Carol and all I have another 1850 listing for Natchitoches, Louisiana A P Scicen 46 Male born Va Cholbell 33? born La A P 9 Marie 6 Also in the 1850 Mortatilty Index Scisson, W. Age: 11 Gender: M Death Date: February, 1850 Death Location: Natchitoches, Louisiana Cause: Bowel Infl Birth Location: Louisiana Janice

This came my way and I thought I'd share. I was unaware of this fantastic news. Laura Sisson-Thompson (Racine, WI) Fairfax, Va., Robert Sisson lineage During World War II the Bremen passenger lists disappeared and it was widely believed and accepted that they had been destroyed in the war. After the demise of the Soviet Union and improved relations with Russia it was learned that indeed the Bremen records had survived having been stored in a salt mine during the war where they had been recovered by Soviet forces and removed to the Soviet Union. As part of the program to restore cultural material to their previous owners these records have been returned to the Bremen authorities. They are being indexed and the results made available on the internet at; http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/maus/auswanderung/index.html

I recently learned about a genealogy site called DistantCousin.com . Selected city directory lookups are free. www.distantcousin.com/Directories/ There were 20 hits for the Sisson name, many on the East coast. I just looked up a few in the Midwest. In the Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1929 City Directory, I found: -ARTH Sisson (Ione) millwright h 1800 Tostevin av -EDWARD D Sisson (Viola) machinist CGW h 119 12th av And in the 1914 Omaha, Nebraska city directory, the names of: -PAUL B Sisson, city editor Om Daily News, r 5140 Davenport -RALPH Sisson, clerk, WOW, r RFD 2 -Wm. A. Jr. Sisson with H H Harper, rms YMCA Laura Sisson-Thompson, Racine, WI

This is a Message Board post. Please reply to [email protected]: Apparently he was born about 1789 in New Haven, Conn. to James Sisson and Sarah Mansfield. As I understand, he was a medical doctor who lived in Cincinnati, OH, but I have no idea of his wife's name, where and when he died and who other than my gggrandfather, William S.Sisson, who his children might be. Anyone have any knowledge of him?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Please reply to [email protected] Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RFIBAIB/295 Message Board Post: Hello List, I would like a look up in the "Sisson Book" for where the Will and Probate records can be found for Philip Sisson..have contacted Vigo County, Indiana and they say they have no records...The estate was probated according to the "Sisson Book" in 1833 and 1834...I am looking for information on my 5Ggrandparents Lydia Sisson who married Timothy Ingersoll in the 1820s Wyoming County, NY....Cook Sisson (Lydia's Brother) is living next door 1830 census....trying to prove a Mayflower lineage for a couple of years now...between Fires, Tornadoes and "Too early for records" am having a difficult time...Thank You cousins for any help here... The Tiverton RI Sisson's bunch.. Lyn Beadle

The final resting place of Frederick James Sisson, Thomas Upton Sisson and Vera (Rosson) Sisson are recorded at the Find a Grave Website at http://findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=name Cathy

>From the Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, 1872 is a record of marriages. I haven't checked this out myself, but thought it might help someone. The web site is at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/marr72.htm?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688807173018803 Cathy

These are old murder stories taken from Lawrence Co., OH newspapers. The website is at http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/murders/index/index.htm There are no Sissons that I found, but it's still an interesting site. Cathy

An index from a book of abstracts from the Cayuga Patriot, Auburn, NY. It's a weekly newspaper from dates Jan. 8, 1840 to March 3, 1947. Here be Sissons! A-C is at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/newspapers/patriot01.txt?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688809167275402 D-G is at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/newspapers/patriot02.txt?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688807173013315 H-M is at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/newspapers/patriot03.txt?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688809167276354 N-S is at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/newspapers/patriot04.txt?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688807173014288 T-Z is at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/newspapers/patriot05.txt?o_xid=0022468880&o_lid=0022468880&sourceid=00224688807173014806

Thought you all might find this interesting. It's at http://www.behindthename.com/ Cathy

William H.H. Sisson, 1st Lt.; 4th Reg Inf Vols was entitled to a West Virginia Civil War medal but it has gone unclaimed. Visit the site at http://www.wvculture.org/history/medals.html Cathy

In the KY Death Index there are over 100 Sissons listed. The website is at: http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ky/death/search.cgi Cathy

The Visitation of the County of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623, is on-line. I haven't had a chance to delve very deep myself, but thought others might find it useful. It includes pedigrees from the Heralds' visitation of 1569 and 1582-3, and other pedigrees. The website is at: http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Gloucestershire/visitations/index.html Cathy

The following website is a list of London Inhabitants Within the Walls by the London Record Society. Go to: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.asp?pubid=31 Cathy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Please respond to: [email protected] Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RFIBAIB/283.1.1 Message Board Post: Looking information about the Sissons of New York: Almira "Myra" Jane Benedict married Merrill Lamott Hawkins of Brant, Erie County, New York. On Almira's death certificate it list Myra/Almira Sison as mother and Reuben Weed Benedict 1st as father. Almira/Myra Jane Benedict-Hawkins b. Nov. 28, 1851 & d. Dec. 14, 1883 married Lamott Hawkins July 1870. Almira/Elmira/Myra Sisson/Sison-Benedict 1st was b. Jan. 16, 1818. She was first married to a Mr. Williams before Benedict. It is believed that she may have death out west with her one daughter family ( Mary Elizabeth Benedict who married Bernard Lee).

Hello Laurie, Regarding the Sisson gathering dates, you asked: Do you know something I don't"? Not really. I had obtained the dates from the Sisson website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/ and found the following information: SISSON GATHERING 2004 will take place June 23-27 in Richmond, VA! You were correct in your assumption that it takes so long to say goodbye as Sharon writes: We'll have programs scheduled for the 24th, 25th and 26th, and we'll be departing the morning of the 27th. To Sharon and others on the committee: I appreciate all the hard work I know is involved in setting up this meeting. Thank you all so much. Laura in Wisconsin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:08 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] Sisson Reunion dates > Laura, > The little goldenrod card sitting on my desk says June 23 - 26 so do you know > something I don't? Such as that's how long it takes to say goodby to > everyone! I haven't been to the Family Gathering before but is starting to get > interesting. > Laurie H. Sisson > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > _____________________________________________________ > This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm >

Hi, Laurie. If you come for the entire stretch, you'd arrive on the 23rd, set up any display you have to share, and meet and greet new friends and relatives. We'll have programs scheduled for the 24th, 25th and 26th, and we'll be departing the morning of the 27th. And I can tell you that, in my experience, saying goodbye was the hard part. Sharon Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:08 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] Sisson Reunion dates > Laura, > The little goldenrod card sitting on my desk says June 23 - 26 so do you know > something I don't? Such as that's how long it takes to say goodby to > everyone! I haven't been to the Family Gathering before but is starting to get > interesting. > Laurie H. Sisson > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Laura, thanks for bringing this up. It is time for an update and for marking the new calendars. We've been working on the program for the Gathering. It's not all carved in stone yet, but we've secured a special guest speaker for our closing dinner on Saturday evening (26th), and we think we'll have something educational for everybody, and a couple of especially interesting events. If anybody out there has an idea for topics or a presentation you'd like to make, please let either David Martin ([email protected]) or me ([email protected]) know about it soon. We have a large number of people on our list to be sent registration forms and details in the spring. Contact me if you want to be added to that list. And Laura's right. There is a lot of history within an hour of the hotel where we'll be meeting. Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, Civil War battlefields, and plantations are all nearby, as well as the Virginia State Library and Archives. We're looking forward to meeting new Sissons and reuniting with those we've met before. Sharon Sisson Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thompson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:21 PM Subject: [SISSON-L] Sisson gathering in June in Richmond > Hi - Just a brief note as I am setting up my 2004 calendar - > I look forward to attending the June 23-27 Sisson meeting in Richmond. > My son, who lives near D.C., recently visited the Richmond historical sites > and now I will have the opportunity to do so this summer. Any news update > on the Sisson gathering? > > Laura Sisson-Thompson (Wisconsin) > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Laura, The little goldenrod card sitting on my desk says June 23 - 26 so do you know something I don't? Such as that's how long it takes to say goodby to everyone! I haven't been to the Family Gathering before but is starting to get interesting. Laurie H. Sisson

Hi - Just a brief note as I am setting up my 2004 calendar - I look forward to attending the June 23-27 Sisson meeting in Richmond. My son, who lives near D.C., recently visited the Richmond historical sites and now I will have the opportunity to do so this summer. Any news update on the Sisson gathering? Laura Sisson-Thompson (Wisconsin)