Lieutenant Joseph Allison

Revolutionary War soldier
b. October 1750, Lancaster Co., PA
d. 1 August 1826, nr. Gordonsville, Smith Co, TN
Wives: 1st Elizabeth Jane Donelson/Donaldson;
2nd Elizabeth "Besty" Madden
Father: John Allison Sr.
Mother: Martha Hamilton
Buried: Unknown; Marker at Gordonsville
Nazarene Churchyard Cemetery, Gordonsville, TN.
See DAR Marks Joseph Allison Grave.

Members of the Caney Fork Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and descendants of Joseph Allison, as well as local dignitaries, at the Gordonsville Nazarene churchyard to mark Allison's grave and pay tribute to the memory of his service in the American Revolutionary War. Lieutenant Joseph Allison assisted in establishing American Independence having entered service in Orange Co., NC in 1778: Served in Captain John Whiteside's Company during the battle of Guilford Court house.

Gordonsville Church of the Nazarene