Benjamin Curtis Allison1

b. 22 February 1868, d. 24 March 1925
FatherSamuel Dunn Allison2 b. 7 Jun 1838, d. 3 Apr 1905
MotherSusan Katherine Stevens3 b. 21 Aug 1838, d. 19 Mar 1915
Birth22 Feb 1868 Benjamin Curtis Allison was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia.4,5 
Marriage27 May 1896 He married Frances Ann Hutton, daughter of Joseph Snodgrass Hutton and Mary Love Clark, on 27 May 1896 in Washington County.1,6 
Cens-19001900 In the first years of their marriage Benjamin and Frances (who seem to have gone by Ben and Fannie) lived with his father and mother in the Glade Spring district of Washington County.7 
Cens-1910Apr 1910  Ben's father died in 1905 but his mother continued to live with the couple. When the 1910 census was enumerated Fannie was asked how many children she had given birth to. She replied that she was the mother of 4 children, but that only 3 were living. Those 3 children were recorded with Ben and Fannie as: Mary Sue, age 12, Helen M., age 6, and Samuel J., age 2.8 
  Another son, Charles, was born the following summer. 
Death24 Mar 1925 Benjamin died on 24 Mar 1925 in Washington County at age 57.5,4 
Burial He was buried in the Allison-Hutton square at Old Glade Spring Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia.4 

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Benjamin's headstone in the Allison-Hutton square
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Frances Ann Hutton b. 17 Feb 1874, d. 2 Jul 1960
Children
  • Mary Sue Allison9,10 (24 Apr 1897 - 12 Aug 1966)
  • Helen Marshall Allison11,12 (26 Apr 1903 - )
  • Samuel Joseph Allison13,14 (13 Sep 1907 - )
  • infant Allison8 (after 1900 - before 1910)
  • Charles Edward Allison15,16
ChartsDescendants of Robert Clark and Martha Harvie
Last Edited17 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Benjamin Curtis Allison, son of Samuel Dunn Allison and Susan Cate Stevens, married Frances Ann Hutton. He died in 1925. She died in 1960.
  2. [S165] Samuel D. Allison household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 94, page 28 (66D stamped), dwelling 243, family 245, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, The census lists: Samuel D. Allison 41 (mother born Scotland), farmer; Katherine, 40, wife; Charles E. 14, son; Benjamin 12, son; Martha H. 8, dau; John A. ?/12 b. July; Sarah Farmer 24, servant; all born in Virginia; all parents born in Virginia except Samuel's mother.
  3. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 52; Ben C. Allison entry (provides mother's maiden name).
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 174. Transcription reads: Benjamin C. Hutton, 22 Sep. 1868 - 24 Mar. 1925 [the month of birth was misread; a photo taken in Aug. 2005 clearly shows the date as Feb. 22, 1868].
  5. [S2169] Donald Helton, compiler, "Washington County Virginia Abstracted Death Records 1912-1939" (manuscript shared by author), p. 52; Ben C. Allison entry.
  6. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 2. Record reported as: B.C. Allison, 28, s/o S.D. and Susan C. Allison, farmer AND Fannie A. Hutton, 22, d/o J.S. & Mary E. Hutton; marr: 27 May 1896 by P.H. Guinn.
  7. [S752] Samuel D. Allison household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 1A (p. 61 stamped), dwelling 4, family 5, viewed at Heritage Quest online, April 2005. Enumeration includes: Samuel D. Allison, 62, b. Jan. 1838, marr 39 yrs, farmer (mother b. Scotland); Kate, wife, 61, b. Aug. 1838, marr 39yrs, mother of 7 children, 3 living; Benjamin, son, 32, b. Feb. 1868, marr 4 yrs, farmer; Fannie, d in law, 26, b. Feb. 1874, marr 4 yrs, mother of 1 child, living; Mary Sue, granddaughter, 3, b. Apr 1897; all persons b. VA; also all parents except as noted.
  8. [S237] Ben C. Allison household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 116, sheet 2A, dwelling 29, family 31, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005. Enumeration includes: Ben C. Allison, 43, marr #1, marr 14 yrs, farmer; Fannie A., wife, 36, marr #1, marr 14 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living; Mary Sue, dau, 12; Helen M., dau, 6; Samuel J., son, 2; Kate Susan, mother, 70, wid, mother of 7 children, 3 living; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  9. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Mary Sue Allison, daughter of Benjamin Curtis allison and Frances Anne Hutton, marred Beryl J. McCrary in 1920. She died in 1966. They had two children.
  10. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 74. Mary Sue Allison, dau of Fannie Hutton and B.C. Allison, born April 24, 1897, married B. J. McCrary, attended school at Martha Washington College.
  11. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 75. Helen Allison, dau of Fannie Hutton and B.C. Allison, born Apr 26, 1903; married Frank Orr; graduate Queens College, also Master's degree from E. Tennessee College: children: William Allison Orr, Frances Elizabeth Orr.
  12. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Helen Marshall Allison married J. Frank Orr (Bill) and they had two children.
  13. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 75. Samuel Joseph Allison, son of Fannie Hutton and B.C. Allison, born Sept. 13, 1907; married Eleanor Atkins; graduate Davidson College.
  14. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Samuel Joseph Allison married Nell Atkins; they divorced and had no children.
  15. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 75. Charles Edward Allison, son of Fannie Hutton and B.C. Allison, born 30 Aug. 1911, married Josephine Buck, graduate Virginia Polytechnic School of Agriculture. Children: Charles E. Allison III, and Ann Curtis Allison.
  16. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Charles Edward Allison, son of Benjamin Curtis Allison and Frances Anne Hutton, married Josephine Burch and had two children.