Charles Allison Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted By Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: Charles Allison: a son of Jonathan Allison, deceased, was born in now Hancock County, West Virginia, December 11, 1805, on the farm now owned by Jonathan Allison in Grant District. Was brought up a farmer and has followed that as his vocation. His education consisted of what could be obtained in the common schools of those days. Married Sarah White, who bore him four children, Samuel, James, Mary and Nancy; his companion died September 1, 1851; he married Mary Garvin, April 29, 1852, who bore him one daughter, Susan Virginia; he owns a farm of 175 acres, located in Grant District. Served as constable for eight years.