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  • Name Allen, Ira 
    Birth 1841  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    EnlistMil 26 Sep 1862  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    in Company G, of the 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA) 
    Death 11 Jun 1864  Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: in the Battle of Cynthiana 
    Person ID I80112  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2017 

    Father Allen, Samuel,   b. 15 Jun 1806, Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1876, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Sizemore, Susannah,   b. 1807   d. 1880, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1827  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F33212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Combs, Delilah,   b. 14 Mar 1845, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1912, Buckhorn Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 8 Dec 1859  Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Allen, George W.,   b. 10 Mar 1861, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1939, Clayhole, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +2. Allen, John Hunt Morgan,   b. 14 Jun 1862, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1919, Buckingham, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F33225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1841 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Dec 1859 - Breathitt, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlistMil - in Company G, of the 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA) - 26 Sep 1862 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: in the Battle of Cynthiana - 11 Jun 1864 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • From the Breathitt Co. KY Library website:

      Ira Allen
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      Men of Company G

      Born- about 1841, Lost Creek, Breathitt County, Kentucky
      Son of- Samuel and Susan (Sizemore) Allen

      Married- Delilah Combs about 1859 in Breathitt County, Kentucky
      Daughter of- Alfred and Margaret "Peggy" (Noble) Combs

      Military Service- Company G, of the 13th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA
      Enlisted- September 26, 1862 in Perry County, Kentucky
      Highest Rank- 5th Sergeant

      Died- missing and presumed dead at the Battle of Cynthiana, Kentucky on June 11, 1864
      Buried- presumed buried in the mass grave at Cynthiana, Kentucky

      Children
      1. John Hunt Morgan Allen (1863-1919) married Sarah Evaline Haynes (1868-1926)

      Sources_________________________
      Compiled Service Records for Ira Allen
      Breathitt County Census Records
      Allen Family Files in Breathitt County Library
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  • Sources 
    1. [S557] GEDCOM file imported on 1 Oct 2008.