John Reuel SissellAge: 82 years1889–1971
- Name
- John Reuel Sissell
- Given names
- John Reuel
- Surname
- Sissell
 Birth | May 14, 1889 26 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Kenneth Ray Sissell September 1890 (Age 15 months) |
 Census | March 1, 1895 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Gladys Inez Sissell September 8, 1897 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Earl Sissell February 2, 1903 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Thomas “Sadie” Brower — View this family May 4, 1912 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 paternal grandmother | Eleanor “Ellen” Clauson November 22, 1921 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 mother | Annette “Nettie” Harris September 13, 1931 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel Ann Sissell 1933 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 Earl Sissell February 28, 1954 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a father | William Zachariah Sissell March 31, 1956 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | June 17, 1971 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Zachariah Sissell Birth: September 7, 1862 42 34 — Iowa, United States Death: March 31, 1956 — Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
| mother |
Annette “Nettie” Harris Birth: February 18, 1865 — Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States Death: September 13, 1931 — Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: 1884 — Kansas, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Ethel Ann Sissell Birth: March 10, 1885 22 20 — Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States Death: 1933 — Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
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4 years himself |
John Reuel Sissell Birth: May 14, 1889 26 24 — Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States Death: June 17, 1971 — Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Kenneth Ray Sissell Birth: September 1890 27 25 — Kansas, United States Death: July 1981 — Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Gladys Inez Sissell Birth: September 8, 1897 35 32 — Mississippi, United States Death: June 23, 1993 — Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
William Earl Sissell Birth: February 2, 1903 40 37 — Mississippi, United States Death: February 28, 1954 — Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
| Family with Sarah Thomas “Sadie” Brower |
| himself |
John Reuel Sissell Birth: May 14, 1889 26 24 — Republic, Republic, Kansas, United States Death: June 17, 1971 — Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Thomas “Sadie” Brower Birth: October 13, 1894 — Mississippi, United States Death: July 19, 1971 — Batesville, Panola, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1912 — Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States |
John Reuel Sissell has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents Joseph Garrett Sissell + Mary Etta Clark
Parents Lewis Thompson Hendrix + Mary Ann Sissell
Parents Daniel Wesley Davis + Martha Elizabeth Sissell
Parents William H Jordan + Marinda Jane “Jennie” Sissell
Parents William J Kennedy + Lou Ida Sissell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | Kansas State - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household
Richland Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Zachariah Sissell - Household
Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
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