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Dora Elsie Sisson 1861–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1861

Birth Location: Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 15 December 1895

Death Location: Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Sisson

Mother: Mary Lewnum

Spouse(s): Jackson McMaster

Children(s): Ruth McMaster, Roy McMaster, Orville McMaster, Eberly McMaster, Mabel McMaster, Thomas McMaster

Dora Elsie Sisson was born in 1861 in Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas H Sisson And Mary Jane Lewnum. In 1870, Dora Elsie Sisson resided in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States. In 1880, Dora Elsie Sisson resided in Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, USA. Dora Elsie Sisson married Jackson Fish Mcmaster, and had children including Eberly Kost Mcmaster, Mabel May Mcmaster, Orville Fish Mcmaster, Roy Ervin Mcmaster, Ruth Ada Mcmaster, Thomas Earl Mcmaster. Dora Elsie Sisson passed away in 1895 in Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora Elsie Sisson was born in 1861 in Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA, the child of Thomas H Sisson And Mary Jane Lewnum.
  • In 1870, Dora Elsie Sisson resided in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States.
  • In 1880, Dora Elsie Sisson resided in Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.
  • Dora Elsie Sisson married Jackson Fish Mcmaster, and had children including Eberly Kost Mcmaster, Mabel May Mcmaster, Orville Fish Mcmaster, Roy Ervin Mcmaster, Ruth Ada Mcmaster, Thomas Earl Mcmaster.
  • Dora Elsie Sisson passed away in 1895 in Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sisson
1836–1911
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
TS
Mary Lewnum
1845–1888
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Jackson McMaster
1858–1942
Birth Location: New London, Henry, Iowa, USA
JM

Children(s)

Ruth McMaster
1884–1954
Birth Location: Hall County, Nebraska, USA
RM
Roy McMaster
1885–1968
Birth Location: Locust Grove Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
RM
Orville McMaster
1887–1962
Birth Location: Alda, Hall, Nebraska, USA
OM
Eberly McMaster
1889–1923
Birth Location: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
EM
Mabel McMaster
1892–1965
Birth Location: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
MM
Thomas McMaster
1893–1965
Birth Location: Ottumwa (near), Wapello, Iowa,USA
TM

Dora Sisson's Ancestors

Self
Dora Sisson
1861–1895
Birth Place: Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Parents
Thomas H. Sisson
1836–1911
Indiana, USA
Mary (Jane) Lewnum
1845–1888
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dora Sisson's Descendants

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Dora (Elsie) Sisson (November 1861–15 December 1895) m. Jackson (Fish) McMaster (19 August 1858–10 May 1942)
  1. 1. Ruth (Ada) McMaster 1884–1954 m. Frank Bean 1883–
    1. 1. Helen Bean 1914–
    2. 2. Carrol (E.) Bean 1916–
    3. 3. Floyd (Erwen) Bean 1903–1931 m. Dorothy (Charlotte Louise) Soderberg 1906–1991
      1. 1. Goldie (M.) Bean 1925–
      2. 2. Constance (Louise) Bean 1926–2003
    4. 4. Edna Bean 1909–
    5. 5. Dorothy (L) Bean 1921–
  2. 2. Roy (Ervin) McMaster 1885–1968 m. Freda Hastings 1892–1969
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) McMaster 1910–1992
  3. 3. Orville (Fish) McMaster 1887–1962
  4. 4. Eberly (Kost) McMaster 1889–1923 m. Evelyn (Molley) Bequeaith 1900–1922
    1. 1. John (Darrell) McMaster 1919–2005 m. Anne (May) Butler 1923–1993
      1. 1. John (Darrell McMaster) Jr. 1945–2007
  5. 5. Mabel (May) McMaster 1892–1965 m. James (H) Beckwith 1894–1975
    1. 1. Irene (Viola) Bequeaith 1912–2005 m. Wilbur (Leon) Clark 1911–2004
    2. 2. Donald (E) Beckwith 1915–1996 m. Louise (Irene) Doyle 1912–
    3. 3. Thelma (L) Beckwith 1924–
  6. 6. Thomas (Earl) McMaster 1893–1965 m. Flossie (Beatrice) Brantner 1901–1988
    1. 1. Irma (Irlene) McMaster 1918–2003 m. Donald (Moar) Bowers 1916–1995
      1. 1. Cathie (Ann) Bowers 1944–1949
      2. 2. Sharon (Lee) Bowers 1938–1963 m. William (H.) Beaber 1926–1998
    2. 2. Bernice (Ione) McMaster 1924–2010 m. Keith (Weston) Johnson 1918–2000

Dora Sisson's Timeline

6 Records

1861
November 1861
Birth of Dora Elsie Sisson in Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
Dora Elsie Sisson resided here in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
Dora Elsie Sisson resided here in Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1885
1885
Age 24
Dora Elsie Sisson resided here in Harrison, Hall, Nebraska, USA
Harrison, Hall, Nebraska, USA
1895
13 December 1895
Age 34
Death of Dora Elsie Sisson in Point Isabel, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Point Isabel, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1895
15 December 1895
Age 34
Burial of Dora Elsie Sisson in Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1861
    Event Place: Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: 347; Family History Film: 1254347; Page: 414B; Enumeration District: 082; Image: 0250
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [5] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: 347; Family History Film: 1254347; Page: 414B; Enumeration District: 082; Image: 0250

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Harrison, Hall, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1895
    Event Place: Point Isabel, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 December 1895
    Event Place: Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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