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Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins 1810–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 MAY 1810

Birth Location: Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 JAN 1905

Death Location: Sisney Cemetery, Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Tompkins

Mother: Elizabeth Hampton

Spouse(s): John Sisney

Children(s): William Sisney, Eli Sisney, Louise Sisney, Nancy Sisney, Benjamin Sisney, Elizabeth Sisney, Mary Sisney, Andrew Sisney, Martha Sisney, James Sisney

In 1810, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins entered the world in Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Benjamin Tompkins And Elizabeth Hampton. In 1850, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins was recorded in the census in Jasper, Ozark County, Missouri, USA. In 1860, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins was recorded in the census in Douglas County, Missouri, USA. Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins married John Scott Sisney, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sisney, Benjamin Franklin Sisney, Eli Benjamin Sisney, Elizabeth Temple Sisney, James Monroe Sisney, Louise Frances Sisney, Martha Amanda Sisney, Mary Jane Sisney, Nancy Ann Sisney, William Jefferson Sisney. Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins passed away in 1905 in Sisney Cemetery, Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins entered the world in Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Benjamin Tompkins And Elizabeth Hampton.
  • In 1850, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins was recorded in the census in Jasper, Ozark County, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1860, Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins was recorded in the census in Douglas County, Missouri, USA.
  • Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins married John Scott Sisney, and had children including Andrew Jackson Sisney, Benjamin Franklin Sisney, Eli Benjamin Sisney, Elizabeth Temple Sisney, James Monroe Sisney, Louise Frances Sisney, Martha Amanda Sisney, Mary Jane Sisney, Nancy Ann Sisney, William Jefferson Sisney.
  • Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins passed away in 1905 in Sisney Cemetery, Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tompkins
1779–1857
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Sisney
1796–1880
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

William Sisney
1834–1903
Birth Location: Macon, Warren County, Illinois, USA
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Eli Sisney
1837–1924
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
ES
Louise Sisney
1842–1930
Birth Location: Schuyler, Macon County, Illinois, USA
LS
Nancy Sisney
1845–1880
Birth Location: Douglas County, Missouri, USA
NS
Benjamin Sisney
1848–1924
Birth Location: Schuyler County, Missouri, USA
BS
Elizabeth Sisney
1832–1905
Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois, USA
ES
Mary Sisney
1832–1911
Birth Location: Christian County, Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA
MS
Andrew Sisney
1840–1921
Birth Location: Warren County, Illinois, USA
AS
Martha Sisney
1850–1906
Birth Location: Greentop, Schuyler County, Missouri, USA
MS
James Sisney
1851–
Birth Location: Schuyler County, Missouri, USA
JS

Matilda Tompkins's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Tompkins
1810–1905
Birth Place: Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Benjamin Tompkins
1779–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Tompkins
1715–1803
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British North America
Thomas Hampton
1750–1817
Bedford County, Colony of Virginia, British North America
Abigail (Cathy) Laws
1756–1828
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Jacob Hampton
1724–1790
Judith Johnson
1730–1811
William Laws
1718–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tompkins
1643–1690
Mary Pennington
1646–1700
Samuel Kitchell
–1763
James Jackson
1671–1735
Rebecca Hallett
1675–1730
Edward Robinson
1682–1769
Margaret Wheaton
1686–1738
John Hampton
1698–1769
Mary Turner
1693–1778

Matilda Tompkins's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Elizabeth) Tompkins (18 MAY 1810–21 JAN 1905) m. John (Scott) Sisney (2 JUN 1796–4 SEP 1880)
  1. 1. William (Jefferson) Sisney 1834–1903 m. Elizabeth (Temperance) Potter 1839–1879 m. Sarah (Lucinda) Sanders 1856–1944
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Sisney 1855–1909
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Amanda) Sisney 1857–1934
    3. 3. Susan (Ann) Sisney 1859–1960
    4. 4. Joseph (S.) Sisney 1861–1937
    5. 5. Josephine (Martha) Sisney 1863–
    6. 6. Stephen (Marion) Sisney 1866–1920
    7. 7. Frances (Malissa) Sisney 1868–1939
    8. 8. Hannah (M.) Sisney 1870–1960
    9. 9. John Sisney 1875–1942
    10. 10. Bell (D.) Sisney 1876–1952
    11. 11. Eli (William) Sisney 1877–1960
    12. 12. Alfred Sisney 1879–
    13. 13. James (Monroe) Sisney 1880–1957
    14. 14. Benjamin (Franklin) Sisney 1882–1957
    15. 15. Andrew (Jackson) Sisney 1883–1981
    16. 16. Adaline Sisney 1885–1981
    17. 17. Newt Sisney 1887–1955
    18. 18. George (Washington) Sisney 1889–1891
    19. 19. Virginia Sisney 1891–1919
    20. 20. Norah Sisney 1891–1892
    21. 21. Rosa (Lee) Sisney 1892–1983
    22. 22. Lillie (Louise) Sisney 1893–1979
    23. 23. Thomas (Jefferson) Sisney 1895–1895
    24. 24. Margaret (Ann) Sisney 1898–2006
  2. 2. Eli (Benjamin) Sisney 1837–1924 m. Margaret (Ann Mary) Potter 1840–1929
    1. 1. Martha (Lucinda) Sisney 1862–1949
    2. 2. James (J.) Sisney 1861–1926
      1. 1. Maude Sisney 1898–
    3. 3. Eli (Grant) Sisney 1868–1959 m. Vina (Frances) Howard 1874–1956
      1. 1. Robin (H.) Sisney 1890–1890
      2. 2. Porter (Eli) Sisney 1893–1926
      3. 3. William (Perry) Sisney 1897–1958
      4. 4. Edith (Genevieve) Sisney 1910–2001
      5. 5. Theodore Sisney 1912–1912
      6. 6. Vrena (Marie) Sisney 1917–1996
  3. 3. Louise (Frances) Sisney 1842–1930 m. James McClain 1841–1862
    1. 1. Nancy (Matilda) McClain 1861–1943
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) McClain 1862–1941
  4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Sisney 1845–1880 m. Hudspeth (P.) Holman 1840–1923
    1. 1. Matilda (Lillie) Holman 1866–
    2. 2. Sisney Holman 1867–1941
    3. 3. Eli (Baptist) Holman 1871–1922 m. Lucy Louise 1867–1938
      1. 1. Alta Holman 1888–1892
      2. 2. Ora (Armilda) Holman 1892–1959
    4. 4. Mary (Frances) Holman 1874–1960 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Hilburn 1867–1926
      1. 1. James (Elree) Hilburn 1896–1967
      2. 2. Oscar (Cleo) Hilburn 1897–1978
      3. 3. Vesta (May) Hilburn 1900–1974
      4. 4. Laura (Florence) Hilburn 1907–1994
      5. 5. Eliza (Curtis) Hilburn 1909–1971 m. Leslie Chappell 1901–1969
        1. 1. Evalee (Orlena) Chappell 1924–2003
        2. 2. Elbert (L.) Chappell 1925–
        3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Chappell 1927–2002
        4. 4. Jefferson (E.) Chappell 1930–2008
      6. 6. Cora (Bea) Hilburn 1913–1982
      7. 7. Lida (Bell) Hilburn 1915–2004
      8. 8. Thomas (Dewey) Hilburn 1918–1918
      9. 9. Nelsie Hilburn 1894–1986 m. John (Earl) Marlow 1877–1915 m. Arthur (Franklin) Marlow 1879–1945 m. Sanford (Vanburen) Sooter 1888–1913
        1. 1. Beulah Sooter 1913–1914
        2. 2. Richard (Carl) Marlow 1915–1925
      10. 10. Artie (Stella) Hilburn 1902–1984
      11. 11. Verla (Nathella) Hilburn 1903–1932
      12. 12. {Unnamed} Hilburn 1911–1911
    5. 5. Thomas Holman 1877–
    6. 6. Henry Holman 1878–
    7. 7. James (Hudspeth) Holman 1869–1941
    8. 8. Stella (Lavanche) Holman 1880–1918
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Sisney 1848–1924
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Temple) Sisney 1832–1905 m. Solomon (King) Petty 1818–1898 m. William (E.) McGlaughlin 1828–1865
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Sisney 1832–1911 m. William Biswell 1822–1874 m. Thomas (Henry) McCullough 1838–1908
    1. 1. Martha (Matilda) Biswell 1849–
    2. 2. Anthony (Wayne) Biswell 1851–1852
    3. 3. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Biswell 1854–1908
    4. 4. Harriet (Amanda) Biswell 1855–1940
    5. 5. William (Moultrie) Biswell 1857–1957
    6. 6. James (Linvel Green) Biswell 1859–1924
    7. 7. John (Stern Peter) Biswell 1861–1898
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Biswell 1864–
    9. 9. Andrew (Jackson) Biswell 1865–1953
    10. 10. George (Washington) Biswell 1868–1919
  8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Sisney 1840–1921
  9. 9. Martha (Amanda) Sisney 1850–1906 m. Caleb (Weeden) Petty 1854–1885 m. Robert (N.) Scott 1844–
    1. 1. Isaac (R.) Petty 1882–1950
    2. 2. Alonzo (Vist) Scott 1890–
    3. 3. Victoria (Alice) Huffman 1870–1945
    4. 4. John (Henry) Huffman 1874–1937
  10. 10. James (Monroe) Sisney 1851–

Matilda Tompkins's Timeline

4 Records

1810
18 MAY 1810
Birth of Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins in Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 40
Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins appeared in census in Jasper, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Jasper, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins appeared in census in Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Douglas County, Missouri, USA
1905
21 JAN 1905
Age 95
Death of Matilda Elizabeth Tompkins in Pontiac, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Pontiac, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jasper, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Douglas County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1810
    Event Place: Carter, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1905
    Event Place: Pontiac, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sisney Cemetery, Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
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