The Albion Weekly News:
Frank L. Sisson is a painter by trade and came to this county in April, 1874, locating near St. Edward, coming from Wisconsin. Was born at Jackson City, Mich. in 1836. soon after returning from the war where he served from Sept. 1861 till June 1865, In 1867 he married Emma Hill in Wisconsin and they have had eight children, four of whom are dead, one being Lient. Sisson who was killed at the head of his company at the battle of Quinqua in the Philippines April 23, 1899. They now reside in St. Edward.
Compendum of History, Remuniscence & biography of NEBRASKA, included are exerpts:
Francis L. Sisson, a well-to-do resident of St. Edward, Nebraska is widely known and universally respected and esteemed in that part of Boone county. Mr. Sisson and his family are among the earliest settlers of that part of Nebraska, and has done a great deal to help bring about the prosperity enjoyed in that region. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and is very proud of the fact that he has two brothers who served with him, one of whom was a captive in Libby prison for some length of time. On September 4, 1861, Mr. Sisson enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Battery, light artillery and took part in many minor skirmishes and engagements.
After the war he returned to Wisconsin and started farming. He was married there to Emma Hill, of Argyle who had been a teacher in the Wisconsin schools. In 1874 he came with his family to Nebraska, his first location being in Platte county, homesteading 160 acres on the Boone county line. He moved to St Edward and built a home and lived there for the past 20 years.
Mr. & Mrs. Sisson are among the earliest settlers in their part of Nebraska, and widely and favorably known. The former is an honored member of Hinsman Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife is a member of the Womens Relief Corps. Her father and one brother served in the war, also her grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Eight children have been born to our subject and his good wife, namely: Minnie, Lloyd, Luella, and Lester, deceased, the latter killed in the Spanish-American war, on April 23, 1899. Leon, Mattie and Mary are married and settled in different parts of Nebraska while Bertha is at home with her parents.
Frank L. Sisson is a painter by trade and came to this county in April, 1874, locating near St. Edward, coming from Wisconsin. Was born at Jackson City, Mich. in 1836. soon after returning from the war where he served from Sept. 1861 till June 1865, In 1867 he married Emma Hill in Wisconsin and they have had eight children, four of whom are dead, one being Lient. Sisson who was killed at the head of his company at the battle of Quinqua in the Philippines April 23, 1899. They now reside in St. Edward.
Compendum of History, Remuniscence & biography of NEBRASKA, included are exerpts:
Francis L. Sisson, a well-to-do resident of St. Edward, Nebraska is widely known and universally respected and esteemed in that part of Boone county. Mr. Sisson and his family are among the earliest settlers of that part of Nebraska, and has done a great deal to help bring about the prosperity enjoyed in that region. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and is very proud of the fact that he has two brothers who served with him, one of whom was a captive in Libby prison for some length of time. On September 4, 1861, Mr. Sisson enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Battery, light artillery and took part in many minor skirmishes and engagements.
After the war he returned to Wisconsin and started farming. He was married there to Emma Hill, of Argyle who had been a teacher in the Wisconsin schools. In 1874 he came with his family to Nebraska, his first location being in Platte county, homesteading 160 acres on the Boone county line. He moved to St Edward and built a home and lived there for the past 20 years.
Mr. & Mrs. Sisson are among the earliest settlers in their part of Nebraska, and widely and favorably known. The former is an honored member of Hinsman Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife is a member of the Womens Relief Corps. Her father and one brother served in the war, also her grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Eight children have been born to our subject and his good wife, namely: Minnie, Lloyd, Luella, and Lester, deceased, the latter killed in the Spanish-American war, on April 23, 1899. Leon, Mattie and Mary are married and settled in different parts of Nebraska while Bertha is at home with her parents.
The Albion Weekly News:
Frank L. Sisson is a painter by trade and came to this county in April, 1874, locating near St. Edward, coming from Wisconsin. Was born at Jackson City, Mich. in 1836. soon after returning from the war where he served from Sept. 1861 till June 1865, In 1867 he married Emma Hill in Wisconsin and they have had eight children, four of whom are dead, one being Lient. Sisson who was killed at the head of his company at the battle of Quinqua in the Philippines April 23, 1899. They now reside in St. Edward.
Compendum of History, Remuniscence & biography of NEBRASKA, included are exerpts:
Francis L. Sisson, a well-to-do resident of St. Edward, Nebraska is widely known and universally respected and esteemed in that part of Boone county. Mr. Sisson and his family are among the earliest settlers of that part of Nebraska, and has done a great deal to help bring about the prosperity enjoyed in that region. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and is very proud of the fact that he has two brothers who served with him, one of whom was a captive in Libby prison for some length of time. On September 4, 1861, Mr. Sisson enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Battery, light artillery and took part in many minor skirmishes and engagements.
After the war he returned to Wisconsin and started farming. He was married there to Emma Hill, of Argyle who had been a teacher in the Wisconsin schools. In 1874 he came with his family to Nebraska, his first location being in Platte county, homesteading 160 acres on the Boone county line. He moved to St Edward and built a home and lived there for the past 20 years.
Mr. & Mrs. Sisson are among the earliest settlers in their part of Nebraska, and widely and favorably known. The former is an honored member of Hinsman Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife is a member of the Womens Relief Corps. Her father and one brother served in the war, also her grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Eight children have been born to our subject and his good wife, namely: Minnie, Lloyd, Luella, and Lester, deceased, the latter killed in the Spanish-American war, on April 23, 1899. Leon, Mattie and Mary are married and settled in different parts of Nebraska while Bertha is at home with her parents.
Frank L. Sisson is a painter by trade and came to this county in April, 1874, locating near St. Edward, coming from Wisconsin. Was born at Jackson City, Mich. in 1836. soon after returning from the war where he served from Sept. 1861 till June 1865, In 1867 he married Emma Hill in Wisconsin and they have had eight children, four of whom are dead, one being Lient. Sisson who was killed at the head of his company at the battle of Quinqua in the Philippines April 23, 1899. They now reside in St. Edward.
Compendum of History, Remuniscence & biography of NEBRASKA, included are exerpts:
Francis L. Sisson, a well-to-do resident of St. Edward, Nebraska is widely known and universally respected and esteemed in that part of Boone county. Mr. Sisson and his family are among the earliest settlers of that part of Nebraska, and has done a great deal to help bring about the prosperity enjoyed in that region. He is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and is very proud of the fact that he has two brothers who served with him, one of whom was a captive in Libby prison for some length of time. On September 4, 1861, Mr. Sisson enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Battery, light artillery and took part in many minor skirmishes and engagements.
After the war he returned to Wisconsin and started farming. He was married there to Emma Hill, of Argyle who had been a teacher in the Wisconsin schools. In 1874 he came with his family to Nebraska, his first location being in Platte county, homesteading 160 acres on the Boone county line. He moved to St Edward and built a home and lived there for the past 20 years.
Mr. & Mrs. Sisson are among the earliest settlers in their part of Nebraska, and widely and favorably known. The former is an honored member of Hinsman Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife is a member of the Womens Relief Corps. Her father and one brother served in the war, also her grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Eight children have been born to our subject and his good wife, namely: Minnie, Lloyd, Luella, and Lester, deceased, the latter killed in the Spanish-American war, on April 23, 1899. Leon, Mattie and Mary are married and settled in different parts of Nebraska while Bertha is at home with her parents.
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