Sometimes the unanswered questions leaves a big gap in our family histories. Such is the case of Allen McDaniel Page. I feel certain that Allen sudden death in 1854 caught all his family and friends off guard.
Allen McDaniel Page was born 14 August 1829, the first born child of Sion Page and his wife Nancy. Nancy‘s surname is unknown; some have her listed as Nancy Dove, others says she was Nancy Almond.
Allen grew up like many young men of that era as a farmer. On 8 December 1853, Allen married a young lady by the name of Sarah Huneycutt, daughter of Marcus I. ‘Mark’ Huneycutt and his wife Charity Dry.
Less than a year later Mark McDaniel Huneycutt has passed away. Allen Page's Probate folder, Stanly County, shows that he died prior to 13 October 1854 the date that Sarah Page petitioned the court to set aside a years provision and appoint 3 freeholders to inventory the estate.
Before his passing, Allen witnessed the birth of his daughter, Tabitha Irene ‘Bitha’ Huneycutt on 21 June 1854.
No tombstone has been found for Allen or his wife Sarah ‘Sallie’ Huneycutt Page. Sarah is found in the 1900 with her daughter and son-in-law Calvin Almond. No other record beyond this has been found.
This short marriage and duration as a family leaves a lot of unanswered questions. If you have any information about Allen and Sarah I would love to hear from you.
Allen McDaniel Page is my 2nd Great Grand Uncle.
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1. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furr, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 38A(stamped); Line 16, Dwelling 533, Family 535, Household of Sion PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.
2. State of North Carolina, marriage no. Stanly, North Carolina, USA (8 December 1853), Allen Page and Sarah Huneycutt; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
3. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 38B; Line 28, Dwelling 542, Family 545, Household of Mark HONEYCUTT.
4. 1860 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 9 (stamped); Line 30, Dwelling 113, Family 113, Household of Mark HUNEYCUTT; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 31 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 914.
5. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furr, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 58A(stamped); Line 25, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Household of Cath [Charity Dry] HUNEYCUTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 November 2015); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.
6. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 205, Line 17, Dwelling 265, Family 268, Household of Sarah PAGE; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0982.
7. 1900 US Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Ridenhour, Stanly County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0127, Page: 8B/277 (stamped); Line 66, Dwelling 131, Family 133, Household of Calvin ALMOND; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 13 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1218.
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