Hi Tink, Yes we have everything pretty well documented from 1850 on. It's the time period from 1827 to 1850 we're lost on. Yes that is our family tree that you saw. We have been to Cassville and seen the grave stone with those dates and seen the census from 1850 forward. Unfortunately, as I'm sure you know, 1850 is the first year that lists everyone in the household so it has not been possible to track in which household he resided before that time. As far as your question as to why we posted in Franklin County, the "Historical & Biographical Annals of Columbia & Montour Counties" says " Elisha B Hyssong was a native of Franklin County Pa and was there bound out in boyhood to learn the potter's trade serving four as an apprentice Later he went to Cassville Huntingdon Co Pa where he first worked as a journeyman and there he married Rachel E Green a native of Huntingdon County. When he built a pottery of his own he had to clear the location and that plant was carried on by the Hyssong family for sixty five years Elisha B Hyssong continuing to operate it until his death in 1873 after which his son Bruce took it running the business until the spring of 1912." Of course they did not get his date of death right so it's possible the other may be misinformation as well, but it's all we've got. John > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:01:42 -0700 > To: jhyssong@hotmail.com; pafrankl@rootsweb.com > From: tmiller@pirs.org > Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Orphans > > > Hi John, > > I assume you have read all the census records for Elisha Benjamin > Hissong/Hyssong, wife Rachel and their children. I see that they > resided in Cassville, Huntindon Co., PA., from 1850 until his death > in 1901. So I'm curious what led you to post this query on the > Franklin Co. list. Do you have other information confirming his > presence in Franklin Co.? > > I see on a family tree posted on Ancestry that he was born 9 Oct 1827 > and died 28 June 1901. It was posted by "J.Hyssong", without citing > any sources. Is that you? If not, you may want to contact that person. > > I see Elizabeth Hissong, age 52, widow, in Franklin Co. on 1850 > census with some adult sons born in the years adjacent to when Elisha > was born. Could be his mother and brothers. > > Regarding apprenticeship, I don't know if there were regulations > about minimum age. I see on 1880 census that Elisha lists two of his > sons as apprentice potters, the youngest being 15. > > Good luck! > Tink > > > At 05:30 AM 4/21/10, John Hyssong wrote: > > >Hello, > > > > > > > >I am looking for information about Elisha (EB) Hissong/Hyssong > >(1827-1901). Marriage and death records list no parents so I'm > >wondering if he could have been an orphan. Does anyone know how to > >find any infomation about orphans before 1850? Also wondereing at > >what age a young man would have been sent to an apprentice to learn > >a trade (potter). > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > >John > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts > >with Hotmail. > >http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1