▁of ▁the ▁former ▁town ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁as ▁the ▁Colonel ▁All ens worth ▁State ▁Historic ▁Park . ▁It ▁marks ▁the ▁found ers ' ▁dream ▁and ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁community ▁that ▁developed ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁into ▁sla very ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁All ens worth ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁children ▁of ▁Ph yll is ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁- ▁ 1 8 7 8 ) ▁and ▁Le vi ▁All ens worth . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁their ▁family ▁was ▁scattered : ▁his ▁sister ▁L ila ▁escaped ▁with ▁her ▁intended ▁husband ▁to ▁Canada ▁by ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road ; ▁and ▁the ▁older ▁boys ▁William , ▁George , ▁Frank , ▁Le vi ▁and ▁Major ▁were ▁sold ▁down river ▁to ▁plant ations ▁in ▁the ▁Deep ▁South , ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁buy ▁ens la ved ▁workers ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁South ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁cot ton ▁industry . ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁was ▁his ▁only ▁sib ling ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁married ▁there ; ▁she ▁purchased ▁her ▁freedom ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁gain ing ▁stability . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁A . P . ▁and ▁B ett ▁Star bird . ▁The ▁mist ress ▁assigned ▁Allen ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁slave ▁to ▁her ▁son ▁Thomas . ▁When ▁the ▁Star bird ▁boy ▁started ▁school , ▁Allen ▁began ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁him , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁illegal . ▁After ▁his ▁father