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From: "S & S Primeau" <>
Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Pope county history
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 15:04:20 -0500


Thanks for the information on the Trail-Sisk family, maybe Bessie's father
Theodore was some relation to my Andrew Jackson Sisk, he was born 1800
North Carolina, married 1823 to Mary Elizabeth Wooldridge Hopkins Co., Ky.
removed soon afterwards to Pope Co. Both buried Hamletsburg Cemetery,
Hamletsburg, Pope Co., Illinois. Their son, Isaac Newton Sisk, served 48th
Illinois Infantry civil war married Rebekah Walters at Pope Co., Dec. l874,
their daughter, Alice Elizabeth Sisk married James Walter King at Stoddard
Co., Mo. l893, James Walter King born Dec. 1872, son of Tom King of
Southern Illinois, Tom King born Ga. according to l900 census listing for
James Walter "Buck" King. Thanks for the Sisk information. Sharon

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> From: Dale J & Cindy L Frie <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Pope county history
> Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 2:49 PM
>
> There are some articles on the different King families, if you could be
more
> specific with dates that might help me narrow it down. Here is the bio on
Trail
> - Sisk found on page 372.
> James Orvin Trail, son of Matt and Adah (Scott) Trail was born
January 13,
> 1899 in Livingston County, Kentucky. (See Trail - Scott story). He grew
up
> farming with his father, and helping in the general store at Berry's
Ferry. In
> Pope County, Orvin was married February 21, 1919 to Bessie Lee Sisk, born
> November 16, 1899, daughter of Theodore and Fannie (Throgmorton) Sisk.
(See
> "Sisk - Throgmorton "story). Bessie, a Livingston County native, grew up
near
> Hampton , Joy and Cave Springs. Orvin farmed in Pope County, operated a
> trucking firm with partner N. R. Scott, and served eight with the State
Police,
> beginning as a member of Illinois' first Motorcycle Police Patrol. He won
state
> awards for firearm marksmanship. During World War II, he was a guard at
the
> Joliet U S Army Arsenal. He also was employed at an Illinois River
Shipyard, in
> the Joliet area, painting camouflage on troop landing crafts (LST's). He
was
> co-owner (with brother, Ollie) and manager of a Conoco station at
Springfield.
> He retired in 1967, after fifteen years employment as Joliet State Prison
> Guard.
> Bessie and Orvin were parents of two children: Anita, born December
14,1
> 919, attended school at Golconda, graduating in 1937. She graduated
Draughon's
> Business College at Paducah in 1939, and held bookkeeping and office
work
> positions during her working career. She was married February 4, 1939, to
Noel
> B Denny, born August 14, 1914, son of Ollie and Alta (Carneal) Denny of
> Paducah. Noel served during World War II with a Medical Company of the
82nd
> Airborne Division in the European Theater. Noel drove a delivery truck
for
> fifteen years, and was a Paducah businessman for twenty years. He died
July 16,
> 1971, and is buried in the IOOF Cemetery at Golconda. Anita, retired from
> twenty years employment as Assistant Payroll Clerk with International
Shoe
> Company, Paducah, continues to live in Paducah.
> Jimmie S., second child of Orvin and Bessie Trail, was born October
29,
> 1930 in Golconda. He married Frances, daughter of Cecil and Rossma
Broadway.
> They live at Metropolis, parents of Mark, of Paducah, and Cameron, of
Memphis,
> Tennessee. Mark married Sandra May, they are parents of Chad and
Jacqueline.
> (See "Trail - Broadway" story). Bessie Trail died September 8, 1971,
James
> Orvil Trail died March 4, 1979. Both are buried in the IOOF Cemetery,
Golconda.
> ---- Submitted by Francis Trail
>
> S & S Primeau wrote:
>
> > If you have a book on Pope County that contains any information on the
Sisk
> > family, Walters/Waters, King I would appreciate knowing if it says
anything
> > on Andrew Jackson Sisk, Mary Wooldridge Sisk, Isaac Newton Sisk,
Rebekah
> > Walters Sisk, or James Walter King or Tom King. Thank you. I would
gladly
> > reimburse copying expenses and be most grateful. Thank you. Sharon
> > Primeau, 2508 Coppercreek Cir., Ponca City, Ok. 74604 until July 30th,
> > after July 30th, Sharon Hendrix Primeau, 5427 Windham Springs Ct.,
Houston,
> > Tx. 77041
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Dale J & Cindy L Frie <>
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Pope county history
> > > Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 1:05 PM
> > >
> > > I believe it was the Pope County Historical Society published I
believe 2
> > or 3
> > > books on the history of Pope County. I have a copy of one of the
volumes
> > it you
> > > would like me to look something up for you. If memory serves me
correctly
> > each
> > > volume has biographies that have been submitted on there families,
some
> > dating
> > > back to there earliest know ancestor in America.
> > > The only address I have is
> > > Pope County Historical Society
> > > Golconda, IL 62938
> > >
> > > Cindy L Skiles Frie
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sometime back someone was telling me about a history of Pope
county
> > which
> > > > was published back in the 80's. Does anyone know of this
publication?
> > If so,
> > > > where can I get a copy? Thanks for any help. I'd like to
encourage
> > the
> > > > historical society in Pope county to move foreward. There is a lot
of
> > rich
> > > > history in that county..lots of good information on our past.
Thanks
> > for what
> > > > you are doing. Deane Jaco-Green
> > >
> > >
>
>

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