Wonderful work, Carol. Congratulations to you and to Bob, Rod, and Steven Sisson. What a great site we have! David Arne Sisson

Carol, > Christopher and Almira Sisson and their children are listed in the 1880 > census in West Point township, Stephenson Co., Illinois, p. 307A, household > 2/2. Christopher and Almira are listed in the 1930 census in Otoe Co., Nebraska, > with their daughter Mae Sisson, age 31, and their grandson Thomas Armstrong, > age 22. Christopher married Almira. They had the following children: In the 1910 census for Otoe Nebraska: Christopher Sisson 59 Illinois Almira Sisson 51 Indiana Ernest Sisson 21 son Nebraska Winifred Sisson 14 daughter Nebraska Mary Sisson 12 daughter Nebraska Thomas Armstrong 2 grandchild Nebraska Thomas Nunn 76 England Father in law Janice

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I am very pleased to announce a new database for a 19th century immigrant couple, Robert and Mary (Foresman) Sisson. Robert and Mary immigrated from England to Stephenson Co., Illinois, USA, by the early 1840s. Some of their descendants stayed in the area, and some moved to Kansas, Nebraska, and points west. Please take a close look at the database and see if you recognize clusters of names, if you are researching anyone named Sisson who lived in any of the following areas: Lena or Waddams township, Stephenson Co., Illinois; Republic Co., Kansas; Furnas, Nuckolls, or Otoe counties in Nebraska. Go to: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/stephenson/ Special thanks to: Bob Sisson, the first contact; Rod Sisson, whose recent query sparked an avalanche of discoveries; and Steven Sisson, whose transcription of the 1850 census made this easier! And thanks to you all for the interesting and inspiring stories! We can all hope to find more information on our lines as we go along! Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom My Sisson lines: 1.Richard & Mary of Rhode Island 2.George 3.Thomas 4.Giles 5.John 6.Benjamin 7.JohnCr. 8.WmBenj. 9.BenjFr. 10.Edgar 11.WillieFr. 12.myself and 1-6.same 7.Eli 8.Mary Elizabeth Sisson REED 9.Louisa Jane Reed SISSON 10-12.same -- [email protected]

My husband tried to interest me in genealogy. I was an only child and both of my parents were only children. My mother's parents died from tuberculosis when she was an infant.... I only knew one grandmother. Because of this, I felt it was impossible to research my family, so I always responded that I didn't think genealogy was a potential hobby for me. My husband decided to dig around a little and one day he came in and had a tree he found on the net with my grandmother's name on it. The tree was back over ten generations. What an encouragement that was! It is now a few years later and I've become a genealogy addict like the rest of you. My tree is now over four thousand people and pretty well documented. I take much comfort in knowing I am leaving my children something this special. I love giving back and have compiled a large cemetery of over a thousand people back where some of my ancestors are buried and am committed to another project in that area. I also now am a volunteer with my hubby at the Family History Center in our town. My gg-grandmother was Lydia M Sisson who married Seth Benjamin Covell from Rensselaer County, NY. She's a bit of a brick wall but I believe I will find her parents one day. Brenda Ford Miller Seminole, Florida (originally from Allegany County, New York)

The Lawrence Register for Lawrence Co., OH has Sissons and Sisson variations listed. The website is at: http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/Search/searchindex.htm Cathy

Larry: I found this George many years ago in a record of his arrival in Virginia. He's listed as coming into Jamestown in 1635. I tried to track him after that, but he disappeared. This is not unusual, since the majority of immigrants died within their first year in Virginia. Since life expectancy was about 45 years back then, George was a fairly old man when he got here, and his survival to produce a family would have been slight. But another interesting note from that list is the arrival of Miles Riley, age 20. This was the name of a neighbor of Robert Sisson in Richmond County many years later. Sharon Sisson Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [SISSON-L] Ray's Place for New England ancestry > I forgot to mention that this Geo: Session was 40 years old in 1635 making it > impossible for him to be Richard's father. Also he went to Virginia. > Larry > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I forgot to mention that this Geo: Session was 40 years old in 1635 making it impossible for him to be Richard's father. Also he went to Virginia. Larry

There is a Geo: Session listed on rays place that came to Virginia on the ship Bonaventure in 1635. Larry

Hi Everyone, Those of you with New England ancestry (Sisson or otherwise) may find Ray's Place very very interesting. http://www.rays-place.com/ David Arne Sisson

Hi Everyone, I think I struck a chord. I'm still receiving responses to my message "One Story - Three Morals - LONG POST." Remember it? - about being given a stash of papers the once belonged to my great-great-grandfather William Sisson? One of the writers reminded me to give a copy of my CD-ROM book of William's biography and his ancestry and descendants to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I wrote back, in part -- "And not only the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, but a.. the New England Historic Genealogical Society's library in Boston b.. the National Genealogical Association's library in (Alexandria?) Virginia c.. the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana - the largest public library collection of genealogy in America d.. the Wayne County (New York) Historical Society (William Sisson's home county) e.. the Lyons Heritage Society (his home town) f.. the Rochester Historical Society and the Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Genealogical Society (in my home town) g.. any other historical and genealogical societies that I can think of between now and the publication of my CD-ROM book. David Arne Sisson

I'll be there and will help in planning any way I can. John D. Sisson

Janet and I will be there. Neither could nor would miss it. David Arne Sisson

Richmond is a wonderful choice. Don't forget the Edgar Allan Poe Museum and the John Marshall house, http://www.poemuseum.org/ http://www.apva.org/apva/marshall.html Count me in Neil Madden "Richmond is the location for the Virginia State Library and Archives, the Virginia Historical Society, the Museum of the Confederacy, and many Civil War sites and other side trips related to a Capitol City. It's also less than an hour's drive from Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown and the Plantations established early in our history."

It has been over a year since the Kansas City Gathering, and the planning has begun and dates have been set for the next one in Richmond, Virginia from June 23 to 27, 2004. If you're new to the List or to Sisson Genealogy, the Gathering is a meeting held every two years, with Sissons and Sisson descendants meeting from all over the country. Bring your pedigree and any family photos, treasures, interesting stories, questions, etc. and we'll have tables available where you can set up a display and share your history. Many lost connections have been uncovered at the Gatherings. After some exploring, we decided that Richmond might be a better location for the Virginia meeting than Norfolk, which was originally proposed. Richmond is the location for the Virginia State Library and Archives, the Virginia Historical Society, the Museum of the Confederacy, and many Civil War sites and other side trips related to a Capitol City. It's also less than an hour's drive from Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown and the Plantations established early in our history. We've been able to arrange for a block of hotel rooms less than a mile from the airport at the Richmond Best Western Airport Inn. They have agreed to a rate of $45 for singles and $50 for doubles per night, including a continental breakfast. We haven't yet begun to work on a program, but generally, we hope to have meetings, speakers, discussions etc. in the mornings, leaving the afternoons available for your choice of general socializing or trips to the area attractions. We'd like to have a dinner-meeting with a guest speaker, perhaps for Friday night. Details on those things will follow later, and we are certainly open to suggestions. For now, we'd like to get an idea about how many might be attending, but we're not looking for firm committment yet. If you think you'll be planning to attend, please email and let me know of your interest. This is not limited to members of the List. If you have relatives who are not computerized, but who might like to attend, please feel free to forward the invitation. We can add them to the mailing list we will develop later if you send names and addresses. Personally, I'm looking forward to this very much, and hope to put many more faces to the names we have learned from emails. Sharon Sisson Miller Sisson Gathering Committee: Carol Regher, David A. Sisson, David Martin, John D. Sisson, Tim Sisson, Larry Sisson, Steven Sisson, Annie Sisson, Martha Cassidy, Sharon Miller

Sharon, sounds like some good planning. At this time, the following are planning to attend (same 3 as in KC): Bobbie Flaherty, Esther Roberts, Mary Tully. Bobbie Roberta "Bobbie" Flaherty Executive Director National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Kansas State University 2323 Anderson Ave, Ste 225 Manhattan, KS 66502 785-532-7815 FAX 785-532-7732 [email protected] www.nacada.ksu.edu On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, shamiller3 wrote: > It has been over a year since the Kansas City Gathering, and the planning has begun and dates have been set for the next one in Richmond, Virginia from June 23 to 27, 2004. > > If you're new to the List or to Sisson Genealogy, the Gathering is a meeting held every two years, with Sissons and Sisson descendants meeting from all over the country. Bring your pedigree and any family photos, treasures, interesting stories, questions, etc. and we'll have tables available where you can set up a display and share your history. Many lost connections have been uncovered at the Gatherings. > > After some exploring, we decided that Richmond might be a better location for the Virginia meeting than Norfolk, which was originally proposed. Richmond is the location for the Virginia State Library and Archives, the Virginia Historical Society, the Museum of the Confederacy, and many Civil War sites and other side trips related to a Capitol City. It's also less than an hour's drive from Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown and the Plantations established early in our history. > > We've been able to arrange for a block of hotel rooms less than a mile from the airport at the Richmond Best Western Airport Inn. They have agreed to a rate of $45 for singles and $50 for doubles per night, including a continental breakfast. > > We haven't yet begun to work on a program, but generally, we hope to have meetings, speakers, discussions etc. in the mornings, leaving the afternoons available for your choice of general socializing or trips to the area attractions. We'd like to have a dinner-meeting with a guest speaker, perhaps for Friday night. Details on those things will follow later, and we are certainly open to suggestions. > > For now, we'd like to get an idea about how many might be attending, but we're not looking for firm committment yet. If you think you'll be planning to attend, please email and let me know of your interest. > > This is not limited to members of the List. If you have relatives who are not computerized, but who might like to attend, please feel free to forward the invitation. We can add them to the mailing list we will develop later if you send names and addresses. > > Personally, I'm looking forward to this very much, and hope to put many more faces to the names we have learned from emails. > > Sharon Sisson Miller > > Sisson Gathering Committee: Carol Regher, David A. Sisson, David Martin, John D. Sisson, Tim Sisson, Larry Sisson, Steven Sisson, Annie Sisson, Martha Cassidy, Sharon Miller > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

If you've ever searched the IL State Archives but didn't know exactly which database you wanted, this simplifies everything. Just enter your surname and the site's search engine gives you a list of links in the archives for the name you're looking for. The site is at http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/globsrch.html Cathy

Dear Dave & Joan and Carol and Everyone, A mystery has been solved. In that pack of papers I was given last week was a little note listing the children of William Henry Sisson, my great-grandfather, whose line is Richard, George, Thomas, William, Nathan, Elisha, William, William Henry. The occasion, I am almost sure, was to give their ages on their birthdays in late 1859 or in 1860, after William Henry had died in March 1859. On one side of the paper he lists - William G. Sisson, 8 years old, 19 April 1860 Frank M. Sisson, 5 years old, 27 June 1860 (my grandfather) Cynthia Adelaide Sisson, 3, Sept 3, 1859 Mary Betsey Sisson, born Nov 5, 1859 and he adds Harriet A. Sisson, widow, 35, Oct 29, 1859. On the other side he gives the birth and death dates of their first child, Mary Ella Sisson, born 21 May 1848 and died June 11, 1854. Carol, I have modified my notes for Mary Ella as follows. Would you cut and paste them into your database please? David Arne Sisson A note in the papers of William Sisson, Mary Ella's grandfather, is probably a near-contemporary record of her birth and death. He notes that she was born 21 May 1848 and died June 11, 1854. Previously I knew only what her gravestone said. It gives her dates as May 21, 1848, to May 28, 1852 (over two years too early). Her baptismal record at the Lyons Presbyterian Church is dated 10 June 1854, which we now see was the day before her death. Trying to solve the puzzle presented by the baptismal record and the death date on Mary Ella's gravestone, David and Joan Sisson, in the "Sisson Newsletter," Vol. 7, No. 1, p 8, theorized that "Mary Ella, called Ella, was born May 21, 1854. She died _______ 28, 1864, and is buried in the Old Lyons Cemetery, Lyons. She is not listed in the family Bible." I had thought that perhaps the stone cutter could not read the writing on the order for Ella's grave stone, or perhaps that the Presbyterian Church's records (which were computerized in the late 1980s) were transcribed incorrectly. It didn't help that Mary Ella was forgotten in the family Bible. Now we see that it was the gravestone that was wrong.

My question would be: Would you tell me the story of your life? Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "glitz" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:33 AM Subject: [SISSON-L] Genealogy based question > I am doing a survey here. I want to do an interview. If you had the chance to ask only one question of a living person in your family---what would it be? > > Glitz > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Found marriage record for Freeborn Sisson in Boston Mass. Freeborn Sisson and Jane Sisson May 30 1805....Janice