APPENDIX A - THE ALLISON FAMILY

Joseph Stewart and Elizabeth Lyon (Rhea) Allison
also known as "Hog Joe"

Joseph Steward Allison also known as "Hog Joe"
Born:22 January 1812 in North Carolina
Died:19 November 1873 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents:William and Margaret (Stewart) Allison

1st Married:Elizabeth Lyon Rhea on 4 October 1834 in White County, Tennessee
Born:16 July 1817 in White County, Tennessee
Died:9 November 1866 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee
Parents:William and Mary Ann (Whitson) Rhea

Children:

1. William Newton Allison was born on 2 December 1835 in White County, Tennessee and died on 6 April 1905 in Grayson County, Texas. He is buried in Vittito Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas. He first married Martha A Maxwell. After her death in 1870, he married Lucinda "Cindy" Moore.
2. Robert Stewart Allison was born on 14 October 1837 in White County, Tennessee and died on 15 February 1914 in Putnam County, Tennessee. He is buried in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee. He first married Mary E. "Polly" Lowe. After her death in 1877, he married Kessiah Catherine Martelia Ann McCaleb on 29 May 1881.
3. Bird Rhea Allison was born on 15 January 1840 in White County, Tennessee. He died of consumption as a young boy. He is probably buried in an unmarked grave in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.
4. James Calvin Allison was born 30 July 1843 in Putnam County, Tennessee and died the 28 October 1843. He is probably buried in an unmarked grave in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.
5. John James Allison was born 16 August 1845 and murdered by the hand of George Andrew "Teek" Brassell on 2 December 1875. He was buried next to his brother Russell M. Allison in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee. He married Lee Ann P. Maxwell on 18 January 1866 in Putnam County, Tennessee. They were the parents of Mary Plinie, Joseph Wilson, Eliza J. and Amanda Angeline Allison; all were under the age of eight years old at the time of their father's murder. (See John's Tombstone )
6. Mary Ann Allison was born 30 April 1848 in White County, Tennessee and died 30 September 1891. She is buried in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee. She married Gideon Anderson.
7. Isaac D. Allison was born and died on 13 February 1852 in White County, Tennessee. He is probably buried in an unmarked grave in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee.
8. Pleasant Julius Allison was born 12 November 1854 in Putnam County, Tennessee and died 21 February 1894. He is probably buried in an unmarked grave in the Rhea Cemetery, Putnam County, Tennessee. He married Virginia Catherine "Jenny" Ensor on 18 January 1885 in Putnam County, Tennessee.
9. Russell M. "Russ" Allison was born 13 December 1856 in Putnam County, Tennessee and died on 1 December 1875 after receiving a fatal gunshot by the hand of George Andrew "Teek" Brassell. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Rebecca Frances "Frankie" Barnes, who later married Bird C. Lindsey. (See Russ's Tombstone )
10. Joseph C. "Jo" Allison was born 30 March 1859 in Putnam County, Tennessee and died in November 1879 at the home of his Step-Mother, Amanda (Beasely) Allison Isbell of an extended pulmonary illness.

2nd Married:Angeline Beasley on 22 October 1868 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Born:about 1828 in Virginia
Died:Between 24 November - 30 November 1892 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried:Unknown
Parents:Unknown and Rebecca (Unknown) Beasley
Sister of: Beasley, Hiram Houston - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry
Later Married:James Livingston Isbell

See Allison, Joseph S. Bible

The Allison Stand

In the 1870s, the Allison homeplace (known as the Allison Stand and later the Isbell Stand) was located nine miles West of Cookeville along the road to Chestnut Mound. A few yards East of the House was the Sparta Road. In the present day, the Allison Stand is approximately located was located near the Victorian Gardens Retirement Community which sits near the intersection of Nashville Highway (Highway 70N) and 1st Avenue in Baxter, Tennessee.

The house was described as double log cabin with an open hall way between the two cabins. The cabin where the shooting occurred consisted of a bedroom where Amanda Allison and Amanda Pippin were asleep in the same bed, a dining room where Jo Allison was sleeping, and directly over the main bedroom and upstairs bedroom where Russ Allison and Arch Bryant were sleeping. There was a set of stairs that connected the upstairs bedroom with main bedroom.

The bed that Angeline Allison and Amanda Pippin were sleeping in was located to the right of the door that Russ opened the night of the murder. The door opened to the back of foot of the bed. There was a small table to the left of the door. The door to the room Russ was killed in was located next to the Hall. There was another door that opened into the dining room where Jo Allison slept.

Hog Joe and his first wife, Elizabeth, raised their children at the Allison home. After Elizabeth's death, Hog Joe married Angeline Beasely, and she became Step-Mother to Julius, Russ, and Jo Allison, who were still living at home with their father. After his death, Hog Joe left a Will dated 21 October 1873 which gave the Allison Stand and 300 acres of lands surrounding it to Angeline. While Julius married and moved out of the house, Russ and Jo continued to live with their Step-Mother until their respective deaths.

After Russ was murdered in 1875, Jo died in 1879, and James Isbell died in 1880, Angeline Isbell continued to live there until about April 1891. Under a decree of the County Court of Putnam County, Angeline was forced sell the house and the 300 acres to James H. Lee, a doctor, on 4 April 1891 for $450 (about $11,500 in 2012 dollars) [Putnam County, Tennessee Deed Book P, Page 542]. On 2 December 1892, James deeded the house and land over to his wife, Mattie Lee [Putnam County, Tennessee Deed Book O, Page 518].

James died on 13 May 1904 and is buried on the property currently owned by his wife, Mattie.