#450 William McNitt Allison ( William McCormick Allison • Archibald Allison◊ • Archibald Allison◊ )
William was born 4 Nov 1850 in Gregg Twp., Centre Co., Pennsylvania.
His first business venture was in partnership with his two brothers, Edward and Archibald, and was running the Woolen Factory at Potters Mills, Pennsylvania. In 1887 he moved to Spring Mills, Pennsylvania and the "Allison Brothers" purchased the grist mill there. They remodeled it at a cost of $9,000.00, installing modern technologies. William had side businesses selling coal and farm products.
He was fond of horses and had stables with many fine specimens. His house was full every modern convenience and reputed to be quite elegant.
He was one of the leading Republicans in the area and was popular even in staunchly Democratic locales. He served as Judge of Elections in Potters Mills; in 1887-8 he was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
∞ William married #451 Lurana Bouvirer Higman.
Marriage notes |
They married 2 Jun 1880. |
She is the of daughter of John & Lurana (Bouvirer) Higman, a prominent family in Corning, New York. She attended Elmira College in New York.
Children of this relationship:
| #456 | M | i | Charles Edward Allison | (22 Dec 1881–) |
| #458 | F | ii | Anna Mabel Allison | (1 Mar 1883–1949) |
| #460 | M | iii | William Higman Allison | (30 Mar 1889–1951) |
| #462 | M | iv | Frank Floyd Allison | (21 Apr 1897–1953) |
Verna Allison Pierson & Marlowe G. Smith, The Allisons of Center County, Pennsylvania, History of the Family and Descendants of Archibald Allison and Mary Kennedy of Kirmaiden, Scotland and Monaghan, Ireland, (unpublished). Ref. as [Pierson/Smith]
Line Generation: 4
Relationship: First Cousins Four Times Removed through Archibald Allison◊