Alison (Barker) Alison (1811 - 1884)

Born 9 Jan 1811 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Alison — married 1838 in Newbury, Vermont

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1884 at age 73 in Dodgeville, Iowa Co, Wisconsin, USA

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Elsie (Barker) Alison was born in Scotland.

Biography

Alison Barker was born 9 January 1811 at Wemyss, Fife, Scottland to Alexander Barker and Grace Lockhart. She was Christened 14 January 1811 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.^[1]

The following is from History of Newbury, Vermont:

Alexander Barker, James Latto, William Chalmers and Alexander Laing their families left Leven, Scotland, in March 1834, on the ship "Cyrus of Dundee." They sailed around the north of Scotland, after being by storms at the mouth of the Moray Frith. After a rough voyage of weeks, in which they saw no sail, they reached the mouth of the St. Lawrence, where they were detained a week by floating ice, and finally reached Montreal. They came by steamboat and canal to Burlington, thence by teams to Newbury, where all their families settled. They were hospitably entertained by Capt. Samuel Gibson, and others of their countrymen, till they could make homes for themselves and clear land. Nearly all of their company have passed away, and the few survivors have collected such memorials as remain. All were Presbyterians.^[2]

She was united in marriage in about 1838 to Alexander Allison. They lived in Newbury village and then moved to Dodgeville, Wisconsin and died there. They had three children, two living in Wisconsin.^[3] Children of Alexander and Elsie:

1. Elsie (1843-1930) in 1866 married Samuel Dunstan in Dodgeville, Iowa Co, Wisconsin.
2. Jeanette (1847-1929) in 1929 married William Henry Collingwood in Dodgeville, Iowa Co, Wisconsin,
3. David (1850-) does not appear on the 1860 US Census,
4. Ellen (1853-1912) in 1876 married John Thomas in Dodgeville, Iowa Co, Wisconsin,

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Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYK4-WM4 : accessed 17 May 2016), Alison Barker, 09 Jan 1811; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,183.
   Name: Alison Barker
   Gender: Female
   Christening Date: 14 Jan 1811
   Christening Place: WEMYSS,FIFE,SCOTLAND
   Birth Date: 09 Jan 1811
   Father's Name: Alexander Barker
   Mother's Name: Grizel Flockart
   
2. ↑ Wells, Frederic Palmer. History of Newbury, Vermont (Caledonian Company, 1902): Page 461-462
3. ↑ Wells: Page 462

See also:

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFN3-P57 : accessed 23 April 2016), Alexander Alison and Alison Barker, 15 Jan 1838, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,468.

Name: Alexander Alison

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 15 Jan 1838

Event Place: Newbury, Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

Spouse's Name: Alison Barker

Spouse's Gender: Female

• History of Iowa County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources..."; Chicago: Western Historical Co. April, 1881. Tr. by K. Mohler, page 895.

ALEXANDER ALLISON, Sec. 29, P.O. Dodgeville; was born March 27, 1812, in Fifeshire, Scotland; is a son of David and Margaret (Webster) Allison; came to America in 1832, and, after a short stay in Montreal, settled in Newbury, Vt., where he followed the trade of shoemaker, which he learned in Scotland. He came to Mineral Point in 1845, and soon after to the Floyd settlement, buying 40 acres of his present farm of the Government; built a small log house and settled here; the log house stands fifteen rods to the north of the pleasantly located frame residence which supplanted it in 1868. Mr. Allison has 116 acres in the homestead, and 40 of timber in Wyoming, and is well to do in the world. He married in Newbury, Vt., Elsie Barker, of his native shire; they have three daughters - Elsie, Janet and Ellen. The eldest was born in Newbury, and the others on the Dodgeville farm. Mr. Allison is a Democrat, and, with his wife, a member of the Protestant Methodist Church.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRB-KZS : accessed 19 April 2016), Alexr Allison, Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States; citing p. 235, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 543; FHL microfilm 27,440.

Name: Alexr Allison

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1840

Event Place: Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States

Page: 235

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DV-WK4 : accessed 20 April 2016), Alexander Allison, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 1467, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1850

Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 33

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1817

Birthplace: Scotland

House Number: 1467

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Alexander Allison	Head	M	38	Scotland
Elsa Allison	Wife	F	33	Scotland
Elsa Allison	Dau	F	7	Vermont
Jennette Allison	Dau	F	3	Wisconsin
David Allison	Son	M	0	Wisconsin

• "Wisconsin State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMML-LTV : accessed 23 April 2016), Alexander Alison, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin; citing line 2, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,687.

Name: Alexander Alison

Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin

Number of White Males: 1

Number of White Females :4

Foreign: Born:</b> 2

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWM1-KR3 : accessed 1 April 2016), Alex Alleson, 1860.

Name: Elsie Alleson

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1860

Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 46

Race: White

Race (Original): [Blank]

Birth Year (Estimated): 1814

Birthplace: Scotland

Page: 53

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Alex Alleson	Head	M	48	Scotland
Elsie Alleson	Wife	F	46	Scotland
Elsie Alleson	Dau	F	16	Vermont
Janetta Alleson	Dau	F	13	Wisconsin
John Smith		M	19	Canada

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9N-BZS : accessed 1 April 2016), Alexander Alison, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 34, family 228, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,217.

Name: Else Alison

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1870

Event Place: Wisconsin, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 55

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1814-1815

Birthplace: Scotland

Page Number: 34

HOUSEHOLD	ROLE	GENDER	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Alexander Alison	Head	M	58	Scotland
Else Alison	Wife	F 55	Scotland
Ellen Alison	Dau	F	16	Wisconsin
William Collingwood		M	26	England
Jenette Collingwood	Dau	F	22	Wisconsin
Adeline Collingwood		F	2	Wisconsin

• "Wisconsin State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMMB-G7H : accessed 20 April 2016), Allick Allison, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin; State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,691.

Name: Allick Allison

Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin

Number of White Males: 1

Number of White Females: 2

Number of Black Males: 0

Number of Black Females: 0

Line Number: 61

GS Film number: 1032691

Digital Folder Number: 4245042

Image Number: 00498

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