Allan G. Thurman ¹⁷⁹⁷

  General Notes:

THURMAN, Allen; Farmer: Salem Township; born in 1823 in Highland County, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools. His parents, John and Elsa (Bales) Thurman, were born in Virginia. His paternal grandfather was Allen Thurman. Mr. Allen Thurman's first wife, Elizabeth, who was born in Maryland about 1823, was the daughter of Littleton Truitt; she died in 1878; her parents died in Ohio. Seven children were born to them: John Allen, born October 25, 1849; Mary Ann, born March 7, 1843, died in infancy; Permilia, born May 15, 1850; Rachel, born February 22, 1853; Isaac, born September 21, 1855; and William, born March 19, 1858. In 1884 Mr. Thurman was married to Barbara Bramble in Peoria, Illinois; she was born in Maryland. Mr. Thurman came to Illinois in 1833, and settled on the township line between Elba and Salem Township. Soon after his first marriage he settled on a farm in the southern part of Elba Township. His two sons, Isaac and William, are in Montana; John Allen lives in Elba Township. Mr. Thurman has been School Director of his township. In religious belief, he is a Christian. Politically, he is a democrat.

Notes from the Historical Encyclopedia of Knox County, Illinois (by Bates and Selby; Munsell Pub. Co. 1899, page 967) ¹⁷⁹⁷

  Life Events:

1. Occupation: Farmer. ¹⁷⁹⁷

2. Census, 1850, Knox County, Illinois, USA. ¹⁶⁹² 10N, 4E, showed he was a farmer and had $400 worth of personal property. Family listed: Elizabeth 31 yoa, Mary Ann 7 yoa, John A. 2 yoa and Permelia 1month. Also had E.J. Merriman 14 yoa, female, living with. Lives next door to Lewis Thurman b 1823, Felix Thurman b 1800, and Nathaniel b 1829.

3. Census, 1860, Knox County, Illinois, USA. ¹⁶⁹² Elba Township

Shows Allen is a farmer and has real estate worth $3000 and personal property worth $500. Family listed: Elizabeth 35 yoa, Mary A 17 yoa, John A 13 yoa, Permelia 9 yoa, Rachel E 6 yoa, Isaac 4 yoa, William 10 months and Henrietta Thurman 45 yoa b OH living with. This may be Henrietta Jennings Thurman b 1815, daughter of Pleasant Thurman and Mary Allen. Lives next to Lewis Thurman and wife Sarah.

4. Census, 1870, Knox County, Illinois, USA. ¹⁶⁹² Elba Township

Shows he is a farmer and has real estate worth $4650 and personal property worth $830. Family listed:Allen 47 yoa, Elizabeth 50 yoa, Permelia 19 yoa, Emily R 16 yoa, Isaac F 14 yoa and William W 12 yoa.

Allan married Elizabeth Truitt, daughter of Littleton Truitt Sr. and Elizabeth Jerman, on 6 May 1841 in Knox County, Illinois, USA.¹⁷⁹⁷ (Elizabeth Truitt was born in 1818 in Maryland, USA,¹⁶⁹³ died on 11 Feb 1874 in Knox County, Illinois, USA ¹⁷⁹⁷ and was buried in Kightlinger Cemetery (Elba Township, Knox, Illinois, USA) ¹⁷⁹⁸.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married by Jacob Kightlinger, the first Justice of the Peace of Elba Township, Knox, Illinois, USA. ¹⁷⁹⁷

Allan next married Sarah ? on 24 Sep 1874 in Illinois, USA.¹⁷⁹⁷

Allan next married Barbara Bramble on 11 Dec 1884 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA.¹⁷⁹⁷ (Barbara Bramble was born in Maryland, USA ¹⁷⁹⁷.)