Ross 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: Ross Allison: a son of Jonathan Allison, was born in now Hancock County, West Virginia on the 12th of November, 1812 and lived with his father until he arrived at the age of manhood. In 1834 he married Miss Allison, a daughter of Charles Allison, deceased, and settled in Grant District. He was the father of eight children. Principally engaged in farming during his life. On the 15th of March, 1876, he died respected and beloved by all.