Louis Dortch Allison (1818 - 1870)

Born 1818 in Georgia, United States

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Died 1870 at about age 52 in Arkansas, United States

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Louis Dortch Allison (David2, William1) was born 1818 in Georgia, and died in Arkansas. He married Amanda Pruitt. She was born in Tenn..

Notes for Louis Dortch Allison: Dear probable cousin several-times-removed, My grandmother, Charlotte Earl Allison Gant (1894-1979) was the daughter of James Buchanan Allison (1856-ca 1930). In 1978 she wrote a little document for her descendants concerning what she knew about her and her husband's forbears. I send an excerpt which you may find of interest: "My father (J. Buchanan Allison) was of English heritage. The first Allison in America evidently married an Indian woman, hence my Indian blood. Three generations later my father's parents were in Arkansas where my father was born. He had two full brothers, Billie and Cunningham, two sisters, Charlotte and Dorcas, and several half-brothers and -sisters. When my father was fourteen years old, his father, Louis Allison, was shot in his own doorway by guerillas after the war between the states was over. His wife and new born baby were dragged into the snow where they died of exposure. The house was burned to the ground because my grandfather had refused to join the guerillas; thus my father at fourteen years old was on his own and responsible for his own upkeep. One boy was sent to the blind institute where his eyes were treated and he was educated. My father was sometimes unique in his speech. For example, he was never "afraid," but used the old English "afeared"......He did a good job of bringing himself up for he was a very honest man, hard working and moral. My mother (Nancy Adeline Norie, 1870-1936) was a most amazing woman. She was a tall, slender, big-boned girl of sixteen when she met and married my father, who was then thirty years old. They were married in August of 1886. After she married, she moved into a small house my father owned and kept house for him and his two single brothers, cooking and washing for all of them. Her first son was born when she was eighteen. After that she had a child every two years until she had eight sons and three daughters: Louis Alexander (4-20-1888) James Cunningham (9-24-1890) Samuel Roy (9-17, 1892) Charlotte Earl (4-4-1894) Norie Louise (10-21-1895 Vergil David(4-7-1897) Claude Buchanan(March 1899) the twins, Ethel and Bethel (9-14-1901) Willliam Pinckney 10-12-1907, and Melvin Ernest (1-30-1910)....." My grandmother was born in Indian Territory, and most of them lived in the Waco area including places like Ben Hur (where my mother was born), Groesbeck, and Nus. Before her marriage to George Washington Gant (1892-1974) in 1913, she wrote a column for the newspaper in Nus under the pen name of "Edris"......... My very best to you and yours,

Timothy Allison Wells, I live in Shreveport, Louisiana feel free to write anytime.......Spood555 @ hotmail.com

Just a little note about this letter. I have found that the were all natural brothers and sisters. They were not step brothers and sisters. Charlotte thought that Amanda and Dorcus were both wives of Lewis. In fact, Dorcus was Lewis's mother and Amanda was his wife. Vicky Thompson

Born 1818 in Georgia, United States. ^[1]

Residence 1860 United States Federal Census, Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. ^[2] Census lists:

Head - Louis, 45, born in GA

Wife - Amanda, 30, born in TN

Son - John, 11, born in MO

Daughter - Martha, 9, born in ARK

Son - David, 8, born in ARK

Daughter - Darcus, 7, born in ARK

Son - James B, 4, born in ARK

Son - Rufus G, 3/12, born in ARK

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Lewis D. Allison land records:

Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907 Document number: 4277 Description number: 1 Number of acres: 80.0000 Accession number: AR1850__.450 Patentee Surname: Allison Patentee given name: Lewis D. State name: Arkansas Volume: 1850 Page number: 450 Land office: Clarksville Aliquot part reference: W½SE Section number: 8 Township: 7 North Range: 31 West Meridian or special survey area: Fifth Principal Meridian Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash Entries Combined signature date: Mar. 1, 1860 Multiple patentees: N Multiple warrantees: N Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N Metes and bounds: N Fractional section: N

Lewis D. Allison found in:

Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907 Document number: 2599 Description number: 2 Number of acres: 189.6100 Accession number: AR1830__.132 Patentee Surname: Allison Patentee given name: Lewis D. State name: Arkansas Volume: 1830 Page number: 132 Land office: Clarksville Aliquot part reference: E½SE Section number: 12 Township: 7 North Range: 32 West Meridian or special survey area: Fifth Principal Meridian Misc. document number: 2600 Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash Entries Combined signature date: Mar. 1, 1860 Multiple patentees: N Multiple warrantees: N Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N Metes and bounds: N Fractional section: N

Lewis D. Allison found in:

Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907 Document number: 2599 Description number: 1 Number of acres: 0.0000 Accession number: AR1830__.132 Patentee Surname: Allison Patentee given name: Lewis D. State name: Arkansas Volume: 1830 Page number: 132 Land office: Clarksville Aliquot part reference: 2SW Section number: 7 Township: 7 North Range: 31 West Meridian or special survey area: Fifth Principal Meridian Misc. document number: 2600 Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash Entries Combined signature date: Mar. 1, 1860 Multiple patentees: N Multiple warrantees: N Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N Metes and bounds: N Fractional section: Y Lewis D. Allison found in:

Lewis D. Allison found in:

Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907 Document number: 2599 Description number: 1 Number of acres: 0.0000 Accession number: AR1830__.132 Patentee Surname: Allison Patentee given name: Lewis D. State name: Arkansas Volume: 1830 Page number: 132 Land office: Clarksville Aliquot part reference: 2SW Section number: 7 Township: 7 North Range: 31 West Meridian or special survey area: Fifth Principal Meridian Misc. document number: 2600 Title transfer authority: Sale-Cash Entries Combined signature date: Mar. 1, 1860 Multiple patentees: N Multiple warrantees: N Signature: Y Canceled document: N Subsurface rights reserved: N Metes and bounds: N Fractional section: Y

Census information:

1830 AR Census Index, Page 800 Sample text:Allen, William AR WASHINGTON CO. NO TWP LISTED 001 1836 TAX LIST Allison, D. Lewis AR WASHINGTON CO. 001 1838 Allison, David AR WASHINGTON CO. 001 1838 Anderson, ...

1850 AR Census Index, Page 2 Sample text:25 375 Allison, James AR Chicot County Louisiana Township 1850 25 182 Allison, Lewis AR Crawford County Marion Township 1850 25 304 Allison, William AR Chicot County ...

More About Louis Dortch Allison: Occupation: Bet. 1850 - 1870, Farmer

Children of Louis Allison and Amanda Pruitt are: 10 i. John (Loveall)4 Allison, born 1849 in MO; Stepchild. 11 ii. Martha Allison, born 1851 in AR. + 12 iii. David Allison, born 1854 in Sebastian Co., Arkansas; died August 1887 in Van Buran, Crawford Co., Arkansas. 13 iv. Dorry Allison, born 1854. 14 v. James Buchana Allison, born 1856. 15 vi. Rufus Allison, born 1860. 16 vii. William Allison, born 1860. Notes for William Allison:

1. ↑ Source: #S-939029056 Year: 1860; Census Place: Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 1032; Image: 486; Family History Library Film: 803050
2. ↑ Source: #S-939029056 Year: 1860; Census Place: Marion, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: M653_50; Page: 1032; Image: 486; Family History Library Film: 803050

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