Violettia B. "Letta" Johnson
1865 - 1899 (33 years)1. Violettia B. "Letta" Johnson was born on 17 Feb 1865 in Ohio; died on 15 Feb 1899 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 18 Feb 1899 in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Mrs Violetta, wife of C. F. Allison died at her home in Germantown after a lingering illness of 10 months. She leaves a husband and five children. Funeral arrangements will be made tomorrow." - February 17, 1899
Funeral Notice: The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Violetta Allison will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence on Anderson St. The remains will be taken overland to Glenburn for burial." - Daily News, February 18, 1899
Hour of Funeral - Funeral services will be held over the remains of Mrs. C. F. Allison at her late home on Alexander Street at 10 o'clock this morning. Thence to Glenburn by carriage for burial." - Danville Democrat, February 18, 1899
Name:
daughter of Louis Hiram Johnson and Sarah Elizabeth Wikoff
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67038624/violetta-b_-allisonViolettia married Charles Frederick Allison on 18 Oct 1883 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Charles (son of Otho Allison and Minerva Jane Cosat) was born on 19 Jul 1862 in Illinois; died on 7 Jul 1942 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Nellie Gertrude Allison
was born on 12 Dec 1884 in Illinois; died on 21 Apr 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried on 24 Apr 1914 in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. - 3. Jesse Hyman Allison was born on 1 Sep 1887 in Illinois; died on 29 Dec 1957; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 4. William Frederick Allison was born on 23 Dec 1889 in Illinois; died on 13 Oct 1967; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 5. John Harry Allison was born on 17 Dec 1892 in Illinois; died on 18 Nov 1980 in Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 6. Mabel Pearl "Goldie" Allison was born on 20 Sep 1895 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Aug 1979; was buried in Emmett Cemetery, Emmett, Gem County, Idaho.
- 2. Nellie Gertrude Allison
Generation: 2
2. Nellie Gertrude Allison (1.Violettia1) was born on 12 Dec 1884 in Illinois; died on 21 Apr 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried on 24 Apr 1914 in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67493414/nellie-gertrude-perryNellie married Walter Paige Perry on 18 Dec 1905 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Walter was born on 25 Feb 1882 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois; died on 12 Jun 1965 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Ralph Marian Perry was born on 26 Aug 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 26 Mar 1983 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 7. Ralph Marian Perry
3. Jesse Hyman Allison (1.Violettia1) was born on 1 Sep 1887 in Illinois; died on 29 Dec 1957; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: automobile repairman, mechanic
- Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1930, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25975160/jesse-hyman-allisonJesse married Ethel Howard about 1915, and was divorced before 1940. Ethel was born on 8 Jun 1889 in Illinois; died on 23 Feb 1984 in Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ellen Berthenia Smith Reeder. Ellen was born on 17 Oct 1907 in Illinois; died on 26 Aug 2004; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. William Frederick Allison (1.Violettia1) was born on 23 Dec 1889 in Illinois; died on 13 Oct 1967; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1930, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89494284/william-frederick-allison5. John Harry Allison (1.Violettia1) was born on 17 Dec 1892 in Illinois; died on 18 Nov 1980 in Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: auto mechanic
- Census: 1920, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1930, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1940, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106469333/john-harry-allison
Section 1Family/Spouse: Emily Barton. Emily was born on 23 Feb 1906 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana; died on 13 Feb 1966; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Mabel Pearl "Goldie" Allison (1.Violettia1) was born on 20 Sep 1895 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Aug 1979; was buried in Emmett Cemetery, Emmett, Gem County, Idaho. Notes:
Note from Find a Grave:
Mabel Goldie Pearl Allison was born in Danville Illinois and was the daughter of Charles F Allison and Violetta Johnson.
Mabel first married Walter Paige Perry, her sister's Nellie's husband, when Nellie died young leaving two young sons. Mabe was the sister of my grandfather, Harry John Allison.
I remember her as a boisterous loud endearing woman who quite dominated my British raised mother when she visited us in Illinois. Aunt Mabe would carry her wallet, glasses, and tissues right at her neckline being held in place by her corset. As a nine-year old little girl I found her quite fascinating and fun. She reminded me of the "Unsinkable Mollie Brown".
Bio, full name, & birth place contributed by Susan Allison Wiegner.
Birth:
In the 1900 US census, Mabel, age 4, is in the household of her maternal uncle, George Johnson. Her older siblings are in the household of their father, Charles Allison. Their mother, Violetta, died in 1899.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109923238/mabel-pearl-mccowanMabel married Walter Paige Perry on 18 Jun 1916 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Walter was born on 25 Feb 1882 in Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois; died on 12 Jun 1965 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
7. Ralph Marian Perry (2.Nellie2, 1.Violettia1) was born on 26 Aug 1911 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 26 Mar 1983 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois
- Census: 1950, Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri
Notes:
Ralph M. Perry
Mason City - Ralph Marion Perry, 72, of Mason City, Illinois State University associate professor of French emeritus, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (March 26, 1983) at Community Hospital, Fort Myers, Fla. He had been spending the winter in Florida.
His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lanham-Wolfe Funeral Home, Potomac. Burial will be in Potomac Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Perry was born Aug. 25, 1911, in Chicago, a son of Walter and Nellie G. Allison Perry. He married Nell Jane Alexander in 1934 in Potomac. She died February 1968. He married Helen White March 30, 1969. She survives.
Also surviving are a son, Richard Douglas, St. Louis; and five grandchildren.
A brother preceded him in death.
Mr. Perry came to the ISU foreign language department in June 1967, and retired in September 1979. He had taught at the University of Illinois, Eastern Illinois University, Hope College and Harris Teachers College before coming to ISU.
He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He received a doctor's degree from the U of I and did post-doctoral study at Washington and Indiana universities and the Sorbonne.
Mr. Perry had taught Russian, Spanish and Chinese, as well as French. He had spent two years in China to learn the language and was planning a trip to Portugal to study languages.
He had written books and articles concerning the teaching of French and French literature. He was a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve from 1943-46.
Mr. Perry was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois. Tuesday, 29 march 1983.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67373822/ralph-marian-perryFamily/Spouse: Nell Jane Alexander. Nell was born on 10 Sep 1912 in Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 16 Feb 1968 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois; was buried in Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]