Sisson, George L

Sisson, George L., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Fairfax County, Va., Jan. 5, 1811; converted in 1829; admitted on trial in the Pittsburgh Conference in 1833, and appointed to Connellsville Circuit; in 1834, Braddocksfield Circuit; in 1835, Burgettstown; in 1836, again on Connellsville Circuit; in 1837-38, Chattiers Circuit; in 1839, supernumerary; in 1840-41, Birmingham; in 1842-43, West Newton Circuit, where he died, April 1, 1843. He was a devout Christian man — faithful, zealous, and successful as a minister, and an excellent preacher. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 3, 451.