Hi Mary!
I'll be happy to send you what I have on William and Ellen. They are my direct line. I'll be away from my "stuff" for a day or so, and when I get back, I'll send it to you.
The William Allen you mentioned is actually a different person who lived in the same county at the same time as William Absolom. (This confusion is why I use info on the Internet as a guide, but don't take it as gospel.) I'm thinking that the similarity in names is what prompted William Absolom to give his name as "Absolom" instead of "William" in the 1880 census. His daughter Cora listed on that census is my great-grandmother.
If you want to contact me directly at
oypay@verizon.net, I can send you copies of marriage licenses and some other documents.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Pat