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Born 12 Sep, 1842 · Died 6 Jul 1920
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12 Sep, 1842Birth TNG recordUnverified
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1880Census TNG recordUnverified
Place: District 3, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
1920Obituary TNG recordUnverified
Place: North Chatanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Thomas Benton Allen. Thomas Benton Allen, aged 77 years, died very suddenly at noon yesterday near Kennedy’s store, on Frazier avenue, North Chattanooga. The body was removed to Chapman’s and prepared for burial, which will take place in Dayton, Tenn., this afternoon. The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Delphia Williams, of North Chattanooga; three sons, W. Q., J. H., of North Chattanooga, and C. W., of Virginia; one brother, Pete Allen, of Decatur, Tenn., and seven sisters, Mrs. Rettie Crow, of Fort Worth, Tex.; Mrs. Margaret Hale, of Dayton, Tenn.; Mrs. W. A. Rears and Mrs. M. A. Gofe, of North Chattanooga; Mrs. Luke Wade, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Burt Russell, of Decatur, Tenn. The deceased served with the Confederate army during the Civil war, and was a member of Company I, Third Tennessee regiment, under Lee and Wheeler.
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