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238 CHARLES ELMER ALLISON, OF YONKERS, N. Y.
Elmer, was founder and president. Mr. Allison has a wide
knowledge of the department of law to which he has given
his attention. He is a member of the college Greek letter
society, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and is also a director in the
Sydenham post-graduate course and hospital of the city of
New York. He is a director of the New York, Boston, Albany,
& Schenectady Railway company, and director and president
of the " Allison Drug Company " of New York city, and of
Orange, N. J., and director and vice-president of "The Chappaqua
Mineral Spring Company." He married, Jan. 2, 1872,
Edith A., daughter of George and Ellen (Douglass) Thurber,
who was born, Nov. 14, 1849, at Patchogue, Long Island,
New York. Residence, Hempstead, Queens county. Long
Island, N. Y.
CHILDREN.
1610. Teresa Allison/ b. Chester, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1872.
1611. Edna Allison,' b. Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 14; 1874.
1612. Howard Allison/ b. Middletown, N, Y., Sept. 25, 1879.
1613. Arthur Allison,' b. Middletown, IS". Y., April 10, 1881.
1614. Charles Herbert Allison,' b. Middletown, N..Y., Feb. 3, 1884.
1615. Charles Elmer Allison ^
[1542] (Isaac W.,^ Isaac,*
Isaac,^ Isaac,^ Joseph^). Rev. Charles E. Allison was born
at Slate Hill, town of Wawayanda, Orange county, N. Y.,
July 21, 1847. On his maternal side he is the eighth generation
in descent from Edward Elmer, a Puritan, who came
from England to Boston, Mass., in 1632, and settled at Hartford,
Conn., in 1636, as one of the original proprietors of
the site of the city. His childhood was spent at the homestead,
near Amity, and at Chester, N. Y. He united with
the Presbyterian church in Chester, March 5, 1865. His
preparatory course was received at the Chester academy,
where he won the first prize for excellence of declamation.
He entered Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y., where he was
graduated in 1870. During his junior year he was appointed
one of the Clark prize orators of his class.
His theological studies were pursued at Union Theological
seminary. New York, N. Y., where he graduated in May,
1874, and was licensed to preach by the Hudson, N. Y., Presbytery,
April 21, 1875. During his senior year in the seminary
he preached in Yonkers, N. Y., and also after his
graduation. On April 21, 1879, he assisted in the organization
of the Dayspring Presbyterian church in Yonkers, and
was ordained and installed over that church by the Westchester
presbytery April 30, 1879.