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WILLIAM H. H. ALLISON, OF ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. 157
735j. William Henry Harrison Allison," b. Nov. 18, 1842, in Cooper
count3% Mo.; m., April 18, 1873, Mae Amanda Williams,
daughter of (Samuel K. Williams, of Fairfield county, Ohio,
and McDonald county, 3Io., who died Feb., 1886. She was
born Aug. 2, 1852, in Lancaster, Fairfield county, Ohio. Mr.
Allison was educated in the common schools and two years in
an academy. Was a teacher, then a lawyer. He was assistant
United States marshal for taking the Jiinth census in the north
half of Cooper county, Mo. He was deputy assessor and deputy
collector in the same county in 1868- (59. Justice of the
peace for four years, and in Nov., 1870, was elected superintendent
of registration of voters for Cooper county on the Republican
ticket, but did not qualify. He went to Neosho,
Newton county, Mo., in Aug., 1871, and practised law. Went
to Colorado in 1876, and engaged in business, as the state of
liis health demanded active life. He removed to New Mexico
in 1870, which is now his home, and is in business. He served
in the home guard, in Col. Parker's 735k.
regiment, in the fall of
1864, at Sedalia, Mo., and thinks that "treason should be
made odious." He voted for Lincoln in 1864. He is a Rejiublican
in iJolitics, a Methodist in religion. Has served as superintendent
of Sabbath scliool, and class leader. Residence,
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Children :
Hugh Nathaniel Allison,' b. Feb. 21, 1874. He is a steam
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engineer.
Nannie Kate Allison,^ b. July 4, 1876; d. Oct. 737.
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12, 1876.
Fletcher James Allison,' b. March 20, 1878. In school.
Ruth Goodrich Allison,' b. June 7, 1880. In school.
Seldon Coke Allison,' b. Jan. 20, 1882; d. June 29, 1884.
Nathaniel Thompson Allison,'^ b. Cooper county. Mo., Jan. 24, 1846.
Printer and teacher. He served a year in the 2Sth Regiment
Illinois Volunteers in the late war. He enlisted March 13,
1865; was discharged March 13, 1866. He has the degrees of
A. B. and A. M. He is one of the publishers of the Colum-
bus Star-Courier. Resides Columbus, Kansas. Is a Democrat
in politics. He married, November, 1868, Nannie, daughter
of Guinn and Artamasia (Ellison) Morton. Her father was
a native of Kentucky. She was born in Cooper county, Mo.,
May 16, 1848; died iii Bolivar, Mo., Nov. 20, 1879. He married,
second, Mrs. ]N annette (Martin) Cook, daughter of James Martin,
a native of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., a resident of St. Louis,
Mo., and his wife, Anna Mayfield (Waton) Martin. Mrs. Allison
was born in Cole county. Mo., Oct. 2, 1845. Resided in
Clinton, Mo., and now in Columbus, Kan. Children:
CHILDREIir.
741. Lou Ella Allison,' b. April 13, 1870; d. May 25, 1872.
742. Olive Allison,' b. Feb. 20. 1874.
743. Ruth Allison,' b. 3Iay 8, 1876; d. June 12, 1878.
744. Hortense Allison,' b. Bolivar, Mo., Nov. 10, 1879.
745. Harriet Ann Allison," b. Oct. 18, 1848; m.. May 31, 1868, George
Rothwell Potter, b. July 30, 1846. Res. Blackwater, Cooper
Co., Mo. Cliildren:
I. William Allison Potter,' b. March 3, 1860; m., Oct. 5, 1890, Mary Ann
Jones.
II. Webster Greene Potter,' b. Dec. 5, 1870; d. Oct. 14, 1871.
III. Edward Louis Potter,' b. Sept. 10, 1874; d. April 27, 1875.
IV. Eva Leona Potter,' b. Dec. 28, 1876.