From Philena's original obelisk marker on William's grave -
"Rest Soldier, Rest - Thy Warfare is O'er"
*****
From the 'History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade
Counties', Missouri CLAYTON Library GEN 977.8 H673 Pages 1021 & 1022:
"CRAWFORD COUNTY
William P. Allsman, farmer and notary public, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., in 1831, being the eighth child in the family of fourteen, of whom Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman were the parents. Andrew Allsman, grandfather of
William P., a native of Baden, Germany, immigrated to America, and was an early settler in the State of Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution,
and subsquently located near where the city of Lexington now stands, in Kentucky, where Aaron Allsman was reared to the pursuit of agriculture, married, and later removed to Indiana.
Only nine months of schooling were given William P. Allsman, but being of a studious nature, by the time he was
twenty years of age he obtained a certificate to teach school. In 1849 he immigrated with his parents to Christian County, Ill., and January 3, 1853, occurred his marriage to Martha J., whose father was Franklin Hudson, of
Greenville, S. C. Five children blessed this union, all of whom are deceased and May 28, 1861, Mr. Allsman was deprived of his wife by death.
The same year he enlisted in the Union army, and served during the greater part of the war, receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1864, having participated in the
battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Stones River/Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Resaca, & others.
He returned to Illinois, and in 1865 was united in marriage
with Philena L., daughter of Jesse Buckner, of Clarke County, Ill. Of the ten children born to this marriage the following lived into adulthood: Aaron, Andrew Calvin, Winfield Scott, Orville Logan, and Elizabeth. In 1873 Mr. Allsman bought 120 acres of land in Crawford County, Mo., and has since conducted farming. He served as justice of the peace in Liberty Township six years, and has filled the
office of notary public five years. His polictical principles are those of the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Allsman are consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and have at heart the good of the community."
From History of Forest Hill and Community, Crawford County, Missouri:
"THE WILLIAM P. ALLSMAN FAMILY - After 1870, in the "Possum Hollow" section of Forest Hill, the family that was most looked to for advice and carried the most influence was that of William P. Allsman. Not since the days of Judge Sylannnius Allison had there settled nearby a family of such high regards.
William P. Allsman was born in Sullivan County, Indiana, February 12, 1831 and he was the eighth of fourteen children of Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman. William P's grandfather, Andrew Allsman, had come from Baden Germany, to settle in Pennsylvania. From this state he served in the Revolutionary War and then had taken his land grant for his services near Lexington, Kentucky where he farmed. Here at least some of his children were born. Then, following the call of the "far west", the family removed to Sullivan County, Indiana. From there his son, Aaron, and family went to Christian County, Illinois, where on February 2, 1853(?), William P., son of Aaron (grandson of Andrew), married Martha J. Hudson, daughter of Franklin Hudson who had immigrated there from Greenville, South Carolina. Five children were born but only one survived infancy. This child was named Simpson, but he died in his teens of pneumonia. On May 28, 1861 the mother, Martha, died. Shortly after this tragic loss, William P. enlisted in the Union army. He served throughout most of the war and was discharged September 1864, his family can recall some of the many hardships he related to them of his war years. Upon returning to Illinois he married, February 15, 1865 Philena Buckner, daughter of Jesse Buckner of Clark County, Illinois.
By the seventies the stories of the rich lands to the west were current and ---- of immigration was in that direction. In 1873 the family left Illinois but, upon reaching Missouri, they heard that the grasshopper plague had taken Kansas so, after some reconnoitering they chose the old Ellis place.
Here, until his death in 1892, William P. Allsman was an influence for good and a leader in civic and religous affairs of the community. He was justice of the peace for many years He died at the age of sixty-one and is buried at Cross Roads.
The Allsman family were leaders in founding the Methodist Church in this area. The Possum Hollow congregation preceded the Bourbon church by at least ten years."
Of his 5 children with Martha, only two are known -
Simpson, b about 1854, died of pneumonia after 1870
William H., b. 185_, died the month after his birth.
His children by Philena who survived to adulthood were -
Aaron, b 1871
Andrew Calvin, b 1872
Winfield Scott, b 1874
Orville Logan, b 1878
Elizabeth, b 1880
"Rest Soldier, Rest - Thy Warfare is O'er"
*****
From the 'History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade
Counties', Missouri CLAYTON Library GEN 977.8 H673 Pages 1021 & 1022:
"CRAWFORD COUNTY
William P. Allsman, farmer and notary public, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., in 1831, being the eighth child in the family of fourteen, of whom Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman were the parents. Andrew Allsman, grandfather of
William P., a native of Baden, Germany, immigrated to America, and was an early settler in the State of Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution,
and subsquently located near where the city of Lexington now stands, in Kentucky, where Aaron Allsman was reared to the pursuit of agriculture, married, and later removed to Indiana.
Only nine months of schooling were given William P. Allsman, but being of a studious nature, by the time he was
twenty years of age he obtained a certificate to teach school. In 1849 he immigrated with his parents to Christian County, Ill., and January 3, 1853, occurred his marriage to Martha J., whose father was Franklin Hudson, of
Greenville, S. C. Five children blessed this union, all of whom are deceased and May 28, 1861, Mr. Allsman was deprived of his wife by death.
The same year he enlisted in the Union army, and served during the greater part of the war, receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1864, having participated in the
battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Stones River/Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Resaca, & others.
He returned to Illinois, and in 1865 was united in marriage
with Philena L., daughter of Jesse Buckner, of Clarke County, Ill. Of the ten children born to this marriage the following lived into adulthood: Aaron, Andrew Calvin, Winfield Scott, Orville Logan, and Elizabeth. In 1873 Mr. Allsman bought 120 acres of land in Crawford County, Mo., and has since conducted farming. He served as justice of the peace in Liberty Township six years, and has filled the
office of notary public five years. His polictical principles are those of the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Allsman are consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and have at heart the good of the community."
From History of Forest Hill and Community, Crawford County, Missouri:
"THE WILLIAM P. ALLSMAN FAMILY - After 1870, in the "Possum Hollow" section of Forest Hill, the family that was most looked to for advice and carried the most influence was that of William P. Allsman. Not since the days of Judge Sylannnius Allison had there settled nearby a family of such high regards.
William P. Allsman was born in Sullivan County, Indiana, February 12, 1831 and he was the eighth of fourteen children of Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman. William P's grandfather, Andrew Allsman, had come from Baden Germany, to settle in Pennsylvania. From this state he served in the Revolutionary War and then had taken his land grant for his services near Lexington, Kentucky where he farmed. Here at least some of his children were born. Then, following the call of the "far west", the family removed to Sullivan County, Indiana. From there his son, Aaron, and family went to Christian County, Illinois, where on February 2, 1853(?), William P., son of Aaron (grandson of Andrew), married Martha J. Hudson, daughter of Franklin Hudson who had immigrated there from Greenville, South Carolina. Five children were born but only one survived infancy. This child was named Simpson, but he died in his teens of pneumonia. On May 28, 1861 the mother, Martha, died. Shortly after this tragic loss, William P. enlisted in the Union army. He served throughout most of the war and was discharged September 1864, his family can recall some of the many hardships he related to them of his war years. Upon returning to Illinois he married, February 15, 1865 Philena Buckner, daughter of Jesse Buckner of Clark County, Illinois.
By the seventies the stories of the rich lands to the west were current and ---- of immigration was in that direction. In 1873 the family left Illinois but, upon reaching Missouri, they heard that the grasshopper plague had taken Kansas so, after some reconnoitering they chose the old Ellis place.
Here, until his death in 1892, William P. Allsman was an influence for good and a leader in civic and religous affairs of the community. He was justice of the peace for many years He died at the age of sixty-one and is buried at Cross Roads.
The Allsman family were leaders in founding the Methodist Church in this area. The Possum Hollow congregation preceded the Bourbon church by at least ten years."
Of his 5 children with Martha, only two are known -
Simpson, b about 1854, died of pneumonia after 1870
William H., b. 185_, died the month after his birth.
His children by Philena who survived to adulthood were -
Aaron, b 1871
Andrew Calvin, b 1872
Winfield Scott, b 1874
Orville Logan, b 1878
Elizabeth, b 1880
From Philena's original obelisk marker on William's grave -
"Rest Soldier, Rest - Thy Warfare is O'er"
*****
From the 'History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade
Counties', Missouri CLAYTON Library GEN 977.8 H673 Pages 1021 & 1022:
"CRAWFORD COUNTY
William P. Allsman, farmer and notary public, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., in 1831, being the eighth child in the family of fourteen, of whom Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman were the parents. Andrew Allsman, grandfather of
William P., a native of Baden, Germany, immigrated to America, and was an early settler in the State of Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution,
and subsquently located near where the city of Lexington now stands, in Kentucky, where Aaron Allsman was reared to the pursuit of agriculture, married, and later removed to Indiana.
Only nine months of schooling were given William P. Allsman, but being of a studious nature, by the time he was
twenty years of age he obtained a certificate to teach school. In 1849 he immigrated with his parents to Christian County, Ill., and January 3, 1853, occurred his marriage to Martha J., whose father was Franklin Hudson, of
Greenville, S. C. Five children blessed this union, all of whom are deceased and May 28, 1861, Mr. Allsman was deprived of his wife by death.
The same year he enlisted in the Union army, and served during the greater part of the war, receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1864, having participated in the
battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Stones River/Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Resaca, & others.
He returned to Illinois, and in 1865 was united in marriage
with Philena L., daughter of Jesse Buckner, of Clarke County, Ill. Of the ten children born to this marriage the following lived into adulthood: Aaron, Andrew Calvin, Winfield Scott, Orville Logan, and Elizabeth. In 1873 Mr. Allsman bought 120 acres of land in Crawford County, Mo., and has since conducted farming. He served as justice of the peace in Liberty Township six years, and has filled the
office of notary public five years. His polictical principles are those of the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Allsman are consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and have at heart the good of the community."
From History of Forest Hill and Community, Crawford County, Missouri:
"THE WILLIAM P. ALLSMAN FAMILY - After 1870, in the "Possum Hollow" section of Forest Hill, the family that was most looked to for advice and carried the most influence was that of William P. Allsman. Not since the days of Judge Sylannnius Allison had there settled nearby a family of such high regards.
William P. Allsman was born in Sullivan County, Indiana, February 12, 1831 and he was the eighth of fourteen children of Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman. William P's grandfather, Andrew Allsman, had come from Baden Germany, to settle in Pennsylvania. From this state he served in the Revolutionary War and then had taken his land grant for his services near Lexington, Kentucky where he farmed. Here at least some of his children were born. Then, following the call of the "far west", the family removed to Sullivan County, Indiana. From there his son, Aaron, and family went to Christian County, Illinois, where on February 2, 1853(?), William P., son of Aaron (grandson of Andrew), married Martha J. Hudson, daughter of Franklin Hudson who had immigrated there from Greenville, South Carolina. Five children were born but only one survived infancy. This child was named Simpson, but he died in his teens of pneumonia. On May 28, 1861 the mother, Martha, died. Shortly after this tragic loss, William P. enlisted in the Union army. He served throughout most of the war and was discharged September 1864, his family can recall some of the many hardships he related to them of his war years. Upon returning to Illinois he married, February 15, 1865 Philena Buckner, daughter of Jesse Buckner of Clark County, Illinois.
By the seventies the stories of the rich lands to the west were current and ---- of immigration was in that direction. In 1873 the family left Illinois but, upon reaching Missouri, they heard that the grasshopper plague had taken Kansas so, after some reconnoitering they chose the old Ellis place.
Here, until his death in 1892, William P. Allsman was an influence for good and a leader in civic and religous affairs of the community. He was justice of the peace for many years He died at the age of sixty-one and is buried at Cross Roads.
The Allsman family were leaders in founding the Methodist Church in this area. The Possum Hollow congregation preceded the Bourbon church by at least ten years."
Of his 5 children with Martha, only two are known -
Simpson, b about 1854, died of pneumonia after 1870
William H., b. 185_, died the month after his birth.
His children by Philena who survived to adulthood were -
Aaron, b 1871
Andrew Calvin, b 1872
Winfield Scott, b 1874
Orville Logan, b 1878
Elizabeth, b 1880
"Rest Soldier, Rest - Thy Warfare is O'er"
*****
From the 'History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade
Counties', Missouri CLAYTON Library GEN 977.8 H673 Pages 1021 & 1022:
"CRAWFORD COUNTY
William P. Allsman, farmer and notary public, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., in 1831, being the eighth child in the family of fourteen, of whom Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman were the parents. Andrew Allsman, grandfather of
William P., a native of Baden, Germany, immigrated to America, and was an early settler in the State of Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution,
and subsquently located near where the city of Lexington now stands, in Kentucky, where Aaron Allsman was reared to the pursuit of agriculture, married, and later removed to Indiana.
Only nine months of schooling were given William P. Allsman, but being of a studious nature, by the time he was
twenty years of age he obtained a certificate to teach school. In 1849 he immigrated with his parents to Christian County, Ill., and January 3, 1853, occurred his marriage to Martha J., whose father was Franklin Hudson, of
Greenville, S. C. Five children blessed this union, all of whom are deceased and May 28, 1861, Mr. Allsman was deprived of his wife by death.
The same year he enlisted in the Union army, and served during the greater part of the war, receiving an honorable discharge in September, 1864, having participated in the
battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth, Perryville, Stones River/Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge (Chattanooga), Resaca, & others.
He returned to Illinois, and in 1865 was united in marriage
with Philena L., daughter of Jesse Buckner, of Clarke County, Ill. Of the ten children born to this marriage the following lived into adulthood: Aaron, Andrew Calvin, Winfield Scott, Orville Logan, and Elizabeth. In 1873 Mr. Allsman bought 120 acres of land in Crawford County, Mo., and has since conducted farming. He served as justice of the peace in Liberty Township six years, and has filled the
office of notary public five years. His polictical principles are those of the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Allsman are consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and have at heart the good of the community."
From History of Forest Hill and Community, Crawford County, Missouri:
"THE WILLIAM P. ALLSMAN FAMILY - After 1870, in the "Possum Hollow" section of Forest Hill, the family that was most looked to for advice and carried the most influence was that of William P. Allsman. Not since the days of Judge Sylannnius Allison had there settled nearby a family of such high regards.
William P. Allsman was born in Sullivan County, Indiana, February 12, 1831 and he was the eighth of fourteen children of Aaron and Elizabeth (Logue) Allsman. William P's grandfather, Andrew Allsman, had come from Baden Germany, to settle in Pennsylvania. From this state he served in the Revolutionary War and then had taken his land grant for his services near Lexington, Kentucky where he farmed. Here at least some of his children were born. Then, following the call of the "far west", the family removed to Sullivan County, Indiana. From there his son, Aaron, and family went to Christian County, Illinois, where on February 2, 1853(?), William P., son of Aaron (grandson of Andrew), married Martha J. Hudson, daughter of Franklin Hudson who had immigrated there from Greenville, South Carolina. Five children were born but only one survived infancy. This child was named Simpson, but he died in his teens of pneumonia. On May 28, 1861 the mother, Martha, died. Shortly after this tragic loss, William P. enlisted in the Union army. He served throughout most of the war and was discharged September 1864, his family can recall some of the many hardships he related to them of his war years. Upon returning to Illinois he married, February 15, 1865 Philena Buckner, daughter of Jesse Buckner of Clark County, Illinois.
By the seventies the stories of the rich lands to the west were current and ---- of immigration was in that direction. In 1873 the family left Illinois but, upon reaching Missouri, they heard that the grasshopper plague had taken Kansas so, after some reconnoitering they chose the old Ellis place.
Here, until his death in 1892, William P. Allsman was an influence for good and a leader in civic and religous affairs of the community. He was justice of the peace for many years He died at the age of sixty-one and is buried at Cross Roads.
The Allsman family were leaders in founding the Methodist Church in this area. The Possum Hollow congregation preceded the Bourbon church by at least ten years."
Of his 5 children with Martha, only two are known -
Simpson, b about 1854, died of pneumonia after 1870
William H., b. 185_, died the month after his birth.
His children by Philena who survived to adulthood were -
Aaron, b 1871
Andrew Calvin, b 1872
Winfield Scott, b 1874
Orville Logan, b 1878
Elizabeth, b 1880
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