Allen Lambert Taflinger

27 August 1835–23 September 1884 (Age 49)
Clark, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of Allen Lambert

When Allen Lambert Taflinger was born on 27 August 1835, in Clark, Indiana, United States, his father, Jacob Taflinger JR, was 35 and his mother, Charity Carroll, was 22. He married Zerilda Black on 7 October 1858, in Clark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 23 September 1884, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Richwoods Cemetery, Westfield, Clark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Allen Lambert Taflinger
1835–1884
Zerilda Black
1840–1918
Marriage: 7 October 1858
William Marion Taflinger
1859–1948
Jacob Harrison Taflinger
1861–1933
Henry Clement Taflinger
1863–
Emma Elnora Taflinger
1865–1935
Eli Wilbur Taflinger
1867–1937
Raymond Taflinger
1867–1893
Cora C. Taflinger
1869–1896
Zona Zerilda Taflinger
1876–1944
Addie Acquilla Taflinger
1880–1884

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 October 1858Clark, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (9)

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    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
    Age 1
    The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
    1851 · Constitution of 1851
    Age 16
    Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

    Name Meaning

    German: perhaps a habitational name, for example for someone from Thalfingen in Bavaria or Tailfingen in Baden-Württemberg.

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

    Sources (23)

    • Allen in household of Jacob, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Allen Tuflinger in entry for Eli Tuflinger and Lida Stotts, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Allen L Tafinger, "United States Census, 1860"

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