He was the first of the Holmes family to settle in the Carroll county Area. Allen and his wife, Charlotte P. Holmes, setteled in the area around Middleton as early as 1835, at least they had bought land there that early. Middleton is now Winona, MS.626

Allen was the first of the Holmes family to settle in the Carroll Co. area. He and his wife settled in the area around Middleton as early as 1835 — they were shown to have bought land. Middleton is now Winona, MS.