MY FAMILY ROADSHOW

~Background ~  Our family always had a number of Bibles  in our home when I was growing up, and my  Mama was always placing handwritten  notes, cards, and pictures within the  pages of the Bibles. Since her death,  I have admired and inspected  most of her  books and Bibles -  crying and smiling at the same time.  ~The Answer~ Yesterday, I came across what was probably her oldest  Bible.  I know that I have seen it before; however, it's been at least 30 years or more. I started to put it away - knowing that I could revisit it any time. I couldn't. Oh, my - more notes - pictures - cards…treasures. There it was - another note! On a small piece of paper she had written one sentence.  One sentence that answered the question that had been on my mind for a few months.      Amazing how that works ~ isn't it? My Mama ~ Lorene Ashburn Allison ________________________...

Cheucunsene Kunmesee Dragging Canoe Canoe (1734 – 1792) Principal Chief of the Chickamauga/Lower Cherokee Birth 1734 in Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Death 1 Mar 1792 in Lookout Town, Tennessee, United States My 5th Great Grandfather Sarah Herrin Cherokee Native American (1765 - 1820) daughter of Cheucunsene Kunmesee Dragging Canoe Canoe Gabriel Herren (1811 - 1901) son of Sarah Herrin Cherokee Native American Abigail Herrin (1835 - 1920) daughter of Gabriel Herren Green Berrie F Herrin (1877 - 1939) son of Abigail Herrin Fannie Pearl Herron (1906 - 1993) daughter of Green Berrie F  Herrin Lorene Ashburn (1924 - 2003) daughter of Fannie Pearl Herron Anna Faye Allison daughter of Lorene Ashburn Cheucunsene Kunmesee Dragging Canoe Canoe was  born in 1734 in Monroe, Tennessee, an only child.  He married U. Ga Lo Gv Leaf Nellie Pathkiller in 1751.  They had 22 children in ...

Centre Presbyterian Church - 129 Centre Church Road - Mooresville, NC Patrick Gracey's Grave Patrick Gracey, my 5th Great Grandfather, was born on January 3, 1700, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland.  His father, John, was 20 and his mother, Jean, was 13. Patrick married Rebecca Barnett in 1731 in Ireland. They had 13 children in 46 years.  He died on January 9, 1810, in Mooresville, North Carolina, at the age of 110, and was buried in Mount Mourne, North Carolina.   The following information was retrieved from the book The Knox Family published in 1905.   The following sketch of Patrick Gracey, brother-in-law to John Knox, emigrant, was furnished by two of his great-granddaughters, Mrs. I.R. Alexander, of Mooresville, and Mrs. Dr. J.R.B. Adams, of Statesville, N.C. “Patrick Gracey was born in Ireland, in 1700; emigrated to America, with his sister, Jean and John Knox, in 1740.  It is though her married in this county.  He married a Miss Reb...

Elizabeth Robinson Gracy  My 2nd Great Grandmother - Lived to be 106 Years Old! Elizabeth Robinson Gracy was my 2nd great grandmother and was born on January 12, 1826, in White County, TN.  She was the only child of John William and Susannah Childress. She married John Simpson Gracy on March 26, 1848, in DeKalb County, Tennessee. They had 14 children during their marriage.  She died on April 12, 1932, in Putnam County, Tennessee, at the age of 106.  Her Death Certificate states that the cause of death was 'old age' -  really now?   Oh, the stories her life could tell!

Richard B. Herrin III (Herron/Herren) My Great Grand Uncle Richard B. Herrin III was born on February 1, 1863, in Silver Point, Tennessee. His father, Richard, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Burrow, was 27. Richard had 7 sisters (check out some of these names - Pelina, Serapta, Unnie, Elizabeth, Lavinia, Sarah Sally. He married Mary "Mallie" Herron in 1881. They had eight children in 29 years. He died on October 31, 1942, in his hometown, at the age of 79.  His death certificate states that he died from bronchial pneumonia.

Dovie Mary Martin Allison - Paternal Grandmother  (Birth: 8 Apr 1894 in Putnam, TN - Death: 4 Sep 1933 in Silver Point, Dekalb, TN)   When Dovie was born on April 8, 1894, in Putnam, Tennessee, her father, Alexander, was 27 and her mother, Nancy, was 24. She married William Luther Allison (My Paternal Grandfather) on May 23, 1920, in Putnam, Tennessee. They had seven children in 11 years.   Dovie died at the age of 39 - my daddy was only 11 years old.   Ironically, Dovie's mother, Nancy E. Myatt, died when Dovie, too, was only 11 years old. 

When Robert D. ALLISON (my first cousin 5X removed) was born on September 25, 1810, in Fairview, North Carolina, his father, Joseph, was 59 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 35. He married Louisa Goodner Dowell on June 24, 1858, in De Kalb, Tennessee. He died on December 15, 1900, in McKinney, Texas, at the impressive age of 90, and was buried there. When the Mexican War broke out Robert raised a company of volunteers and participated in several battles with the Mexicans. After the War with Mexico, he was elected to the Tennessee State House of Representatives. At the out break of the Civil War, he again unsheathed his sword for the Confederacy -  Company I, Tennessee 24th Infantry Regiment.  He recruited three companies from the Alexandria, DeKalb County area, to form Allison #39's Squadron.  He was promoted to full Colonel Company S, Tennessee, Allison 39's Cavalry Battalion. At the close of the Civil War he moved to McKinney, Texas, where he lived the remainder of h...