George Allen Barnes
(Abt 1817-)
Elmyria Melvin
(Abt 1817-)
Currence Bostwick Barnes
(1846-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Allison

Currence Bostwick Barnes 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 25 October 1846, , Licking County, OH 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): George Allison on 13 December 1868 in Henry County, OH 1 2 3
  • Died: 27 October 1930, Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH at age 84 5
  • Buried: 29 October 1930, Stryker, OH 5

bullet   Cause of her death was Cerebral Paralysis.

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bullet  Birth Notes:


Her gravestone gives a birth year of 1846 but almost all the census reports indicate a birth year of 1847. Her death record reflected a birth date of Oct 25, 1847.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Currence Bostwick Allison
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Oct 1930
Event Place: Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio
Gender: Female
Age: 83
Birth Year (Estimated): 1847
Father's Name: George A. Barnes
Mother's Name: Elnyria Melvin
Spouse's Name: George Allison
File Number: fn 59109
GS Film number: 1992275
Digital Folder Number: 004000568
Image Number: 01408

Citing this Record:
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X68F-42N : 8 December 2014), George Allison in entry for Currence Bostwick Allison, 27 Oct 1930; citing Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio, reference fn 59109; FHL microfilm 1,992,275.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 9 August 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 30, Dwelling 227, Family 228
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
Currance Allison..23..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 5 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 250A, District 242, Dwelling 133, Family 133, Roll 1011
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Currence B. Allison..Wife..32..OH..Keeping House

(Living with husband and son.)

NOTE - If her birth year was 25 Oct 1846, then her age should have been 33 instead of 32.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 20 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Page 11A, District 18, Dwelling 198, Family 201
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 32 years
Currence B. Allison..Wife..Oct 1847..52..OH..3/2

(Living with husband and daughter.)

NOTE - If is believed that her birth date was 25 Oct 1846 which would have made her age 53 instead of 52.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 28 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 24, Family 18, Roll 1376
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Section 11; Farm owned, with mortgage
Currence Allison..Wife..72..OH

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 Oct 1846, then her age should have been 73 instead of 72.
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• Death Image: 27 October 1930, in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH.



• She was buried after 27 October 1930 in the Boynton Cemetery in Stryker, OH.

George and his wife, Currence, share one common gravestone in Boynton Cemetery that is a small flat monument of gray granite. The inscription reads "ALLISON, George, 1841 - 1924; Currence, 1846 - 1930".
Find A Grave Memorial #73430278
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Currence married George Allison, son of John Allison and Maria Arnsberger, on 13 December 1868 in Henry County, OH.1 2 3 (George Allison was born on 30 October 1843 in Ohio,1 3 4 6 7 8 died on 23 December 1924 in Springfield Township, Williams County, OH 8 9 and was buried on 26 December 1924 in Stryker, OH 8 9.). The cause of his death was Acute Nephritis.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 9 August 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 30, Dwelling 227, Family 228
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
George Allison..27..OH..Farmer
Currance Allison..23..OH..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 5 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 250A, District 242, Dwelling 133, Family 133, Roll 1011
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
George Allison..Self..36..OH..Farmer
Currence B. Allison..Wife..32..OH..Keeping House
John L. Allison..Son..3..OH
Walter Brace..Other..13..OH..Farm Laborer
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 20 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 18, Dwelling 198, Family 201
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 32 years
George Allison..Head..Oct 1844..55..OH..Farmer
Currence B. Allison..Wife..Oct 1847..52..OH..3/2
Eunice A. Allison..Dau..May 1887..13..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, OH on 28 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 24, Family 18, Roll 1376
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio
Section 11; Farm owned, with mortgage
George Allison..Self..76..OH..Farmer, General farm
Currence Allison..Wife..72..OH
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 242, p. 250A, dwelling 133, family 133, George Allison and Currence Bostwick Barnes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Aug 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1011.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 18, p. 11A, dwelling 198, family 201; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 01 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 1B, family 18, George Allison and Currence Bostwick Barnes; index and images (accessed 18 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1376.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio, p. 30, dwelling 227, family 228, George Allison and Currence Bostwick Barnes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 01 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73430278.

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio, p. 95B, dwelling 399, family 408, John Allison and Maria Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 741.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio, p. 125, dwelling 982, family 954, John Allison and Maria Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1052.

8 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 69926 (23 Dec 1924; Williams County), George Allison; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 01 Dec 2009).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73430262.


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