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ALLISON John Blauvelt
Birth: 13 Jan 1892 Englewood, Bergen Co., N.J.
Death: 19 Oct 1981 Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., N.Y.
Notes
www.getnj.com/nudberg/genealogical81.shtml
1920 in Englewood, N.J.
1930 in Englewood, N.J. artist 2 servants
1940 in Englewood, Bergen Co., N.J. artist
Carabonne Fam Tree on ancestry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, 3d series, on google books, has entry "The Missle That
Missed in Space" by John Blauvelt Allison
Apparently he was a folk singer, well known in some circles. See
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=44343
one of the posts, by a guest:
he was born on Jan 13, 1893. his full name was John Blauvelt Allison. He was the
youngest of I believe five children. My grandmother was the oldest, born July 13,
1885. John was known by me as uncle Jack. I remember him from the 1960s. Friendly,
and I recall he always had a guitar and liked singing when visiting. The famous
ancester was his father. There is a lot on the web, do a google search on "william o
allison" he was born poor at the base of the palasades and became wealthy and left a
trust for his children. This allowed them to follow their artistic interests. My
grandmother was a poet, well published but not a lot of info on the web. Uncle Jack
pursued music and painting. He was an archiver of the family history. Family rumor is
that Burl Ives once approached him to partner. Another rumor was that he was asked
to invest in a salad dressing by a guy whose name was Helman. Uncle Jack did
neither. I have no facts to substantiate either- but quite possible. Uncle Jack lived in
New York State. I remeber a white hose with a unused well in the backyard.
another post by William Allison McGee:
Grandpa Jack is how we knew him but we lived on the west coast he on the east and
he did not like to fly, did it once to see us and never again after that. I have fond
memories of him sending a big package every Christmas season wrapped with brown
paper and a white twine tied as well. I have original copies of Witches & War-Whoops
and Spaceway Ballads. His works are archived at the Smithsonian and I'm told in
Montclair at the NJ Art Museum but have not confirmed that. I still live on the west
side of the country but some day will take up the challange of going east and doing
lots of research.
Bill
NJ Births and Christenings Idx on ancestry
Parents
ALLISON William Outis (30 Mar 1849 - 18 Dec 1924)
HOVEY Caroline Longstreet (12 Jun 1862 - 31 Mar 1896)
Siblings
ALLISON Katharine Floyd (13 Jul 1885 - )
ALLISON Frances Cornelia ("Fanny") (23 Nov 1887 - 19 Feb 1954)
ALLISON Alice (30 Sep 1888 - 14 Apr 1889)
ALLISON William Dana (8 Sep 1890 - 8 Sep 1894)
ALLISON John Blauvelt (13 Jan 1892 - 19 Oct 1981)
ALLISON Van Kleeck (19 May 1893 - 15 Mar 1920)
Marriage To ----- Lucy D. (1899 - )
m. 1925
Notes
Children by ----- Lucy D. 1899 -
ALLISON Joan ()
ALLISON John D. ()
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