George W Allison

1851 - 1925  (73 years)

• Name	George W Allison
  	His Find A Grave memorial suggests that his middle name is Wilkerson but I haven't found any record to confirm that. It could also be Wilkinson, after his grandmother Jemima's brother.
  Born	28 Aug 1851	Florida, Monroe, MO   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1862	, Boone, MO   [1]
  	His father moved the family to a farm near Sturgeon, Boone, MO. Here, he and his siblings were raised and educated in the public schools in Sturgeon.
  Education	1877 to 1880	University of Missouri, Columbia, Boone, MO   [1, 2]
  	He graduated with a law degree in 1880.
  Address	May 1880	McPherson, McPherson, KS   [1]
  Occupation	May 1880	McPherson, McPherson, KS   [1]
  	Attorney
  Occupation	1907 to 1911	McPherson, McPherson, KS   [1]
  	Prosecuting Attorney for the county
  Religious denomination	Methodist; Christian. He followed Methodism initially abut after moving to McPherson in 1880, he joined the Christian Church. At the time of his death he was an elder in the church as well as a member of the board of trustees.  [2]
  Died	18 Aug 1925	McPherson, McPherson, KS   [2]
  Buried	McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson, KS   [2]
  Notes	He "has been unusually successful ... in his dealings in real estate. He owns large tracts of land in the county and much valuable property in the city of McPherson." [1] "He takes great interest in religious matters and is prominent in church work." [1]
  Person ID	I17	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	5 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Benjamin Allison,   b. 7 Sept 1828, , Boone, MO ,   d. 8 Mar 1904, Sturgeon, Boone, MO  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mosby Woodson,   b. 30 Dec 1824, , Franklin, VA ,   d. 19 Feb 1924, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 99 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1850	, Monroe, MO   [1]
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Lenoir,   b. 17 Nov 1847, , , MO ,   d. 1 Aug 1938, McPherson, McPherson, KS  (Age 90 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1880	Columbia, Boone, MO   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. George Lenoir Allison,   b. 31 Jul 1889, McPherson, McPherson, KS ,   d. 15 Mar 1967, McPherson, McPherson, KS  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		George Wilkerson Allison Photo taken in the early 1900s
  		John B. Allison The Allison family home in Sturgeon, Boone, MO. On the porch is Dorothy Ann, Elizabeth Mosby Woodson and a friend. FindAGrave info states photo taken in early 1940s but that's incorrect. Dorothy and Elizabeth died in 1925 and 1924, respectively.
  		George Wilkerson Allison Location and date unknown.
  		George Wilkerson Allison's residence in McPherson, KS
  		Mary E. Lenoir with son George Lenoir Allison Photo likely taken in the latter part of 1889 or early 19990, most likely in McPherson, Kansas.
  		George Wilkerson Allison
  		George Lenoir Allison, Sr. Age 10
  		Main Street, Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri Caption from Find A Grave: "where Dollie and her mother lived." I don't know if that means they lived in Sturgeon or on Main Street.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Benjamin Alexander and George W Allison, Allison Bros, Abstract company, 1 of 2 Cover of 1880 publication listing Allison Brothers business
  		Benjamin Alexander and George W Allison, Allison Bros, Abstract company, 2 of 2 Business listing for Allison Brothers, Abstract company, 1880, page 103.
  		Benjamin Alexander and George W Allison, business listings Polk's Kansas State Gazeteer and Business Directory, Kansas City, MO, 1904, Vol X, page 782
  		1860 US Census Union Township, Monroe County, Missouri John B. Allison with wife Elizabeth Allison, and children George, Benjamin, Dorothy, Arabella, Martha, and (tenant?) Charles Gaear, born in Virginia. John's and Charles' occupations listed as farmer.
  		1870 US Census, Township 51 (Sturgeon), Boone, Missouri John B. Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Elizabeth, sons George W., Benjamin A, John S., Wm M., and daughters Dorothy A, Arabella, Emma, and Mary E. (enumerator mistakenly wrote her middle initial as H.). John's occupation listed as farmer.

  
  

  Headstones

  George W Allison Plot: Block 17 Lot 17

  
  

  Histories		George W Allison Obituary notice that appeared in the Democrat Opinion, Aug 28, 1925 and in The McPherson Daily Republican, Aug 21, 1925.
  		John Stephen Allison, biographical sketch History of Monrovia Wiley, John L. Pasadena, Calif.: Press of Pasadena Star-News, 1927 pgs 216-217

  
  

  Albums

  Allison (6) Images (photos, scanned documents), histories, recordings, and videos relating to our Allison ancestors.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Hist. Genea. of Woodsons & connections, Compiled by Henry Morton Woodson, (H.M. Woodson, Tennessee, c1915), 929.273 W868. [S5] Find A Grave.