Known as AK Allison, as President of the Senate he assumed the governorship upon the suicide of Gov John Milton on April 1, 1865. He resigned on May 19 and went into hiding the day before federal troops formally occupied Tallahassee. He was captured in June and held for several months. After his release he returned to Quincy to practice law. His burial location is unknown.
Slaves
In the 1840 census, Abraham was in Gadsden, Florida Territory. He owned 29 slaves.[1]
In the 1850 Slave Schedule census, Abram was in District 7, Gadsden, Florida, United States. He owned 4 slaves.[2]
In the 1860 Slave Schedule census, A K was in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States. He then owned 18 slaves.[3]
Sources
↑1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Gadsden, Florida Territory; Roll: 36; Page: 93; Family History Library Film: 0006712 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1635685 (accessed 19 February 2023)
Abraham K Allison in Gadsden, Florida Territory.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91398555 (accessed 19 February 2023)
Abram K Allison in District 7, Gadsden, Florida, USA.
↑1860 Census:
"1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94066052 (accessed 19 February 2023)
A K Allison in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, USA.
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DNA Connections
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