Catherine

Moses DIFFEE (1756-1803)

John C. ALLRED (1794-1873)

Eleanor DIFFEE (1798-1866)

Elijah ALLRED (1820-1869)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Orpha SCARLETT Lindsay Willard ALLRED John Derrick ALLRED+ Letitia Emily ALLRED Walter B ALLRED George Henry Monroe ALLRED Elijah Harrison ALLRED Eliza J ALLRED Orpha E ALLRED 2. Rachel S. CROSS James M. ALLRED Elijah ALLRED Born: 29 Dec 1820, Ramseur, Randolph County, North Carolina Marriage (1): Orpha SCARLETT on 15 Aug 1846 1 Died: 19 Mar 1869, , Randolph County, North Carolina at age 48   Noted events in his life were: • Census: 1830 U.S. Federal Census, 1830, , Randolph County, North Carolina. 2 • Census: 1840 U.S. Federal Census, 1840, , Randolph County, North Carolina. 3 • Census: 1850 U.S. Federal, 27 Aug 1850, Northern Division, Randolph County, North Carolina. 4 • Census: 1860 U.S. Federal, 27 Jun 1860, Western Division, Randolph County, North Carolina. 5 Elijah married Orpha SCARLETT, daughter of John SCARLETT and Unknown, on 15 Aug 1846.1 (Orpha SCARLETT was born on 21 Apr 1827 and died on 13 Sep 1894.) Elijah next married Rachel S. CROSS.

1 Randolph, North Carolina, Elijah Allred-Orpha Scarlet, 1846; North Carolina State Archives and Library, Raleigh;
Elijah Allred and his brother, Elisha, posted a bond in the amount of £500 on 15 Aug 1846 in condition of the marriage between Elijah Allred and Orpha Scarlett in Randolph County, North Carolina. Both men signed their names on the bond.

2 1830 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina, Regiment 1, p. 9, line 25, John C. Allred; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 125;
Head of household: John C. Allred
MalesFemales
Under 5 2 1Unknown Male, JohnWilliam and Catherine
5 to 10 2 0Elijah and Jeremiah
10 to 15 2 1Moses, Aaron, Dianna
30 to 40 1 1John C. Allred and wife, Eleanor

I don't find "Elisha" Allred on the census. Elisha and Elijah were born within days of each other in December 1820. Were they twins?

3 1840 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina, Northern Division, p. 109, line 15, John C. Allred; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 369;
Head of household: John C. Allred
MalesFemales
Under 5 1 1Issac and Delila
5 to 10 1 1William and Doris Nancy
10 to 15 1 1John William and Catherine
15 to 20 3 0Unknown Male, Elijah, and Jeremiah
20 to 30 2 1Aaron, Moses and Dianna
40 to 50 1 1John Calvert and Eleanor Allred

4 1850 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina population schedule, Northern Division, p. 188, dwelling 364, family 364, Elijah Allred; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 641;
29 year old (1821) farmer, Elijah Allred, was living with his wife, Orpheus, 22 (1828), and their children James, 5 (1845), and Lindsay, 1 (1849), in Randolph County, North Carolina. Orpheus could not read or write. Everyone in the family was born in North Carolina.

5 1860 U.S. census, Randolph, North Carolina population schedule, Western Division, p. 22, dwelling 170, family 162, Elijah Allred; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 910;
Elijah Allred, a 39 (1821) year old carpenter, was living in Randolph County North Carolina with his wife, Arpha, 27 (1833) and their children, Linsey, 13 (1847), John, 9 (1851), Emily, 5 (1855), Walter, 3 (1857), and George, 2 (1858). Carolin Cagle, 22 and her son, John, 2, also resided in the household. Everyone in the household was born in North Carolina. Elijah owned $150 in real property and $65 in personal property. Linsey and John had attended school within the year. Arpha could not read or write.

6 Randolph, North Carolina, Elijah Allred-Rachel S. Cross, 1842; North Carolina State Archives and Library, Raleigh;
Elijah Allred and his brother, Moses, posted a bond in the amount of $1,000 on 17 Dec 1842 in condition of the marriage between Elijah Allred and Rachel S. Cross in Randolph County, North Carolina. Both men signed their names on the bond.