Bissey, Ralph O.

1919 - 1955  (36 years)

• Name	Bissey, Ralph O.
  Birth	26 Jan 1919	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	24 Apr 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b
  		1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 04b
  Reference Number	BISS.R006
  _FGRAVE	24056904
  Military Service	World War II,  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	15 Apr 1955  [1]
  	Cause: Suicide
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Ralph was injured in World War II. He had a head injury and terrible headaches, as a result he took his own life. May he rest in peace!
  		Headstone, Bissey, Ralph O. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18250	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	30 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Bissey, Henry Roland,   b. 5 Sep 1892, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1986 (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Zimmerman, Lulu Versa,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Jul 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1915	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 22 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F8152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1919 - Illinois Census - 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04b - 24 Apr 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4616] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Ralph O., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24056904), none. (Reliability: 2). [S726] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4613] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Versa, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871755&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4610] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, L. Versa and Henry R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871770&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).