Otho Allison

1880 census records of Otho Allison. Otho Allison, age 4, is listed in the household of his father Luis Allison, a 36 year old laborer, his mother Alice Allison, a 23 year old washerwoman, his 6 year old brother Willie Allison, and his 70 year old great aunt Diana Torrence.
Otho, a young black man dressed formally in a jacket and tie.
Title
Otho Allison
Description
Listed among college custodial staff/"servants" in the 1890s.
birthday
c. 1876-1877
Relation
Lewis, a black man dressed formally in a jacket and tieLewis Allison
Occupation
Custodial Staff
"College Servant"
Biographical Text
Born c. 1876-1877 to Lewis and Alice Allison. In 1880, he is listed as living with his father Lewis, his mother Alice, his brother Willie, and his great aunt Diana Torrence. Married on January 5, 1897 to Victoria Caldwell.
Bibliography
Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1988, 196.
Beaty, Mary D. Davidson: A History of the Town from 1835 until 1937. Davidson, NC: Briarpatch Press, 1979, 70.
“College Happenings.” The Davidson Monthly 13, no. 4, January 1897.
Item sets
"College Servants" Portrait, 1895 Quips and Cranks
Named Black Individuals, 19th Century
Site pages
Named Individuals
Media
1880 census records of Otho Allison. Otho Allison, age 4, is listed in the household of his father Luis Allison, a 36 year old laborer, his mother Alice Allison, a 23 year old washerwoman, his 6 year old brother Willie Allison, and his 70 year old great aunt Diana Torrence.1880 Census, Otho Allison
Otho, a young black man dressed formally in a jacket and tie.Otho, 1895

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The 1895 College Servants, eleven black men in formal dress posing in front of the wall of a buildingCollege Servants, 1895
Lewis, a black man dressed formally in a jacket and tieLewis Allison

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