Fonds med-371 - Frances Ogletree Sissons family fonds

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Frances Ogletree Sissons family fonds

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CA MED med-371

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15 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs

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Frances Ogletree Sissons was born in Burnside, Manitoba, on January 28, 1874, the son of Daniel and Annabel (nee Ogletree). His father was a native of Ontario who came to Manitoba in 1869, and located at Portage la Prairie. Frances' father was a farmer, and continued farming until 1883, when he came to Medicine Hat. He opened a general store with his brother-in-law James Hargrave, which was known as "Hargrave and Sissons", and also operated another store in Fort Carlton until his death in 1899. Annabel, his mother, was also a native of Ontario. She passed away in 1875. Frances was educated in the public schools of Manitoba and attended Manitoba College in Winnipeg. He began his own business venture in cattle and horse raising and breeding. He also held a substantial amount of real estate in Medicine Hat. Frances was also a Sargeant in the Manitoba Dragoons, having served three years before taking a course of instruction in the Cavalry School at Winnipeg for three months. He then became a member of the Canadian Mounted Rifles and attained the titles of Lieutenant, Captain, Major, and finally Lieutenant-Colonel. Colonel F.O. Sissons married Jessie (nee Garland), in 1900. Also a native of Portage la Prairie, Jessie was the daughter of T.A. Garland. Jessie and Frances had 3 children: Frances Ogletree Jr., Donovan Garland and Alice Edith. F.O. was a member of the Cypress Club of Medicine Hat, and a member of St. John's Presybterian Church. F.O. Sissons died on December 3, 1936. The Sissons family is related to another prominent Medicine Hat family, the Hargraves, through F.O. Sissons's paternal aunt Alexandra (Lexie). She married James Hargrave, Daniel's business partner.

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(1916 – present)

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Herbert Joseph Sissons was born in Montreal in 1881. His father came from Horncastle in Northern England, and his mother was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Herbert Sissons spent some of his boyhood years in Winnipeg, but went back to Montreal about 1900. He was employed in the hardware business until he came west in 1912. Along with the late James Hargrave and A.W. Woodcock, he started the Redcliff Pressed Brick Company. In 1930, they bought out the Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Company and later the Premier Brick Company. H.J. Sissons married Lissa R. (nee Hargrave) of Medicine Hat in 1916 and they had five sons. Twins born in 1917 who died in infancy, Gordon Hargrave was born in 1920, Thomas Alexander born 1923, and William John "Jack" born in 1923. The family lived in Redcliff until 1930 when they moved to Medicine Hat. Herbert J. Sissons died July 23, 1949. It is unknown when Mrs. Sissons passed away, although she was no longer listed in the Henderson Directory after 1964. Malcom Sissons is the son of Jack and Nancy-Ruth Sissons, and is presently a Senior Executive for IX-L Industries Ltd.

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The fonds consists of: land transfer agreements with A. Morrisette (2) (1905, 1909); agreements for sale (27) with Lantz (1911); Bruce et al (1911); Burns et al (1911); Campbell et al (1911); Matthews (1911); Clark (1911); de Wynter (1911); Kealy (1912); Quinlan (1911); Mahaffy and Grimmer (2) (1911); Burbidge, Abernathy and Montgomery (1910); Binnings and Cunliffe (1911); Becker (1911); Turpin and Becker (1911); Baxter (1910); Lambert (1910); Pratt (1910); Watson and Delf (1911); Holbrook (1910); Turpin (1910); McCarter (1910); McPherson (1911); Hopper and Perry (1912); Lantx (1911); McCarter (1910); and Morisette (1909); O.S. land titles (2) for F.O. Sissons (1912); land receipt between D. Sissons and A. Morrisette (1890); grazing leases (3) (1908, 1909, 1916); certificates of title (4) (1900, 1912); purchase agreements (2) with Switzer and Lott (1911), Sissons and Benner (1911); invitation to attend the Military Conference in Ottawa (1913); indenture with Todd and Smith (1911); letter of appointment (1915); share certificate in the Hat Pool Oil Ltd. (1922); land contracts (2) with Kallfleisch (1910), and CPR (1911-1912); transfer of grazing lease with Crockett (1916); purchase options (2) between Anderson (1910), and Cocheran (1912); permit to cut hay on school land (1912); contract for building with Williamson and Patterson (1912); land leases (1901, 1905); receipt for taxes (1932); Daniel Sissons NWT liquor permit and death notice; F.O.Sissons and Jessie Garland marriage certificate; F.O. Sissons enlistment papers (1914); 1918 Alexandra High School Souvenir; clippings re: Sissons, Hargrave family history; and two letters providing providence to the collection (1957).

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Gift of unknown donor (most likely originated with the Historical Society), ca. 1978.

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Biography Files. Cousins Family fonds. Hope Hargrave Michael fonds;Hargrave family fonds

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Record No. M78.8-.14;M78.32.2-.6;M78.32.17-.18;M78.32.23-.45;M78.32.51-.54;M78.32.47-.49;M78.32.56-.60;M2006.8.;P 433.;P 776.*<br><br>

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