Henry C. Tison, student 1841-1842

By 1850, Tison (variant spelling Tyson) was living in Eufala, AL and later moved to Henry County, AL. He enlisted as a private in Co. A of the 6th AL Infantry on June 4, 1861. He was killed at the Battle of Seven Pines, VA on May 31, 1862. In his will, he left his estate to the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which brought a lawsuit against the executor of the will that was heard in 1866 by the Alabama's Supreme Court.