William Chauncey Hissong (1860 - 1936)

Born 16 Nov 1860 in Elkhart Co., IN

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala Catherine Hosler — married 3 Jul 1883 in DeKalb Co., IN

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1936 at age 75 in Elkhart Co., IN

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Biography

William Chauncey Hissong was born on about 1860 in Elkhart County, Indiana. His parents were Jacob Hissong and Malinda Clay.

When he was young, his family moved to Fairfield Twp., DeKalb, Indiana.

He was one of six children. His siblings were:

• Nancy
• Elizabeth
• Elijah
• Jacob E.
• Ella V.

On July 3, 1883, he married Mahalo Hosler in DeKalb County, Indiana. They moved to Corunna and lived in that area for the rest of their lives. They had two sons:

• John Grover
• Garl (or Carl)

It appears that Chauncey and Mahalo took in the three daughters of Frances Hosler Pairan, who died in 1898. The foster daughter mentioned in Chauncey’s obituary is one of these girls:

• Vesta
• Flossie Savilla
• Mae Bernice

Chauncey was employed as a trackman with the New York Central Railroad. Near the end of his life, he was being treated for kidney disease. He had gone to Elkhart to stay with a foster daughter, Mrs. Arthur Wiltrout to be near to the medical services he needed.

He died in Elkhart on July 21, 1936. He is buried in Fairfield Twp. Cemetery, DeKalb, Indiana.

Research Notes

• The 1860 Census record is dated June 26, 1860. William C. age is shown as 8/12. Was he born on Nov. of 1859?
• The foster daughter, Mrs. Arthur Wiltrout, appears to be Mae Bernice Pairan, who could be the daughter of Frances Hosler Pairan, who may be a sister of Chauncey’s wife Mahalo Hosler. More research is needed to verify these relationships.

Sources

Personal recollection of events witnessed by Steven Hissong as remembered 20 Jan 2022.

• US Census 1860: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-W67 : 18 February 2021), William C Hissing in entry for Jacob Hissing, 1860.
• US Census 1870: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXX-XCX : 28 May 2021), William C Hysong in entry for Jacob Hissong, 1870.
• US Census 1880: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSX-W3Z : 13 January 2022), William C. Hissong in household of Jacob Hissong, Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• US Census 1900: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB5-678 : 30 November 2021), William Hissong, 1900.
• US Census 1910: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKG8-CTF : accessed 4 November 2022), Chancy Hissong, Corunna Ward 3, DeKalb, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 4B, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 345; FHL microfilm 1,374,358.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYM-75H : 3 August 2022), Chancy Hissong and Mahala C Hossler, 27 Jun 1883; citing DeKalb, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476652. Death record
• Newspaper obituary, Garrett Clipper, (Garrett, Indiana) July 23, 1936, p. 1.
• Newspaper obituary, The Waterloo Press (Waterloo, Indiana) July 23, 1936, p. 1.
• Find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114744363/william-chauncy-hissong