Charles P Cissna (1784 - 1827)

Ancestors

Biography

He is not mentioned in the House of Cessna as a son of Stephen Sisney/Cessna. Not proven relationship.

Servied in Ohio Inf. 19th Regiment under the command of Gen. William Henry Harrison

• Obituary of Charles Cissna^[1] Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio) March 1927

DIED--At his residence, in Piketon, Ohio, on the 7th inst. Captain CHARLES CISSNA, aged about 49 years leaving an afflicted wIdow and nine children to deplore his loss. The deceased served his Country as a Lieutenant in the late war, and distinguished himself for his bravery on many occasions, and particularly at the defense of Fort Erie, where he received a dangerous wound in the body, for which he never completely recovered, and which ultimately terminated his career.His remains were, on the following day, accompanied to the grave by thc Piketon Blues, of which he was the Captain, and a circle of friends and acquaintance.

• Military service: War of 1812. Was a 2nd Lt. in 19th Reg. Inf. Army
• 1820 census in Perry Twp., Coshocton Co., OH

Is this the same Charles Cessna?? Charles Cessna, born about 1780 in Penn. and married a lady who was born in Ireland about 1800? He's listed in the 1820 census in Perry Twp., Coshocton Co., OH with 1 male to 10, 2 males 10 to 16, 3 females to 10, 1 female 10 to 16 and 1 female 26-45. He is listed as 1 male 26-45.

• ^[2]History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio, page 785. Biography of Charles Cissna's so Charles

Charles Cissna was born in 1815 and was brought to Piketon when an infant, by his parents, Captain Charles and Dorcas Cissna, who were early pioneers of Southern Ohio. His father served in the war of 1812 under General Harrison during the whole campaign till he received a gun-shot wound, from the effects of which he died in 1827. The subject of this sketch when a young man learned the harness-maker's trade under his brother John, and afterward kept a shop in Piketon thirtytwo years. During the latter part of that time and since, he has been very extensively engaged in tarming, and is now the owner of 400 acres of fine land. March 30, 1847, be was married to Elizabeth. daughter of John and Mary Ann Adams. They have had five children, of whom four are living—Walter A., (a wholesale clothier, of Portsmouth), Mary A. , Florence (wife Of George Levisy), and Scioto Valley. North America and Havana are deceased.

• ^[3] The Official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the state of Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Adjutant General's Dept., 1929-1959.; page 291

Cissna, Charles, Pike Co

2nd Lieutenant. Invalid Pensr US belonging to Ohio, pd at Chillicothe, Cop at S R Lib Los An by Jane Dailey. Name filed by Scioto Valley chapt as buried in Pike co.

• Notes from Bill Cissna:

Charles and Dorcas arrived in Pike County in 1815 or before. The second earliest license in the Clerk of Courts book, which I found at the library in Waverly, is to Charles Cissna to vend merchandise in Piketon (1816). That license is renewed several times thereafter.

Charles was called ?Captain? Cissna. He was buried after his 1827 death in the Cissna/Patterson Cemetery #2, though it is hard to find in Piketon today.

Dorcas renewed a license for a tavern in Piketon about two months after his death. EVANS Cissna also took licenses for taverns ? first in Piketon, then in Jasper, which is southwest of Piketon across the Scioto River. He was licensed ?to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors in the Town of Jasper in Sunfish Twp.? For one year, from 21 Sept., 1830; then keep a tavern ?at his house in Jasper, 22 Sept., 1831.?

Dorcas administered Charles? estate after his death, though he died without a will.

Charles Cissna and Joseph Cissna show up in the 1820 Federal Census in Seal Township, Pike County (Piketon).

In 1830, Dorcas Cissna and Evan Cissna households are recorded in same place.

In 1840, David Cissna, Hallam Hempstead and Elizabeth Cissna are all recorded, same place

Charles P. Cessna, born 7 Feb 1784, Friend's Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania was supposed to be a veteran of the War of 1812. Does anyone know his unit? Did he or his widow or heirs receive any kind of pension or bounty land from the government? I've read where he may have received bounty land in Kansas.

Burial: Cissna/Patterson #2 Cemetery in Piketon, OH

Military service: War of 1812. Was a 2nd Lt. in 19th Reg. Inf. Army under General William Henry Harrison.

Is this the same Charles Cessna?? Charles Cessna, born about 1780 in Penn. and married a lady who was born in Ireland about 1800? He's listed in the 1820 census in Perry Twp., Coshocton Co., OH with 1 male to 10, 2 males 10 to 16, 3 females to 10, 1 female 10 to 16 and 1 female 26-45. He is listed as 1 male 26-45.

Cissna Cemetery Information

Transcript The WPA surveyed small cemeteries. The Pike County Recorder's Office has the WPA Book, a very large (maybe 3' square) book, with maps. There is a map giving the location of a Patterson #2 Cemetery. For today's Market Street, it says go 1/4 mile east, and then 1/4 mile north. They did find it! They mapped it as 4 x 4 on grave plots. One showed a headstone. The Pike County Genealogical Society (and this is available at the Ohio Genealogical Society as well) lists a Cissna Patterson #2 Cemetery. It gives directions to drive to the old water tank (same site as the new water tank, but a different approach) and the cemetery is on the right. No one at the PCGS has ever found the cemetery. The two sets of directions are compatible. The cemetery is in an area where the housing is in Patterson Heights or Cissna Estates. Dave Davison is pursuing deed holdings which may shed light on the situation. A township trustee is helping us and may find it based upon a hint he heard once the growth dies down in the fall. We decided to not look further as we came across some marijuana in pots and did not want to get shot. I am presuming that Cissna's and Hempstead's who died prior to the opening of Mound and Rittenour Cemeteries are here. I will be adding to this list, but for now: Charles (the father) and his wife Dorcas, Evans Cissna,

Detail WPA Catelogue of Cemeteries Pike County Genealogical Society MacBain inferences Source Information Title Cissna Cemetery Information

Source of the above John MacBain

Transcript Proceedings in Chancery before the Common Pleas Court, Pike County, Ohio, May 5, 1839, Charles Cissna vs. Hallam Hempstead & wife and the other Heirs of Dorcas Cissna. This case was filed December 24, 1838 and resolved May 5, 1839 to allocate the estate of Charles and Dorcas Cissna. Living heirs of majority are Charles Cissna (filer), Mary H. B. Hempstead (married to Hallam Hempstead), John Cissna, David Cissna, and Julianna Cissna. Three heirs of minority are Samuel J. Cissna, Elizabeth Cissna, and Eliza Jane Cissna. Evans Cissna is noted as being deceased at the time of the death of Dorcas Cissna but having four minor children Mary Jane Cissna, Dorcas Ann Cissna, Clarissa Jane Cissna, and Hallam Hempstead Cissna. All heirs listed are alive on May 5, 1839. (This proves that the David A. Cissna listed in the 1850 census never existed but was an error for Dorcas Ann Cissna - and David A. Cissna had been shown as female in the census.)Source InformationTitleCourt Case Chancery Charles Cissna vs. Hallam Hempstead

Transcript

Dorcas Cissna, James Black, John Hing, and Hallam Hempstead were bonded for $1500, an amazing sum for that day. Dorcas Cissna was appointed Adminitratix of all and singular the goods and chattels which were of Charles Cissna late of this county deceased.DetailProbate Court of Pike County, Ohio, Case #381, 1825

Source InformationTitle Court Case Probate of Estate of Charles Cissna

Source of above is John MacBain

Marriage 06 AUG 1801 • Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA Dorcas Woolcut (1782–1835)

Evans Cissna 1800–1835

Mary H B Cissna 1802–1859

David Cissna 1808–1849

John B Cissna 1810–1894

Charles Cissna 1815–1901

Julia Ann Cissna 1818–1892

Samuel James Cissna 1822–1902

Elizabeth Ann Cissna 1824–

Rose Ann Cissna 1826–

Eliza Jane Cissna 1827–

Baldwin Cissna

Research Note

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 175959155 has DOB of 12 Feb 1783 born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175959155/charles-cissna: accessed 12 September 2023), memorial page for Charles Cissna (12 Feb 1783–7 Mar 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #175959155, citing Patterson Cemetery #2, Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by John MacBain (contributor 48982236).
2. ↑ History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens.. Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co., 1884.
3. ↑ The Official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the state of Ohio [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

• *U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914