Buried 3.2 mi. S. at Toccopola School. As Chickasaw wife of John L. Allen she won famous suit over title to slave held under Indian law. As result, in 1839 state led English-speaking world in legislation protection of spouse.
Betty Allen
Dau. Of
Thomas Love and Third Wife
A Chickasaw Indian
Wife Of
Col. John L. Allen
17?? — 1837
_______________
Noted for her role in the
establishment of property rights
of married women in the
Anglo-Saxon world.