Mary Elizabeth (Church) Sisk (1826 - 1894)

Born 26 Feb 1826 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Wife of Benjamin Sisk — married about 1848 in Saline County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1894 at age 68 in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA

Biography

Mary was born in February 1826 in Henderson County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Richard Church and Martha Young Bugg. She passed away in April 1894 in Saline County, Illinois and is buried in Roark Cemetery, Somerset, Saline County.^[1]

Mary married Benjamin Sisk about 1848, probably in Saline County, Illinois. Their oldest child, Thomas William Sisk, was born about 1849 in Saline County.^[2] They had seven known children.

1. William Thomas Sisk, b 1849
2. Richard Strutton Sisk, b 1852
3. John H. Sisk, b 1857
4. Benjamin H Sisk, b Aug 1859
5. Jacob L. Sisk, b 1862
6. Henry J. Sisk, b 1865
7. Sylvania J. Sisk, b 1868

Census

In 1850 Benjamin and family were living in Curran, Saline County, Illinois. In his household are:^[2]

• Benjamin Sisk, 22, b Kentucky
• Mary Sisk, 21, b KY
• Thomas Sisk, 1, b Illinois

In 1860 the family was still in Saline County, Illinois. In the household are:^[3]

• Bing Sisk, 31, b Illinois [sic], Farmer Real Estate $1040, Personal property $680
• Mary Sisk, 34, b KY
• Willian Sisk, 11, b IL
• Strutin Sisk, 8, b IL
• John H. Sisk, 3, b IL
• Beng H Sisk, 10 mos, b IL

1870 Census Saline County, Illinois. In the household are:^[4]

• Benj. SIsk, 45, b KY
• Mary E Sisk, 44, b KY
• Wm W Sisk, 21, b IL
• Richard S Sisk, 17, b IL
• John H Sisk, 13, b IL
• Benj S Sisk, 11, b IL
• Jacob L Sisk, 8, b IL
• Henry J Sisk, 7, b IL
• Silvaney V Sisk, 2, b IL
• Margarett Scott, 19, b IL

1880 Census Cottage Grove, Saline County, Illinois. In the household are:^[5]

• Benjamin Sisk, Head, 55, b KY
• Mary E. Sisk, Wife, 54, b KY
• Benj H. Sisk, Son, 20, b IL
• Jacob L. Sisk, Son, 18, b IL
• Henry J. Sisk, Son, 15, b IL
• Sylvania J. Sisk, Daughter, 12, b IL
• Walter Sisk, Grandson, 4, b IL
• Simpson Gates, Servant, 29, b IL
• Mary Franklin, Servant, 16, b IL

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave Memorial# 116991250
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Curran, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page: 58B
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (1860 Census: accessed 18 September 2015), Mary Sisk in household of Bing Sisk, T 10 R 7 E, Saline, Illinois, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 205, household ID 1410, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,223.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (1870 Census: accessed 18 September 2015), Benj Sisk, Illinois, United States; citing p. 18, family 134, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,773.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (1880 Census: accessed 18 September 2015), Benjamin Sisk, Cottage Grove, Saline, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 112, sheet 168C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0248; FHL microfilm 1,254,248.