Dr William Bennett Allgood ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Cause of his death was senility.

  General Notes:

Excerpt from The Heritage of Blount County, Alabama Vol 5:

"In 1878 Dr. W. B. Allgood suggested the members (of Shiloh United Methodist Church, Blount County, Alabama) build a church of lumber. The boards were dressed by hand. Dr. W. B. Allgood, Steve Meadows, Frank Burnum and J. E. Bynum all gave $100. John Gallop was the carpenter and members assisted.

"The church was finished and dedicated by W. C. McCoy, the presiding Elder, on December 3, 1878.

"The old church (built of hewed logs in 1820 near Chepultepec) was left to the slaves of Stephen Ellis and Daniel Murphree. The Preachers were Tide Murphree, slave of Daniel Murphree and Jack Ellis, slave of Stephen Ellis."

Dr. Allgood received his medical training at Southern Medical College, Altlanta, Georgia, completed 1878. He practiced medicine from 1878 to Feb 1916 in Alabama.

Dr. Allgood had several children. I am only tracking the ones that married into my line. At the time of the 1880 census, he was a physician in Blount County, Alabama. His stepson, Elbrige, and 2 sons, Vernable and Willie B., were listed as working on the farm. The other children were D. E., S. Bostic, and Miles B. His father, Rev. Deforest Allgood, and mother in law, Sarah Ingram Cornelius, were part of his household. At the time of the 1900 census, he was a physician in Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama. He was listed with his wife, Eliza, sons Deforest O. and Miles C. from his first marriage, and son Homer with Eliza. Miles was a school teacher. Dr. Allgood owned his farm free of mortgage. At the time of the 1910 census, Dr. Allgood was a medical doctor in Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama. His household included wife, Eliza J., and sons Miles C. who was a tax assessor, and Homer W. who was also a medical doctor. He owned his farm free of mortgage. By the time of the 1920 census, he had retired. He was still living in Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama.

  Additional Information:

• Alt. Birth, 12 Dec 1841. ⁸

William married Mary Matilda Ingram, daughter of Council Bruton Ingram and Sarah Bostic, on 31 Aug 1864 in , Blount County, Alabama, United States. (Mary Matilda Ingram was born on 11 Mar 1839 in , Coffee County, Tennessee,⁹ died on 22 Dec 1885 in Allgood, Blount County, Alabama, United States ⁹ and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama, United States ¹⁰.)

William next married Eliza Jane Clowdus, daughter of John W. Clowdus and Mary Ann Blakely, on 14 Mar 1886 in , Blount County, Alabama, United States. (Eliza Jane Clowdus was born in Oct 1856 in Allgood, Blount County, Alabama, United States,^{5 11} died on 28 Nov 1949 in , Blount County, Alabama, United States ¹¹ and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Chepultepec, Blount County, Alabama, United States ¹¹.)