William Mosby Allison

1864 - 1961  (96 years)

• Name	William Mosby Allison
  Born	20 Sept 1864	, Boone, MO   [1]
  	He was born on the family farm near Sturgeon in Boone county, Missouri. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Abt 1882	McPherson, McPherson, KS   [2]
  	Assuming that he moved out of the family home at age 18 to McPherson, McPherson county, Kansas where he met and married Anna E. Mayes.
  Occupation	Abt 1882 to 1902  [1]
  	Abstractor of Titles. I believe that he learned this occupation while working for his brothers George and Ben Allison, co-owners of Allison Brothers Abstract Business. This is an educated guess. Lisa Allison Albert. While living in LA, William served as the manager of the title and abstract company for Los Angeles.
  Address	Aft Jun 1887	San Diego, San Diego, CA   [1]
  	They moved to San Diego after they married June 1887 and before daughter Marian was born July 1888.
  Address	Aft 1888 Bef 1896	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   [1]
  	They moved to LA after Marian was born Jul 1888 in San Diego and left LA before son John was born Jan 1896 in Kansas City.
  Address	1896	Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS   [3, 4]
  	They were living in Kansas City when son John was born Jan 1896.
  Address	After 1896 Bef 1900	, , CA   [1]
  	There were living in California (likely Los Angeles) when daughters Emma and Ester were born.
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS   [4]
  	Wm M Allison, head, M, 35, Sep 1864, MO, married 1887, home owned (mtge), Abstractor of Titles Anna M Allison, wife, F, 35, May 1864, OH, married 1887, children born/living 4/4 Marian E, daughter, F, 10, Jul 1889, CA, student John H, son, M, 4, Jan 1896, KS Emma M, daughter, F, 2, Mar 1898, CA Ester A, daughter, F, 5 mos, Dec 1899, CA
  Address	Abt 1902 to 1905	San Antonio, Bexar, TX   [3]
  	He and his family were living in San Antonio when Anna died in 1902. His daughter Grace was born Feb 1904 in San Antonio.
  Occupation	Aft 1902  [1]
  	Minister
  Address	1905 to 1908	Coalgate, Coal, OK   [1]
  Occupation	1905 to 1908	Coalgate, Coal, OK   [1]
  	Teacher
  Address	1908	Tupelo, Coal, OK   [1]
  	They moved to Tupelo before daughter Faith was born Apr 1908.
  Address	1909	, , MO   [1, 3]
  	I think the family moved to Carterville, Jasper county, Missouri after Faith was born Apr 1908 in Tupelo and before Grace died Aug 1908 and not in 1909, as stated in the "Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their connections." Grace is buried in Carterville Cemetery, Carterville, Jasper county, Missouri and it seems very unlikely that the family would have carried Grace's body from Oklahoma to Missouri for burial months after she died.
  Census	3 May 1910	Carterville, Jasper, MO   [5]
  	Address: Davey Lease, no house number listed William M Allison, head, M, 45, abt 1865, MO, married 7 yrs, home rented, preacher Albert W, wife, F, 30, abt 1880, TX, married 7 yrs, children born/living 3/2 Marian E, daughter, F, 21, abt 1889, CA, asst preacher John P, son, M, 13, abt 1897, MO William J, son, M, 4, abt 1906, OK Olive F, daughter, F, 11 mos, abt 1909, OK
  Address	Abt 1911	Webb City, Jasper, MO   [6]
  	The family moved to Webb City before Earnest died 23 Jun 1911.
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Wagoner, Wagoner, OK   [7]
  	State Street (no house number listed) W M Allison, head, M, 55, abt 1865, MO, house rented, Abstactor Bertha, wife, F, 40, abt 1880, TX Olive, daughter, F, 11, abt 1909, OK Paul, son, M, 6, abt 1914, MO M S Abbott, mother-in-law, F, 71, abt 1849, TX, widowed
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Miami, Ottawa, OK   [8]
  	312 C St William M Allison, head, M, 65, abt 1865, MO, home owned, $3000 value, no occupation Berta A, wife, F, 50, abt 1880, TX Paul E, son, M, 16, abt 1914, MO, laborer, garage Remi F Dittmer, son-in-law, M, 24, abt 1906, MO, salesman, bakery Olive F Dittmer, daughter, F, 21, abt 1909, OK Mary J Dittmer, granddaughter, F, 2, abt 1928, OK
  Address	1935	Carthage, Jasper, MO   [9]
  	They moved to a home (owned) on E. Thirteenth prior to the 1940 census.
  Census	2 Apr 1940	Carthage, Jasper, MO   [9]
  	E Thirteenth, house number not listed William M Allison, head, M, 75, abt 1865, MO, home owned, value $750, Abstractor, self employed Alberta A, wife, F, 60, abt 1880, TX E Paul, son, M, 26, abt 1914, MO, cheesemaker Judith L, daughter, F, 18, abt 1922, OK, housekeeper
  Census	3 May 1950	Carthage, Jasper, MO   [10]
  	407 13th St Wm M Allison, head, M, 85, abt 1865, MO, waiter, cafe Alberta A, wife, F, 70, abt 1880, TX, keeping house
  Address	Bef 1961	Baxter Springs, Cherokee, KS   [3]
  Died	12 Jul 1961	Pittsburg, Crawford, KS   [3]
  	He died at his daughter's home in Pittsburg. [3]
  Buried	Carterville Cemetery, Carterville, Jasper, MO   [3]
  Notes	He opened a mission in San Antonio, which he operated for three years, in conjunction with the San Antonio Holiness Association. He was also appointed superintendent of the Church of Nazarine in Texas. [1] Funeral notice: "Final rites were held today at the Assembly of God church for Rev. William M. Allison, 96, of Baxter Springs. He died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.E. Butler of Pittsburg. Rev. Oscar H. Bolen officiated, assisted by Rev. L. F. Ammons of Baxter Springs. Interment was in Carterville, MO., cemetery. The Ward-Bobbitt funeral home was in charge of arrangements." [3]
  Person ID	I10	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  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 1	Anna E. Mayes,   b. May 1864, , Belmont, OH ,   d. 21 Apr 1902, San Antonio, Bexar, TX  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1887	McPherson, McPherson, KS
  Children	+ 1. Marian Elizabeth Allison,   b. 17 Jul 1888, San Diego, San Diego, CA ,   d. 9 Dec 1980, Pittsburg, Crawford, KS  (Age 92 years) + 2. John Philip Allison,   b. 25 Jan 1896, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS ,   d. 14 Mar 1975, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, WI  (Age 79 years)   3. Emma Mayes Allison,   b. 4 Mar 1898, , Los Angeles, CA ,   d. 7 Feb 1901, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS  (Age 2 years)   4. Esther Anna Allison,   b. Dec 1899, , , CA ,   d. 27 Jun 1900, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alberta Alma Abbott,   b. 23 Aug 1879, , Harris, TX ,   d. 12 Nov 1970, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 91 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1903	, Harris, TX   [11]
  	Contrary to information on Ancestry and Find A Grave, Flora Edith Allison was not their child. Per her Missouri death certificate, her parents were Harmon B. Allison and Velma Day. [6]
  Children	1. Grace Alberta Allison,   b. 1 Feb 1904, San Antonio, Bexar, TX ,   d. 15 Aug 1908  (Age 4 years)   2. William Jesse Allison,   b. 24 Jan 1906, Coalgate, Coal, OK ,   d. 5 Jun 1913, Webb City, Jasper, MO  (Age 7 years) + 3. Faith Olive Allison,   b. 23 Apr 1908, Tupelo, Coal, OK ,   d. 6 Oct 1998, Medicine Lodge, Barber, KS  (Age 90 years)   4. Earnest Abbott Allison,   b. 3 Jun 1910, Centerville, Jasper, MO ,   d. 23 Jun 1911, Webb City, Jasper, MO  (Age 1 years)   5. Efton Paul Allison,   b. 12 Aug 1913, , Jasper, MO ,   d. 22 Dec 1995, Harlingen, Cameron, TX  (Age 82 years)   6. Judith Louise Allison,   b. 12 Dec 1921, , , OK ,   d. 21 Dec 2007, Lufkin, Angelina, TX  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Mosby Allison Scant information about this photo. Was it really taken when he was 70?
  		William Mosby Allison Age 48. Profile photo
  		William Mosby Allison Photo taken in 1912 when he was 48 and married to his second wife, Alberta.
  		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.
  		William Mosby Allison, his sister Mary Edith Allison, her daughter Mary Jane Berry and her granddaughter Emma Lilian Holloway. L to R: Emma Lilian Holloway, Mary Jane Berry, William Mosby Allison and Mary Edith Allison. 1946
  		William Mosby Allison, his sister Mary Edith Allison, her daughter Mary Jane Berry and her granddaughter Emma Lilian Holloway. L to R: Emma Lilian Holloway, Mary Jane Berry, William Mosby Allison and Mary Edith Allison. 1946
  		William Mosby Allison at age 96 L to R: William Espy Butler holding ?, Herbert William Butler holding ?, William Mosby Allison. November 1960. The babies are identified only as great-grandsons, age 13 months. I think they are Herbert William Butler's twin boys, possibly named Pat and Paul.
  		William Mosby Allison, age 96. Five generations. L to R: great-granddaughter Lois Jean Duncan holding great-great-granddaughter, Cindi Allison Cauthen, granddaughter Lois Anna Butler, daughter Marian Elizabeth Allison. William Mosby Allison seated in chair. Photo taken in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, November 1960.
  		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		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.
  		1880 US Census, Bourbon Township, Boone, Missouri John B. Allison listed as head of household, which included Elizabeth, daughters, Arabella J, Emma J, and Mary E. (enumerator mistakenly listed her middle initial as W.), and sons, John S. and William M. John's occupation listed as farmer, parents' birthplaces listed as Pennsylvania (father) and Virginia (mother).
  		Rev. William Mosby Allison family Marriage certificate for Rev. William Mosby Allison and Anna E. Mayes
  		1900 United States Census, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS Wm. M. Allison listed as head of household, which included wife, Anna M., daughters Marian E., Emma M., and Ester A., and son John H.* *Recording error for John's middle initial; s/b P not H.
  		1910 United States Census, Carterville City, Joplin Twp, Jasper, MO William M. Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Alberta A, William J, Olive F, Marian A, and John P.
  		Earnest Abbott Allison, death certificate The Division of Health of Missouri Standard Certificate of Death 23 Jun 1911
  		William Jessie Allison, death certificate The Division of Health of Missouri Standard Certificate of Death 5 Jun 1913
  		1920 US Census, Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma W. M. Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Bertha (Alberta), children Olive and Paul, and mother-in-law Mahalia S. Williams, age 71.
  		1930 US Census, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma William M Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Berta, son (Efton) Paul, son-in-law Remi Deltenre, daughter (Faith) Olive and granddaughter Mary J(une).
  		1940 US Census, Carthage, Jasper, Missouri William M Allison listed as head of household, which included wife Alberta, son E(fton) Paul and daughter Judith L. E. William's occupation is listed as Abstracter, own office; Paul's occupation is listed as cheesemaker at a creamery; Judith's occupation is listed as housekeeper for a private home.
  		Remi Franklin Deltenre WWII Draft Registration 16 Oct 1940

  
  

  Headstones

  William Mosby Allison and Alberta Alma Abbott (2nd wife) Plot: Section 3C Lot 517

  
  

  Histories

  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. [S39] Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave. [S44] 1900 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S3] Missouri State Board of Health. [S38] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S48] 1930 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S13] 1940 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S452] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S130] Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, Harris County Clerk's Office; Houston, Texas; Harris County, Texas, Marriage Records, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).