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John Harrison Allison
Cenotaph

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John Harrison Allison

Birth
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Aug 1888 (aged 74)
Missouri, USA
Cenotaph
Rushville, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec B, between Lot 140, Grave 10 and Lot 139, Grave 1
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Biographical Sketch of John H. Allison, Rush Township, Buchanan County, MO

From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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John H. Allison, farmer, section 23, postoffice Rushville, was born in Warren County, Kentucky, October 25, 1815, and when eleven years of age his father moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, where he was raised and educated. He there remained until 1838, when he moved to Buchanan County, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. His farm contains eighty acres comfortably improved. He acted as justice of the peace for twelve years. Mr. Allison was married August 8, 1840, to Miss Dicy A. Trapp, who was born in Jackson County, Missouri on May 29, 1828. She died September 15, 1870, leaving twelve children, six of whom are living: Jasper C., Houston, Polly A., William, George W. and
James. Mr. Allison is a member of the Christian Church.

Biographical Sketch of John H. Allison, Rush Township, Buchanan County, MO

From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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John H. Allison, farmer, section 23, postoffice Rushville, was born in Warren County, Kentucky, October 25, 1815, and when eleven years of age his father moved to Lafayette County, Missouri, where he was raised and educated. He there remained until 1838, when he moved to Buchanan County, and has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. His farm contains eighty acres comfortably improved. He acted as justice of the peace for twelve years. Mr. Allison was married August 8, 1840, to Miss Dicy A. Trapp, who was born in Jackson County, Missouri on May 29, 1828. She died September 15, 1870, leaving twelve children, six of whom are living: Jasper C., Houston, Polly A., William, George W. and
James. Mr. Allison is a member of the Christian Church.

Gravesite Details

According to records supplied by Betty Degenais, the original burial place of John and his wife Dicy were in the Allison Cemetery. In 1873(which should have read 1973) Only the spire-shaped marker of husband John Harrison Allison and wife Dicy Ann



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