Arthur Adelbert Allison

1885 - 1963  (78 years)

• Name	Arthur Adelbert Allison  [1]
  	Arthur Adelbert Allison was born Arthur Allison Gray. For reasons we'll likely never know, he changed his name prior to 1908 and chose to use his father's middle name as his middle name and to adopt his mother's maiden name as his surname. See the History "About that name change" below for more detail.
  Born	18 Jul 1885	Missouri City, Clay, MO   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1899  [1]
  	Plumber
  Address	Aft 1907	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [1]
  Address	Dec 1908	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [2]
  	1638 Grover. Note: not able to identify or verify this address using current maps.
  Address	Abt 1917	Glenrock, Converse, WY   [3]
  Address	1920	Rockdale, Carbon, WY   [4]
  Occupation	1920	Rockdale, Carbon, WY   [4]
  	Laborer, oil field
  Address	1924	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [5]
  	542 N. Gifford Ave
  Occupation	1930	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [6]
  	He worked as an well driller until retirement
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [6]
  	506 Boccaccio Ave Ada Clark, F, head, 68, abt 1862, IN, widowed Arthur Allison, M, son-in-law, 45, abt 1885, MO, driller, oil wells Millie (Lillie) Allison, F, daughter, 40, abt 1890, IN Bert Allison, M, grandson, 21, abt 1909, CA, musician, orchestra
  Address	8 Nov 1938 to 7 Nov 1944	Coalinga, Fresno, CA   [5, 7]
  	Box 672
  Address	1963	Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, CA   [8]
  	Hwy 1
  Religious denomination	He was raised Methodist Episcopal but joined the Baptist faith as an adult.  [1, 8]
  Died	24 Jul 1963	Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, CA   [8]
  	Cause of death: Myocardial infarction Time of death: 7:30 am He died at home [8]
  Buried	Cayucos-Moro Bay Cemetery, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, CA   [8, 9]
  Notes	He left school in the ninth grade and entered the plumbing business. [9] Arthur worked in the oil drilling industry, traveling to oil fields in Canada and Wyoming. However, California served as home base for him, Lillie, and their son, Bertie "Bert" Joe. They lived primarily in the LA area but they also lived in Fresno county. Their last move was to Cayucos, San Luis Obispo county, where they lived until their deaths.
  Person ID	I747	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John Adelbert Gray,   b. 30 May 1858, , , IA ,   d. 3 Jan 1900, , Fremont, CO  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Arabella Jane Allison,   b. 19 Jun 1858, , Monroe, MO ,   d. 31 Jul 1923, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 65 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1882	Sturgeon, Boone, MO   [9]
  Family ID	F223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie May Clark,   b. 29 Sep 1887, Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN ,   d. 9 Jan 1983, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo, CA  (Age 95 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1907	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [1]
  Children	1. Bertie Joe Allison,   b. 6 Dec 1908, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ,   d. 20 Feb 1973, Atlanta, Fulton, GA  (Age 64 years)   2. Annabelle W Allison,   b. 10 Jan 1913, , Kern, CA ,   d. 31 Oct 1916, Torrance, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Arabella Jane Allison with her two sons, Arthur Gray and Benjamin Adelbert Gray.
  		Arthur Adelbert Allison date and place of photo unknown

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Bertie J. Allison California birth certificate
  		Arthur Adelbert Allison U.S. World War I Draft Registration His middle name is listed as Albert, contrary to Adelbert on other documentation. Registration time period 1917 to 1918
  		1920 US Census, Rockdale, Carbon county, Wyoming Arthur Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Lilly [sic] May and Birdie [sic], and boarder L. A. Stump. Arthur's estimated birth year is 1885, place of birth is Missouri. His father's place of birth is listed as Iowa; mother's place of birth is Missouri. His occupation is laborer in the oil well field. Lillie's estimated birth year is 1890, place of birth is Indiana. Her father's place of birth is Indiana, her mother's is Indiana.
  		1930 US Census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California Ada Clark listed as head of household, which included son-in-law Arthur Allison, his wife, Millie [sic], and son Bert. They lived at 506 Boccacio Ave. Ada's estimated year of birth is 1862, place of birth is Indiana. Her father's place of birth is England, mother's is Pennsylvania. Arthur's estimated year of birth is 1885, place of birth is Missouri. His father's place of birth is Iowa, mother's is Missouri. His occupation is driller in the oil well industry. Lillie's estimated year of birth is 1890, place of birth is Indiana. her father's place of birth is United States, mother's is Indiana. Bert's occupation is musician in an orchestra.
  		Arthur Adelbert Allison US World War II Draft Registration 29 Apr 1942 Contact person: Mrs. B.J. Parkhurst (Lillie's aunt), Culver City, CA
  		Arthur Adelbert Allison aka Arthur Allison Gray Reis Family Mortuary paperwork 24 Jul 1963 His wife Lilly filled out the paperwork. His birth date has been consistently the same on all paperwork, including this. His birth state has also always been reported as Missouri. Lilly identifies herself as Lilly May. His parents' surnames are switched from John Gray and Belle (Annabelle) Allison to John Allison and Belle Gray. She did not know their birth states but they have always been correctly reported as Iowa and Missouri, respectively, on all census records. His occupation matches that of occupations listed on census records.
  		Lillie May Clark Reis Family Mortuary paperwork 9 Jan 1983 Paperwork filled out by Guido Minette, conservator. He did not know her parents' names or their places of birth.

  
  

  Headstones

  Arthur Adelbert Allison Name at birth was Arthur Allison Gray Plot: Sec 1 Blk 5

  
  

  Histories

  Arthur Allison Gray/Arthur Adelbert Allison About that name change

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Hist. Genea. of Woodsons & connections, Compiled by Henry Morton Woodson, (H.M. Woodson, Tennessee, c1915), 929.273 W868. [S135] California State Board of Health. [S15] U.S. Draft Registration, WWI, National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S38] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S146] California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S48] 1930 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S16] U.S. Draft Registration, WWII, National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S134] Reis Family Mortuary. [S5] Find A Grave.