Christopher Hissong (1821 - 1898)

Husband of Margaret Vogel — married 12 May 1842 in Knox, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 27 May 1898 at age 77 in Fayette, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Christopher was a a Postmaster.

Christopher Hissong was born about 1821, probably in Pennsylvania.

On 12 May 1842, Christopher married Margaret Foyle (Fogle or Vogle) in Knox County, Ohio.^[1]

On 3 December 1849, Christopher was engaged in the process to purchase public land in Illinois. The price was $50.00. He got 40 acres at $1.25 per acre.^[2]

In May 1850, Christopher completed the purchase of land in Fayette County, Illinois. The record was filed in the land office in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois. This sale of public land followed regulations in the Act of Congress of 24th of April 1820.^[3]

By the time the census taker came in August 1850, Christopher (age 28) and Margaret (age 26) were living in Fayette County, Illinois. Two children, William A. (age 2) and Sarah C. (age 8) were living with them.^[4]

In the 1860 census Christopher (age 37, farmer) and Margaret (age 34) were again found in Londen, Fayette, Illinois. The record is indexed as "Hessery. The household also included younger members: W.A. (age 11), Benj. (age 8), Geo. (age 5), Jas. (age 3) and Mary E. (age 8 months). The image is so faded that the surname may also be interpreted as Hissong.^[5]

In 1866, a C. Hissong was listed as a member of the Board of Supervisors for Loudon Township, Fayette County.^[6]

By 1870, Chris (age 50, farmer) and Margaret (age 45) remained on land in Loudon, Fayette, Illinois. The household included William (age 21), George (age 15), James (age 11), Caroline Croy (age 13). Caroline's relationship to the family is unknown.^[7]

In the 1880 census Christopher (age 58, farmer) and Margaret (age 57) were living in Loudon Township, Fayette, Illinois. Their son James (age 22) was living with them.^[8]

On 24 January 1889, Christopher Hissong was appointed as a postmaster for Hissong, Fayette, Illinois.^[9]

He was found listed in 1897 in a directory of Civil and Military service men, as postmaster in Fayette County.^[10]

Christopher Hissong died in 1898 and was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Fayette County, Illinois.^[11]

Research Notes

• More research is needed to identify Christopher's parents, and to verify clues on FG about his birthdate. Many (but not all) available census records give his birthplace as Pennsylvania. Some have Ohio. A private tree on Ancestry says he was born in Somerset, Pennsylvania. This clue appears to come from someone in the Dial family line (descendants of Christopher's daughter Sarah). Kimbel-162 00:10, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

• It is unknown whether the location "Hissong, Illinois" associated with Christopher as a postmaster was a small village or place. However, in March 1898, a new postmaster, Miles S. Beck, was appointed for Hissong, Illinois, in Fayette County, presumable due to death or illness of Christopher Hissong. More research is needed.^[12][13] Kimbel-162 00:10, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
   citing Page: 178; FHL microfilm: 001294304;
   FamilySearch Record: 2QHK-B6L (accessed 1 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-FH97-V Image number 00383
   Christopher Hissong marriage to Margaret Foyle on 12 May 1842 in Knox, Ohio, United States. Indexed as Margaret Foyle.
   - See Also: "Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993"
   Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61378 #1771756 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Christopher Hissong marriage to Margaret Foyle on 12 May 1842 in Knox, Ohio, USA.
2. ↑ Public Land Purchase: "Illinois, U.S., Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909"
   Volume: 147; Page: 068
   Ancestry Record 3780 #203721 (accessed 1 May 2023)
   Name: Christopher Hissong; Section: SWSE; Price per Acre: 1.25; Total Price: 50.00; Date: 3 Dec 1849; Type: FD; Sect: 24; Township: 08N; Range: 03E; Meridian: 3; Acres: 40.00; Corr-Tag: 0; ID: 217831; Reside: 026.
3. ↑ 1850 Land Office Record: "U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
   Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #529371 (accessed 1 May 2023)
   Name: Christopher Hissong; Issue Date: 10 May 1850; Place: Fayette, Illinois, USA; Land Office: Vandalia; Meridian: 3rd PM; Township: 8-N; Range: 3-E; Section: 24; Accession Number: IL2710__.187; Document Number: 15233; Original URL: http://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=IL2710__.187&docClass=STA&sid=43ufwwha.bui.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 24;
   FamilySearch Record: M85P-PYZ (accessed 1 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4PL-FD
   Christopher Hisog (28) in Fayette, Illinois, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Londen, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: M653_177; Page: 290; Family History Library Film: 803177
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #37274442 (accessed 1 May 2023)
   Christopher Hessery (37), Farmer, in Londen, Fayette, Illinois. Born in Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ Fayette County History 1878: "History of Fayette County, Illinois, 1878, With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery," Published by Brink, McDoungh & Co., Philadelphia. Standard University Libraries edition. p. 30. Online at: http://livinghistoryofillinois.com/pdf_files/History%20of%20Fayette%20County,%20Illinois,%201878.pdf .
7. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Loudon, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: M593_220; Page: 683A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #15706501 (accessed 1 May 2023)
   Chris Hissong (50), Farmer, in Loudon, Fayette, Illinois. Born in Ohio.
8. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MXJX-K8F (accessed 1 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-X18 Image number 00149
   Christopher Hissong (58), married, Farmer, head of household in Loudon Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States. Born in Pennsylvania, United States.
9. ↑ Postmaster: "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 28; Volume Number: 53
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1932 #1664307 (accessed 1 May 2023)
   Name: Christopher Hissong; Post Office Location: Hissong, Fayette, Illinois; Appointment Date: 24 Jan 1889; Volume Year Range: 1878-1893.
10. ↑ Civil Servant List 1897: "U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959"
    Volume: Volume 2
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2525 #3039405 (accessed 1 May 2023)
    Name: Christ. Hissong; Residence Date: 1 Jul 1897; Station or Residence Place: Fayette, Illinois, USA; Year: 1897; Title: Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of the Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service Together with a List of Vessels Belonging to the United States.
11. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72018012/christopher-hissong: accessed 01 May 2023), memorial page for Christopher Hissong (17 Jan 1821–27 May 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72018012, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Fayette County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Carol Williams (contributor 47964448).
12. ↑ Newspaper Item: "New Illinois Postmasters", Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 4 March 1898, p. 7. Found on GenealogyBank.com.
13. ↑ Newspaper Item: "Washington, D.C., March 3", The Inter-Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), 4 March 1898, p. 7. Found on GenealogyBank.com.

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