I want to find information on ancestors married in 1870 by J. R. Allen. The county doesn't list parents, and I'm hoping to find the church in Cheatham Co. Tennessee to find information leading to Stephen A. Elliott and Margaret J. Mc Carroll's parents.

James Russell Allen lived out in the River Road, Sam's Creek, Pond Creek area of Cheatham Co. He was a Methodist. His obit appeared in the Nashville Christian Advocate.

Reverend JAMES R. ALLEN born Davidson Co., Tennessee, May 11, 1806; married Polly White Patterson; four children: Rev. John N., Dr. George S., Mrs. Tennessee Davis and James who was killed at the battle of Shiloh; died April 14, 1884; burial was on homeplace.

Do you have the resource book or film on this Nashville Christian Advocate or are you a Allen researcher? I would like to find out if there was a Thomas C. Casey listed in it at anytime . I know he was alive in 1874 age 83. In what form does the TN Archives have this resource item, do you know?
Thank you