Allen, Frank (Franklin L.), 1843-1938
Biographical Note
Franklin L. "Frank" Allen was born in November 1843 to Benjamin F. and Jane Allen. Frank was working as a clerk and living with his family in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio, in 1860. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army in Company C, 34th Ohio Infantry as a private on November 30th, 1863. On July 30th, 1964, Allen was trasferred to Company D, 36th Ohio Infantry. He mustered out of the army on July 27th, 1865, in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Allen married Anna J. Snowden (1847-1939) around 1867, and they settled in Dayton, Ohio, by 1869, where he worked as a bookkeeper and salesman. The couple had three children: Walter, Edith, and Harvey. Allen died in 1938 and is buried in the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton.
Sources:
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1850-1930
"Franklin L Allen" in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1555/records/893420, accessed Sept. 25, 2023.
"Franklin L Allen" in the 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/572017:8667, accessed Sept. 25, 2023.
"Frank L Allen" in the U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1200/records/485549, accessed Feb. 14, 2025.
"Francis L 'Frank' Allen", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89814034/francis-l-allen, accessed Feb. 14, 2025.
"Walter S. Allen" in the Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2541/records/2043413, accessed Feb. 14, 2025.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frank Allen Letter
This collection contains a letter from Frank Allen (1843-1938) to his sister, Sallie E. Allen, dated July 8th, 1864, and posted from Kanawha, West Virginia. He describes his company's retreat from Lynchburg and return to Camp Toland, while serving as a private in the Union Army in Company C, 34th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War.