Halbert McClure Allison (1800 - 1866)

Born 3 Oct 1800 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Sayers) Allison — married 13 Nov 1827 in Wythe, Virginia

Died 31 Aug 1866 at age 65 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Name Holbert Allison Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 50 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1800 Birthplace Virginia House Number 786 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Holbert Allison M 50 Virginia Mary Allison F 44 Virginia John Allison M 21 Virginia Rhoda Allison F 18 Virginia David Allison M 16 Virginia Susan Allison F 13 Virginia James Allison M 9 Virginia William Allison M 6 Virginia Mary Allison F 4 Virginia Isaac Allison M 2 Virginia George Allison M 2 Virginia Daniel Allison M 0 Virginia Citing this Record "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-RKR : 9 November 2014), Holbert Allison, Wythe county, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing family 786, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Name Halbert Allison Event Type Census Event Date 1860 Event Place District 68, Wythe, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 59 Race White Race (Original) [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated) 1801 Birthplace Virginia Page 192 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Halbert Allison M 59 Virginia Mary Allison F 55 Virginia Susan Allison F 20 Virginia James Allison M 18 Virginia Ellen Allison F 15 Virginia Newton Allison M 12 Virginia D S Alison M 26 Virginia Mary Alison F 19 Virginia Wayne Alison M 3 Virginia Josephine Alison F 0 Virginia Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-7HS : 30 December 2015), Halbert Allison, 1860.

Halbert McClure Allison was born on 3 October 1800 in Wythe, Virginia, United States, son of James Allison (1780–1845) and Janet Craig (1779–1841).^[1]

Slaves

In the 1850 Census, he was recorded as the owner of 6 slaves in Wythe County, VA.^[2]

In the 1860 Census, Halbert Allison was recorded as the owner of 4 slaves.^[3]

Harrison Farris (abt.1848-)^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Book: Morrison, Leonard Allison, 1843-1902, The history of the Alison, or Allison family in Europe and America, A.D. 1135 to 1893; giving an account of the family in Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States..
   Boston, Mass., Damrell & Upham; 1893; pp 163-4.
   Internet Archive (accessed 27 November 2023)
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206483_026_M9XT-7M1; FHL microfilm: 444983; Image number: 19; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01093-5
   FamilySearch Record: HRW5-L5PZ (accessed 15 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q19-SK2
   Holbert Allison, slave owner, in 1850 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 21; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_023_M9N3-SCW; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 23
   FamilySearch Record: W2XR-Y23Z (accessed 15 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-6J2
   Harlbert Allison, slave owner, in 1860 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons of Wythe County, State of Virginia, cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27th February 1866. Local Government Records Collection, Wythe County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
5. ↑ Wythe County (Va.) Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, [register page #3]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRM8-XJN : 29 January 2020), Halbert Allison, 1827.
• https://archive.org/details/historyofalisono00morr/page/162/mode/2up
• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-RKR : Fri Oct 06 22:36:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Holbert Allison and Mary Allison, 1850.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-7HS : Thu Oct 05 14:41:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Halbert Allison and Mary Allison, 1860.