John Kirby Allen | |
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| Member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives from Nacogdoches County | |
| In office October 3, 1836 – June 13, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson Rusk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1810 Sullivan, New York, US |
| Died | August 15, 1838 (aged 27) Houston, Republic of Texas |
| Resting place | Founders Memorial Cemetery |
| Nationality | Texian |
| Relations | Augustus Chapman Allen (brother) |
| Occupation | Businessman, entrepreneur |
John Kirby Allen (1810 – August 15, 1838) was a co-founder of the city of Houston and a former member of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives. He was born in Canaseraga Village, New York (the present-day hamlet of Sullivan in the Town of Sullivan, New York).[1] He never married. He died of congestive fever on August 15, 1838, and was buried at Founders Memorial Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
- ^ "Historical Marker Detail for Allen, John Kirby, (1810–1838) Co-Founder of Houston". Houston, Texas: Harris County Historical Commission. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
Per the research of Allen descendant, Ralph Dittman, John Kirby Allen was born in Canaseraga Village, Madison County, New York. This is not the same location as the contemporary Canaseraga in Allegany County, New York. The Village of Canaseraga is now Sullivan Village. Canasareaugh, ending with "areaugh", is a misspelling of the village name. In an interview given to the Houston Daily Post in 1895, Charlotte Baldwin Allen referred to his birthplace as Orrville. Charlotte Allen was 90 years old at the Houston Daily Post interview and died the following month. Dittman's research indicates that John Kirby moved to Orrville at seven to live with an uncle. Orrville was renamed DeWitt in 1825.