Re: Mangum - NC
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In reply to:
Mangum - NC
Pauletta King 3/10/98
Hello there possible cousin. My great, great grandfather is Sylvestor Rufus Allen (b. 04 May 1881, Stem, Granville Co, NC, d. 09 Mar 1914, Virginia, USA). He married Faith Wilbur Ostrander 1901 in Portsmouth, VA. I've not found any solid evidence that Sylvestor Rufus Allen was the son of Rufus Henry Allen and Martha Frances Mangum, but they do share the same name Rufus, and Henry was old enough to be his father and they were born in the same county, and besides I have absolutely no other lead for Sylvestor's parents. So I'm not saying for sure that they father/son; it's just a possible theory. I did read that the Mangum family of Granville County had Indian blood in them (a story my father heard his grandmother, Ruth Allen (Sylvestor's daughter) talk about was in her bloodline).
I would love to get more information as this is all I have. The Allen line in my family's genealogy has always been a blank one. I would love to fill it in!
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Jacob Troy Bonner