Carolina Eliza Matilda Cook Allen 
Carolina Eliza Matilda Cook was born on December 11th, 1824 in Natchitoches Parish,Louisiana. Carolina Eliza Matilda Cook's father was Martin C. Allen and her mother was Elizabeth Vice. Her paternal grandparents were John Benjamin Allen and Sarah Jane Sommers; her maternal grandfather was Nathaniel Vice and her maternal grandmother is Jermimah Unknown. She had four brothers and five sisters, named Miles Norton, James Bud, Martin Jackson, Benjamin J., Anna C., Mary G., Elizabeth, Nancy and Sarah Ann. She was the youngest of the ten children. She died at the age of 28 on September 25th, 1853 in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas. She was buried in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas.General Notes
Was the youngest child of Martin and Elizabeth. Grew up at 8 mile point in Austin county. www.drt.org/countyB.htmlCaroline Eliza Matilda Cook ALLEN(52) was born on 11 Dec 1824 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.(60) (61) Caroline was born on 11 Dec 1824 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She died on 25 Sep 1853 in Belton, Bell County, Texas. (60) She was buried on 27 Sep 1853 in Belton, Bell County, Texas. The exact spot of Caroline's burial is not known, but she was probably buried on their farm on Owl Creek, near Belton, Texas. Archibald died and was buried in Houston in 1869. Caroline was the youngest child of Martin Allen and Elizabeth Vice. She was born in Louisana but grew up at 8 Mile Point in Austin County, Texas. She married Archibald T. McCorcle in San Felipe, Austin County, Texas on 5 Sep 1839. Her husband was a native of Georgia, but was reared in Alabama. For his military services in the Republic of Texas Army, Archibald was awarded a land grant in Ft. Bend County, Texas. After his marriage to Caroline Allen they moved near her family at San Felipe. He was a merchant and served as the Austin County coroner. In 1848, they moved to Milam County which was subdivided and part of it became what is now Bell County, Texas. Archibald and Caroline were very instrumental in the founding and development of the of town of Belton. They had a home and business there. Some records show that Archibald was the first sheriff of Bell County.
They had 8 children of which only 4 lived to maturity. The oldest, James, died in the Civil war as a Confederate soldier and left no descendants. A daughter Lavinia McCorcle (Parker) lived and died in Bell and Coryell Counties, but had no descendants. Their son Whipple W. McCorcle became the first doctor of Killeen, Bell County, Texas and spent his entire life in that area. He has a large number of descendants, many in Central Texas. Caroline died soon after the birth of their youngest son William Wade Hutching McCorcle. Archibald T. MCCORCLE and Caroline Eliza Matilda Cook ALLEN had the following children:
Listed on the Milam Co., Texas 1850 census as age 23 . Born in Louisana,
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1752 in Ireland d.18 Aug 1813 in Spanish Territory of Tejas,Near San Antonio,Texas
- b.28 Nov 1780 in Irland or Newport,Kentucky d.20 Dec 1837 in Wallis,Tx in Austin Co. ( Eight Miles Point) Allen Cemetery
- b.1752 d.Jul 1803 in Campbell Co.,Ky.
- b.11 Dec 1824 in Natchitoches Parish,Louisiana d.25 Sep 1853 in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas
- b.1758 in Virginia d.1817 in Campbell Co. Kentucky
- b.26 Jul 1784 in Newport,Campbell Co.,Kentucky/ Virginia d.08 Feb 1843 in Eight Mile Point,Austin Co.,Texas
- b.1762
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‌Carolina Eliza Matilda Cook and Archibald T. were married in a religious ceremony on September 5th, 1839 in San Felipe,Texas. They had four sons and two daughters, named Henry T., James A., Whipple Wesson , Dr., William Wade Hudgins, Mary Lavina and Anne E..
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Children
Henry T. McCorcle
Henry T. was born in 1840 in Milam Co.,Texas. He died at the age of 8 in 1848 in Bell Co.,Texas.
Mary Lavina McCorcle
Mary Lavina was born in 1844 in San Felipe,Austin Co.,Texas. She died at the age of 49 in 1893 in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas.
Anne E. McCorcle
Anne E. was born in 1846 in San Felip,Austin Co.,Texas. She died at the age of 3 in September 1849 in Milam,Milam Co.,Texas.
Whipple Wesson , Dr. McCorcle
Whipple Wesson , Dr. was born on November 26th, 1848 in San Felipe,Austin Co.,Texas. He died at the age of 46 in 1894 in Killeen,Bell Co.,Texas. He was buried in Killeen Cemetery,Killeen,Bell Co.,Texas.1
William Wade Hudgins McCorcle
William Wade Hudgins was born on August 26th, 1853 in Belton,Bell Co.,Texas. He died at the age of 77 on May 26th, 1931 in Wichita Falls,Wichita Co.,Texas. He was buried in Wichita Falls,Wichita Co.,Texas.
1 Cemetery: Headstone information
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Print Out of a Descendant of Benjamin Allen Tree, Tubbs, Johnston, Allen Etc. Betty Jo Vaughn, TxOld300@@aol.com, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, House, King, Cannon, Parkerson, Marilyn Morris, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Tubbs, Johnston, Allen, etc. Families of Texas, Genealogy Report: Descendants of Benjamin Allen, Betty Vaughn, 1850 Census, Milam Co., Texas, WWW.Geocities.com/milamco/milam-018.htm, WWW.bchm.org., Family Search.com, Ancestral File, submitter, Walter Belt, Jr.
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Print Out of a Descendant of Benjamin Allen Tree, Tubbs, Johnston, Allen Etc. Betty Jo Vaughn, TxOld300@@aol.com, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, House, King, Cannon, Parkerson, Marilyn Morris, Family Tree Maker.genealogy.com, Tubbs, Johnston, Allen, etc. Families of Texas, Genealogy Report: Descendants of Benjamin Allen, Betty Vaughn, 1850 Census, Milam Co., Texas, WWW.Geocities.com/milamco/milam-018.htm, WWW.bchm.org., Family Search.com, Ancestral File, submitter, Walter Belt, Jr.
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