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Allen Mobley was born in Wake County, North Carolina, January 18, 1813, one of thirteen children born to H. and E. (Hall) Mobley, both born in the same State and county as our subject. They came to Gibson County, Tenn., in 1841 and located near Gibson Wells, and here spent the remainder of their lives. The father was in the war of 1812. Allen Mobley taught school in Wake and Granville Counties, N. C. In November, 1851, he wedded Mary (Williams) Crawley, whose death occurred about ten years later. He then married Mrs. Melissa Kennedy nee Waldrop. At the date of his first marriage he located on his farm, near Gibson Wells. He is one of the pioneer settlers of the county, and was formerly identified with the Whigs, but recently has given but little attention to political matters. Mrs. Mobley is one of six surviving members of a family of eleven children of Jickannias and Elizabeth Waldrop, who were born in Georgia and Alabama, respectively. They spent the latter part of their lives in Mississippi, the father dying in 1863 and the mother many years before. To Mrs. Mobley’s first marriage four children were born, one still living. Mrs. Kennedy died in 1873.