History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Mercer County.

ABNER W. ALLEN, a prominent citizen of Greenfield Township, Orange County,
Ind., was born in Mercer County, Ky., February 7, 1819.  His parents, Eli
and Elizabeth (McDonald) Allen, came to Orange County the same year of his
birth.  In youth, he shared the privileges common to that day for
obtaining an education, and during the time of his minority resided at his
father's home.  He was united by the bonds of matrimoney to Miss Margaret
Agan, on March 22, 1846, and to their union seven children have been born,
only one, Mary F., whose birth was March 1, 1860, now living.  Mr. Allen
has been a farmer all his life, and is one of the worthy and influential
men in his neighborhood.  He is a Democrat in politics, and served the
people of his township as Trustee for three years.  He served his country
in the Civil war, enlisting in Company F, Forty-fourth Regiment of Indiana
Volunteer Infantry, where he remained until the close of the war, and was
honorably discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 3, 1865.

Allen McDonald Agan
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Greenfield-Orange-IN

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