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     Opal Allison is the daughter of Samuel Rufus Allison and Dora A Cagle.¹

     Ozro Allison was born on 15 September 1910 at Freestone County, Texas.^1,2,3 He was the son of Samuel Rufus Allison and Dora A Cagle. He married Maude Juanita Anderson, daughter of Joe F. Anderson and Ollie Unknown, circa 1928 at Mitchell County, Texas.⁴ He and Maude Juanita Anderson were divorced after 1935.⁵ He married Vaurine Dorothy Milliken, daughter of Russell Franklin Milliken Sr. and Laura Edna Richardson, on 18 November 1939 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.^6,3 He and Russell Franklin Milliken Jr. were were owner managers of the B. Loftin Service Station on 26 July 1946 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.⁷ He was was a member of the Forsan School Board between 1956 and 1959 at Forsan, Howard County, Texas. He died on 14 October 1971 at Baird, Callahan County, Texas, at age 61.^6,1,3

Ozro Allison
Baird - Ozro Allison, 61, died Thursday at 10 a.m. at his residence in Baird of an apparent heart attack.
His body will lie in state at Godfrey Funeral Home in Baird until Friday morning when the body will be transported to Big Spring where the funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel.
Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring. Born Sept. 15, 1910 in Freestone County, he married Rebaurine Milliken on Nov. 18, 1939 in Westbrook. He was a ling-time resident of Otis Chalk, nine miles east of Forsan. He retired in June from Cosden Oil Co. where he ws a guager in the pipeline department. He moved to Baird four month ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bob of Tracy Calif., Rodney of Big Spring, and Duane of Granbury; one brother, Arvin of Sacramento, Calif; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Jackson of Westbrook and Mrs. Opal Murphy of Elgin; and his mother, Mrs. Dora Fowler of Westbrook. His father preceded him in death.³

He was buried on 16 October 1971 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.³

     Preston Duane Allison was born on 4 June 1945 at Mitchell County, Texas. He was the son of Ozro Allison and Vaurine Dorothy Milliken.¹ He married Roberta Ann Hammack, daughter of Rex Loy Hammack and Ernestine Rebecca Tippie, on 22 November 1968 at Texas.² He and Roberta Ann Hammack were divorced on 7 May 1996 at Midland, Midland County, Texas.² He lived in 2004 at Austin, Travis County, Texas.³ He married Gayle J. Hays, daughter of Paul Vincent Hays and Tessabelle C. Palmer, on 16 September 2010 at Travis County, Texas.⁴ He died on 31 January 2011 at Austin, Travis County, Texas, at age 65.

     Rodney Kent Allison was born on 5 October 1942 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas. He was the son of Ozro Allison and Vaurine Dorothy Milliken.¹ He was a teacher between 1964 and 1974 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas. He married Maggie Donnelly, daughter of Richard Edward Donnelly and Lucretia Ethel Stovall, on 3 July 1973 at Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.² He lived in 2004 at El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.³ He died on 29 July 2009 at El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, at age 66.⁴

Dateline: Big Spring (July 31, 2009)
Name: Rodney Allison, 66
Died: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in El Paso, Texas
Rodney Allison, 66, of El Paso, formerly a teacher at Big Spring High School, died on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in an El Paso hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring with Dr. Randy Cotton, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
He was born on October 5, 1942, in Colorado City, Texas, and married Margaret Donnelly on July 3, 1973 in Big Spring.
Rodney taught from 1964-1974 at Big Spring High School.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Allison of El Paso; a brother, Preston Duane Allison of Austin; a niece, Mindy Rodriguez of Midland; three nephews, Corey Allison of Irving, Dan Donnelly of Kalispell, MT and Doug Donnelly of Killeen; a number of aunts, uncles, cousins, grand nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ozro Allison in 1971 and his mother, Vaurine Milliken Smith on August 28, 2004.
The family suggests memorials may be made to: Thru the Bible Radio Network, P.O. Box 7100, Pasadena, CA 91109
Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com.⁵

     Ruby M. Allison is the daughter of Samuel Rufus Allison and Dora A Cagle.¹

     Samuel Rufus Allison was born on 12 October 1869 at Tennessee 1940 US census lists Alabama as the birth state. He was the son of James Allison. He married Dora A Cagle on 20 February 1910 at Freestone County, Texas. He died on 11 February 1962 at Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, at age 92.

"Allison Funeral Tuesday at C-City"

Colorado City - Funeral Sam Allison, 92, of Roscoe will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kiker & SonChapel in Colorado City with the Rev. C. J. Jackson, pastor of the Carr-Dunn Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Colorado City Cemetary.

Mr. Allison died in Simmons Memorial Hospital at Sweetwater Sunday morning.

He was born Oct. 12, 1869 in Tennessee and had farmed in Mitchell County for many years. He was a memeber of the Church of Christ.

Mr. Allison is survived by two sons, Ozro of Otis Chalk, Tex. and Arvin of Sacramento, Calif; two daughters, Mrs. Ted Jackson of Westbrook and Mrs. Opal Murphy of Elgin; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.¹

He was buried on 13 February 1962 at Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas.¹

     Thomas J. Allison was born circa 1863 at Tennessee.¹ He was the son of William Malachi Allison and Agatha Caroline Adams.¹

     This particular ALLISON family line is not in direct ascent to the researcher, but a descendant, Jimmie Clifton Christian (William's gg-grandson), did marry into this researcher's RICHARDSON family line. Further research may not be conducted unless requested. William Malachai Allison was born on 4 December 1798 at South Carolina.^1,2 He married Mary Ellison on 8 January 1818 at USA.^3,4 He was "was a member of the Predestinarian Baptist Church 23 years." He died on 21 December 1876 at age 78.² He was buried after 21 December 1876 at Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee.²

     William Malachi Allison was born on 22 April 1835 at Madison County, Tennessee.^1,3 He was the son of William Malachai Allison and Mary Ellison.⁴ He married Agatha Caroline Adams, daughter of Green Adams and Olive Mainord, on 18 November 1857 at Madison County, Tennessee.^1,5 He died on 14 March 1874 at Madison County, Tennessee, at age 38.³ He was buried after 14 March 1874 at Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee.³

     William P. Allison was born circa 1862 at Tennessee.¹ He was the son of William Malachi Allison and Agatha Caroline Adams.^1,2