John Calvin Allen (1838 - 1905)

Born Mar 1838 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1905 at age 67 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Biography

John Allen is a part of US Black heritage.

Pastor First Colored Church of Baltimore: In 1872, Reverend J.C. Allen was called. In 1875, the lot at Caroline and McElderry Street (the present site) was purchased. By 1880, the new building was ready to be occupied.

With much joy, the congregation moved into the edifice the last Sunday in January 1881. This was an occasion to be remembered, for this was the first building for worship, to be built and occupied by Colored Baptist. During Reverend Allen's administration, Reverend P. Carter Neal was his assistant.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.first-baptist-church-of-maryland.com/Baptist-pastors.html

• Residence (1880) Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Residence (1900) Baltimore, Maryland
• Residence (1900) Precinct 4 Baltimore city Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), entry for Rev. John Calvin Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G4T3-294 ); contributed by various users.