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George Crawford ALLENDER[1]

Male 1812 - 1879  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name George Crawford ALLENDER 
    Born Jun 1812  Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 01 Jun 1840  Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • with wife, 2 males age 15-20, 1 male under 5
    Residence 1850  Vernon, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • with wife Ann and daughter Appeline
    Residence 1856  Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • with wife Ann and daughter Margaret
    Occupation 1860 
    Mill owner 
    Residence 1860  Vernon, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • with wife Ann P., daughter Margaret A., brother William B. and Emma McThema (age 11, b. in IL)
    Residence 1870  Vernon, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • with wife A.P., brother W.B., and mother Margaret Allender.
    Died 23 Mar 1879  Middleton, Ada, ID Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Star Cemetery, Ada, ID Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • According to 1840 Census records, it appears that George must have sent his brother John and sister Nancy to Columbiana County to tend the mill he had inherited from his father, while he stayed in Westmoreland County, where he is shown living with his two younger brothers (between ages 15-20), his wife, new born son (John C.) and mother. By 1844, both John and George, their wives and children, their brother William, sister Nancy and mother Margaret had all relocated in Van Buren County, Iowa and set up a Mill in that county. According to the 1860 Census, this business prospered and George was worth $25,000. By the time of the 1870 Census this figure had grown to $45,000. After nearly 30 years as a successful mill owner, this member of the 1st Iowa Legislature, an admired citizen of the community, who up to now had left no record of close religious affiliation, gave up his prominent position in an established community and moved with his family to the Territory of Idaho to become a circuit riding pastor for the newly formed M. E. circuit. He and his family were among the 15 founding members of the first Methodist Church established in Boise City, Nov. 23, 1872.
      Their names are listed among the 15 charter members on page 59 of the book: The Founding fathers of Boise / by Hugh H. Hartman as follows: Martin Mc Hendry, steward; G.C. Allender, local preacher; Margaret Allender, Nancy McHendry, Ann P. Allender.
      Perhaps the new career, proved taxing for a man nearing his 68th birthday and he died unexpectedly in 1879. His mother had died in 1873 and the other family members outlived him -- Ann, by nearly 15 years. She died in 1894; and then in quick sucession went Nancy (1897), Martin (1898), and Edward (1899) and then William, Civil War Veteran, and youngest child of Edward and Margaret, in 1904. Then all were gone, and the children of Edward, who in his will charged his son, George, to care for his siblings are buried near to each other, except for John, in the Star Cemetery, Ada County, Idaho.

      From the Idaho Statesman March 29, 1879:
      Allender: At his home in Boise Valley, March 23rd, 1879, Rev. S [sic] C. Allender, of the M.E. Church, aged 67 years, 9 months, and 11days.
      Mr. Allender had been appointed to the Boise Valley Circuit and was much beloved by the people in his field of labor, where he was rendering, at the time of his being stricken down, much needed and valuable service. He was an estimable and worthy man, and in his death the church has lost a zealous and faithful minister, and the people a warm hearted and devoted friend. He leaves to mourn his loss, a devoted and affectionate wife, who for many long years had shared with him the labors and hardships of a pioneer minister in a new country.
    Person ID I6  Edward
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2011 

    Mother Edward ALLENDER,   b. Between 1770 and 1780, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1831, Alleghenny, Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Margaret CRAWFORD,   b. 1793, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 May 1873, Ada, ID Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1811  PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mathilda Jane SPEER,   b. 27 Jun 1817, Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Sep 1845, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 08 May 1838  Columbiana, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John C ALLENDER,   b. 10 May 1840, Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jun 1848, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     2. Margaret Appeline ALLENDER,   b. 08 May 1842, Westmoreland, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1899, Farmington, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Mathilda Jane ALLENDER,   b. Abt 1843, Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1846, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ann P. BONNER,   b. 13 Oct 1812, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1894, Ada, ID Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1847  Van Buren, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Infant ALLENDER,   b. Abt 1848, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1848, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Emma MCTHENA,   b. 1849, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840.M704, 580 rolls. , Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, roll 497, page 148.

    2. [S15] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

    3. [S5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, roll M432_189, page 246, image 4.

    4. [S6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, post office Vernon, roll M653_342, page 1, image 158.

    5. [S7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870.
    6. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.
    7. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, post office Vernon, roll 421, page 375, image 751.