Allen Allensworth
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Allen Allensworth was an American chaplain, colonel, city founder, and theologian. Born into slavery in Kentucky, he escaped during the American Civil War by joining the 44th Illinois Volunteers as a
Photograph from his 1914 biography
1887 illustration of Allensworth, featured in Men of Mark.
1889 photograph of Allensworth in Fort Bayard, New Mexico.
Memorial for Allen Allensworth in Monrovia, California
Josephine Leavell Allensworth, also known as Josie Allensworth, was an American musician, music teacher, and activist.
Allen Allensworth
…a few years, Allensworth had increased the congregation nearly fivefold, and it built a new church. In 1877, he married American musician and activist Josephine Leavell (1855–1938), who also was born in Kentucky. They met while studying at Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee. Leavell was an accomplished…
Josephine Allensworth, seated portrait, c 1870