If your interested in biographical backgtound on John Allison, he was my great uncle and son of William Otis Allison, who was my great-great grandfather. John Allison was an accomplished painter and singer. There is considerable information on W.O.A. that can be found through a google search "William Otis Allison" he was a very successful publisher, hotel owner and realestate investor who was also the first mayor of Englewood Cliffs NJ. His roots go back to about 1640 with allison relatives coming to America on one of the boats that accompanied the second trip of the Mayflower. Other family relatives included American Revolution vets, successful furniture makers in mid 1800s New York City.