M.D. Allison of Mattoon died here today. He was the only tornado victim in either Mattoon or Charleston to die Monday. Several others will probably die of their hurts however.
Thus far the total death toll in Mattoon has been fifty-five and that in Charleston thirty-four.
The number of dead reported in Mattoon was increased to fifty-five late today when Mrs. Belle Shelley (sic) died from injuries at a hospital here and the bodies of J. Needy and the infant of Owen Waggener (sic) were found in the wreckage of their homes on a nearby farm.
*Belle Shelly
* Waggoner
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Nathaniel died of injuries sustained in the May 26, 1917 tornado.
Body of N. B. Allison Laid to Rest Monday
The body of N. B. Allison, one of the victims of the storm, was laid to rest in Dodge Grove Cemetery at 4:30 o'clock on Monday afternoon. since death, the body has been lying at the Schilling Chapel. A brief service was conducted at the grave side by Rev. Campbell L. MacKay of the First Presbyterian Church. The service was attended only by the relatives and a few close friends.
Mattoon Daily Journal Gazette, June 5, 1917
Family Members
Spouse
Laura Alma Bushart Allison
1859–1950 (m. 1881)
Children
Vinnie Allison
1882–1901
