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Ruth Allison 1810–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 29, 1810

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: December 17, 1867

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Sarah Toler

Spouse(s): Joel Burgess

Children(s): Sarah Burgess, Mary Burgess, Joseph Burgess, James Burgess, Emily Burgess, Hiram Burgess, John Burgess

The story of Ruth Allison began in 1810 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA. Ruth Allison married Joel Kent Burgess, and had children including Emily Burgess, Hiram T Burgess, James M Burgess, John Ross Burgess, Joseph Oliver Burgess, Mary C Burgess, Sarah Burgess. Ruth Allison passed away in 1867 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Allison began in 1810 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ruth Allison married Joel Kent Burgess, and had children including Emily Burgess, Hiram T Burgess, James M Burgess, John Ross Burgess, Joseph Oliver Burgess, Mary C Burgess, Sarah Burgess.
  • Ruth Allison passed away in 1867 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1801–1880
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Sarah Toler
1768–1854
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
ST

Spouses(s)

Joel Burgess
1812–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JB

Children(s)

Sarah Burgess
1843–1937
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
SB
Mary Burgess
1848–1918
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
MB
Joseph Burgess
1832–1911
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
JB
James Burgess
1839–1917
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
JB
Emily Burgess
1845–1923
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
EB
Hiram Burgess
1852–1898
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
HB
John Burgess
1833–1916
Birth Location: Jackson Co., Tennessee, USA
JB

Ruth Allison's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Allison
1810–1867
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Robert Allison Jr
1801–1880
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Toler
1768–1854
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert Allison) Sr
1720–1796
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Martha Hamilton
1733–1838
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
John (Nehemiah Toler) (Tolar)
1740–1822
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Thomas
1748–1855
Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1690–1739
Grizzell Wray
1694–1794
Nehemiah Toler
1720–1786
Sarah Bond
1720–1764
Joseph Sr
1772–1773
Sarah Allen
1722–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Toler
1695–1786
Elizabeth Miller
1685–1751
Rowland Thomas
1661–1728
Martha Thompson
1701–1762

Ruth Allison's Descendants

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Ruth Allison (August 29, 1810–December 17, 1867) m. Joel (Kent) Burgess (April 17, 1812–May 18, 1880)
  1. 1. Sarah Burgess 1843–1937 m. James Sliger 1848–1932
  2. 2. Mary (C.) Burgess 1848–1918 m. Samuel (F.) Sliger 1851–1924
  3. 3. Joseph (Oliver) Burgess 1832–1911
  4. 4. James (M.) Burgess 1839–1917 m. Nancy (M) Huddleston 1841–1877
    1. 1. Dora Burgess 1865–1954 m. Green (Berry) Wilhite 1864–1953
  5. 5. Emily Burgess 1845–1923
  6. 6. Hiram (T.) Burgess 1852–1898
  7. 7. John (Ross) Burgess 1833–1916 m. Margaret (Peggy) Phy 1829–1913
    1. 1. Charles (Whitley) Burgess 1852–1902 m. Martha (Cordelia) Seagraves 1858–1934
      1. 1. Cora (Bell) Burgess 1878–1968 m. William (H.) Page 1867–1944
        1. 1. Charlie Page 1900–1960 m. Cleo 1900–1979
        2. 2. Jay (T.) Page 1910–1984 m. Sarah (Lillie) Watley 1912–1997
        3. 3. Ollie Page 1919–2000
      2. 2. Mollie Burgess 1880–1932 m. John (E.) England 1876–1957
      3. 3. Dora (Ann) Burgess 1882–1955
      4. 4. Parazetta Burgess 1884–1959 m. Alex Page 1871–1927
    2. 2. Mary Burgess 1855–1860
    3. 3. Rutha Burgess 1857–1870
    4. 4. Oma (Penia) Burgess 1858–1928 m. Samuel (H.) Bohannon 1861–1918
    5. 5. Sarah (E.) Burgess 1861–1943 m. William (Henry) Seagraves 1857–1948
      1. 1. George (Franklin) Seagraves 1885–1973 m. Hassie Brown 1880–1966
      2. 2. Mattie (Elizabeth) Seagraves 1888–1965 m. Joe (H.) Page 1881–1944
        1. 1. Hollis (Ray) Page 1908–1975
        2. 2. Eva Page 1909–1997 m. Horace (Elvin) Burgess 1907–1971
      3. 3. Wesley Seagraves 1889–1904
      4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Seagraves 1892–1979
      5. 5. James (Walter) Seagraves 1895–1977 m. Eula Bumbalough 1902–1991
      6. 6. Waymon Seagraves 1900–1978
      7. 7. Lou (Frances) Seagraves 1900–1987 m. William Cunningham –1953
    6. 6. Luranna Burgess 1864–1880
    7. 7. John (James) Burgess 1867–1938 m. Mattie (E.) Page 1886–1967 m. Alice (Epharmie) Dubois 1867–1936
      1. 1. Ivor Burgess 1908–1991 m. John (E.) England 1876–1957
        1. 1. Brassie (Lou) England 1943–2014 m. Oscar (Waymon Young) Jr 1941–2019
        2. 2. Ivan (Evon) England 1937–2022
    8. 8. Nancy (Caroline) Burgess 1870–1927 m. Daniel (Riley) Bumbalough 1868–1936
      1. 1. Dallas Bumbalough 1896–1969 m. Elizabeth Randolph 1896–1927 m. Arrie (Mae) Roberts 1895–1914
        1. 1. Prietta (Jane) Bumbalough 1914–1986 m. Jiles (Blanton) Bussell 1912–1965 m. Georgie (Landon) Brown 1917–1995
      2. 2. Melvina (P.) Bumbalough 1892–1976 m. Sam Randolph 1890–1980
        1. 1. Haskell (Dee) Randolph 1916–2005 m. Ina (Mae) Dunn 1919–2014
        2. 2. Clodus (Raymond) Randolph 1931–2022 m. Clata (Lee) Collier 1933–2006
        3. 3. Alfred (Vasco) Randolph 1913–1994 m. Lina (Elizabeth) Brewington 1911–1990
      3. 3. Minnie (Ethel) Bumbalough 1891–1977 m. Oscar Henry 1890–1968
        1. 1. J. (D.) Henry 1911–2004 m. Lela (Ann) Eldridge 1920–1974

Ruth Allison's Timeline

2 Records

1810
August 29, 1810
Birth of Ruth Allison in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1867
December 17, 1867
Age 57
Death of Ruth Allison in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 29, 1810
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 17, 1867
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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