WI BIO - Dodge Co - ALLEN, Charles
History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 
1880, p 655 

Charles ALLEN, attorney and counselor at law, Horicon [Dodge County, 
Wisconsin], was born in Morristown, Madison County, New York, 28 June 1836. 
He was educated and studied law in his native State, and was admitted to the 
bar in Cooperstown [Otsego County], New York, at the age of twenty-one. He 
began practice in Vernon, Oneida County, New York. He came to Mayville, 
Dodge County, Wisconsin, in the fall of 1858, and began practice; here he 
resided a great part of the time until January 1872, when he removed to 
Horicon.

Mr. [Charles] ALLEN is a Democrat in politics, and was Country Superintendent 
of Schools for the East District of Dodge County six years; was appointed to 
fill the vacant District Attorney's office in 1872; has been Town 
Superintendent of Schools under the old system; was President of the Village 
Board, Town Clerk, and now Village Clerk. Mr. ALLEN is an active member of 
Horicon Lodge, No. 40, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons.

On 08 October 1866 he married Miss Eliza NORTH. They [Charles and Eliza 
(NORTH) ALLEN] have two children: Charles E., and Florence E.

Submitted by: Cathy Kubly