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Col William Barry Allison

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Col William Barry Allison

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13 Nov 1896 (aged 80)
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York, York County, South Carolina, USA
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William Barry Allison was born in the Beersheba section of York County. He was the son of Hugh Allison III and Violet Barry. He was a great-grandson of Hugh Allison, Sr., who was born in Scotland in 1714, and came to America on September 13, 1736. William Barry Allison bought a plantation on the headwaters of Little Allison Creek in 1845, and married Mary Susan Currence on October 6, 1846.

William B. Allison enlisted on January 1, 1862 at Camp Hamilton South Carolina in the Confederate States Army and served as Lieutenant Colonel with the 18th South Carolina Volunteers. He took part in campaigns in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and was in heavy fighting around Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was paroled April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Virginia. Following the war, Colonel Allison returned to his farm and was known throughout the county for his work as a surveyor.
William Barry Allison was born in the Beersheba section of York County. He was the son of Hugh Allison III and Violet Barry. He was a great-grandson of Hugh Allison, Sr., who was born in Scotland in 1714, and came to America on September 13, 1736. William Barry Allison bought a plantation on the headwaters of Little Allison Creek in 1845, and married Mary Susan Currence on October 6, 1846.

William B. Allison enlisted on January 1, 1862 at Camp Hamilton South Carolina in the Confederate States Army and served as Lieutenant Colonel with the 18th South Carolina Volunteers. He took part in campaigns in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and was in heavy fighting around Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was paroled April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Virginia. Following the war, Colonel Allison returned to his farm and was known throughout the county for his work as a surveyor.

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  • Added: Jun 7, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11121540/william_barry-allison: accessed ), memorial page for Col William Barry Allison (28 Jan 1816–13 Nov 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11121540, citing Allison Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).