Frances Luther Sisco

Frances Luther Sisco

Male 1870 - 1948  (78 years)

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  • Name Frances Luther Sisco  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Born 24 May 1870  Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 May 1948  Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    • Age: 78
    Buried 28 May 1948  Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • Rose Hill Cemetary
    Person ID I1474  MySiscoFamily
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2018 

    Father Stephen Sisco,   b. 28 Sep 1842, Clarks Green, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1924, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary A. Johnson,   b. 1 Apr 1839, Justus, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1907, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Dec 1863  [12, 13
    Family ID F363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Mercy Phillips,   b. 1 Aug 1879, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1953, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1895  Factoryville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Children 
     1. Clara Almira Sisco,   b. 30 Apr 1899, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1920, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
     2. Arthur Harris Sisco,   b. 8 May 1904, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1986, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     3. Olin Reece Sisco,   b. 26 Mar 1897, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1965, Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1870 - Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Aug 1895 - Factoryville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1948 - Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 May 1948 - Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Luther Sisco
    Luther Sisco
    Four Generations of Siscos
    Left to Right: Luther Sisco, Mary (Phillips) Sisco, Olin Sisco, Leon Sisco, Yvonne (Bonnie) Sisco (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

    Documents
    Olin and Ethel Sisco Marriage License
    Olin and Ethel Sisco Marriage License

  • Notes 
    • Frances "Luther" Sisco was born to Stephen and Mary Ann Johnson Sisco on Tuesday, May 24, 1870 in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. The US Federal census of 1880 confirms that Luther was living at home with his parents in Nicholson. Luther married Mary Mercy Phillips who was nine years his junior on August 25, 1895 in Factoryville, PA. Dorotha (Sisco) Thomas, Luthers grand daughter relates the story that Luther worked for Mary's father who owed Luther money. Since he couldn't pay, he gave Mary to Luther in payment. By 1900, the Federal Census shows Luther as married to Mary Phillips and having two children, Olin and Clara.

      Luther was a carpenter and bridge builder who worked on the Nicholson Railroad Bridge in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. His grandson, Leon Sisco recalls visiting him in a shanty village as he was building the bridge. In 1910, the US census shows the Sisco's living on Capwell Hill Road in Clinton, PA. In 1920, Luther and Mary, now in their forties were living alone on Silk Mill Road, Hallstead, PA. It is intereseting to note that their neighbors were the Elveys and Chidesters who would be their neighbors in other locations. In 1930, they were living on River Road with their thirteen year old grandson George "Lloyd" Jamison living with them as his mother Clara Sisco Jamison had died of the "Spanish Influenza" in 1920.

      In 1940, Luther and Mary were living on Road 710 (now Bogart Avenue) in Hallstead in the "Severson's" house that was purchased for them by their son Olin. Olin, Ethel and their three children were living down the dirt road in the home that the Luther was originally living in. See Olin Sisco's narrative for the reasons for the living arrangements.

      He possessed a bad temper. Luther died in Scranton, PA at the Moses Taylor Hospital.

  • Sources 
    1. [S101] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Clinton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1433; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1375446.

    2. [S86] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2151; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 298.0; FHL microfilm: 2341885.

    3. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1655; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 383.

    4. [S100] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3613; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 58-20.

    5. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11714637&pid=-412809870

    6. [S37] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1205; Family History Film: 1255205; Page: 122B; Enumeration District: 210; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States

    7. [S324] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    8. [S443] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    9. [S33] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    10. [S441] New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    11. [S442] Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    12. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1500; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 144.
      Birth date: Sep 1842 Birth place: Pennsylvania Marriage date: 1864 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Nickolson Township (excl. Nicholson borough), Wyoming, Pennsylvania

    13. [S6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
      Birth date: Sep 1842Birth place: PennsylvaniaMarriage date: 1864Marriage place: Residence date: 1900Residence place: Nickolson Township (Excl. Nicholson Borough), Wyoming, Pennsylvania

    14. [S440] Luther Sisco Certificate of Marriage.