1. Jacob H.¹ Allen was born in Catskill, Green Co., Ny 17 Mar 1826. Jacob died 23 Jan 1903 in Gaines Twp, Tioga Co., Pa. His body was interred in Burial Site Moved To Knowlton.

He married Sarah A. Howland in Roseville, Tioga Co., Pa, 7 Nov 1850. Sarah was born in Neversink, Sullivan Co., Ny 24 Mar 1827. Sarah was the daughter of Seth Elmer Howland and Susannah Barbary Rhodes. Sarah died 21 Aug 1912 in Richburg, Ny. She was christened in Buried, Richburg, Allegheny Co.ny, Cemetery. She became engaged to Jacob H. Allen in By Erastus Rose, Esq..

He was christened in Farm Cemetery In Watrous Area. He became engaged to Sarah A. Howland in By Erastus Rose, Esq.. Data abstracted from the Pension File: Jacob Allen first tried to get an invalid pension 12th Sep 1881. He stated, " he served as a Private in Co., C., 171st Pennsylvania Militia was disabled by fever and ague and chronic diahrrea contracted while at Galesville, North Carolina...... He enlisted 25th Oct 1862 at Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania for nine months; was discharged the 8th Aug 1863.... His address is Marshfield, Tioga Co., PA. - Information was witnessed by, Henry Sherwood & S. M. Geer and singned by himself, in the presence of Henry C. Cox. He received $12.00 per month..Dropped from rolls Jan 4th 1903 because of death...tombstone on his farm reads, "Jacob H. Allen (on top of stone) born Mar 17, 1826; died Jan 23rd 1903 co., C 171st Regt PA ( on side of stone) The remains and tombstone of Jacob H. Allen, moved from his Farm Cemtery Watrous, Tioga Co., PA to the Knowlton Cemetery near by...

Jacob H. Allen and Sarah A. Howland had the following child:

2 i. Barbara E. B.² Allen was born in Roseville, Tioga Co., Pa 15 Apr 1863. Barbara died 29 Nov 1951 in Sylvania Boro, Bradford Co., Pa. Her body was interred 2 Jun 1901 in Member: Mansfield Baptist Chur. She married three times. She married Leon Delos Hoagland in Lambs Creek, Pa, 26 Aug 1879. Leon was born in Shunk, Sullivan Co., Pa 14 Jun 1855. He became engaged to Barbara E. B. Allen in William Ripley, Jp. She married John W. Kratzer in Gibson, Town Of Corning, Ny, 29 Aug 1893. John was born in Liberty, Tioga Co., Pa 22 Apr 1864. John was the son of Daniel Krotzer, Sr and Maria Bond. He became engaged to Barbara E. B. Allen in William A. Spencer, Jp. (See John W. Kratzer for the continuation of this line.) She married Theodore F. Bardwell in Bardwell Home Near Troy, Pa, 1 Jan 1915. Theodore was born 1856. Theodore died 28 Mar 1925 in Blossburg State Hospital, Blossburg, Pa. He became engaged to Barbara E. B. Allen in Rev. Merritt Soper.

She was christened in B. Addison, Ny Cemetery. She became engaged to John W. Kratzer in William A. Spencer, Jp. She became engaged to Leon Delos Hoagland in William Ripley, Jp. She became engaged to Theodore F. Bardwell in Rev. Merritt Soper. John Kratzer: Married by William A. Spencer, Justice of the Peace; witnesses were Jane Spencer and John A. Webb. Subpeona in divorce on April 17, 1905, John W. Kratzer vs. Barbara Kratzer for hearing May 4. Divorce decree on Dec, 7, 1914 Barbara Kratzer vs. John. Apparently was living in Dundee N.Y. in 1903, while husband (Kratzer) was working in the Marshlands. (See letter from him in notebook) Married to Theodore F. Bardwell by Merritt A. Soper. Wittnesses: Bessie and Pansy Kratzer, Geo. Bardwell and wife Ella, Mrs. Geo. Gardner and Guy Day. Joined Mansfield Baptist Church by Experience June 2, 1901. Was member of Southside Baptist Church, Elmira, N.Y. - Mrs J.B. Krotzer was her Sunday Class teacher (See picture in notebook) Tioga Count Directory 1907-1910 Mansfield Boro - Kratzer Mrs Barbara Laundress St. James St. Converstation with Ruth Putnam Bauman (June 1, 1994) - Lived on the Hiram Rockwell farm up the road by Longs Pond/mill. Wedding to Mr. Bardwell was after they had butchered a hog.

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