1 8 5 5 – 1 9 3 8 ), ▁also ▁born ▁in ▁Kentucky ; ▁they ▁had ▁met ▁while ▁studying ▁at ▁Roger ▁Williams ▁University ▁in ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁pian ist , ▁organ ist ▁and ▁music ▁teacher . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁together , ▁Eva ▁and ▁Nella . ▁ ▁The ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁marriage , ▁All ens worth ▁invited ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁Joseph ine . ▁They ▁had ▁several ▁months ▁together ▁before ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 6 . ▁ ▁Post - Re const ruction ▁era ▁ ▁All ens worth ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Street ▁Church ▁in ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁also ▁gave ▁public ▁lect ures . ▁That ▁fall , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Boston ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lect ures , ▁after ▁studying ▁public ▁speaking ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁met ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Public ation ▁Society ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁who ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁Sunday ▁School ▁Mission ary ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁had ▁always ▁worked ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁the ▁Sunday ▁School s ▁at ▁his ▁churches , ▁and ▁this ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁education ▁around ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁Col ored ▁Bapt ist ▁State ▁Sunday ▁School ▁Convention ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁State ▁Sunday ▁School ▁Super int endent . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁leadership ▁positions ▁and ▁public ▁speaking , ▁All ens worth ▁became ▁increasing ly