page_title: Penelope Johnson Allen
hierarchical_section_title: Penelope Johnson Allen
caption_attribution_description: English: A white woman with dark eyes, wearing a wide-brimmed hat.
context_page_description: Penelope Johnson Allen, born Penelope Van Dyke Johnson, was an American newspaper columnist and local historian. In the 1930s, she led a Works Progress Administration project to collect and copy county records in Tennessee, preserving many genealogical and other records. She wrote a popular family history column for the Chattanooga Times, "Leaves of the Family Tree".
context_section_description: Penelope Johnson Allen (October 27, 1886 – January 9, 1985), born Penelope Van Dyke Johnson, was an American newspaper columnist and local historian. In the 1930s, she led a Works Progress Administration project to collect and copy county records in Tennessee, preserving many genealogical and other records. She wrote a popular family history column for the Chattanooga Times, "Leaves of the Family Tree".
caption: Penelope Johnson Allen, from a 1922 publication.
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