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Augustus Chapman Allen (July 4, 1806 – January 11, 1864), along with his younger brother, John Kirby Allen, founded the City of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. He was born on July 4, 1806, in Canaseraga Village, New York (now the hamlet of Sullivan in the Town of Sullivan, New York ), [ 1 ] to Sarah (Chapman) and Roland Allen.
As a young man Samuel W. Allen (no relation to the Allen Brothers who founded Houston) came to the newly established Republic of Texas in 1842 in search of opportunity. He arrived at the young town of Harrisburg (modern east Houston) and soon after married into the Thomas family which had come to Texas as part of Stephen F. Austin's original colony. [5]
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 ]
MONROE — The Allen Family Foundation donated $5,000 recently to Project Second Chance Monroe.. Project Second Chance Monroe pairs at-risk youth with abandoned dogs. "Through their work preparing ...
Here come the sister cousins! Get to know Houston's prominent Braden family in the upcoming OWN reality program, Family Empire: Houston. In ET's exclusive sneak peek, viewers are introduced to ...
As of 2017, he was employed as director of special projects with the Houston Independent School District. [1] Allen was first elected to the Texas State Board of Education in November 2004 and seated in January 2005, succeeding his mother as the member for District 4 in the Houston area (Fort Bend and Harris counties). He served as vice chair ...
Charlotte Baldwin Allen (July 14, 1805 – August 3, 1895) is known in Texan history as the "mother of Houston". [1] She was the wife of Augustus Chapman Allen , who used her inheritance to finance the founding of this city.
On Monday, the Support for Allen Fund was started by the Communities for Texas giving people who want to donate money for the victims in the shooting another way to help. According to the City of ...