Mary Allen

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Allen was born on 12 February 1824, in Tennessee, United States. She married Andrew Osborn on 19 October 1847, in Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1860. She died on 11 April 1864, in Greenwood, Kansas, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Virgil, Greenwood, Kansas, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Mary? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Andrew Osborn
1824–1899
Mary Allen
1824–1864
Marriage: 19 October 1847
James R. Osborn
1848–1869
William Calvin Osborn
1849–1867
George Washington Osborn
1851–1930
Sarah Francis Osborn
1856–1932
Barbary Emeline Osborn
1858–1937
Andrew Jackson Osborn
1861–1906
Amanda A. Osborn
1861–1879

Sources (4)

  • Mary Osborne in household of Andrew Osborne, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Allen, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Mary Osborn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Alain, Alein (Old Breton Alan), from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. From 1139 it was common in Scotland, where the surname also derives from Gaelic Ailéne, Ailín, from ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. Saint Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another Saint Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.

English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English femaje personal name Aline (Old French Adaline, Aaline), a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Adal-, especially Adalheidis (see Allis ).

French: variant of Allain , a cognate of 1 above, and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.