Nameless Negatives: Post #1 My Favorite Unknown

As the first post in my "Nameless Negatives" collection I believe my title may need to be explained.
I have many photographs (not actually in negative form of course) from an unknown time, unknown place, and of unknown people. Hopefully sharing these photos online will either help connect me with others who can place names with the faces, or motivate me to do more digging.

Nameless Negatives: Post #1 "My Favorite Unknown"

This is one of my favorite photographs from my nameless pile. I have no clue who these people are but every time I look at the picture I feel connected. They look young, happy, and almost playful with their slight-smiled smirks. 

Possible location: Halifax County, North Carolina or somewhere in Virginia
Possible relatives (Surnames): Allen, Cawthorn, Montague (I found this in Uriel's collection which contained photographs mainly from these families)
Possible time period: don't have the slightest idea

Below is the original condition of the photograph with scratches and holes. The above image has been edited.

Allen/Cawthorn Family Record Cont'd.

CONTINUED: I found this in my great grand uncle, Uriel Powell's genealogy research. I do not know where this came from, if it is an original or if it was made by Uriel. Transcribed by K. Stevens, click on images for a larger image.

Marriages:
James E. Allen was married to Maranda Cannady
Elizabeth C. Allen was married to Meradeth Yancey 28 Nov 1829
Emeline H. Allen and William D. Allen were married 22nd March 1838
Charles P. Allen and Elizabeth Jones were married 14 May 1840
David B. Allen and Mary A. Montague were married 24 Dec 1844
William N. Allen and Francis Mayes were married 12 March 1848
Benjamin Allen and Eliza Mallory were married 17 Feb 1847
Martha A. Allen and William Mayes were married 12 Jan 1848
Mary C. Allen and Frances Hester were married 29 Jan 1851
Cornelia E. Allen and John W. Cawthorn were married 25 Oct 1868
Mary B. Allen and Lester e. Wright were married 6 Dec 1876
Cordelia A. Allen and M.E. Allen were married 28 Dec 1870
Martha E. Allen and Abner Overton were married 6 Oct 1875
Anna B. Allen and A.A. Overton were married 5 Nov 1870

Deaths:
David B. Allen died 31 Jan 1862
Mary A. (Allen) Overton died 19 Jan 1901
John W. Cawthorn died 14 March 1901

Allen/Cawthorn Family Record

I found this in my great grand uncle, Uriel Powell's genealogy research. I do not know where this came from, if it is an original or if it was made by Uriel. Transcribed by K. Stevens, click on images for a larger image.

John Brent was born in Charlotte Co., VA
Margarett Brent his wife was born in Prince Edward Co., VA
James Brent their son was born 2nd July 1763
Polly Brent their daughter was born 27th Dec 1788
Julia A. Brent their daughter was born 9th April 1791

James Cawthorn and Harriett Heflin his wife were reared in Granville Co, NC
Archibald L. Cawthorn their son and Ann Elizabeth Nipper of Wake Co, NC were married in 1841
John W. Cawthorn their son was born 3rd Oct 1843
John W. Cawthorn and Cornelia E. Allen were married 25th Oct 1868
John W. Cawthorn died 14 March 1901

Charles Allen and his wife Elizabeth were born in Prince Edward, VA
Edward C. Allen their son was born 18 March 1783
Edward C. Allen and Julia A. Brent were married 17 Dec 1807
James E. Allen their son was born 10 Mar 1810 VA
Elizabeth was born 4 May 1812 VA
Emeline H. Allen was born 10 Jan 1816 VA
Charles P. Allen was born 17 July 1818 VA
David B. Allen was born 28 June 1820 VA
William N. Allen was born near Corinth, NC 18 Feb 1822
Benjamin S. Allen was born 11 July 1824
Mary C. Allen was born 18 Feb 1827
Martha A. Allen was born 21 Dec 1829

Walter Lewis Cawthorn (son of John W. & Cornelia E. Cawthorn) was born 16 July 1869
Charles Brent Cawthorn was born 8 July 1871
Pattie Elliott Cawthorn was born 1 April 1874

William Montague was born in Granville Co, NC died in 1844 age 45 years
Barbara Cook his wife was born in Franklin Co, NC died 1870
David Brent Allen and Mary Ann Montague were married 24 Dec 1844
Cornelia E. Allen their daughter was born 24 July 1847
Mary B. Allen was born 18 Dec 1849
William E. Allen was born 22 April 1851
Cordelia A. Allen was born 22 April 1853
Flora A. Allen was born 20 Feb 1855
Martha E. Allen was born 4 May 1856
Anna B. Allen was born 25 Oct 1860

Mary Ann Montague Allen

This is another picture I found in Uriel's collection.

It shows Mary "Polly" Ann MONTAGUE who was born around 1825 to parents William MONTAGUE and Barbara COOK.

Mary married David Brent ALLEN on the 24 Dec 1844 in Granville, North Carolina (marriage bond 17 Dec 1844). Mary had at least six children with David Allen before he died in 1862: Cornelia Elliot ALLEN (b. 1847, d.1919), Mary ALLEN (b.1849, d.1912), Alice ALLEN (b.about 1853), Martha ALLEN (b.about 1856), Pattie Elizabeth ALLEN (b.1856, d.1931), and Anna Baker ALLEN (b.1860, d. 1949).

Mary continued to live in Granville County as head of household after her husband died.

David Brent Allen

Among the collection of my great-grand-uncle Uriel's photos and scraps of research, I have found several pictures of people from the 1800s. Some have names written on the back, others have no indicating marks at all. I will begin by posting those photos that Uriel had identified.

This is a picture of David Brent ALLEN who was born 28 June 1820 in Virginia. David was about 9 years old when his father Edward C. ALLEN died. His mother was Julia A. BRENT, and his siblings names were James E., Elizabeth C., Emeline H., Charles P., William N., Benjamin, Mary C., and Martha A. ALLEN.

David B. Allen lived in Granville, North Carolina for most of his life with his wife Mary Ann MONTAGUE. Their marriage bond was made 17 Dec 1844, and the ALLEN/CAWTHORN marriage record shows they were married 24 Dec 1844; he would have been 24 years old. In the 1850 census David is listed as a farmer but by 1860 he is listed as a carpenter.

David B. Allen died 31 Jan 1862.