Descendants of John Allison Generation No. 1 1. JOHN 1 ALLISON was born Abt. 1798 in Orange Co., NC. He married NANCY. She was born Abt. 1800. Child of JOHN ALLISON and NANCY is: 2. i. JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2 ALLISON, b. June 15, 1833, TN; d. February 26, 1888. Generation No. 2 2. JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2 ALLISON (JOHN 1 ) was born June 15, 1833 in TN, and died February 26, 1888. He married ELVIRA CLEMENTINE ELLIS, daughter of ELIJAH ELLIS and MARGARET MCCALEB. She was born November 06, 1840, and died May 20, 1928. More About JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA ALLISON: Burial: Erwin Herrin Farm More About ELVIRA CLEMENTINE ELLIS: Children of JOSEPH ALLISON and ELVIRA ELLIS are: i. JOHN ELIJAH MCCLELLAND "MACK" 3 ALLISON, b. July 26, 1863, KY; m. CLARA JANE THOMAS. ii. JAMES R. "JIM" ALLISON, b. December 13, 1864; m. (1) LINA HERREN; m. (2) VERNIE LOU HARRIS. iii. ELIZABETH NANCY ANN ALLISON, b. November 18, 1866; m. GREENBERRY HERREN. 3. iv. SAM B. ALLISON, b. May 12, 1868; d. August 24, 1941. v. MARGARET JANE ALLISON, b. Abt. 1870; d. young. vi. MARY ELITHA ALLISON, b. February 28, 1872; d. August 23, 1962; m. (1) LUM HERREN; m. (2) FARRIS WHITSON HENLEY. More About MARY ELITHA ALLISON: vii. J. HUGH ALLISON, b. December 02, 1872; m. RUTH WARREN. viii. WILLIAM PHILMORE "BILLY" ALLISON, b. January 28, 1874; m. AVO MARTIN BUSSELL, August 01, 1915, Putnam Co., TN. More About WILLIAM ALLISON and AVO BUSSELL: Marriage: August 01, 1915, Putnam Co., TN ix. LEE ROY MONROE ALLISON, b. March 10, 1879; d. April 21, 1955. More About LEE ROY MONROE ALLISON: x. JUDY BELLE ALLISON, b. April 10, 1880; m. CHESTER JOHNSON THOMAS, March 24, 1910, Putnam Co., TN. More About CHESTER THOMAS and JUDY ALLISON: Marriage: March 24, 1910, Putnam Co., TN Generation No. 3 3. SAM B. 3 ALLISON (JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born May 12, 1868, and died August 24, 1941. He married (1) MARTHA JANE BROWN, daughter of JOHN BROWN and MARY MAYNARD. She was born December 25, 1877, and died January 16, 1925. He married (2) ANNIE VINCENT. He married (3) NOVELLA WATTS July 19, 1931. 1
More About SAM B. ALLISON: More About MARTHA JANE BROWN: Notes for ANNIE VINCENT: She had one daughter by Sam B. Allison. More About SAM ALLISON and NOVELLA WATTS: Marriage: July 19, 1931 Children of SAM ALLISON and MARTHA BROWN are: i. MINNIE LEE 4 ALLISON, b. August 07, 1893; m. MITCHELL LEE PHILLIPS, May 21, 1913, Putnam Co., TN. More About MITCHELL PHILLIPS and MINNIE ALLISON: Marriage: May 21, 1913, Putnam Co., TN 4. ii. BERTHA MAUDE ALLISON, b. August 14, 1901; d. Abt. 1993. iii. ZINA DAVID ALLISON, b. January 20, 1907; d. April 13, 1940, MI; m. LYDIA PEARL SWALLOWS, July 13, 1933, Putnam Co., TN; d. November 25, 1979, MI. More About ZINA DAVID ALLISON: More About LYDIA PEARL SWALLOWS: More About ZINA ALLISON and LYDIA SWALLOWS: Marriage: July 13, 1933, Putnam Co., TN 5. iv. AMANDA EUNICE ALLISON, b. Abt. 1909. Generation No. 4 4. BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON (SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born August 14, 1901, and died Abt. 1993. She married BRUCE DENNY August 20, 1918, son of BEN DENNY and ADELAIDE FISHER. He was born Abt. 1897, and died Abt. 1977. More About BERTHA MAUDE ALLISON: More About BRUCE DENNY: More About BRUCE DENNY and BERTHA ALLISON: Marriage: August 20, 1918 Children of BERTHA ALLISON and BRUCE DENNY are: i. CARL 5 DENNY, b. October 28, 1919; m. GERTRUDE PALMER. Notes for CARL DENNY: Residence: Lake Wells, FL. 6. ii. NEIL PRESTON DENNY, b. November 20, 1921; d. Abt. 1991. 7. iii. RALPH A. DENNY, b. July 25, 1924; d. December 17, 1989. 8. iv. REBA DENNY, b. June 01, 1926. 9. v. WAURINE DENNY, b. March 22, 1932. 2
5. AMANDA EUNICE 4 ALLISON (SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born Abt. 1909. She married ORB DAVIS HEDGECOUGH September 16, 1928 in Putnam Co., TN, son of WILLIAM HEDGECOUGH and MIRANDA TROBOUGH. He was born Abt. 1905 in DeKalb Co., TN, and died June 08, 1983. More About ORB DAVIS HEDGECOUGH: Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN More About ORB HEDGECOUGH and AMANDA ALLISON: Marriage: September 16, 1928, Putnam Co., TN Children of AMANDA ALLISON and ORB HEDGECOUGH are: i. ZINA JOE 5 HEDGECOUGH, b. August 13, 1930. ii. EVA LOIS HEDGECOUGH, b. April 25, 1932. iii. JOHN ALLEN HEDGECOUGH, b. August 04, 1935. iv. MARTHA JOAN HEDGECOUGH, b. December 20, 1940. Generation No. 5 6. NEIL PRESTON 5 DENNY (BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born November 20, 1921, and died Abt. 1991. He married INA ERELENE MARTIN April 11, 1942, daughter of FINIS MARTIN and MOLLIE. She was born Abt. 1922. Notes for NEIL PRESTON DENNY: Residence: Baxter, Putnam Co., TN. More About NEIL PRESTON DENNY: More About NEIL DENNY and INA MARTIN: Marriage: April 11, 1942 Children of NEIL DENNY and INA MARTIN are: 10. i. NANCY KAREN "NAN" 6 DENNY, b. December 04, 1942. ii. PATRICIA ANN "PASTY" DENNY, b. August 03, 1943; m. CURTIS SHINSKY. Notes for PATRICIA ANN "PASTY" DENNY: Residence: Livonia, MI. 11. iii. JANICE MARIE DENNY, b. December 24, 1946. 7. RALPH A. 5 DENNY (BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born July 25, 1924, and died December 17, 1989. He married (1) HAZEL MCGUFFEE. He married (2) ELIZABETH L.. Notes for RALPH A. DENNY: Tec 5 U.S. Army - WWII. More About RALPH A. DENNY: More About ELIZABETH L.: Children of RALPH DENNY and HAZEL MCGUFFEE are: 12. i. VIRGINIA "TISH" 6 DENNY. ii. SANDRA DENNY, m. BILLY TERRY CARR; b. July 27, 1950. iii. RALPH KENTON DENNY. 8. REBA 5 DENNY (BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born June 01, 1926. 3
She married STEPHEN BILAK. He was born in Ukraine. Notes for REBA DENNY: Residence: Lausanne, Switzerland. Reba Denny Bilak Obt: Herald Citizen Newspaper, Cookeville, TN, 23 March 1999. SWITZERLAND - Funeral services for Reba Denny Bilak, 72, of Lausanne, Switzerland, were held on Wednesday, February 14, at the centre funeraire de Montoie in the "A" chapel. On Wednesday, February 17, there was a graveside ceremony in the village cemetery in Cheseaux, where Reba and her husband, Stephen lived for more than 25 years. Mrs. Bilak died on Saturday, February 13, 1999, in Aubonne, Switzerland. She was born on June 1, 1926 in Baxter to the late Bruce and Bertha Allison Denny. Mrs. Bilak was a 1945 graduate of Baxter Seminary. She attended Lipscomb College in Nashville and TTU, where she graduated. Many of her 45 years together with her husband, Stephen, were spent in the mission field. In March of 1969, they moved to Lausanne. Because of the Swiss neutrality, they were able to travel more freely into the Eastern block of nations. Her family includes her husband Stephen Bilak; two daughers, Rebecca meixner and Stephanie Smith; a son, Paul Bilak; a sister, Waurine Denny House; an aunt, Eunice Hedgecought; two sisters-in-law, Gertrude and Erelene Denny; a nephew; and many nieces. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, James Michael Bilak; and tree brothers, Carl, Neil, and Ralph Denny. Donations in honor of Reba Bilak may be sent to Slavic World for Christ, Box 2872, Abilene, TX 79604. Children of REBA DENNY and STEPHEN BILAK are: 13. i. REBECCA 6 BILAK. ii. STEPHANIE BILAK, m. BRADY SMITH. iii. PAUL STEPHEN BILAK. Notes for PAUL STEPHEN BILAK: Graduate of CA. iv. JAMES MICHAEL "JAMIE" BILAK, d. July 13, 1984. Notes for JAMES MICHAEL "JAMIE" BILAK: Married in May 1984. Died in a motorcycle accident, 13 July 1984. 9. WAURINE 5 DENNY (BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born March 22, 1932. She married RICHARD BURTON HOUSE. Children of WAURINE DENNY and RICHARD HOUSE are: i. SUSAN 6 HOUSE, m. TRACE DATTENBURG. ii. SHARON HOUSE, m. MIKE MCCARTHY. Generation No. 6 10. NANCY KAREN "NAN" 6 DENNY (NEIL PRESTON 5, BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born December 04, 1942. She married ADRIEL STOUT, son of MACK STOUT and SUDIE LAWSON. Notes for NANCY KAREN "NAN" DENNY: Residence: West Cemetery Rd., Cookeville, TN. 4
Children of NANCY DENNY and ADRIEL STOUT are: 14. i. CINDY 7 STOUT, b. November 01. ii. RHONDA STOUT, b. September 04. 11. JANICE MARIE 6 DENNY (NEIL PRESTON 5, BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born December 24, 1946. She married THOMAS SHEPPARD. Notes for JANICE MARIE DENNY: Residence: IL Children of JANICE DENNY and THOMAS SHEPPARD are: i. GENA 7 SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1970. ii. TOMMY SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1975. 12. VIRGINIA "TISH" 6 DENNY (RALPH A. 5, BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) She married BOBBY GARRETT, son of HERBERT GARRETT and BUNOLA JONES. He was born August 27, 1951. Child of VIRGINIA DENNY and BOBBY GARRETT is: i. ADAM TYLER 7 GARRETT, b. July 1983. 13. REBECCA 6 BILAK (REBA 5 DENNY, BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) She married JIM MEIXNER. Children of REBECCA BILAK and JIM MEIXNER are: i. JEFFREY 7 MEXINER. ii. NICOLE MEXINER. Generation No. 7 14. CINDY 7 STOUT (NANCY KAREN "NAN" 6 DENNY, NEIL PRESTON 5, BERTHA MAUDE 4 ALLISON, SAM B. 3, JOSEPH "JOE" HARRA 2, JOHN 1 ) was born November 01. She married RANDALL KEY. Child of CINDY STOUT and RANDALL KEY is: i. AUSTIN NEIL 8 KEY, b. June 28, 1985. 5