Absalom Adkisson, 17931882 (aged 88 years)

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Absalom /Adkisson/
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Tennessee Volunteers, War of 1812
between November 13, 1814 and May 12, 1815
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Bond: Ben J. White

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Family with parents
father
mother
Marriage Marriageabout 1779probably Halifax Co. VA
2 years
elder brother
17801835
Birth: about 1780 22 Halifax Co. VA or Granville Co. NC
Death: 1835Tipton Co. TN
3 years
elder brother
17821858
Birth: about 1782 24 probably Granville Co. NC
Death: October 5, 1858Maury Co. TN
3 years
elder sister
17841855
Birth: about 1784 26 Halifax Co. VA or Granville Co. NC
Death: about 1855Tipton Co. TN
3 years
elder sister
17861819
Birth: about 1786 28 Halifax Co. VA or Granville Co. NC
Death: after 1819
3 years
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17881837
Birth: about 1788 30 Halifax Co. VA or Granville Co. NC
Death: October 31, 1837Perry Co. TN
4 years
elder brother
17911844
Birth: about 1791 33 Halifax Co. VA
Death: 1844Conway Co. AR
2 years
himself
17931882
Birth: March 3, 1793 35 probably Halifax Co. VA
Death: February 18, 1882Roane Co. TN
5 years
younger brother
17971887
Birth: about 1797 39 Halifax Co. VA
Death: 1887Lawrence Co. TN
2 years
younger brother
17981838
Birth: about 1798 40 Halifax Co. VA
Death: about 1838Knox Co. TN
2 years
younger brother
18001857
Birth: May 10, 1800 42 Halifax Co. VA
Death: April 8, 1857Industry Township, McDonough Co. IL
20 months
younger brother
18011862
Birth: about 1801 43 Halifax Co. VA
Death: March 1, 1862near Bigbyville area, Maury Co. TN
Family with Sarah Adkisson
himself
17931882
Birth: March 3, 1793 35 probably Halifax Co. VA
Death: February 18, 1882Roane Co. TN
wife
Marriage MarriageDecember 24, 1816Roane Co. TN
11 months
daughter
2 years
son
18191882
Birth: December 1, 1819 26 18 Roane Co. TN
Death: November 12, 1882Roane Co. TN
2 years
son
18221911
Birth: February 6, 1822 28 21 Maury Co. TN
Death: August 27, 1911Reeves Station, Gordon Co. GA
23 months
daughter
18231859
Birth: about 1823 29 21 Maury Co. TN or Roane Co. TN
Death: about 1859Madison Co. AL
3 years
daughter
18251914
Birth: about 1825 31 23 Maury Co. TN or Roane Co. TN
Death: February 3, 1914Roane Co. TN
3 years
daughter
18271921
Birth: October 10, 1827 34 26 Roane Co. TN
Death: April 6, 1921Roane Co. TN
4 years
son
18311907
Birth: 1831 37 29 Roane Co. TN
Death: March 12, 1907Roane Co. TN
4 years
son
18341864
Birth: 1834 40 32 Roane Co. TN
Death: May 14, 1864Battle of Resaca, GA
19 months
daughter
4 years
daughter
18381917
Birth: about 1838 44 36 Roane Co. TN
Death: May 30, 1917Roane Co. TN
2 years
daughter
18401930
Birth: March 26, 1840 47 39 Roane Co. TN
Death: March 28, 1930Knoxville, Knox Co. TN
3 years
son
18421862
Birth: about 1842 48 40 Roane Co. TN
Death: October 20, 1862Camp Portland, OH
Marriage
Text:

Bond: Ben J. White

Death
Shared note

ABSOLOM ADKISSON was born 3 March 1793 in VA. He married (1816) SARAH "Sally" ADKISSON (1801-1891). In 1830, Absolom is shown in Capt. Hassler’s militia company in the Swan Pond area, and paying taxes on 300 acres of land. By 1871, Absolom was paying taxes on three tracts for a total of 1296 acres. In 1880, he owned three tracts with 1051 acres; the largest one was bounded on the north by Dickey, on the south by Suddath, on the east by Hester heirs, and on the west by Emory River. Absolom was reputed to be physically large and powerful. Absolom and Sally Adkisson had 12 children.

He volunterred in the Tennessee Militia at Kingston in the War of 1812. All of his sons fought for the Union in the Civil War.

  • Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts, page 152

Absalom lived all of his life in Roane Co. TN except he lived in Maury Co. TN from 1821 to 1827. He was a private in the War of 1812 and a Lieutenant in the Indian War of 1836. He worked as a farmer, lumberman and actioneer.

  • Research of Jerry Adkisson