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Henry Allen
Monroe County
Born June 9, 1828 in Greene County, Illinois, and died February 12, 1907. Mr. Allen is buried in Monroe County, Iowa. He was married to Mary McKissick (1829-1894). Mr. Allen was a farmer by trade. He was elected to represent Monroe County in the Fourth Iowa General Assembly 1852-1854. He was appointed the first school fund commissioner of the county by the board of county commissioners at its session on the first Monday of September; 1849. The first “inn” in the county was that of Henry Allen, a little unpretentious house standing on the southeast corner of the Albia square. The old log court house stood north of Allen’s Hotel.
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