Oscar was born in Virginia. It is believed by some descendants that he was descended from Spanish immigrants who settled in San Francisco, California and took the city's name as their own.
When the family settled in the Appalachian Mountains of Western Virginia and East Kentucky, the surname was eventually changed to Francisco and then finally Sisco. The name has often been spelled as Cesco, Cisco and also Sesco.
Genealogical information appears to show that the Francisco (Franciscus) family was originally from Germany.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65V-21S : 12 April 2016), Oscar Francisco in household of Jacob Francisco, Pike county, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing family 644, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J34F-153 : 5 December 2014), Oscar Francisco, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Forty-fifth Battalion, Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 891.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-ZJL : 12 April 2016), Oscar Francisco, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 1, family 3, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,994.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZQ-QP8 : 12 August 2017), Oscar Francusco, Greasey, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 186C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0425; FHL microfilm 1,254,425.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94B-62H : accessed 2 August 2017), Oscar Sisco, Magisterial District 2, Johnson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 5A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,534.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q284-LW6N : 22 July 2021), Huslar Sescoe in entry for Wesley Sescoe and Nancy Jane Bayens Or Bowen, 30 Jan 1904; citing Marriage, Martin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,636.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QV-J28 : 17 May 2018), Ausker Sesco in entry for Wesley Sescoe and Nancy Jane Bowens, 30 Jan 1904; citing Marriage, , Martin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 838,135.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M266-W1R : accessed 2 August 2017), Oscar Cesco in household of John Mollett, Stafford Fork, Martin, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 10B, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 495; FHL microfilm 1,374,508.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DZ-VHG1 : 29 November 2018), Oscar Sisco in entry for Ance Sisco and Lucy Mead, 15 Aug 1919; citing Marriage, Job, Martin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,637.
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1T2-7MH : 10 March 2018), Oscar F. Francisco in entry for Margaret Musick, 29 Mar 1926; citing Cabell, West Virginia, County Records, 3107, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,324.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9R7-GSH : 9 January 2019), Oscar Sesco in entry for John Sesco, 6 Oct 1949; citing Death, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,137,982.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-6ZPT : 9 January 2019), Oscar Sesco in entry for William Anderson Sesco, 20 Jun 1959; citing Death, Davisport, Martin, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,390.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-V8JQ : 9 January 2019), Oscar Sesco in entry for Glover Sesco, 30 May 1960; citing Death, Inez, Martin, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,323.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYZ-SDW2 : 9 January 2019), Oscar Sesco in entry for James Wesley Sesco, 12 Nov 1963; citing Death, Tomahawk, Martin, Kentucky, United States, certificate 1166327308, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm .
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