Jack Stewart Allison (1888 - 1918)

Born 18 Nov 1888 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Oct 1918 at age 29 in France

Biography

Lieutenant Jack Allison served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Company E, 6th Infantry
Service ended: Oct 14, 1918 (KIA)

Lieutenant Jack Allison was Killed in Action during World War I.

Lieut Jack Allison of Birmingham is Killed in France .

He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire^[1]

He registered for the draft May 30, 1917,^[2] His occupation is listed as Chief Deputy Clerk US courts

His commission to Lieutenant was granted in November 1917 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia^[3]

Lived at Oak Lane and Lawnton ave's in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^[4] A marriage record to a Mary E Landis has been found for 1918 in Philadelphia but not verified that this is correct ^[5]

Lieutenant Allison was killed in action^[6]and is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA^[7]

He is mentioned in the Phillips Exeter Academy 1919 yearbook^[8]

Census

1900 Precinct 37 Birmingham city Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, United States^[9]

1910 Birmingham Ward 7, Jefferson, Alabama, United States^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire Class of 1907 yearbook Pean
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PC-6YW : accessed 28 May 2015), Jack Stewart Allison, 1917-1918; citing Birmingham City no 2, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,509,351.
3. ↑ Commissions Granted to Alabamians. Twenty-Five of 399 in State Go to This City Date: Wednesday, November 28, 1917 Paper: Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) Volume: LXXXVIII Issue: 331 Page: One, Nine
4. ↑ 1506 Casualties in Today's Record 44 Philadelphians on the List, 11 Dead, 26 Wounded, 6 Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1918 Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) Volume: 179 Issue: 143 Page: 3
5. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJGR-89Q : accessed 28 May 2015), Jack S Allison and Landis, 1918; citing license number 378079, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.
6. ↑ Soldiers of the Great War, Volume III page 137, Haulsee, W. M.; Howe, F. G.; Doyle, A. C.,Washington, D.C.; Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #65588892
8. ↑ Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, 1919 page 75 yearbook Pean
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D9-3FQ : accessed 28 May 2015), Jack S Allison in household of Charles Allison, Precinct 37 Birmingham city Ward 8, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,023..
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK79-GTK : accessed 28 May 2015), Jack S Allison in household of Charles J Allison, Birmingham Ward 7, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 8B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,032..