Hi Carol, Calvin's obit does not mention any children. I have come up with some new information on Edward. I received some info from Bradley University today. Here are a few things that they mention. 1. Edward arrived in Manhatten, Kansas in 1882 with his parent's : George Sisson and Mary Arnott. 2. He attended Morpeth Royal Grammer School from 1877-1882. 3. He attended the State Agricultural College in Manhatten, Kansas from 1883 -1886. He was the youngest graduate in the history of the college. 4. In 1888, he became the principal of Manhatten High School. 5. In 1990, he resigned that position to become the principal of schools in Mound City, Kansas. 6. In 1891 he gave up teaching to continue his studies. In 1892 he entered the University of Chicago. That same year, he founded the South Side Academy, of which he was principal until 1897. 7. In 1894, The South Side Academy became affiliated with The University of Chicago. 8. February 25, 1897, he was unanimously elected first Director of Bradley Polytechnic Institute at the age of 27. They mention that he had a beard to make him look older. 9. In 1903, he was granted a leave of absence to study at the University of Berlin in Germany. 10. He resigned from Bradley in 1904 11. 1905, he received the degree of PHD from Harvard University. 12. He then spent one year as Assistant Professor of Education at The University of Illinois. 13. He then went to the University of Washington in Seattle. 14. He was Commissioner of Education for the State of Idaho from 1913-1917. 15. Until 1921, He was The Preident of The University of Montana. 16. He was then , Professor of Philosophy at Reed College, Portland, Oregon, until 1939. 17. He returned later and taught at Reed College again. He married Nellie Stowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stowell, November 29, 1899. Another reference says 1898. They had a daughter , Margaret Sisson Dunlap, and a son Calvin Richard Sisson. Edward died 1949 and Nellie in 1945, both died in Carmel, California. Edward is buried in Monterey. Nellie was an artist and taught Art at Bradley. Her paintings were good enough to hang in some of the galleries in Washington and Oregon. Edward did remarry after Nellie died. His second wife was Astrid Honoria Seron. With Edward coming to Manhatten Kansas with his parent's when he was only 13 years old, it is most likely that other siblings came with them. I have a couple of obits on Edward and Nellie, that I will post later. Larry L. Sisson