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134 WILLIAM B. ALLISOK, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.<br />

yet he is a man who loves society. For many years, while<br />

Mrs. Allison was alive, his comfortable house on Vermont<br />

avenue was one of the social centres of the capital. His<br />

hospitality was generous, but not profuse. He is a kindly,<br />

agreeable man, an excellent listener, and a general favorite.<br />

His fortune is ample, his tastes are refined, and those who<br />

know him best like him most. He has a repose and restfulness<br />

which make him a pleasant comrade, and many a nervous<br />

man finds it a great comfort to be with him, even if he<br />

does n't say a word.<br />

He has a sturdy frame and a fine face. He comes from<br />

strong Scotch-Irish stock. His ancestors settled in Pennsylvania,<br />

where his father was born. When he began his professional<br />

and public life he had the vigor which has kept him<br />

young, for his sixty-four years sit lightly upon him. He has<br />

been a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for<br />

the Presidency. He married Annie Carter; married second,<br />

Mary Heall3^ Resides Dubuque, Iowa.<br />

OTHER ALLISONS OF PENNSYLVANIA.<br />

490. James Allison ^<br />

(see<br />

letter of Rev. James Allison<br />

previous to No. 460), born in Pennsylvania ; lived in Maryland.<br />

490 a. William Allison,^ his son, born Baltimore, Md.;<br />

resided at Lake Pleasant, Erie county, Penn.; married Nancy<br />

Gilchrist of Harrisburg, who died March 27, 1846. He died<br />

at Lake Pleasant, Nov. 25, 1825. His sou,<br />

490 b. William Allison,^ b. in Erie county, Penn., Jan.<br />

18, 1808; resided at Lake Pleasant, Erie county, Penn.; married<br />

Harriet H. Carson, who was born at Wattsburgh, Erie<br />

county, Penn., Oct. 2, 1805. Mr. Allison died at Lake Pleasant,<br />

Dec. 29, 1889.<br />

CHILDREN BOKX AT LAKE PLEASANT, PENN.<br />

491. John Allison/ b. 1837; '1. Lake Pleasant, April 4, 1843.<br />

492. Catherine Pv. Allison,* b. 1839; d. Lake Pleasant, April 6, 1843.<br />

493. Infant son,* b. 1840; d. 1840.<br />

494. Mary Amelia Allison,* b. 1842; m. Martin Van Buren Gifford ; res.<br />

Cassewa^o, Penn., and Erie, Penn.<br />

495. Rachel II. Allison,* b. 1843; m. George W. Gifford; res. Madison,<br />

Ohio.<br />

496. James Wallace Allison,* b. 1846; m., Sept. 15, 1874, Clarissa Adell<br />

Frith; res. Erie, Penn.<br />

497. George Allison ^ located in Philadelphia, Penn., and<br />

was a blacksmith.

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