born 1812)
1 male under 5 (son John Richard, born 1840)
1 female 30-40 (wife Evaline, born 1808)
2 females 10-15 (see statement below)
2 females 5-10 (see statement below)

In actuality, two of James' daughters would have been 5-10 years of age in 1840 (Sarah and Louisa), and two would have been under 5 (Malinda and Harriet "Matilda")

1850 DEATH of James Allum "February the 25th 1850 in the 38th year of his age" (inscription on gravestone)


According to the 1850 Greene County, Pennsylvania Mortality Schedule, James died at age 37 and had been born in Pennsylvania

Cemetery records provide August 25, 1850 as a date of death; others, February 14 or February 25


(California became the 31st state in the nation. The 1850 census documented 23.2 million residents nationwide with New York the most populous state. States that did not appear in the 1840 census--but did appear in 1850--were Utah, Oregon, California and Texas. Mississippi and Missouri were the fastest-growing, and Wisconsin's population had increased tenfold. In 1850, Millard Fillmore became 13th President, succeeding Zachary Taylor, who died in office. A Federal grant obtained land for a railroad between Chicago and Mobile. In New Orleans, ornate cast iron became the style for balconies of courtyard houses in the French Quarter. "Swedish Nightingale" Jennie Lind made her debut at Castle Garden in New York City. THE SCARLETT LETTER by Nathaniel Hawthorne sold 4,000 copies in just 10 days.)


1850 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Eveline" Allum)


Shirley Allum Hudlicky, July 9, 1964 letter to DeeAnna:

"James had been dead only a short time when the census was taken. That poor woman left with all those kids! I wonder what he was doing with a threshing machine in February--maybe repairing it or moving it. Or harvest time is at a different time of the year in Pa.!"


1860 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Mrs. Evaline Allums")

1870 CENSUS, Iowa, Mahaska County, White Oak Township ("O. Allen," age 60, is in the household of her daughter, Malinda [Allum] McKanna and Malinda's husband William)

Transcribed "O. Allen," the female in the foregoing 1870 census was Evaline Gregory Allum. Because census years 1840 through 1860 found her in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, her appearance in White Oak Township, Mahaska County, Iowa was a surprise, misspelled surname, incorrect initial, etc. The 1870 census was, in fact, the last in which Evaline was documented; she died in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1873. It is possible she was in Iowa in 1870 specifically because her daughter Almira was being married there on August 10.

1873 DEATH of wife, Evaline (Gregory) Allum: "Died 14 July 1873 in the 65th year of her age" "Gone But Not Forgotten" (gravestone)
(The nation's President was Ulysses S. Grant)




SIGNATURE (James): On 1842 document (see below)

OCCUPATION:: Farmer

THE HORN PAPERS, Volume III, by W. F. Horn, documents land in Richhill Township owned by Evaline Allum on the 1865 map of Greene County, Pennsylvania (James died in 1850)

LOCATION: Harvey's Post Office, Graysville, Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; Harvey's had been established in 1822

CHURCH AFFILIATION: Enon Baptist Church, Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

CAUSE OF DEATH (James): "Killed by a threshing machine" --HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA by Samuel P. Bates, Nelson, Rishforth & Co, Chicago, 1888, page 648



SOME DOCUMENTS:

1842 - Handwritten release dated February 1, 1842 for "Sarah Allum" from payment of a note with signatures of Jonathan Allum, Thomas Allum and James Allum "heirs of John Allum, deceased '

1851-1874 - Orphans Court Records, Greene County, Pennsylvania, numerous and detailed

Shirley Allum Hudlicky:

"There are literally pages and pages of material pertaining to the guardianship, etc. of James and Eveline's children."

1853 - Greene County, Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Docket 3, pages 354-355, September term, 1853, regarding James Allum Estate: John Booth appointed guardian. Widow Evaline Allum. John, Parker, Mary Jane, John Henderson, Mary Elizabeth, and Nancy Maria Allum, all under age 14; and Louisa and Malinda Allum, both over age 14.

VOLUME 3, page 235, No. 32:
James Allum, Decd. -- Citation to Administration of.
Upon petition of Charles Scott setting forth that James Allum late of Richhill twp., Greene County died intestate leaving real and personal property, that Jonathan Allum was in due form of law appointed administrator of the estate by Letters issued 1850; that more than a year has elapsed since granting and no account settled; and Petitioner is a creditor of the Estate.
Citation served on Jonathan Allum October 28, 1851 by leaving a copy at his residence with his wife.

VOLUME 3, page 248, No. 24:
December 20, 1851: Jonathan Allum present Administration account.
Balance due administration of .47. Confirmed by the Court.

VOLUME 3, page 354, No. 20:
Guardian for John, Parker, M. Jane, Jonathan, Mary Elizabeth and others--
September 26, 1855 - Petition of John Allum, Parker Allum, M. Jane Allum, John Henderson Allum, Mary Elizabeth Allum and Nancy Maria Allum, minor children of James Allum, Decd., by their mother, Evaline Allum, was presented to the Court. Petitioners under age 14 praying the Court to Appoint a Guardian; the Court appointed John Booth. Bond given, $3,000 in the appointment as Guardian for Matilda and Louisa also.
Approved by the court and filed. See No. 23 for petition of Louisa and Matilda.

VOLUME 4, page 246, No. 5:
December 21, 1857: Petition of John Booth, Guardian of children of James Allum, Decd. -- John, Parker, Almyra (sic) Jane, Jonathan Henderson, Mary Elizabeth, Nancy Maria and Harriet Matilda, minor children of James Allum, Decd. of Richhill twp.

Widow Eviline (sic) Allum and 10 children
Sarah Ann intermarried with Wm. McKenna (sic)
Louisa, age 21 and upwards
Malinda, age of 21 and upwards
John Parker (this should be "John" and "Parker")
Almyra (sic) Jane
Jonathan Henderson
Mary Elizabeth
Nancy Maria
Harriet Matilda

James Allum owned the Wright farm in Richhill twp adjoining lands of Samuel McGlumphy, Daniel Clouse, John Gregory and others, being about 100 acres.

He also had another tract adjoining Jonathan Allum, John Swart, and Allums, and others, of 100 acres and up.

Partition (sic) for the children:
No. 1 - 117A 15P at $14.83 per acre
No. 2 - 110A and 3/4 and 34P at $16.50 per acre

Share 1 - Wm. McKenna and Sarah A. (Wm. McKenna, Robert McKenna and Jno. Walker)
Sold No. 1 to Noah D. Clutter, December 1857
Sold No. 2 to John Bebout, December, 1857
Each child's share $129.54. No. 2, $65.52 each child. Nancy Allum, her share rec'd. by D. H. Allum

VOLUME 4, page 254, No. 23:
December 23, 1857: Harriet M. Allum, minor child of Jams Allum, Decd., late of Richhill twp., over 14, wishes to make a choice of guardian and so petitions the court. John Booth approved.

March 16, 1858: John Booth, guardian of John Allum, Parker Allum, minor children of James Allum, Decd., makes default
Sarah Ann intermarried to Wm. McKenna to take No. 2
Louisa makes default
Malinda makes default
Almira Jane makes default
Mary Elizabeth makes default
Nancy Maria makes default
Harriet Matilda makes default

November 24, 1865: Division of interest and dower rights listing
J. D. H. Allum
John Allum
James P. Allum
(the three above for interest on the farm)
Harriet M. Allum
Elmira (sic) J. Allum
Louisa Fry
Evaline Allum, dower

Second listing of children in document:
Elmira (sic) J. Allum
Harriet M. Allum
John Allum
Louisa Fry
James P. Allum
Malinda McKenna

VOLUME 7, page 105:
No. 51 - Elmira (sic) J. guardian account settled
September 23, 1868: Nelson Booth and W. L. Batson, Executors of John Booth who was the guardian of Elmira (sic) J. Allum, present their account whereby it appears there is a balance due ward of $87.02. Same day confirmed by the court.
No. 49 - Mary E. Allum due September 23, 1868, $324.09. Confirmed by the Court.
No. 50 - Nancy E. (sic) Allum, balance due $324.09. Confirmed by the Court September 23, 1868.

October 7, 1868: John Bebout purpart No. 2, $194.72, the share of Mary Elizabeth Allum. Nelson Booth, guardian.

December 20, 1869: Nancy M. Allum, petition for guardian for: Petition of Wm. McKenna represents that Nancy Allum is a minor above the age of 14 years and is entitled to about $180.00 from the estate of her father James Allum, Decd., and has no person legally authorized to take care of same, she therefore prays your Honor to permit her to appear by petition as she is unable to come to court and choose Samuel Iams as her guardian. Approved by the Court, December 20, 1869.
NOTE: Nancy M. Allum appears in the 1870 census in IOWA in the household of her first cousin, John Supler Allum and his wife, Elisabeth (Loar) Allum.

September 24, 1873: Interest on Dower No. 1, 10 shares
Interest on each share from death of widow to September 24, 1873 from Cephas Day, purchaser of No. 1, $53.11.
Signed:
James P. Allum
D. H. Allum
Harriet M. Allum
Elmira J. Allum
Mary E. Wallace

September 24, 1873:
Mary E. Allum Wallace
Harriet Allum
Elmira J. Allum
James P. Allum
Nancy Allum (by agent of Nancy Allum)

March 31, 1874:
Malinda McKenna
Louisa Belle McKenna
James Lindsey McKenna
John K. McKenna, children of Sarah McKenna, decd.

June 2, 1874:
John Allum
Nannie May Allum
Wm. McKenna, guardian of children of Sarah McKenna
Malinda McKenna
Louisa Fry

James married Evaline GREGORY, daughter of Thomas GREGORY Sr. and Sarah GREGORY, about 1831 in (Probably) Greene County, Pennsylvania. (Evaline GREGORY was born in 1808 in Virginia, died on July 14, 1873 in Greene County, Pennsylvania and was buried in Allum Cemetery (Removed To Enon Cemetery, Greene County, PA In 1981).)