This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: teresafletcher1 Surnames: Sisson, McJunkin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/400/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have found Thomas Sisson b.1864 in the 1900 census in Gilmer County, Georgia, But I can't find anything on him before or after this census. His Daughter, Mattie L. b. 1890 married David McJunkin Thomas married in 1883 to Lucitta ? b.1869. They have six childre in the 1900 census. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Teresa Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

When I first began researching Cranfield, on the internet, I found some wonderful pictures of the great old church, and also a very nice aerial photo of Cranfield, in color. I was also able to listen to the bells in the old church. I must say they were not very melodius, but sounded, I imagine, as old bells sound. It was very moving to me to hear them. I don't remember where those internet sites were, but they were easy for me to find. Mary Jo Sisson

Hello, Everyone. I've just returned from -- well, not heaven! First my messages would not appear when I started by email program. Then my saved messages (several years worth of genealogical information) failed make their appearance. Then my e-mail address book tanked! If you are someone I've enjoyed corresponding with or if you are someone who has given me genealogical information that you hope I've kept, please write me. If you are a Sisson DNA Project administrator, please write. Condolences not necessary, though acceptable. <g> The moral of the story - back up important messages, in txt or html format if possible, so they can be opened with your word processor. Best to you all, David Arne Sisson

Cranfield Village is in Bedfordshire, England - not far from Oxford, very near Milton Keynes from their website: Cranfield is situated about 50 miles north of London, between junctions 13 and 14 and to the east of the M1 motorway, in the County of Bedfordshire. Bedford is 9 miles to the east of Cranfield and Milton Keynes is 6 miles to the west. The north of the village joins on to Cranfield University and Airfield and the other three sides are surrounded by farmland with good countryside views as the village is built on a hill. There has been a village here since Saxon times. The Saxon word field means a clearing in a forest so Cranfield means a clearing occupied by Cranes. The village is still ringed by woods which were probably part of the original forest. Cranfield was mentioned in the Doomsday book. The church of St Peter and St Paul Cranfield: The oldest part of the village church was built in the Norman period, and enlarged in the 13th Century. Margo Wilson On Oct 17, 2008, at 12:01 AM, sisson-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 (SissonVA) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:22:07 -0400 > From: SissonVA <sissonva@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 > To: sisson@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <170dd751.6d69.4b11.97e2.7b5846c1b802@aol.com> > Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset=us-ascii > > What a lovely experience. > Where is the church located? State? City, etc. > Laurie Sisson > > > > In a message dated 10/15/08 03:15:30 Eastern Daylight Time, sisson- > request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Cranfield Village (Lawtons) (margo wilson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:12:52 -0700 > From: margo wilson <mewslp@qwest.net> > Subject: [SISSON] Cranfield Village (Lawtons) > To: SISSON-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <EBA418EB-3C0D-4A7B-B627-A107876CEAC8@qwest.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > On Saturday, Sept 27, 2008, we visited Cranfield Village, > ancestral home of Thomas Lawton, father of Sarah Lawton, who married > George Sisson. The moment we entered the church (St Peter & St. Paul) > we were overwhelmed with people welcoming us, offering us coffee and > treats, and offers to show us around the church. The church was > having a full day of activities at the church to kick off a fund- > raising effort for some remodeling in the church. I spotted a > history of the church and asked if i could buy one - it had just been > printed and this was the first day it was available for sale. The > woman I was discussing it with took me around to some of the > highlights of the church, and I eventually learned that she was the > author and compiler of the history. Dr. Majorie Cotton, so modest > that her name only appears on the last page of the history, also took > the color photographs of the features of the church which are > sprinkled throughout the 53 page book. It cost 5?; the back page says > it is available from the author. No address given. I believe the > Rector, who also spent a great deal of time chatting with us and > showing us features of the church, could also provide copies. He is > Rev. Hugh Symes-Thompson. I don't have an address for either of > them, or the church, but feel confident that a letter to either of > them in care of the church would reach them in this small village. > There are no legible tombstones in the cemetery dating back to > pre-1800's, and there are no references to Lawton, Salisbury or Baily > in the book. There are no other very old structures in the village. > I plan to write a short summary of the history for our Sisson > website in the future. > This was a wonderful experience for me and an amazing coincidence > to visit on that particular day and be able to buy the book. Margo > Wilson > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SISSON list administrator, send an email to > SISSON-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SISSON mailing list, send an email to > SISSON@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON- > request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 > ************************************* > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SISSON list administrator, send an email to > SISSON-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SISSON mailing list, send an email to > SISSON@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON- > request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 81 > ************************************* >

What a lovely experience. Where is the church located? State? City, etc. Laurie Sisson In a message dated 10/15/08 03:15:30 Eastern Daylight Time, sisson-request@rootsweb.com writes: Today's Topics: 1. Cranfield Village (Lawtons) (margo wilson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:12:52 -0700 From: margo wilson <mewslp@qwest.net> Subject: [SISSON] Cranfield Village (Lawtons) To: SISSON-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <EBA418EB-3C0D-4A7B-B627-A107876CEAC8@qwest.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed On Saturday, Sept 27, 2008, we visited Cranfield Village, ancestral home of Thomas Lawton, father of Sarah Lawton, who married George Sisson. The moment we entered the church (St Peter & St. Paul) we were overwhelmed with people welcoming us, offering us coffee and treats, and offers to show us around the church. The church was having a full day of activities at the church to kick off a fund- raising effort for some remodeling in the church. I spotted a history of the church and asked if i could buy one - it had just been printed and this was the first day it was available for sale. The woman I was discussing it with took me around to some of the highlights of the church, and I eventually learned that she was the author and compiler of the history. Dr. Majorie Cotton, so modest that her name only appears on the last page of the history, also took the color photographs of the features of the church which are sprinkled throughout the 53 page book. It cost 5?; the back page says it is available from the author. No address given. I believe the Rector, who also spent a great deal of time chatting with us and showing us features of the church, could also provide copies. He is Rev. Hugh Symes-Thompson. I don't have an address for either of them, or the church, but feel confident that a letter to either of them in care of the church would reach them in this small village. There are no legible tombstones in the cemetery dating back to pre-1800's, and there are no references to Lawton, Salisbury or Baily in the book. There are no other very old structures in the village. I plan to write a short summary of the history for our Sisson website in the future. This was a wonderful experience for me and an amazing coincidence to visit on that particular day and be able to buy the book. Margo Wilson ------------------------------ To contact the SISSON list administrator, send an email to SISSON-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the SISSON mailing list, send an email to SISSON@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 *************************************

On Saturday, Sept 27, 2008, we visited Cranfield Village, ancestral home of Thomas Lawton, father of Sarah Lawton, who married George Sisson. The moment we entered the church (St Peter & St. Paul) we were overwhelmed with people welcoming us, offering us coffee and treats, and offers to show us around the church. The church was having a full day of activities at the church to kick off a fund- raising effort for some remodeling in the church. I spotted a history of the church and asked if i could buy one - it had just been printed and this was the first day it was available for sale. The woman I was discussing it with took me around to some of the highlights of the church, and I eventually learned that she was the author and compiler of the history. Dr. Majorie Cotton, so modest that her name only appears on the last page of the history, also took the color photographs of the features of the church which are sprinkled throughout the 53 page book. It cost 5£; the back page says it is available from the author. No address given. I believe the Rector, who also spent a great deal of time chatting with us and showing us features of the church, could also provide copies. He is Rev. Hugh Symes-Thompson. I don't have an address for either of them, or the church, but feel confident that a letter to either of them in care of the church would reach them in this small village. There are no legible tombstones in the cemetery dating back to pre-1800's, and there are no references to Lawton, Salisbury or Baily in the book. There are no other very old structures in the village. I plan to write a short summary of the history for our Sisson website in the future. This was a wonderful experience for me and an amazing coincidence to visit on that particular day and be able to buy the book. Margo Wilson

WOW. In just 24 hours I have received 7 positive responses to my query. Two of which were from the Northern line of Sissons. One of the families relates Diabetes, Protein C deficiency, and Cancer as being "rampant" in their family. Of the two Opthalmologists I have spoken with, one feels strongly that Glaucoma is an inherited disorder, the other isn't sure.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lguzman166 Surnames: Sisson, Suffield Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/399/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Conrad Sisson's wife Susan. They were married in Madison County Indiana sometime before 1867. Children of the marriage were John, George, Rosa, Susan and Dickie. I was wondering if Susan (Conrad's Wife) could have been Susan Suffield. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

One of our Southern cousins has been diagnosed with Glaucoma. I would like to know of other families that have members with this disorder.

Dear cousins and friends, Every once in a great while, my Google Alert for the word "Sisson" sends me something genealogical. David Arne Sisson Source: EastBay.com 9/8/08 09:09 AM J. Roger Sisson, 87, of Tiverton W.W.II veteran, served in Mass. House of Representatives J. Roger Sisson, 87, of Tiverton, died peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, surrounded by his children. Born in Portsmouth on August 14, 1921, he was the second of four children born to the late George L. and Mary (Corcoran) Sisson. He was the husband of 64 years to the late Jacqueline Hamel Sisson who died in May, 2008. Mr. Sisson lived a full, storied and rich life. He attended Spencer Borden Elementary School, Morton Junior High School and BMC Durfee High School in Fall River. He enrolled at Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Penn., from 1942 to 1944, completing college courses early to enlist in the armed forces. A veteran of World War II and a true patriot, J. Roger was a member of the 106th Infantry Division, where he served as technical sergeant. In January, 1945, after having fought in the Battle of the Bulge, he was declared missing in action. He was held as a prisoner of war in Germany for nearly six months until being liberated on Good Friday, 1945, by troops commanded by General George Patton. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, three Battle Stars and numerous other citations. He attended Providence College on the GI Bill after his service. As a civilian, Mr. Sisson continued his commitment to public service. In 1954, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served for three consecutive terms representing Ward 9 in Fall River and the Town of Somerset. During his tenure he was committed to labor, employment and land-use issues. In 1959, he led a walk from Fall River to Boston to raise awareness about transit worker rights, which paved the way for productive, strike ending negotiations. A communications professional, much of his career was spent as part owner and operator of the Fall River radio station, WALE. His early morning radio program, "The Somerset Story," broadcast from the kitchen of his 159 Brayton Avenue home in Somerset, made him a local celebrity. Listeners tuned in for the daily "Clothes Line Report," and will long remember his trademark "Nice day today!" and "the panorama is simply outstanding!" J. Roger loved animals, and in 1947, together with his wife chose to raise their family on a working horse farm in Somerset. In 1964, the family moved to Tiverton where he continued his active interest in local politics and community issues. He helped organize "Navy Band" events at the Middle Avenue Gazebo, a longtime neighborhood favorite. Known for his strong and vocal opinions, Mr. Sisson will be remembered for his interest in history, politics and current events. He was a skilled story teller, with the capacity to capture an audience with his humor, emotion and candor. Roger leaves his children, Jay Sisson and his wife Marisa Quinn of Jamestown, Rick and Donna Sisson of Portsmouth, Jacqueline Sisson Roppolo and husband Frank of Bridgewater, Mass., Gregory Sisson and his partner Joan Woodword of Tiverton, and Lincoln and Joanne Sisson of Warren; a brother and business partner of many years, George L. Sisson Jr., and his wife Patricia (Doyle) Sisson of Bristol; his grandchildren, Aura Sisson-Castro of Jacksonville, Fla., Sarah Sisson of New York, NY, Rachel and Julia Sisson of Portsmouth, Laura and Gregory Settino of Hingham, Mass., Christine Sisson of Nantucket, Alexia, Ryan and Mia Sisson of Warren, and Katelin and Grahm Sisson of New York, NY; a sister-in-law, Madeline Hamel of Westport; a brother-in-law, William H. McGrady of Naples, Fla., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was the father of the late Paula Sisson and Christine Sisson-Settino, and brother of the late Lawrence Sisson and Nancy Sisson McGrady. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Barnabus Church, East Main Road, Portsmouth.

Dear Friends and Cousins, The Eastman Online Genealogical Newsletter for this week (available at <http://blog.eogn.com/>) has a very interesting news item. Even before I read it, I knew about it. My son Andy told me last Friday that he had seen news of the site. Quoting from the Eastman site: New Web Site Maps Surnames Worldwide <http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/new-web-site-ma.html> We all want to know where our ancestors came from but many of us are also curious as to where our distant relatives now live. A new web site can provide many such clues, if not definitive answers. The Public Profiler site plots eight million last names using data from electoral rolls and phone directories. The site covers 300 million people in 26 countries, showing the origins of names and where families have moved to. The site also reveals which of the five million first names (forenames) are most closely associated with different surnames and lists the top regions and cities for each surname. Continue reading "New Web Site Maps Surnames Worldwide" » <http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/new-web-site-ma.html#more> End quote. To go directly to the site, click on <http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/>. The frequency of a name is reported as the "fpm" number which I think means "frequency per million." Yesterday, neither Andy nor I found the site in operation, but I tried it a few minutes ago and found that the highest fpm number for the surname Sisson occurs in New Zealand, the second highest in the USA, followed by several other countries with lower but significant frequencies, including of course the UK and Canada. The site lists not only nations, but frequency in the top regions and the top cities. One of the top Sisson cities is Springfield, Illinois, where this year's Sisson Gathering was held. Do we know how to pick 'em, or what?! Of course the site also reports similar findings for other surnames - and for other first names. I tried the site again just now, and found it not operating - Too busy. I suspect it will take a few days for the traffic to subside enough that you can use it whenever you like. Patience pays! David Arne Sisson

I got the date wrong. It is 1586. There is also a marriage listing for a George Sisson and Margaret Watkin from Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire for 1615, which would eliminate this George from being Richard's father. I believe this is the George that we all believe was here before or during the time of Richard.     There are other Sisson's listed in other part's of England around this time also. Larry l. Sisson ----- Original Message ---- From: larry sisson <larry.sisson@sbcglobal.net> To: Sisson <Sisson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 8:59:11 PM Subject: [SISSON] Sisson- Burton Latimer Hi Everyone,      I was on ancestry.com a few minutes ago and found something interesting.      There is an old record of a George Sisson coming to America from Burton Latimer, England but it doesn't give much info.      There are some new records on ancesty about English Christenings. I put in Sisson and 1600 and came up with a few Sisson's, one named George with a date of 1576 or 1578 from Burton Latimer, Northhamtonshire. There were a couple others from there with similar dates. Larry L. Sisson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Everyone,      I was on ancestry.com a few minutes ago and found something interesting.      There is an old record of a George Sisson coming to America from Burton Latimer, England but it doesn't give much info.      There are some new records on ancesty about English Christenings. I put in Sisson and 1600 and came up with a few Sisson's, one named George with a date of 1576 or 1578 from Burton Latimer, Northhamtonshire. There were a couple others from there with similar dates. Larry L. Sisson

Have you tried using the DAR library? Is this a new line? I'm guessing it is if you are in search mode. Look at some of the other family lines in the same time period to see if they qualify. Do you have a DAR member helping you? I am not aware of your line but know that the DAR members are fabulous at searching out this stuff. Laurie Sisson In a message dated 08/08/08 03:11:03 Eastern Daylight Time, sisson-request@rootsweb.com writes: bmikkelsen@tampabay.rr.com

I am searching for information to join the DAR. The only thing lacking is proof that Gideon Wallace's and Julia Sisson's son Clarence was in fact their son. I know he was, but can not prove it. Barbara Mikkelsen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42IOOF_DenCoTX Surnames: SISSON Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/398/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SISSON Mollie Mrs 1865 1915 I photographed this gravestone in the I O O F Cemetery, Section M/Q, Denton, Denton Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 193,219 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com If you know more about this person please reply here. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42IOOF_DenCoTX Surnames: SISSON Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sisson/397/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SISSON Mary Ethel 1897 I photographed this gravestone in the I O O F Cemetery, Section M/Q, Denton, Denton Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 193,219 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com If you know more about this person please reply here. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is in response to the Sisson/Cranfield query. I did do quite a bit of research in the Cranfield, Bedforshire records There were many generations of Lawtons there, some were buried in the church yard. I also learned that the Lawtons were descended from several prominent local families. But while doing my Cranfield research, I never saw any mention of any Sisson. I studied several passenger lists of that era and learned that a relative of Thomas had migrated to America before he did. I also found Wodells listed on the passenger list for the same ship. In fact there were several Cranfield names listed. It would seem that there was a small migration from Cranfield to America at that time. There were no Sissons listed among those records either. I have no proof whatsoever, but I really doubt that there were any Sissons living in the Cranfield area. In times past I have found many incorrect records in the IGI records. In fact a Sisson relative of mine who lives in Utah and is a Mormon had access to the IGI records before most people did. While attempting to discover what Jane's, wife of Thomas, maiden name was, he had made an error. He had entered a record which said that a will of one of our prospective fathers, I believe Arnold, had named a daughter Jane Sisson in his will. I was very pleased, but skeptical until I had proof. I soon learned that the Jane Sisson he had found was not our Jane, wife of Thomas Sisson, that she was actually the wife of a Richard Sisson. Therefore the will was of no use in determining who the real Jane's father was. After that I was a little more cautious of the IGI records. I no longer have the address I used to find the marriage record of Thomas Lawton and Elizabeth Salisbury, it came from the Bedfordshire official records in Bedford, Bedfordshire. Perhaps a query could be sent there to see if there were any Sissons listed, but I rather doubt it. Mary Jo

Hi Jerry,      That probably came from the research that Mary Jo Sisson March was doing on the Lawton's. I don't believe it has been researched unless she has done it and I am not aware of it.    I will send this to the Sisson list and see if we get some responses. Larry L. Sisson ----- Original Message ---- From: "jws1947@cox.net" <jws1947@cox.net> To: Larry <larry.sisson@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:52:47 PM Subject: Cranfield, Bedford, England Larry, I recall seeing something I think you sent me that said Thomas Lawton came from Cranfield in Bedford county England.  I looked on the IGI and saw that there were many Lawtons from there. I also noticed that several Sisson's were from there also around the time Richard would have been born.  Several Mary, George & Thomas sisson's were listed.  Has anyone you know of explored the Cranfield connection? Jerry

Dear Cousins and Friends, Susan Sisson of Plainville, Connecticut, has won an award. See http://plainville.ctcitizens.com/story/039be-change039-makes-difference Her parents' names are also mention in the article. David Arne Sisson