Rebecca Jane Clark1,2

b. 18 June 1844, d. 1923
Rebecca Jane (Clark) Allison
photo courtesy Dr. Fred Allison
FatherAndrew Jackson Clark1
MotherMargaret Rains1
Birth18 Jun 1844 Rebecca Jane Clark was born on 18 Jun 1844 in Wythe County, Virginia.3,4 
Marriage29 Aug 1867 She married Robert Clark Allison, son of William Beattie Allison and Mary Clark, on 29 Aug 1867.5 
Cens-Sum  Rebecca and Robert lived in Glade Spring where Robert worked as a surveyor. They raised a family of 6 children and also provided a home for Rebecca's younger sister Mary Clark.6,2 
WidowedMay 1902  Robert died in May, 1902. In her later years Rebecca lived in a bungalow built for her in Glade Spring by her sons Fred and Robert.7 
Death1923 Rebecca died on the 15th of June or the 15th of July 1923 in Washington County, Virginia.4,8 
Burial She was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County.4,9 

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Rebecca's stone (alone and with other Allison stones)
Other interments in Old Baptist Cemetery

Family

Robert Clark Allison b. 23 Feb 1828, d. 31 May 1902
Children
Last Edited19 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S632] "Selected Death Records Mostly From Washington Co., Virginia", Holston Pastfinder, Volume 21, Number 82: p. 11. The record is reported as: Mrs. Jane Allison, widow of Robert Allison, b. Wyth Co. VA 18 Jun 1844, 79y 27d, d/o A.J. Clark b. Wyth Co. VA & Margaret Reves (or Revis) b. Wyth Co. VA; d. 15 Jul 1923, bur Booher Cemetery (Glade Spring District).
  2. [S165] Robert C. Allison household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 94, page 28 (66D stamped), dwelling 242, family 244, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, The census lists: Robert C. Allison 52, surveyor; Rebecca J., 35, wife; Mary C. 11, dau; Rosa S. 10, dau; Robert H. 8, son; Jennie K. 7, dau; William A. 4, son; Mary B. Clark 21, sister-in-law; all born in Virginia; all parents born in Virginia.
  3. [S574] Robert Allison household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 4B, dwelling 71, family 74, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 8 and 9 of 70. Robert Allison, 72, married 33 yrs, b. Feb. 1828, land surveyor; Rebecca, wife, 55, married 33 yrs, b. June 1844, mother of 6 children, all living; Jennie, dau, 27, sgl, b. Feb. 1873, milliner; Fred, son, 17, b. Jul 1882; Mary B. Clark, sister-in-law, 41, Nov. 185_, dressmaker; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  4. [S632] "Selected Death Records Mostly From Washington Co., Virginia", Holston Pastfinder, Volume 21, Number 82: p. 11. The record is reported as: Mrs. Jane Allison, widow of Robert Allison, b. Wyth Co. VA 18 Jun 1844, 79y 27d, d/o A.J. Clark b. Wyth Co. VA & Margaret Reves (or Revis) b. Wyth Co. VA; d. 15 Jul 1923, bur Booher Cemetery (Glade Spring District) [Note: there is no stone recorded for Rebecca in Booher Cemetery].
  5. [S2281] Fred Allison Jr., Fred Allison 1882-1974 Scientist, Educator, p. 17.
  6. [S635] Robert C. Allison household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 74b (stamped), dwelling 296, family 301, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 42 of 49. Robert C. Allison, 42, farmer; Rebecca J., 26; Mary C., 2; Rosa S., 5/12, b. Jan, Mary B. Clark 11; all b. VA.
  7. [S2281] Fred Allison Jr., Fred Allison 1882-1974 Scientist, Educator, p. 20.
  8. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 36; Mrs. Jane (Clark) Allison entry states she died 15 June 1923.
  9. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 166. Stone reported to read: Rebecca Jane Allison, 1844-1923.