George A Sissell1865–
- Name
- George A Sissell
- Given names
- George A
- Surname
- Sissell
 Birth | March 12, 1865 44 37 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Death of a father | Hamlin Findley Sissell October 24, 1865 (Age 7 months) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 months)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 16, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Mildred Sissell August 6, 1912 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 52 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor “Ellen” Clauson November 22, 1921 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Garrett Sissell August 3, 1925 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Martha Elizabeth Sissell May 7, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Sissell December 1942 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lou Ida Sissell June 14, 1945 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Marinda Jane “Jennie” Sissell 1947 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | William Zachariah Sissell March 31, 1956 (Age 91 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hamlin Findley Sissell Birth: August 27, 1820 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1865 — Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, United States |
| mother |
Eleanor “Ellen” Clauson Birth: December 27, 1827 22 18 — Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States Death: November 22, 1921 — Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska, United States |
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Marriage: 1842 — Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Joseph Garrett Sissell Birth: February 22, 1847 26 19 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1925 — Rooks, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mildred Sissell Birth: September 19, 1849 29 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 6, 1912 — Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Sissell Birth: February 1852 31 24 — Iowa, United States Death: December 1942 — Hubbell, Thayer, Nebraska, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha Elizabeth Sissell Birth: September 1854 34 26 — Iowa, United States Death: May 7, 1940 — Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Marinda Jane “Jennie” Sissell Birth: 1856 35 28 — Monroe, Iowa, United States Death: 1947 |
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4 years elder sister |
Lou Ida Sissell Birth: September 9, 1859 39 31 — Iowa, United States Death: June 14, 1945 — Republic, Kansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Zachariah Sissell Birth: September 7, 1862 42 34 — Iowa, United States Death: March 31, 1956 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years himself |
George A Sissell Birth: March 12, 1865 44 37 — Iowa, United States Death: |
George A Sissell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (9)
Parents Elijah Lancaster + Elizabeth Clauson
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Eleanor “Ellen” Clauson - Household
Liberty, Marion, Iowa
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William J Kennedy - Household
Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States
Geo A Sissell is Louida's brother |