Romine Ward Sisson

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!NOTES: Published the Cottonwood Current, a country newspaper in conjunction
with his father, mother and brother, Keith.
He was known as Ward Sisson. Like his brother Keith, he suffered from
multiple dystrophy and during his last years at home was confined to
a wheelchair. His last year and a half was spent a Granite Falls at
a nursing home, where he was a great favorite and his weekly column
in the Granite Falls Tribune, describing life in the "manor", was
eagerly awaited by the residents. He never married. (ORWOLL DOC 'A')
BURIAL: City Cemetery.
!PROBLEM: D-001 shows d.d. 3-27-1962.
NOTE: From Amy Van Hyning: Romine Ward Sisson b 1913-05-22, Cottonwood, Lyon Co, MN, occupation Newspaper publisher, d. 1962-03-27, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine Co, MN, buried: City Cemetery, Cottonwood, Lyon Co, MN. Suffered from muscular dystrophy, which he inherited from his father. With his brother Keith, published Cottonwood Current newspaper. Estate probated in Lyon Co, MN, on 1969-12-26.

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!STATUS: 1989 CAP
SO: Milton Hackett
Also known as William Arthur Sisson, his full name is
William Artemus Ward Beecher Stowe Sisson.
PROBLEM: D-040 lists b. 6-18-1882.
OCCUPATION: Printer, editor, publisher of the country newspaper, "Cottonwood
Curent".
BURIAL: City Cemetery.
NOTES: In 1904 young Bill Sisson had just quit his job as journeyman printer
with the Crookston Times, and had arrived in Cottonwood, via the train,
broke and looking for work to provide the cash needed to get home to
Tyler. He took a job at the Cottonwood Current and ended up staying on,
marrying Mabel Dahl, buying the newspaper and spending the rest of his
life in Cottonwood. At first the future seemed bright but by the mid
1930's, Bill's health was deteriorating and by now both of their sons
were showing manifestations of multiple dystrophy, Mabel had undergone
extensive medical care for a leg injury, all leading to increasing
difficulty in operating the business. Bill died in 1950, and for the
next few years Mabel added to her tasks more and more of the operations
of the business. Keith and Ward continued to run the paper for several
more years after their mother died in 1954. Ward died in 1962 and Keith
finally sold the paper in 1967. Keith died at home in 1969.
From (ORWOLL DOC 'A'). See ORWOLL DOC 'A' for more detail.

William married Mabel Louise Dahl on 18 Nov 1908 in Carpio, Ward, North Dakota, United States. Mabel (daughter of Hans Christian Hanson Dahl and Siri Louise Orwoll) was born on 20 Mar 1885 in Lucas, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; died on 7 Sep 1954 in Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 10 Sep 1954 in City Cemetery, Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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!BIRTH: On family farm in Lucas Township near Cottonwood.
!STATUS: 1989 CAP
SO: Milton Hackett
BIRTH: On family farm in Lucas Township near Cottonwood.
MARRIAGE: Married at the home of her sister, Anna.
OCCUPATION: Schoolteacher, newswriter, editor. She worked with her husband
and two sons in their family owned newspaper business and published
the Cottonwood Current. Health problems affecting her
husband, Bill, and her two sons, increasingly drained their finances and
placed a heavier burdon on Mabel, both at the newspaper and caring for
her family. Milton Hackett writes, ". . . Mabel Dahl Sisson died,
ostensibly of a stroke. Her life had the overtones of a Greek tragedy.
Attractive, intelligent, and talented, seemingly with everything going
for her, she died of hard work and a broken heart, grieving for the
future of her crippled (muscular dystophy) boys. Her line is extinct."
(ORWOLL DOC 'A')
See (ORWOLL DOC 'A') for detail.
BURIAL: CIty Cemetery (from Amy Van Hyning)

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Estate was probated in 1916. Died from lingering illness after being
struck by lightning. Date of death is from Milton Hackett.
Known as Christian H. or Christ H. Dahl.
Family took the name Dahl when they immigrated to America in 1867.

Hans married Siri Louise Orwoll on 30 Nov 1877 in Sandnes Township, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States. Siri (daughter of Sylfest Lasseson Orwoll and Marta Kristiansdtr Bjedla, * *) was born on 31 May 1859 in Arkdale, Adams, Wisconsin, United States; died on 20 Aug 1949 in Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 24 Aug 1949 in English Lutheran Cem, Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died of "old age". DOB calculated from age 73 yrs 1 mon 15 days at death
matches data in Milton Hackett's synopsis. Grave stone in English
Lutheran Cemetery west of Cottonwood gives age at death as 72 yrs 11 m
16 d, which would make birth date 20 July 1815.

Hans married Anna Olsdatter Kvinlog. Anna (daughter of Ole Jacobson Forlandsaas (Aasaa) Nedre Kvinlog and Joren Nedre Kvinlog) was born on 27 Apr 1824 in Norway; died on 7 Jan 1899 in Cottonwood, Lyon, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name given as Anna H. Orvindlang in Lyon Co death records.
Birth date calculated from age 74 yrs 8 mon 11 days at death.

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Sylfest married Marta Kristiansdtr Bjedla, * * on 20 Sep 1851 in West Koshkonong Church, Koshkonong, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. Marta (daughter of Kristian Johanneson Skeldestad Bjedla and Ingeborg Lassedtr Aaberge) was born on 30 Oct 1828 in Sogndal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; was christened on 2 Nov 1828 in Sogndal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway; died on 9 Jun 1905 in Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States; was buried in City Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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