This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kgDBAEB/727.4 Message Board Post: William: If you are interesed, Beth Hissem was the twin sister of Blanche. They were daughters of John Z. Hissem and Ida Teeter. He and his wife died in Nebraska of unknown causes and the children, that included a son, Joseph T., were farmed out to their Teeter relatives. The girls were raised by Jacob P. and Nancie Teeter Rapp of Chicago. John Z. Hissem's line can be traced back to Thomas Hissom, born in 1750, who fought at the battle of Long Island. His father, another Thomas, was born in about 1720 in Trenton. Nothing certain is known beyond that. Beth's nephew was a war hero. He was Joseph Metcalf Hissem. He died at the battle of Midway and a Navy destroyer was subsequently named after him. If you're interested there is more information at my web site. Steve Hissem