Charlotte Baldwin Allen

Charlotte Baldwin Allen (July 14, 1805 – August 3, 1895) is known in Texan history as the "mother of Houston".

[1] She was the wife of Augustus Chapman Allen, who used her inheritance to finance the founding of this city.

In 1832, her husband and his brother John Kirby Allen left New York state for Texas, settling temporarily in San Augustine, Texas (Mexico).

One of Charlotte Allen's house guests was Mary Austin Holley, who kept a journal of her experiences of early Houston and drew a sketch of the Capitol.

Charlotte remained in Houston and continued to manage the Allens' business interests.