Brief Life History of Benjamin Wesley
When Benjamin Wesley Allison was born on 13 April 1871, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Montreville Bragg Allison, was 32 and his mother, Martha Jane Wilson, was 30. He married Cora Belle Green on 19 February 1911, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greens Creek Township, Jackson, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. He died on 24 May 1962, in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Greens Creek Cemetery, Greens Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Wesley Allison, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wes Allison, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Benjamine Wesley Allison, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English female personal name Alice, Alis (see Allis ) + -son, meaning ‘Alice's son’.
English and Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Alison, a common pet form of Alice, Alis. See Allis and compare Ellison .
Scottish: in some cases, a late variant of Allanson (see also Allinson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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