Emma Jemima Allison

1862 - 1944  (82 years)

• Name	Emma Jemima Allison
  Born	25 Apr 1862	Union Twp, Monroe, MO   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	The Historical Genealogy of Woodsons & connections incorrectly states that she was born on her father's farm near Sturgeon in Boone county, Missouri. The family had moved to Monroe county, Missouri before the 1860 census so she could not have been born on the family farm in Boone county. Additionally, her father listed his residence as Union, Missouri when he registered for the Civil War draft on 1 July 1863. [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Address	1864	Bourbon, Boone, MO   [1, 5, 6]
  	Her father moved his family to a farm near Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri.
  Address	Aft 2 Aug 1888	Rocky Fork Twp, Boone, MO   [7]
  	They lived near Hallsville per their son George's obituary. Their daughter Mary's marriage announcement stated they lived north of Columbia.
  Religious denomination	Protestant. She and Millard were members of the Red Top Christian Church in Hallsville, Boone county, Missouri.   [1, 8]
  Died	21 Jul 1944	Columbia, Boone, MO   [3, 8]
  	Cause of death: (presumed) paralytic stroke, due to cardiac decompensation, due to senile debility Time of death: 1:30 pm Place of death: at her home, six miles north of Columbia, Boone county, on Browns Station Road [3, 8]
  Buried	23 Jul 1944	Red Top Cemetery, Hallsville, Boone, MO   [3, 8]
  Notes	She is a fraternal twin to John Stephen Allison. [1] "Following the death of her husband she traveled to Texas to visit her sister, Mary Edith Allison Hayth & on to California to visit her twin brother, Dr. John Stephen Allison." [8]
  Person ID	I23	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2021

  
  

  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	Millard Fillmore Berry,   b. 12 Oct 1856, Hallsville, Boone, MO ,   d. 26 Oct 1930, , Boone, MO  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1888	, Boone, MO   [1, 8]
  	Per Historical genealogy of the Woodsons, she was married "at home," which I assume means her parents' farm near Sturgeon. Find A Grave's information for Millard Berry contradicts that by stating that he was married in Hallsville. [1, 8]
  Children	+ 1. George Woodson Berry,   b. 7 Jun 1889, Rocky Fork Twp, Boone, MO ,   d. 9 Apr 1916, Cherryvale, Montgomery, KS  (Age 26 years) + 2. Mary Jane Berry,   b. 12 Aug 1890, Rocky Fork Twp, Boone, MO ,   d. 12 Sep 1968, Columbia, Boone, MO  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John B. Allison's daughters Arabella Jane (Belle), Mary Edith, Dorothy Anne, and Emma Jemima. John B and Elizabeth Woodson Allison's daughters. Year unknown.
  		Emma Jemima Allison Profile photo, cropped from photo of 4 sisters.
  		John B. Allison family (Back) Emma Jemima and Mary Edith. (Front) Dorothy Anne and Arabella (Belle) Jane.
  		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
  		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.
  		4 Generations Seated: Emma Lillian Holloway holding Bette Jeanne Keene Standing: Mary Jane Berry and Emma Jemima Allison
  		Emma Jemima Allison, holding her granddaughter Emma Lillian Holloway, next to her daughter Mary Jane Berry. Photo taken in front of Emma Jemima Allison's home on Route 6 in Columbia, Missouri

  
  

  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).
  		Mary Jane Berry, death certficate The Division of Health of Missouri Standard Certificate of Death 12 Sep 1968

  
  

  Headstones

  Emma Jemima Allison and Millard Fillmore Berry

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Emma Jemima Allison obituary
  		John Stephen Allison, biographical sketch History of Monrovia Wiley, John L. Pasadena, Calif.: Press of Pasadena Star-News, 1927 pgs 216-217
  		Dr John Stephen Allison, obituary Monrovia News-Post Monrovia, California Monday, 29 December 1941, pgs 1 & 3 Note: the claim that he is descended from Pocahontas has been proven to be false.
  		Mary Berry weds T J Holloway The couple married in her parents' home north of Columbia. Officiant: Rev. A W Taulor

  
  

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  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. [S94] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S3] Missouri State Board of Health. [S95] 1860 US Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S21] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S22] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S44] 1900 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave.