Sarah C Allison

photographer S C Allison
Worthington, IN
example from LOST GALLERY

Sarah C Allison
(1856 - 1939)

1856 Sep
Indiana, state records, Sarah C Allison is born to Samuel C Allison and Mary Ann Allison
1870 Jul 02
Franklin, IN, US census, Sarah C Allison at age 14
1876 Dec 17
Worthington, IN, state records, father of Sarah Allison, Samuel C Allison dies at age 65
1880 Jun 02
Junction City, KS, US census, Sarah C Allison and two siblings are now living with her sister Isabella now married to Z Miller, a dealer in dry goods
1900 Jun 01
Jefferson, Greene County, IN, US census, Sarah C Allison as photographer with own studio
1910 Apr 1910
Worthington, Green County, IN, US census, Sarah C Allison as photographer with own studio

1920
Census records are apparently not available for Green County, IN
1927
Indianapolis, IN, Sarah C Allison, res 2250 Fayette (this probably is NOT the photographer
1930 Apr 04
Worthington, Green County, IN, US census, Sarah (“Sadie”) C Allison as engraver and printer
1939 Sep 18
Evansville, IN, state records, Sarah C Allison dies at age 83
1920
Census records are apparently not available for Green County, IN
1927
Indianapolis, IN, Sarah C Allison, res 2250 Fayette (this probably is NOT the photographer
1930 Apr 04
Worthington, Green County, IN, US census, Sarah (“Sadie”) C Allison as engraver and printer
1939 Sep 18
Evansville, IN, state records, Sarah C Allison dies at age 83

No city directories available for the area and the time so following Sarah C Allison with more detail is not possible. It can be said that she was a photographer in Worthington, IN, from 1900 to 1910. Since cabinet cards were losing popularity after 1900 the date of the card at the left was probably done around then or before. Available records do not tell when she actually started her studio in Worthington but could be as early as 1880 depending on actually when she moved back to Indiana. There is just no way to tell at the present.

Since this card has an decorative embossed edge, it is probably from later in the possible time frame. A good guess would be right at 1900.


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