Died at his residence near Fayetteville, Arks., on the 16th inst., (1868) at 8 p.m. of Consumption, John W. Allen, aged 56 years, 3 months, sixteen days. Mr. Allen was a native of Tennessee, but removed to this state in 1853, where he made many friends wherever he became acquainted. He leaves a wife and two children, and many dear friends to mourn his loss.
Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, Page 3.