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Rachel Agnes Sisson 1897–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Nov 1973

Death Location: Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA

Father: Henry Sisson

Mother: Dora Cummins

Spouse(s): John Peterson

Children(s): Henry Peterson, Robert Peterson

The story of Rachel Agnes Sisson began in 1897 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Rachel Agnes Sisson resided in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Rachel Agnes Sisson resided in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Rachel Agnes Sisson married John Wallace Peterson, and had children including Henry Peterson, Robert Peterson. Rachel Agnes Sisson passed away in 1973 in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Agnes Sisson began in 1897 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Rachel Agnes Sisson resided in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Rachel Agnes Sisson resided in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Rachel Agnes Sisson married John Wallace Peterson, and had children including Henry Peterson, Robert Peterson.
  • Rachel Agnes Sisson passed away in 1973 in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sisson
1869–1947
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
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Dora Cummins
1877–1958
Birth Location: Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
DC

Spouses(s)

John Peterson
1893–1974
Birth Location: Linnsburg, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
JP

Children(s)

Henry Peterson
1920–2004
Birth Location: Illinois
HP
Robert Peterson
1922–1971
Birth Location: Illinois
RP

Rachel Sisson's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Sisson
1897–1973
Birth Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Henry Fredrick Sisson
1869–1947
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
Dora (Angeline) Cummins
1877–1958
Paris, Edgar, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
John (Atwell) Sisson
1833–1925
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Laura (Jane) Connelly
1837–1908
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Atwell Sisson
1797–1860
Judith Martin
1798–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vincent Sisson
1778–1850
Julia Atwell
1780–

Rachel Sisson's Descendants

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Rachel (Agnes) Sisson (15 Feb 1897–Nov 1973) m. John (Wallace) Peterson (13 May 1893–17 Jan 1974)
  1. 1. Henry Peterson 1920–2004
  2. 2. Robert Peterson 1922–1971 m. Thelma Peterson 1924–2021

Rachel Sisson's Timeline

8 Records

1897
15 Feb 1897
Birth of Rachel Agnes Sisson in Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Rural, Vermilion, Illinois
Rural, Vermilion, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 43
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Walnut, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Walnut, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
Rachel Agnes Sisson resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1973
Nov 1973
Age 76
Death of Rachel Agnes Sisson in Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 178
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2340299
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Walnut, Montgomery

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Elwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2340299

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Walnut, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Walnut, Montgomery

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1973
    Event Place: Mace, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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