John B. Allison's parents, Alexander & Jemima Crawford Allison, settled in Boone County about six miles north of Columbia on the Boone's Lick Road in 1815.
John's mother died when John was eight years old. John apprenticed out to a tanner and followed that trade until he was 21. He was an avid reader and at age 22 was teaching school in Florida Monroe County Missouri.
In 1866 he was the Republican nominee for the State Legislature.
John B. Allison's parents, Alexander & Jemima Crawford Allison, settled in Boone County about six miles north of Columbia on the Boone's Lick Road in 1815.
John's mother died when John was eight years old. John apprenticed out to a tanner and followed that trade until he was 21. He was an avid reader and at age 22 was teaching school in Florida Monroe County Missouri.
In 1866 he was the Republican nominee for the State Legislature.
Bio by: Bette Keene Scavone
Family Members
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George Wilkerson Allison
1851–1925
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Benjamin Alexander Allison
1853–1930
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Dorothy Ann "Dollie" Allison
1856–1925
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Arabella Jane "Belle" Allison Gray Fischer
1858–1923
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Dr John Stephen Allison
1862–1941
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Emma Jemima Allison Berry
1862–1944
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Rev William Mosby Allison
1864–1961
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Mary Edith Allison Hayth
1867–1950
