Individual Details
James Franklin Sisson
(4 May 1817 - 28 Dec 1896)
James Franklin Sisson was a farmer.
Events
| Birth | 4 May 1817 | Yates Co., New York | |||
| Marriage | 1839 | Jane Lince | |||
| Event | 1850 | New York, United States |  | ||
| Death | 28 Dec 1896 | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Lince (1819 - 1861) |
| Child | Luther Sisson (1840 - 1923) |
| Father | Benoni Sisson (1781 - 1833) |
| Mother | Mary Meek (1788 - 1877) |
Notes
Event
James was worth $1,000 in the Jerusalem, Yates County, NY 1850 census.Death
exerpts of the petition of "Harrison Sisson, of St Thomas, Canada, and Myron Sisson, of the Town of Jerusalem, in the County of Yates":James Sisson, late of the town of Jerusalem, Yates Co., departed this life on or about the 28th of December, 1896. He left property valued at $1200 and real estate valued at $4000. His heirs at law, widow, next of kind, etc., included Elizabeth Sisson, widow, of Jerusalem, NY;
Luther Sisson, son, Tennville (?), Allegan (?) Co., Michigan;
George Harrison Sisson, son, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada;
Ruth A. McCarrick, daughter, Penn Yan, NY;
Frank Sisson, son, Esther, Michigan;
Charles Sisson, son, Kent City (County?), Michigan;
Myron Sisson, son, Jerusalem, NY;
Delos Sisson, son, Dakota City, South Dakota;
Hanna Kerney, daughter, Dresden, NY.
Attached to the petition is a copy of a handwritten will, dated July 9, 1889, which leaves his estate to seven of his children, share and share alike, but leaves son Luther Sisson five dollars.