Addison of Moundville, Vernon County, Missouri

The Addison Family of Moundville, Missouri

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Taken in the 1930s: Rhenda "Billie" Addison Williamson [daughter of Nealy], and brothers Henry Clay and Nealy Martin Addison.	Taken abt. 1935: Sarah Holbert Fleeman [mother of Nell], Minvera "Nell" Fleeman Addison, her husband Henry Marion Addison, son, James Russell Addison, and baby daughter Addison.

Taken Oct. 26, 1933: Bessie and her daughters. Front Row, left to right: Nealy Lee "Dot" Rogers [b. 1902, it is she that may well be the young girl in the Moundvill school photo from March, 1911-- front row, third over from the right]; Bessie Lee Perkins Addison; & Ruth Plummer. Back Row: Alma Doris Waite; Rhenda "Billie" Williamson; Hulda "Dink" Kiger; Alice Armstrong; & Frances "Benton" Rogers.	Taken Oct. 26, 1933: Bessie Lee Perkins Addison & sons: George Warren, Henry Marion "Hank", and Richard Kennison "Dick" Addison.

Bessie Lee Perkins Addison and all of her children. She was a blessed woman in these days and lost no babies.	Addison grandchildren: Patsy Plummer; Dottie Armstrong; Judy Kiger?; James Addison; Gordon Plummer; Ida Kiger?; Baby Girl Addison; Billie Kiger?; and Cleota "Mickey Jane" Mann.
	left: This photo was taken in 1930 or later. The men in the rocking chairs in this photo are: Nealy Martin and Henry Clay Addison. The man closest to the camera in the rocker is Nealy's son in law, William Plummer. The man on the blanket is Nealy's son in law, Earl Williamson. The other man by the car is not identified and of course the grandchildren are all having a good time even without a gameboy.

Richard Kennison "Dick" Addison.

Taken Jan. 6, 1929: James Russell Addison and his maternal Grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Holbert Fleeman.

George Warren Addison

Nealy Martin Addison; James Russell Addison; and Henry Marion Addison, Sr.

Henry Clay Addison and Neally Martin Addison

Henry Clay Addison and Neally Martin Addison in the 1930s in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo. Henry Clay married Moundville's Cora Williams while Nealy married Moundville's Bessie Lee Perkins.

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The seven men are Henry's sons. Emmett, (the youngest) is on the far left.

possibly Alma Doris Addison

The information below was submited by Lisa Nelson:

This family was torn apart by the death of the parents within a few days of each other from the "Flu". My great grandfather added a year to his age so that he could go down into the mines to work. He was only 7 years old and therefore did not know much about his family history. He and his brother, Henry Clay Addison [Henry was only 10 years old and also went down in the mines to work] remained close enough over their lives to visit one another and name sons after each other. Both of these boys married in Vernon County, Missouri.
Husband: John Richard Addison
Date of Birth: June 12, 1829
Birthplace: Logan County, Kentucky
Date of Death: February 4, 1883
Place of Death: Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
Father: Richard Addison
Mother: Lydia Smith
Marriage Date: June 1851
Marriage Place: Russelville, Logan County, Kentucky
Wife: Amanda "Mildred" Cooper
Date of Birth: June 1, 1836
Birthplace: Simpson County, Kentucky
Date of Death: January 25, 1883
Place of Death: Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
Buried: Bethel Cemetery, Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
Father: [Poss. John Cooper?]
Mother: [Poss. Eliza Chinn?]
Child: Mary Jane Addison
Date of Birth: June 24, 1852
Birthplace: Kentucky
Date of Death: February 9, 1942
Place of Death: Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky
Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Todd County, Kentucky
Spouse: Matthew "Willis" McFarland
Marriage Date & Location: About 1870 in Simpson County, Kentucky
Spouse: William H. Williams
Marriage Date & Location: About 1878 in Simpson or Todd County, Kentucky
Child: Robert L. [Tillman?] Addison
Date of Birth: February 1860
Birthplace: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Date of Death: Before 1969
Place of Death: Hopkins County, Kentucky
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: [Becky?]
Marriage Date & Location: After 1880 in [Nortonville or Tindel, Tennessee?]
Child: James P. "Jim" Addison
Date of Birth: November 1862
Birthplace: Kentucky
Date of Death: After 1930
Place of Death: Oklahoma
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: Mary Jane Huddart
Marriage Date & Location: About 1889 in [Kentucky?]
Child: Mildred Alice Addison
Date of Birth: October 1863
Birthplace: Kentucky
Date of Death: After 1930
Place of Death: [St. Clair County, Missouri?]
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: Edward Barker
Marriage Date & Location: Before 1880 in [Henry County, Missouri or Stillwell, Oklahoma?]
Child: Charles Edgar "Charley" Addison
Date of Birth: November 17, 1866
Birthplace: [Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky?]
Date of Death: December 17, 1939
Place of Death: West of Goreville, Union County, Illinois
Buried: Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Union County, Illinois
Spouse: Georgia Ellen Killman
Marriage Date & Location: November 3, 1894 in [Missouri or Indian Territory?]
Child: Eliza A. Addison
Date of Birth: October 1868
Birthplace: [Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky?]
Date of Death: After 1930
Place of Death: [Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri?]
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: George T. Warren
Marriage Date & Location: After 1881 in [Deepwater, Henry County, Missouri, Vernon County, Missouri, or Deepwater, Oklahoma?]
Child: Della Louis [Lou E.] Addison
Date of Birth: Between 1869-1871
Birthplace: [Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky?]
Date of Death: Unknown
Place of Death: Unknown
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: Elliot Alexander Nelson
Marriage Date & Location: Before 1900 in Pawnee, Oklahoma
Child: Henry Clay Addison
Date of Birth: May 26, 1873
Birthplace: [Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky?]
Date of Death: June 6, 1954
Place of Death: Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois
Buried: Kimmel Cemetery, Elkville, Jackson County, Illinois
Spouse: Cora Alice Williams
Marriage Date & Location: September 27, 1899 in the bride's parent's [Jacob & Arra Faulkner Williams] home in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri
Child: Nealy Martin Addison
Date of Birth: September 17, 1876
Birthplace: Simpson County, Kentucky
Date of Death: March 2, 1962
Place of Death: Amsterdam, Bates County, Missouri
Buried: Welborn Cemetery, Moundville, Vernon County, Missouri
Spouse: Bessie Lee Perkins
Marriage Date & Location: April 11, 1900 in Moundville M. E. Church, Moundville, Vernon County, Missouri, married by L. G. Adams.
Child: John Addison
Date of Birth: About 1878
Birthplace: [Kentucky or Missouri?]
Date of Death: Unknown
Place of Death: Unknown
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: Unknown
Marriage Date & Location: Unknown
Child: Victoria "Vick" Addison
Date of Birth: About 1879
Birthplace: Missouri
Date of Death: Between 1921-1952
Place of Death: Unknown
Buried: Unknown
Spouse: John H. Huddart
Marriage Date & Location: about 1898 in [Elkton, Jackson County, Illinois?]
Documentation:
1. 1850 census, District 1, Logan County, KY.
2. 1860 census, 10th District, Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
3. 1870 census, Sub. District 150, PO Franklin, Simpson County, KY.
4. 1880 census, Elkton, Todd County, KY.
5. 1880 census, Deepwater, Henry County, MO.
6. 1900 census, Coalgate, Choctaw Nation, OK.
7. 1900 census, Center Twp., St. Clair County, MO.
8. 1900 census, Fairview Twp., Henry County, MO.
9. 1900 census, Ward 4, Nevada, Vernon County, MO.
10. 1900 census, Deerfield Twp, Vernon County, MO.
11. 1900 census, Moundville, Vernon County, MO.
12. 1910 census, District 4, Elkton, Todd County, KY.
13. 1910 census, Moundville, Vernon County, MO.
14. 1920 census, Osage Twp., St. Clair County, MO.
15. 1920 census, Coalgate, Coal County, OK.
16. 1920 census, Jackson, Coal County, OK.
17. 1920 census, Elk Twp., Jackson County, IL.
18. 1920 census, Elkton, Todd County, KY.
19. 1920 census, Center Twp., Vernon County, MO.
20. 1920 census, Nevada City, Vernon County, MO.
21. 1923 Nevada City Directory, Vernon County, MO.
22. 1930 census, Elkton, Todd County, KY.
23. 1930 census, Henryetta, Okmulgee, OK.
24. 1930 census, Mursphysboro, Jackson County, IL.
25. 1930 census, Elk Twp., Jackson County, IL.
26. 1930 census, South Main St., Nevada, Vernon County, MO.
27. Glenwood Cemetery, Todd County, KY.
28. Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Union County, IL.
29. Kimmel Cemetery, Elkville, Jackson County, IL.
30. Welborn Cemetery, Moundville, Vernon County, MO.
31. Bethel Cemetery, Todd County, KY.
32. Simpson County, KY.Birth Records.
33. MO. Death Certificates.
34. WWI MO. Draft Records.
35. Logan County, KY. Marriage Records, Book 2, p. 75.
36. Vernon County, MO. Marriage Records, Book H, p. 468.
37. Alice Elizabeth Addison Armstrong Family Bible.
38. Family Stories.

Sometimes, the Addison's just had fun:

This is a photo of Moundville's Addison men playing around. Left to right: John Reece Addison (Henry's son), George Addison ? (Nealy's son), Jim Addison (Charley's son), Nealy Martin Addison?, Richard Kennison Addsion [grandson of David Kennison Perkins, son of Nealy Martin & Bessie Lee Perkins Addison] was born in Moundville and is buried in Welburn Cemetery. The Addisons are estimating that this photo was made in 1916.

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Richard Kennison "Dick" Addison.	Taken Jan. 6, 1929: James Russell Addison and his maternal Grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Holbert Fleeman.	George Warren Addison

Nealy Martin Addison; James Russell Addison; and Henry Marion Addison, Sr.	Henry Clay Addison and Neally Martin Addison	Henry Clay Addison and Neally Martin Addison in the 1930s in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo. Henry Clay married Moundville's Cora Williams while Nealy married Moundville's Bessie Lee Perkins.
		Photos for this page have been shared and captioned by: Lisa Nelson
The seven men are Henry's sons. Emmett, (the youngest) is on the far left.	possibly Alma Doris Addison