The record., 1911-10-19

lison died in 1897, his wife in 1884.
TO Samuel aud Margaret Dixon Al
lison were born and reared five sons
and one daughter
Charles NJ, the Oldest son, born
1896; died 1915.
William Dixon, the second son,
born 1898; died 1900.
Young f., the third son, born
1901; died 1874
John ~, the fourth son, born
1903; died 1875.
Samuel H., the fifth son: born
1905; date of death unknown TO
writer.
Nancy r., born 1910; died 1904.
Samuel Allison Sr. was said to be
a man Of rare wit and humor. 1t is
S nd that in the last years of his life
he had a spell of sickness during
which, at one time he was thought
II be dl ing. His friends gathered
around him and while some of them
we're lending down watching him,
he made a sudden loud puff at them
which at once dispelled their grief.
John \. Allison, a son of Samuel
Allison, lived and died in Mullen
berg county. lie was married in
1925 to Fanny Watkins, who was
born in So3 and died in 1887. She
was a daughter of James Watkins,
of English descent. They settled
about two and one half miles west
OF Greenville, where they lived and
died. They were buried at the old
Liberty church burying ground.
+o- J7A1 +7--1--udf =. aud Fi+zuay Watkins Al
lison were born and reared four sons
and one daughter.
James w, the oldest son, was
born in 1920 and died in 1870. la
IS49 he married Laura A. Martin, a
daughter of Hutson Martin. They
remained IN Muhlenberg county un-
til 1855 when they moved to Mis-
sour, where James Allison and sew
eral of his children died, after which
his wife came back to Kentucky,
where she now survives in GreenviIle
at the age of eighty-fve. She
brought back with her two children,
son, b. +. Allison, now residing
in Oakland, California, a daughter,
Annie, who afterwards married and
in short time died in 1890.
Finis NJ, the second son of Johr
Allison, ~as born in 1899 and dice
in Greenville, Ky. in 1856. Wher
young he was made a deputy clerl
under Charles f. Wing and serveC
several years. He also studied law
In 1852 he went to California anC
ia 1854 returned to Kentucky anC
located at MoFgaAlown, Butle
county, where he was elected Cir
cult and County clerk, which ofhce
he held for sever.l years. In $50!
he came to Greenville and com
menaed the practice of law. II
1867 he was elected 10 the Stat
Senate, afterwards was appointed
Tobacco Inspector and then ap
point, d United States Commission
er, afleTwards pracIiced law until hi
death. He was married in 1870 t,
| Julia \. .Burks, a daugh er of Foste
| James, of Butler county: she die'
during the year 1900; TO them wer
born sGd reared six children, thre
sons and three daughters, Finis
John and James; Lucy, Alice an,
Naom Finis became doctor ant
| preacher and died IN the western
part of the state. John was prom
Inent lawyer and pfachced law Il
Greenville, where he died in 1905
lanes went to Chicago, where h
died in 1898. Lucy married Josep
Frazier and went 10 Texas. Tw
daughters are now living in Green
vile, Mrs. Alice Stokes and Mrs
NoamI Lowell.
Samuel H., the third son of Joh
Allison. born 1852, left the state i
early manhood aud died in Wiscon
sin in 1855.
William, the fourth son of Joh
Allison, born 1889. died at Hop
kinsyille, KY, in 1875.
Annie g., daughter of John All
son, born in 1855. married Rrittn
Davis in 1859 aud died in 1886
10 them were born FIVE children