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FRANK A. ALLISON FUNERAL SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON (Well Known Man Died Saturday Following Short Illness) Frank A. ALLISON, life-long resident of Murphysboro, died Saturday, April 16, at 2 P.M. at the age of 76, in St. Andrews hospital.
Mr. ALLISON suffered a stroke several days ago and was taken to St. Andrew's hospital.
He was born in Hazelhurst, Mississippi in 1862, and came to Murphysboro in 1864. He was an engineer on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and had had the distinction of being one of the oldest employees of the company here.
His wife preceded him in death in 1924. Surviving relatives are two sisters, who reside in Birmingham, Alabama, and a brother, Ralph Allison, Murphysboro. He had been a member of the Masonic lodge for fifty years.
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Masonic Temple with the Rev. Boatman in charge, and interment was in Tower Grove cemetery. [Murphysboro Independent, 18 April 1938, p. 1c3]
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1900 Census
Murphysboro Township, Murphysboro City, Jackson Co., IL
5 June 1900
226 N. 15th Street
ALLISON, Frank
Head of Household
White male
Born April, 1864
36 years of age
married for nine years
born in Mississippi
Both parents born in Mississippi (sic)
Railroad Engineer
Can read, write & speak English
Owns home
ALLISON, Bessie
Wife
White female
Born January 1870
30 years of age
married for nine years
Mother of three children, one living
Born in England
Parents born in England
Immigrated in 1874
Lived in US for 26 years
Can read, write & speak English
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