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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ella B. Stover and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ella B. Stover,1 born 16 April 1889 in Connecticut, the daughter of Charles E. Stover and Bertha _____;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 15 November 1985.1, 2 Ella married, 1910, Herbert D. Sisson4 (born 4 August 1879 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Albert B. Sisson and Amelia Dunbar;4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 Herbert died 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut9, 12). Herbert is buried in New Scotland Cemetery (South), Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut.9

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Ella B. Sisson, died: 15 November 1985; born: 16 April 1889; residence zip code: 10583 [corresponding to Scarsdale, New York].
  2. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ella B. Sisson, born: 1889; died: 19 November 1985 in Windham, Connecticut [sic; Social Security records list her date of death as 15 November 1985]; widowed; spouse: Herbe[rt]; father: Stave.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, E.D. 445, Sheet No. 5A, Charles E. Stover, 40, Germany, August 1859, farming; wife of 16 years Bertha Stover, 41, Germany, January 1858, 5 children, 3 living; daughter Gertrude Stover, 15, Maryland, April 1885; daughter Ella Stover, 11, Connecticut, April 1889; son Alex Stover, 9, Connecticut, January 1891.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 586, Sheet No. 1B, Herbert D. Sisson, 29, Connecticut, carpenter, jobbing; wife of 0/12 years [i.e., newlyweds], Ella B. Sisson, 20, Connecticut, no children, housekeeper.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 347, Sheet No. 2B, Herbert D. Sisson, 39, Connecticut, mail carrier, U.S. Govt.; wife Ella B. Sisson, 30, Connecticut.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 8-24, Sheet No. 2B, Herbert D. Sisson, 49, Connecticut, first married age 29, farm labor, farm; wife Ella B. Sisson, 39, Connecticut, first married age 20.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland, E.D. 8-34, Sheet No. 2B, Ella Sisson, 50, Connecticut, widowed, hired hand, poultry farm.
  8. Connecticut Marriages 1640-1939, Record of Births in the Town of Groton, 1879, August 4th, Albert D. Sisson; father: Albert Sisson, born in Rhode Island, carpenter; mother: Amelia, born in Waterford, CT, sixth child.
  9. Find a Grave (website). New Scotland Cemetery (South), Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut, Herbert D. Sisson, born: 1880; died: 1934 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 102, Page No. 12D, family of Albert Sisson (50, Connecticut, laborer); wife Amelia Sisson (42, Connecticut); daughter Julia Sisson (22, Connecticut); son George R. Sisson (19, Connecticut, work on farm); son Henry E. Sisson (11, Connecticut); daughter Amelia Sisson (6, Connecticut); son Albert Sisson (10/12, Connecticut).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Enumeration District 445, Sheet No. 14B, family of Albert E. Sisson, 65, Connecticut, July 1834, day laborer; wife of 44 years Amelia Sisson, 56, Connecticut, Dec. 1843 [sic, their years of marriage is probably correct, but her age and supposed birth month/year state here are probably incorrect, otherwise she would have been 13 years old when she married; other records place her birth year around 1837], 6 children, 5 living; son Betie D. Sisson [i.e., Herbert], 20, Connecticut, Aug. 1879, day laborer. Living next door is their married daughter Amelia (Amy): Herbert Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Oct. 1874, day laborer; wife of one year Amy M. Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Mar. 1875, no children.
  12. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Herbert D. Sisson, died: 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut; father: Albert Sisson.