Died
at age 68
in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA
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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.
William Thomas Sisk, b 1849
Richard Strutton Sisk, b 1852
John H. Sisk, b 1857
Benjamin H Sisk, b Aug 1859
Jacob L. Sisk, b 1862
Henry J. Sisk, b 1865
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]
↑ 2.02.12.2
Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Curran, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M432_127; Page: 58B
↑ 3.03.1
"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.
↑ 4.04.1
"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.
↑ 5.05.1
"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.
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