Re: Allen Griffith Coltharp 1860 census
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In reply to:
Allen Griffith Coltharp 1860 census
Shannon Tucker 11/06/05
(From Graves County History same as source for Allen)"Came to Graves County, KY in 1843.His father, Samuel Coltharp, of Tennessee, was born in 1797, and died in 1839; and his mother, Martha Griffith, of North Carolina, was born in 1809 and died in 1851.Their offspring are: James N, William J, Samuel F, Enoch and Allen G.Allen G's educational advantages were limited, but he has greatly improved himself by reading.he was married November 26, 1857 to Miss Mary E. daughter of James and Caroline (Yates) McNeely of Graves County, and this union has been blessed with the following, see list.Subject is a farmer, owning 225 acres of choice land, highly cultivated.He is a member o the Masonic fraternity, and in politics a Democrat."