 1809 - 1862 (52 years) Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Eliza H Allen |
| Birth |
2 Dec 1809 |
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
3 Mar 1862 |
Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
5 Nov 1942 |
ARIZO |
| FamilySearch ID |
LHT3-73X |
| Burial |
Gallatin City Cemetery, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I95408 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
John Allen, b. 24 Feb 1776, Pennsylvania, United States d. 19 Mar 1833, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age 57 years) |
| Mother |
Laetitia Sanders, b. 27 Feb 1792, Caswell, North Carolina, United States d. 29 Nov 1832, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Dec 1800 |
Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Family ID |
F30789 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Samuel Rutherford Houston, b. 2 Mar 1793, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States d. 26 Jul 1863, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Jan 1827 |
Allen Plantation, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Divorce |
Yes, date unknown |
| Divorced |
1837 |
| Family ID |
F30783 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Dr Elmore Douglass, b. 4 Mar 1798, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. 5 Sep 1862, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Nov 1840 |
Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Martha Allen Douglass, b. Abt 1841, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. 1866, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States (Age 25 years) |
| | 2. Harriet Louisa Douglass, b. 2 Sep 1843, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. 26 Sep 1853, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age 10 years) |
| | 3. William Howard Douglass, b. 29 Jun 1848, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. 25 Feb 1849, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Susan Miller Douglass, b. 28 Nov 1853, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 22 Jan 1879, Sumner, Tennessee, United States (Age < 25 years) |
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| Family ID |
F30788 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 2 Dec 1809 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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 | Marriage - 22 Jan 1827 - Allen Plantation, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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 | Marriage - 8 Nov 1840 - Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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| Death - 3 Mar 1862 - Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 5 Nov 1942 - ARIZO |
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 | Burial - - Gallatin City Cemetery, Sumner, Tennessee, United States |
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| Notes |
- Eliza and Sam Houston were only married for about six weeks before she l e ft him to return home. Niether of them would talk about the reason fo r t heir divorce. It was just a few days later that he resigned as Gover no r of TN and moved west. Eliza later married Dr. Elmore Douglass of Ga lla tin, TN. There are two reasons mentioned as probable reasons for the ir d ivorce. Sam is supposed to have had a wound which was not healed, a nd fe stered. Looking at it apparently made Eliza ill. Another reason g iven i s that Sam was insanely jealous and left Eliza locked up in thei r hotel r oom when he left. Several years after their divorce, noted cit izens of G allatin met to form a committee to ascertain Eliza's "Virtue" . After obt aining facts in the case, they determined that her virtue re mained intac t and she would be an acceptable wife.
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