Ward allen hunter biography
Ward Allen
American naturalist, duck hunter and merchant
Ward Allen | |
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| Born | Robert Ward Allen August 8, 1856 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1931(1931-08-23) (aged 75) Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | game hunter, merchant |
| Spouse | Lucy T. Stubbs (1895–1931; his death) |
Robert Ward Allen (August 8, 1856 – August 23, 1931) was an American naturalist, duck hunter and merchant. He became the central character in John Eugene Cay Jr.'s 1958 non-fiction book Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter. The book was the basis for the 2013 movie Savannah.
Early life and career
Allen was born on August 8, 1856,[1] in Savannah, Georgia, the oldest child of Robert E. Allen and Georgia Ward. His father, a lawyer who owned Savannah's Allen's Station plantation, died when Allen was ten years old.[2]
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