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THOMAS JOHNSTON ALLISON, OF STATESVILE, N. C. 149
636. Thomas Johnston Allison^ [621] (William M.,^
Thomas,^ William i). He was born at Bethany Church, N. C,
some ten miles north of vStatesville, Feb. 2, 1849 ; married,
Nov. 23, 1870, Bettie Crawford Chunn, daughter of Matthew
Lock and Caroline (Foard ) Chunn, and granddaughter of
William and Mary (Lock) Chunn, of near China Grove,
Rowan county, N. C. Mrs. Allison was born Aug. 31, 1853,
near Salisbury, N. C. Mr. Allison was born on the plantation
where his great-grandfather settled more than a century ago,
and which was owned by his grandfather and his father. The
Allisons were the first to acquire land in the opening of the
settlement, and the first deeds given in the county were given
to Allisons. They were large real estate owners, often buying
and rarely selling land. Mr. Allison received a portion
of his education at Davidson college, N. C. He was a farmer
and tanner, the same as his predecessors. He added the manufacture
of harness and saddlery to his business, and dealt in
saddlery and hardware till 1884. He has served as county
commissioner ; was elected sheriff of Iredell county, N. C,
in 1884, and held the position till he was appointed by President
Cleveland, in 1893, United States marshal for the
Western District of
N. C.
North Carolina. Residence, Statesville,
CUILDKEN BORX IN TUKNEKSBUKG, If. C.
637. Carrie Allison/ b. Jan. 1, 1874.
638. William Lock Allison,^ b. March 20, 1876.
639. Edgar Matthews Allison,= b. June 5, 1880.
640. Lizzie Allison/ b. March 23, 1885.
641. Kayraond Allison,^ b. Sept. 2, 1886.
642. Mary Allison, "^
b. Nov. 20, 1888.
643. Thomas Johnston Allison'^ [633] (James,^ Thomas,^
Robert^). He was born at the homestead in Cabarrus county,
N. C, May 30, 1849, and lived there till his father's removal
to Davidson College, N. C, in 1868. He entered Davidson col-
lege in 1867, and was graduated in 1871, with the degree of
A. B., and received the degree of A. m. in 1874, and in the
spring of 1868 united with the Davidson College Presbyterian
church. In 1871 he entered the Union Theological seminary
at Hampden Sidney, Va., and graduated in 1874 ; was licensed
by the Concord, N. C, presbytery in 1874, and in August
accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at Tarboro, N. C.
He was ordained and installed on Nov. 8, 1875, preaching
once a month at Kingston, and at Rocky Mount. On Sept.
12, 1876, he married Jeannette, daughter of Rev. John Tillett.
Resigning his charge in 1877, he preached at Rockingham and
Lumberton, N. C. In 1879 he was installed over the church