John David Actkinson was buried in the Leadhill Cemetery with no marker. He was later moved when the Buffalo Shoals Reservoir was built in the early 1950's. The graves in the Leadhill Cemetery were relocated to the Milum Cemetery north of the town of Leadhill.
Census
1900 Arkansas, Marion, Keesee, ED81 Pg.2B
Actkinson, John D April 1836 64 Widowed TN Farmer
Jessy L Son Feb 1878 22 Married AK Farmer
Mandy E D in law Jan 1883 17 Married MO
David Son May 1880 20 Single AR
1880 Arkansas, Boone, Harrison, ED18 Pg.520D
Atckinson, John D 44 Married Farmer TN
Serena 32 Wife Married Keeping House TN
Sarah 10 Daughter Single AR
James 8 Son Single AK
William 4 Son Single AK
Paralee 7 Daughter Single AK
Jessie 2 Son Single AK
Ruth 1/12 Daughter Single AK
Margaret 35 Sister in Law Divorced Boarding AK TN TN
Mary 13 Daughter Single Boarding TX TN TN
1870 Arkansas, Boone, Sugar Loaf Pg.481
Ackerson, J D 34 Farmer TN
Serina 21 Keeping House TN
Sarah 7/12 TN
Margaret 26 AK
Mary E 3 TX
Sara Hard to read could be 10 or 12 TN
Henry 7 TX
Thos 17 TN
I believe that this is our John here in Denton, Texas.
1. The 29th Texas Cavalry was recruited from Denton, Texas.
2. In 1870 there is a Henry and Sara and Thos. In Denton there is a Thomas and in the family next door
there is a Sarah and a Henry. Since the Civil war happened between 1860 and 1870, I am sure that many people died during this time and relatives took on other relatives children to raise.
3. Many people call John, JJ for short
4. The name Actkinson is spelled many different ways on the census.
1860 Texas, Denton Pg.445
Atkinson, JJ 24 TN
Ellen 63 SC
Susan 40 TN
Thomas 8 TN
This family is next door. Also found a marriage of James Actkinson and Elizabeth Anderson 10-25-1855 in the county of White, TN. White county is right next to De Kalb county inTN. I believe these two families are related somehow. They could be brothers.
Atckinson, James 35 TN
Elizabeth 30 TN
Millard 4 TN
Sarah 2 TN
Henry 6/12 TX
1850 Tennessee, De Kalb, District 14 Pg.47
Ackason, Henry 53 SC
Elender 52 SC
Henry 18 TN
John D 14 TN
I never could find Henry in the 1860 census or 1870 could he have died in the civil war?