Jerry and Linda Butler

In the 1880 census, Ellender Adkisson is living in the household of her daughter, Malinda McClure.

Ellender Adkisson applied for bounty land on September 23, 1852 in Decatur Co. TN.

State of Tennessee
County of Decatur

On the 23rd day of September AD 1852 personally appeared before me John C. Yarboro a justice of the peace in and for the county and state afore said Elleanor Adkisson aged 58 years a resident of Decatur County Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Joseph Adkisson deceased who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain James McKamy in the Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers commanded by John Brown in the war with the Creek Indians. That her said husband enlisted at Kingston Roane County Tennessee on or about the time is not distinctly recollected for the term of three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and was honorably discharged in Kingston Roane County Tennessee the time is not recollected. As will more further appear by the muster roll of said company his certificate of discharge has been in my possession since the death of Joseph Adkisson but has been lost or mislaid so that it cannot be come at. She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Adkisson in Roane County Tennessee on the thirteenth day of April about the year 1812 by Esqr. Gunn - a justice of the peace in and for Roane County Tennessee and that her name before her marriage was Elleanor Brashears that her said husband died in Perry County Tennesee on the 30 day of October 1837 and that she is still a widow.

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act past September the 28 AD 1850.

Elleanor Adkisson
Seal, her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.

John C. Yarboro
(J. P.) for Decatur County

State of Tennessee
Decatur County

I Samuel A. Yarboro Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do certify that John C. Yarboro, Esq. before whom the foregoing Declaration was made was at the time there of a Justice of the Peace in and for Decatur County Tennessee duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes. In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and the seal of Said County at office this 23th day of September AD 1852

Samuel A. Yarboro, Clerk
Of Decatur County

State of Tennessee
Decatur County

This day personally appeared before me John C. Yarboro a Justice of the Peace in and for said Decatur County. Nicholas Welch and Daniel M. Rushing Two credible witnesses unconnected with either of the parties and after being duly sworn according to Law declare that they were personally acquainted with Joseph Adkisson in his lifetime and that the said Joseph Adkisson and Ellender Adkisson did Live together as husband and wife and was so ? and that the Said Elleanor Adkisson is Still his widow Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 23rd day of September AD 1852.

Nicholas Welch
D. M. Rushing

J. C. Yarboro, JP
for Decatur County

State of Tennessee
Decatur County
I Samuel A. Yarboro Clerk of the County Court of Said County do certify that John C. Yarboro, Esq. before whose the foregoing appearance was made is and was at the time there of a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County duly authorized to administer oaths for General purposes.

The testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and the Seal of Said County at office this 23rd day of September AD 1852.

Samuel A. Yarboro, Clerk
of the County Court

The Adkisson family gave the land for the Adkisson Cemetery in Decatur Co. TN. It is now known as the Pleasant Hill Cemetery and is the second largest in the county. It is believed that Ellender Adkisson is honored with the simple stone that reads "Granny," no name, no dates, "1st grave in cemetery".