Philemon B. Allen
Philemon B. Allen, son of Silas D. Allen, was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1826. He came to Shelby County with his father in 1832, and located in Dinsmore Township, where he was engaged at clearing land and farming, until in the spring of 1850, when he bought himself an ox-team and began teaming, which he followed about five years, or until in 1855, when he turned his attention to contracting and building, which he made his vocation until in 1863 or ’64, when he engaged in farming, which he has since been conducting with success, and now owns a good farm in Dinsmore Township, on which he has resided since 1848. On the 11th of November, 1847, he married Miss Lydia A. Coleman, daughter of James H. and Susannah Coleman, who was born in Franklin Township, Shelby County, Ohio, July 9, 1830. They reared a family of nine children, three sons and six daughters.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883