Married Jennie E. Minor on January 2, 1873.
Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN) 6 Jan 1927 (Thursday, pg. 1)
FATHER
The funeral of Alonzo Allison, editor and publisher of The Brown County Democrat, who died last Thursday night, was held at his home here Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. C.M. Bless, of the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Interment was in Greenlawn cemetery. Father had been in feeble health for several months, as a result of a stroke of paralysis which, with complications, resulted in his death. He was seventy five years of age and was a son of George W. and Rachel E. Allison. He was born in Franklin, Ind., and came with his parents to Nashville in 1870.
For sixty seven years he has been in the newspaper business, having set his first type when eight years of age. He was in active newspaper work since that time, with the exception of eighteen months spent in the Union army in the Civil war.
Father was associated with Grandfather Allison in publishing The Jacksonian after they came here. In 1884 he purchased The Brown County Democrat. For lack of means he was compelled to do all the work himself and for some time he got the copy, set the type, made up the paper, rolled the forms and pulled the lever on the old Washington hand press, which he often referred to as his "muscle developer". In his young days he was recognized as one of the fastest compositors, or type setters, in Indiana. His father, his Uncle Harvey and his two brothers were printers. Three sons of Uncle Harvey are printers. Three of father's sons are printers, John, Lon and George, as was Thurle, who has preceded us. The other son, Jim, has worked some at the trade. Father was postmaster at Nashville for four years under the Cleveland administration, and operated a grocery store at that time, in the building with the postoffice.
At the age of twelve years he went from his home in Franklin to Indianapolis to enlist in the Union army. He was rejected and Uncle Harvey took him home. He failed a second time in trying to enlist. Soon after this Grandmother Allison took him to Nashville, Tenn. to visit his father, who was quartermaster of the 70th Ind. Regiment, then in camp there. Marching orders were received and Father begged and was allowed to stay with the regiment. He donned a soldier's uniform, the legs of the trousers being cut off and the coat made to fit him. With the regiment he marched to Chattanooga and was under fire when the regiment had its first battle at Reseca. He often told us he lost his nerve at first and got homesick, but this feeling wore off. He was in the battles of Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and Sand Mountain and with Sherman on his march to the sea.
Father and Mother, whose maiden name was Jennie E. Minor, daughter of Robert N. and Rachel Minor, were married Jan. 2, 1873. He is survived by the widow and four sons, Alonzo Allison, of Deland, Florida; James Allison, of Louisville, and John and George Allison, of Nashville – and three sisters and one brothers -- Nellie Gaston, Alice Fowler and Rachel Watts and Orion Allison, all of Indianapolis. He leaves fifteen grandchildren.
Although death was not unexpected, this did not lessen the shock when we realized he was gone.
"I cannot say and I will not say that he is dead – he's just away."
GEORGE A. ALLISON
Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN) 6 Jan 1927 (Thursday, pg. 1)
FATHER
The funeral of Alonzo Allison, editor and publisher of The Brown County Democrat, who died last Thursday night, was held at his home here Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. C.M. Bless, of the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Interment was in Greenlawn cemetery. Father had been in feeble health for several months, as a result of a stroke of paralysis which, with complications, resulted in his death. He was seventy five years of age and was a son of George W. and Rachel E. Allison. He was born in Franklin, Ind., and came with his parents to Nashville in 1870.
For sixty seven years he has been in the newspaper business, having set his first type when eight years of age. He was in active newspaper work since that time, with the exception of eighteen months spent in the Union army in the Civil war.
Father was associated with Grandfather Allison in publishing The Jacksonian after they came here. In 1884 he purchased The Brown County Democrat. For lack of means he was compelled to do all the work himself and for some time he got the copy, set the type, made up the paper, rolled the forms and pulled the lever on the old Washington hand press, which he often referred to as his "muscle developer". In his young days he was recognized as one of the fastest compositors, or type setters, in Indiana. His father, his Uncle Harvey and his two brothers were printers. Three sons of Uncle Harvey are printers. Three of father's sons are printers, John, Lon and George, as was Thurle, who has preceded us. The other son, Jim, has worked some at the trade. Father was postmaster at Nashville for four years under the Cleveland administration, and operated a grocery store at that time, in the building with the postoffice.
At the age of twelve years he went from his home in Franklin to Indianapolis to enlist in the Union army. He was rejected and Uncle Harvey took him home. He failed a second time in trying to enlist. Soon after this Grandmother Allison took him to Nashville, Tenn. to visit his father, who was quartermaster of the 70th Ind. Regiment, then in camp there. Marching orders were received and Father begged and was allowed to stay with the regiment. He donned a soldier's uniform, the legs of the trousers being cut off and the coat made to fit him. With the regiment he marched to Chattanooga and was under fire when the regiment had its first battle at Reseca. He often told us he lost his nerve at first and got homesick, but this feeling wore off. He was in the battles of Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and Sand Mountain and with Sherman on his march to the sea.
Father and Mother, whose maiden name was Jennie E. Minor, daughter of Robert N. and Rachel Minor, were married Jan. 2, 1873. He is survived by the widow and four sons, Alonzo Allison, of Deland, Florida; James Allison, of Louisville, and John and George Allison, of Nashville – and three sisters and one brothers -- Nellie Gaston, Alice Fowler and Rachel Watts and Orion Allison, all of Indianapolis. He leaves fifteen grandchildren.
Although death was not unexpected, this did not lessen the shock when we realized he was gone.
"I cannot say and I will not say that he is dead – he's just away."
GEORGE A. ALLISON
Married Jennie E. Minor on January 2, 1873.
Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN) 6 Jan 1927 (Thursday, pg. 1)
FATHER
The funeral of Alonzo Allison, editor and publisher of The Brown County Democrat, who died last Thursday night, was held at his home here Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. C.M. Bless, of the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Interment was in Greenlawn cemetery. Father had been in feeble health for several months, as a result of a stroke of paralysis which, with complications, resulted in his death. He was seventy five years of age and was a son of George W. and Rachel E. Allison. He was born in Franklin, Ind., and came with his parents to Nashville in 1870.
For sixty seven years he has been in the newspaper business, having set his first type when eight years of age. He was in active newspaper work since that time, with the exception of eighteen months spent in the Union army in the Civil war.
Father was associated with Grandfather Allison in publishing The Jacksonian after they came here. In 1884 he purchased The Brown County Democrat. For lack of means he was compelled to do all the work himself and for some time he got the copy, set the type, made up the paper, rolled the forms and pulled the lever on the old Washington hand press, which he often referred to as his "muscle developer". In his young days he was recognized as one of the fastest compositors, or type setters, in Indiana. His father, his Uncle Harvey and his two brothers were printers. Three sons of Uncle Harvey are printers. Three of father's sons are printers, John, Lon and George, as was Thurle, who has preceded us. The other son, Jim, has worked some at the trade. Father was postmaster at Nashville for four years under the Cleveland administration, and operated a grocery store at that time, in the building with the postoffice.
At the age of twelve years he went from his home in Franklin to Indianapolis to enlist in the Union army. He was rejected and Uncle Harvey took him home. He failed a second time in trying to enlist. Soon after this Grandmother Allison took him to Nashville, Tenn. to visit his father, who was quartermaster of the 70th Ind. Regiment, then in camp there. Marching orders were received and Father begged and was allowed to stay with the regiment. He donned a soldier's uniform, the legs of the trousers being cut off and the coat made to fit him. With the regiment he marched to Chattanooga and was under fire when the regiment had its first battle at Reseca. He often told us he lost his nerve at first and got homesick, but this feeling wore off. He was in the battles of Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and Sand Mountain and with Sherman on his march to the sea.
Father and Mother, whose maiden name was Jennie E. Minor, daughter of Robert N. and Rachel Minor, were married Jan. 2, 1873. He is survived by the widow and four sons, Alonzo Allison, of Deland, Florida; James Allison, of Louisville, and John and George Allison, of Nashville – and three sisters and one brothers -- Nellie Gaston, Alice Fowler and Rachel Watts and Orion Allison, all of Indianapolis. He leaves fifteen grandchildren.
Although death was not unexpected, this did not lessen the shock when we realized he was gone.
"I cannot say and I will not say that he is dead – he's just away."
GEORGE A. ALLISON
Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN) 6 Jan 1927 (Thursday, pg. 1)
FATHER
The funeral of Alonzo Allison, editor and publisher of The Brown County Democrat, who died last Thursday night, was held at his home here Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. C.M. Bless, of the Methodist church, of which he was a member. Interment was in Greenlawn cemetery. Father had been in feeble health for several months, as a result of a stroke of paralysis which, with complications, resulted in his death. He was seventy five years of age and was a son of George W. and Rachel E. Allison. He was born in Franklin, Ind., and came with his parents to Nashville in 1870.
For sixty seven years he has been in the newspaper business, having set his first type when eight years of age. He was in active newspaper work since that time, with the exception of eighteen months spent in the Union army in the Civil war.
Father was associated with Grandfather Allison in publishing The Jacksonian after they came here. In 1884 he purchased The Brown County Democrat. For lack of means he was compelled to do all the work himself and for some time he got the copy, set the type, made up the paper, rolled the forms and pulled the lever on the old Washington hand press, which he often referred to as his "muscle developer". In his young days he was recognized as one of the fastest compositors, or type setters, in Indiana. His father, his Uncle Harvey and his two brothers were printers. Three sons of Uncle Harvey are printers. Three of father's sons are printers, John, Lon and George, as was Thurle, who has preceded us. The other son, Jim, has worked some at the trade. Father was postmaster at Nashville for four years under the Cleveland administration, and operated a grocery store at that time, in the building with the postoffice.
At the age of twelve years he went from his home in Franklin to Indianapolis to enlist in the Union army. He was rejected and Uncle Harvey took him home. He failed a second time in trying to enlist. Soon after this Grandmother Allison took him to Nashville, Tenn. to visit his father, who was quartermaster of the 70th Ind. Regiment, then in camp there. Marching orders were received and Father begged and was allowed to stay with the regiment. He donned a soldier's uniform, the legs of the trousers being cut off and the coat made to fit him. With the regiment he marched to Chattanooga and was under fire when the regiment had its first battle at Reseca. He often told us he lost his nerve at first and got homesick, but this feeling wore off. He was in the battles of Burnt Hickory, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and Sand Mountain and with Sherman on his march to the sea.
Father and Mother, whose maiden name was Jennie E. Minor, daughter of Robert N. and Rachel Minor, were married Jan. 2, 1873. He is survived by the widow and four sons, Alonzo Allison, of Deland, Florida; James Allison, of Louisville, and John and George Allison, of Nashville – and three sisters and one brothers -- Nellie Gaston, Alice Fowler and Rachel Watts and Orion Allison, all of Indianapolis. He leaves fifteen grandchildren.
Although death was not unexpected, this did not lessen the shock when we realized he was gone.
"I cannot say and I will not say that he is dead – he's just away."
GEORGE A. ALLISON
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