He was the son of William Mayo and Sarah Jane (Smith) Battle and married Eugenia Wright - 10 Oct 1876 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. His obituary follows:

We are grieved to have to announce the death of A. O. BATTLE, Esq., of this place. After a lingering illness, he died at his mother's residence in Williamson County, on Monday, and his remains reached Fayetteville for interment on Tuesday evening. He was a frank, kind-hearted, affable gentleman, of an acknowledged ability in his profession that promised a successful future. But, alas! Death claimed him for its own, and he fell in early manhood. He was buried by the Masons, K. of H., and Bar.

Source:

The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville, Tennessee

Thursday, October 31, 1878

Tribute of Respect --

At the regular meeting of Fayetteville Lodge No. 181, Knights of Honor, on Thursday, October 31st, 1878, the following resolutions were adopted, viz:

Your committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the death of brother A. O. Battle would respectfully submit the following report, viz --

The shadow of death rests upon our brotherhood and the voice of mourning is heard our Lodge room. Succumbing to an insidious disease which robbed his check of its bloom and quenched the bright aspirations of a blossoming manhood, that faithful Knight ALLEN O. BATTLE, has sunk into the grave. Modest, virtuous and brave; a fond and affectionate husband; an obedient son; a warm and constant friend, he bequeaths to the hearts that mourn, the sweet and pleasing recollection of a well-spent life. His generous disposition, his warm and charitable impulses, his honorable instincts - all the out-croppings of a noble nature - will long remain fresh and green, in the memories of his brother Knights.

Resolved, That the furniture of this Lodge be draped in mourning for thirty days as an emblem of sorrow it has sustained.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to the family of our deceased brother, and published in the Fayetteville papers and the Southern Reporter.

By the Committee,

C. P. McGUIRE

N. P. CARTER

JNO. Y. GILL

GEO. W. BLAKE

Source:

The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville, Tennessee

Thursday, November 14, 1878