Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Shelby Co.

JOHN P. ALLEN, JR., was born in 1850 in Shelby County, Ky., and is the
youngest of a family of six children born to John P. Allen, Sr., and
George Ann (Baylor) Allen.  The Allens are of Scotch and the Baylors of
English descent.  John P. Allen, Sr., is among the earliest living
settlers of Shelby County, and has engaged in many enterprises in which
he has been successful.  He was engaged for many years in the manufacture
of hemp.  Mrs. Allen was a daughter of Judge Baylor, who was judge of the
supreme court of Kentucky.  John P. Allen, Jr., was educated in the
Shelbyville schools, and began life for himself on his own energies and
resources.  For many years he has been engaged in the selling of lime,
salt, coal and other products, in which he has been very successful. He
is a member of the Presbyterian Church.  In 1878 he married Miss Stuart,
daughter of R. D. T. Stuart, president of the Shelbyville Female School.
Mrs. Allen died in October, 1882.  To them were born two children:
Florence and Theodore.  In February, 1885, he was again married, this
time to Miss Bettie Blanton, of Shelbyville.  Mr. Allen is a gentleman
of business capacities and culture, and takes a high place in the moral
forces of the community in which he resides.

Allen Baylor Stuart Blanton
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