Benjamin Posey Allison (1835 - 1890)

Born 1835 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

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Died 23 Dec 1890 at about age 55 in McDowell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1835. He was the son of Henry Allison and Polly Allison. He passed away in 1890 and was buried in the Old Ebenezer Cemetery in Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina. ^[1]

Year: 1850; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina^[2]

• H Allison 60/m, farmer, $600, NC
• Mary Allison 50/f,
• Jeff Allison 22/m, laborer, NC
• Elizabeth Allison 19/f,
• John Allison 15/m, Twin, laborer, NC
• Benjn Allison 15/m, Twin, laborer, NC
• Richd Allison 14/m, NC
• Riley Allison 12/m, NC
• Jane Allison 8/f, Twin, NC
• Lydia Allison 8/f, Twin, NC

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865^[3]

• Name: Benjamin Posey Allison
• Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Age at Enlistment: 27
• Enlistment Date: 15 May 1862
• Rank at enlistment: Private
• Enlistment Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina
• State Served: North Carolina
• Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 60th Infantry Regiment on 15 May 1862.
• Birth Date: abt 1835
• Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865^[4]

• Name B. P. Allison
• Also Known As Name Benjamin Allison
• Event Type Military Service
• Military Beginning Rank Private
• Military Final Rank Private
• Military Side Confederate
• State or Military Term North Carolina
• Military Unit 60th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
• Military Unit Note Formed October '62, from 1 (McDowells) Batt'n. N. C. Inf. Consolidated April 9, '65, with 58 N. C. Inf., forming (New) 58 N. C. Inf. (State Troops.)Military Company K
• Note Original filed under Benjamin/Allison
• Affiliate Film Number 1

Year: 1870; Census Place: Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina^[5]

• Benjamin Allison 30/m, farm laborer, NC
• Rebecca Allison 21/f, keeping house, NC
• John Allison 8/m, NC
• Jane Allison 10/f, NC
• James Allison 4/m, NC
• Dicy Allison 2/f, NC

Year: 1880; Census Place: Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina^[6]

• Benjamin Allison head, 50/m, md, farmer, NC/NC/NC
• Rebecca Allison wife, 35/f, md, house keeping, NC/NC/NC
• Jane Allison dau, 20/f, NC/NC/NC
• John Allison son, 18/m, NC/NC/NC
• James Allison son, 14/m, NC/NC/NC
• Dicey Allison dau, 11/f, NC/NC/NC
• William Allison son, 6/m, NC/NC/NC
• Anna Allison dau, 2/f, NC/NC/NC
• Florence Allison niece, 3/f, NC/NC/NC
• Floney Allison niece, 1/f, NC/NC/NC

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18027454
2. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M432_622; Page: 317B; Image: 262; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1]
3. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Historical Data Systems, comp.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9J3-BJM : 4 December 2014), B. P. Allison, Private, Company K, 60th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M230 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 821,768.
5. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1147; Page: 664A; Family History Library Film: 552646; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.[2]
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-PY2?cc=1417683&wc=QZ27-YJC%3A1589411027%2C1589411725%2C1589411792%2C1589395047 : 24 December 2015), North Carolina > McDowell > Old Fort > ED 140 > image 5 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)