Moses Allen
Moses was born on December 14th, 1808 in
Louisiana. Moses' father was
John William Allen and his mother was
Hannah Pride. He had six brothers and three sisters, named
Thomas,
Aaron,
George,
Elisha,
Benjamin,
Elijah,
Sarah Ann,
Elizabeth and
Jemima. He was the fifth youngest of the ten children. He had five half-brothers and two half-sisters, named
Nathaniel,
Peter,
William,
John B.,
Daniel,
Lydia and
Mary Elizabeth.