Allman Family Photos

A special treat from Becky!

“I found these photos among my Mother’s things.  This is a picture of her grandmother (and the person whom your grandmother Jane was named after) and her family.

Don’t know the date it was taken but I would guess around 1880s of John Allman, his wife Leaner (Perry) Allman and their 10 children.  Mother marked her grandmother in group.

The names of the children are (not in order) Asbury, Phoebe Jane (our dad’s and my great-grandmother), Maggie, Edna, William, John, Cora, Lorenzo, Charles and Myrtle.

Then I am attaching a picture taken some years later...guessing in the late l930’s of the mother, Leaner, and her 10 children...all looking a bit older!!!

Phoebe Jane Allman (b. 7/30/1864 and d 7/24/1944)  married Irwin Emery Bair (b. 9/26/1864 and d. 11/20/1943) who had a son Cletis E. Bair (your grandmother’s dad) who married Minnie Olive Brake.  They were the parents of Miriam, Mary Jane,  Charles Thomas and Phyllis Ann.  

Thought you might enjoy having/seeing.  This should be a fun search!!!

My mother (Miriam) always told the story that her grandmother (Phoebe Jane Allman) told her that she loved Irwin Emory Bear but she didn’t want to marry anyone who had the same last name as a wild animal. There must have been something to that story, as my great-grandfather obviously changed the spelling of his name from Bear to Bair.  

Her grandfather on her father’s side was Irwin Emory Bair....but he was born as Irwin Emory Bear.  They lived in Summitville (Madison county) Indiana.  His parents were:  John Bear (b. 28 July 1836 and d. 2 Sept. 1901) and Martha McMahon (b 1844 and d 1903)

John and Martha Bear had  10 children -

• Edith Grace – b 1884 and d 1966
• Ida Ella – b 1867
• Jesse Colbert – b 1870 d 1908
• Lillie Ann – b 1874
• Elsie Maude – b 1880
• Irwin Emory – b 1867 – d. 1943
• Carrie Mae – b 1872 and d 1957
• Charles Sherman – b 1878 and d 1953
• Everett Earl – b 1883 and d 1943 

*John Bear’s parents were:  Ezra Bear (b 1814 and d 1878) and Pricicilla French (b 1816 and d 1872)

Interesting as I didn’t know much about that side of family.   Not that I know that much more now, but I will have a better starting point on researching it”- Becky