David Allen was born on October 3rd, 1875. David Allen's father was William Barth and his mother was Rhoda Burrey. His maternal grandparents were Jacob Burry 2 and Mary Ann Carr. He had two brothers and two sisters, named William Elmer, Jesse Louis, Sarah Laura and Mable. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 79 on December 25th, 1954.