James W. Allen was twelve years old when his father, David Allen, arrived in Ingham township. He was a member of Company H, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry and was with Sherman on his noted march to the sea. Returning from the war, James took up the occupation of farming on section 16 in this township.
SOURCE: I. L. Stuart, Editor, History of Franklin County, Iowa, Volume 1, p. 274
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