John James "Russ" Allison

1845 - 1875  (30 years)

• Name	John James "Russ" Allison
  Birth	16 Aug 1845	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Dec 1875	Baxter, Putnam Co, Tennessee
  	John J. Allison was killed by the Brazwell Brothers. They had robbed the Tax Collector in Putnam Co., and killed Russell Allison (bro of John J. Allison) They were followed by a posse and John J. Allison was killed the following day during the capture of the Brazwells. John was shot at the Still of the Brazwell bros and died instantly. His brother Russell was shot the day before and died at aprox the same time as John. Lee Ann never remarried after his death. Only legal hanging held in Putnam Co., TN was the Brazwell Bros. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3360278&id=P3637140763 THE BRASSELL HANGINGS By Donald E. Spurlock Siftings from Putnam County, Tennessee By Mary Hopson Pg. 65 - 68 http://www.ajlambert.com One of the most intriguing occurrences in the history of Putnam County involved the arrest, trials, and public execution of Joseph and George Brassell, on March 27, 1878. It intrigues primarily because of the coincidences involved. Second, the mysteries of this violent conspiracy have never fully been answered. And finally, the attitudes of this community toward crime and morality are perhaps the most vivid aspect of the entire affair. The public hanging of Joseph (Joe) and George (Teek) Brassell was the consequence of a conspiracy gone bad between Joe and George, and at least three other men which occurred during the evening of 29 November, 1875. During the process of carrying out their scheme of crime and violence two other innocent men who were brothers were also murdered. The first, Russell Allison was shot during an attempted robbery of the inn where he resided. He died about thirtysix hours later. The second, John Allison brother to the younger Russell, had been deputized as a posse member to capture and arrest the Brassell brothers. While attempting to subdue Teek, John was also shot and died of his wounds early the following morning. On 27 March, 1878, after having exhausted every appeal Joe and Teek Brassell were publicly hanged together on the same scaffold within one mile of the courthouse as the death warrant demanded. At 1:30 p.m. the rope which supported a trapdoor upon which the brothers stood, was cut with a hatchet. After eleven minutes Joseph and George Brassell paid their debts to society the State of Tennessee, and the good people of Putnam County, for the crime of murder in the first degree. http://www.ajlambert.com/allison/stryhang.pdf
  Burial	Rhea Cem, Putnam Co, Tennessee
  Person ID	I50643	Roots
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Stewart Allison,   b. 22 Jan 1812, Putnam Co, Tennessee d. 19 Nov 1873, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Eliza Lyons Rhea (Wray, Ray), (dau of who?),   b. 16 Jul 1817, Tennessee d. 9 Nov 1868 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1834	White Co, Tennessee
  Notes	descendants of this line found here: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vlkennelly&id=I4728
  Family ID	F13546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lean P. (Lee Ann) Maxwell,   b. 28 Sep 1842, Jackson/Putnam Co, Tennessee d. 22 Oct 1915, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1866	Putnam Co, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary Allison,   b. 1867, Putnam Co, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, of, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 14 years)   2. Joseph Allison,   b. 1869, Putnam Co, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, of, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 12 years)   3. Eliza J. Allison,   b. 1871, Putnam Co, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, of, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 10 years)   4. Amanda A. Allison,   b. 1873, Putnam Co, Tennessee d. Aft 1880, of, Putnam Co, Tennessee (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F16686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2013

  
  

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  Marriage - 18 Jan 1866 - Putnam Co, Tennessee Burial - - Rhea Cem, Putnam Co, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth