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     Her birth and death dates are unknown.¹ Hannah Potter Shepherd married Luther Bissell, son of Isaac Bissell and Alathea Way, before 1811 Their other children were Levi, George, Franklin, Carrie and Lydia.¹

     Isaac Bissell was born on 5 August 1747 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, now Litchfield County.^1,3 He was the son of Isaac Bissell and Sarah Stone.^2,3 Isaac Bissell married Alathea Way on 13 December 1770 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, They had eleven other children.^1,2,3 Isaac Bissell died on 19 June 1823 in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York, at age 75.^1,2

     Alathea Way was born in 1748/49.¹ She married Isaac Bissell, son of Isaac Bissell and Sarah Stone, on 13 December 1770 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, They had eleven other children.^1,2,3 Her death date has not been found.
     Alathea was also known as Abiatha.^1,2

     Angelina Bissell was born in March 1817 in New York.^1,2 She was the daughter of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd.¹ Angelina Bissell married John Bess.¹ Angelina Bissell died in 1904.¹
     Angelina Bissell and John Bess appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Townships 7 & 8, Macoupin County, Illinois, enumerated 7 November 1850.³ Angelina Bissell appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, enumerated 15 June 1900 along with son GIlbert..²

     John Bess was born on 5 January 1811 in Kentucky.^1,2 He married Angelina Bissell, daughter of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd.¹ John Bess died on 14 August 1853 at age 42.¹
     John Bess and Angelina Bissell appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Townships 7 & 8, Macoupin County, Illinois, enumerated 7 November 1850.² John Bess was a house carpenter.²

     Harmon Bissell was born circa 1812.¹ He was the son of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd.¹ His death date has not been found.

     Willliam Henry Bissell was born on 25 April 1811 in Otsego County, New York.¹ He was the son of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd.¹ Willliam Henry Bissell married as his first wife Emily Susan James on 14 November 1840 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois.¹ Willliam Henry Bissell married as his second wife Elizabeth Kent Kane on 26 November 1851.¹ Willliam Henry Bissell died on 17 March 1860 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, at age 48. He died while serving as governor of Illinois.¹

     Emily Susan James was born on 12 December 1819 in Monroe County, Illinois.¹ She married Willliam Henry Bissell, son of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd, on 14 November 1840 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois.¹ Emily Susan James died on 15 October 1844 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, at age 24.¹

     Elizabeth Kent's birth date is unknown.¹ She married Willliam Henry Bissell , son of Luther Bissell and Hannah Potter Shepherd, on 26 November 1851.¹ Elizabeth Kent Kane died on 4 December 1865 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.¹

     Isaac Bissell was born on 13 March 1709 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,2 He was the son of Isaac Bissell and Elizabeth Osborne.¹ Isaac Bissell married Sarah Stone on 1 October 1746 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, now Litchfield County.^1,3 Isaac Bissell died in 1777.¹

     Her birth and death dates are unknown.¹ Sarah Stone married Isaac Bissell, son of Isaac Bissell and Elizabeth Osborne, on 1 October 1746 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, now Litchfield County.^1,2

     Isaac Bissell was born on 22 September 1682 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Bissell and Abigail Moore.^1,2 Isaac Bissell married Elizabeth Osborne on 2 May 1706 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,3 Isaac Bissell died on 6 November 1744 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, now Litchfield County, at age 62.¹

     Elizabeth Osborne was born on 17 December 1684 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of John and Abigail (Eggleston) Osborn.^1,4,3 She married Isaac Bissell, son of Thomas Bissell and Abigail Moore, on 2 May 1706 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,2 Elizabeth Osborne died on 13 January 1761 in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, at age 76.^1,2

     Thomas's birth date is unknown. Thomas was born in England.¹ He was the son of John Bissell and Unknown (?).¹ Thomas Bissell married Abigail Moore on 11 October 1655 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony, now Hartford County.^1,2 Thomas Bissell died on 31 July 1689 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,2

     Abigail's birth date is unknown. She was the daughter of Deacon John Moore.¹ She married Thomas Bissell, son of John Bissell and Unknown (?), on 11 October 1655 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony, now Hartford County.^1,2 Her death date has not been found.

     John Bissell was born circa 1591 in England.^1,2 He married Unknown (?) in England.¹ John Bissell died on 3 October 1677 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony.^1,2

     Unknown's birth date is unknown. Unknown was born in England.¹ She married John Bissell in England.¹ Unknown (?) died on 21 May 1641 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony, now Hartford County.¹

     Her birth and death dates are unknown.¹ Sarah Elms married William Grant, son of Alexander Grant and Susannah Morris.¹

     Sarah Elmira's birth date is unknown.¹ She was the daughter of William Grant and Sarah Elms.¹ Sarah Elmira Grant married Silas Marion Morgan, son of Jesse Morgan and Mary Grant, on 10 March 1855 in McDowell County, North Carolina, They had three children.¹ Sarah Elmira Grant died on 30 June 1859 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. She died from complications of childbirth.¹
     Sarah also went by the nickname Mira.¹

     Henry Allen Bragg was born on 1 July 1800 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.^1,2 He married Frances Ann Armistead, daughter of Robert A. Armistead and Frances Heslope, on 15 February 1832 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.^1,2 Henry Allen Bragg died on 30 May 1863 in Hazelwood, near Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 62.^1,2 He was buried in Morning Sun Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, In 1986, his body was moved to Chambers Chapel Cemetery.¹ He was buried in Chambers Chapel Cemetery, Lakeland, Shelby County, Tennessee.³
     Henry Allen Bragg and Frances Ann Armistead moved to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee in 1848.¹ Henry Allen Bragg and Frances Ann Armistead appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Ward 1, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, enumerated 16 August 1850. Their children Henry Talbot, Harriet Armistead, Isabella Graham, Mary Elizabeth and Frank Stribling were listed as living with them.⁴ Henry Allen Bragg and Frances Ann Armistead moved to Hazelwood, near Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee in 1855.¹ Henry Allen Bragg and Frances Ann Armistead appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Eighth District, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, enumerated 10 October 1860. Their children Henry Talbot, Harriet Armistead, Isabella Graham, Mary Elizabeth, Frank Stribling, Fannie Cuthbert and Edward Valentine were listed as living with them.⁵

     Frances Ann Armistead was born on 11 April 1812 in Loudoun County, Virginia.^1,3 She was the daughter of Robert A. Armistead and Frances Heslope.² Frances Ann Armistead married Henry Allen Bragg on 15 February 1832 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.^1,3 Frances Ann Armistead died on 6 February 1879 in Hazelwood, near Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 66.^1,2 She was buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Hazelwood, near Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee, In 1986, her body was moved to Chambers Chapel Cemetery in Memphis.^1,4 She was buried in Chambers Chapel Cemetery, Lakeland, Shelby County, Tennessee, The biographical material on www.findagrave.com submitted by Breanda Watson says "The four graves marked with engraved stones) of Henry Allen Bragg, Francis Bragg, Harriet Armistead and Edward Valentine Bragg were symbolically moved (and new stones made) from the homeplace, Hazelwood, in Arlington to Chambers Chapel Cemetery in the 1990s due to changing land development of the property by Frank T. Bragg and Billy Armstrong."^4,3
     Frances also went by the nickname Nancy.¹ She and Henry Allen Bragg moved to Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee in 1848.¹ Frances Ann Armistead and Henry Allen Bragg appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Ward 1, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, enumerated 16 August 1850. Their children Henry Talbot, Harriet Armistead, Isabella Graham, Mary Elizabeth and Frank Stribling were listed as living with them.⁵ Frances Ann Armistead and Henry Allen Bragg moved to Hazelwood, near Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee in 1855.¹ Frances Ann Armistead and Henry Allen Bragg appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Eighth District, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, enumerated 10 October 1860. Their children Henry Talbot, Harriet Armistead, Isabella Graham, Mary Elizabeth, Frank Stribling, Fannie Cuthbert and Edward Valentine were listed as living with them.⁶ Frances Ann Armistead appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Eighth District, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, enumerated 23 August 1870. Her children Henry Talbot, Fannie Cuthbert, Edward Valentine, Isabella Graham and Mary Elizabeth were listed as living with her. Along with Mary Elizabeth's husband Major Thomas Patton Adams and son Sterling Fowlkes and Isabella's husband Frederick Theodore Sweet.⁷

     Julian Alfred Lohmeyer was born on 28 October 1904 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.¹ He married Bessie McMillin Adams, daughter of Henry Bragg Adams and Mary Buford McMillin, on 30 August 1941 in Hardy, Sharp County, Arkansas.¹ Julian Alfred Lohmeyer died on 13 February 1977 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 72.¹

     Floye Garrison married John Sterling Adams, son of Henry Bragg Adams and Mary Buford McMillin, on 7 June 1942.¹

     David Kincaid Beane was born on 29 May 1900 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹ He married Frances Elizabeth Feild, daughter of Roscoe Feild and Frances Graham Adams, on 4 May 1924 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.¹ David Kincaid Beane died in January 1973 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 72.¹
     David Kincaid Beane appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Memphis, in Shelby County, Tennessee, in the household of his inlaws Roscoe Feild and Frances Graham Adams, along with his wife and daughter.²

     Georgie Glynn Bledsoe was born on 2 May 1904 in Vanndale, Cross County, Arkansas.¹ She married Roscoe Adams Feild, son of Roscoe Feild and Frances Graham Adams, on 21 December 1929 in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi.¹ Georgie Glynn Bledsoe died on 8 January 1992 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 87.¹
     Georgie Glynn Bledsoe appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Memphis, in Shelby County, Tennessee, in the household of her in-laws Roscoe Feild and Frances Graham Adams, along with her husband.²