When Salina Catherine Allison was born on 26 February 1836, in Saint Paul, Adams Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States, her father, John Allison, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Zeigler, was 18. She married Jacob Cortelyou on 13 November 1856, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States for about 30 years. She died on 17 February 1919, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Chariton Cemetery, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1843: Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa, United States [Spreads into Polk and Warren counties]
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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