Meredith Sisk

1791 - Aft 1870  (> 79 years)

• Name	Meredith Sisk
  Birth	1791	NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Pendleton District, SC   [2]
  	age < 10 (9)
  Census	1810	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 16-25 (19)
  Census	1820	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 26-44(29), spouse age 16-25(24), 3 children
  Census	1830	Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 30-39(39), spouse age 30-39(34), 8 children
  Census	1840	Hopkins Co, KY   [6]
  	age 40-49(49), spouse age 40-49(44), 8 children & father-age 70-79(71)
  Census	1850	District 1, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	age 59,wife Sally-age 54, 4 children
  Census	1860	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [7]
  	age 67,no spouse listed, 2 children, 2 g-children, & 2 others
  Census	1870	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [8]
  	age 78,no spouse listed, & 3 others-Analiza Tapp & her 2 children
  Death	Aft 13 Aug 1870
  Burial	Mortons Gap, Hopkins Co, KY
  	Flat Creek Cemetery
  Person ID	I1498	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Barnabas Sisk, Sr,   b. 15 May 1769, Culpeper Co, VA d. 06 Sep 1841, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	??? ???
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1789	Wilkes Co, NC
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah M Spann-xx,   b. 1796   d. 1859 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815	Hopkins Co, KY
  Notes	Children: dau Catherine "Katie" Sisk b: 1817 in Hopkins Co., KY son William Whitehouse Sisk b: 1818 in Hopkins Co., KY - 1859 - son of Meredith Sisk 1791 NC - aft 8/13/1870 and Sarah M Spann 1796 - 1859 - abt 1835 in Hopkins Co, KY married Emilia M Wilkey 1823 - had 12 children dau Sarah M Sisk 1852 - on 1/10/1866 in Hopkins Co, KY married Albert Mitchell Wilson 1826 - 1887 - she was age 13 and he was age 39 - mother Emilia M Sisk gave permission son Bartlett C. Sisk b: 07 NOV 1819 in Hopkins Co., KY - 1877 son Geder Dixon Sisk 1867 - 1957 son Lloyd D Sisk 1892 son Robert Barnabus "Barney" Sisk b: 12 DEC 1821 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY dau Eleanor Sisk b: 1824 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States dau Analiza Elizabeth Sisk b: NOV 1825 in Hopkins Co., KY - married Radmus Tinsley Tapp 1828 - 1865 son Joel Thomas Tapp 1853 - 1931 - on 2/11/1874 in Hopkins Co, KY married Sarah Emaly Ferguson 1856 - 1936 son Ruben H. Sisk b: 1826 in Hopkins Co., KY dau Emilia Emiline Sisk b: 1829 in Hopkins Co., KY dau Elizabeth A. Sisk b: APR 1830 in Hopkins Co., KY son Timothy P. Sisk b: 06 JUL 1832 in Hopkins Co., KY - in 1857 married Nannie C Hamby - dau of James Hamby - 5 children son Phento Sisk b: 1834 in Hopkins Co., KY ?? 1844 - age 16 on 1850 census ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwbrown&id=I57740 ID: I57740 •Name: Ellender Eleanor Sisk 1 •Sex: F •Birth: 1824 in Hopkins Co., KY •Death: in Sevier Co., AR Father: Meredith Sisk b: 1791 in NC ?? Mother: Sarah Sallie Spann b: 1794 in Spartanburg Co., SC Father: Robert "Robin" Barney Sisk ?? Mother: Mourna Wilkey Marriage 1 John J. Price b: ABT 1823 in Hopkins Co., KY •Married: 08 JUN 1841 in Hopkins Co., KY •Married: 08 JUN 1842 in Hopkins Co., KY Children 1.Has No Children William E. Price b: AUG 1842 in Hopkins Co., KY 2.Has No Children Margaret A. Price b: 1843 in Hopkins Co., KY 3.Has No Children Gabrial Price b: 1844 in Hopkins Co., KY 4.Has No Children James K. P. Price b: 1845 in Hopkins Co., KY 5.Has No Children Nancy E. Price b: 1846 in Hopkins Co., KY 6.Has No Children Robert Powell Price b: 1847 in Hopkins Co., KY 7.Has No Children Sarah Jane Price b: 1850 in Hopkins Co., KY 8.Has No Children Susan Price b: 1853 in Hopkins Co., KY 9.Has No Children Martha Price b: 1856 in Hopkins Co., KY 10.Has No Children Estella Price b: 1859 in Hopkins Co., KY 11.Has No Children Jefferson D. Price b: NOV 1860 in Hopkins Co., KY 12.Has No Children Albert Price b: 1864 in Hopkins Co., KY 13.Has No Children Mary Price b: 1866 in Hopkins Co., KY Sources: 1.Title: Berry, Dawn [email protected] Note: Berry, Dawn [email protected]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwbrown&id=I57737 ID: I57737 •Name: Catherine "Katie" Sisk 1 •Sex: F •Birth: 1817 in Hopkins Co., KY •Death: ABT 1854 in Hopkins Co., KY HintsAncestry Hints for Catherine "Katie" Sisk 1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: Meredith Sisk b: 1791 in NC Mother: Sarah Sallie Spann b: 1794 in Spartanburg Co., SC Marriage 1 Solomon Todd b: 1802 in Hopkins Co., KY Children 1.Has No Children Louisa P. Todd b: ABT 1831 in Hopkins Co., KY 2.Has No Children Sarah "Sally" E. Todd b: 22 MAR 1832 in Hopkins Co., KY 3.Has Children Lysander G. "Sand" Todd b: 02 AUG 1836 in Hopkins Co., KY 4.Has No Children Clarentine Todd b: 1837 in Hopkins Co., KY 5.Has No Children Cornelius Todd b: 1841 in Hopkins Co., KY 6.Has No Children Orlean B. Todd b: 1843 in Hopkins Co., KY 7.Has No Children Kendall "Kim" Todd b: 1846 in Hopkins Co., KY 8.Has No Children Elizabeth M. Todd b: 1848 in Hopkins Co., KY 9.Has No Children John T. Todd b: 1848 in Hopkins Co., KY 10.Has No Children Bazel Todd b: 1852 in Hopkins Co., KY 11.Has No Children Martha A. Todd b: 1854 in Hopkins Co., KY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glendareynolds&id=I4797 ID: I4797 •Name: Ann Eliza Sisk 1 •Sex: F •Birth: 1826 in Hopkins County, Kentucky •Death: in Henderson Co, , Kentucky, USA HintsAncestry Hints for Ann Eliza Sisk 2 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: Meredith Sisk b: 1791 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Mother: Sarah Sallie Spann b: 1794 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Marriage 1 Radrus T "Jim" Tapp b: 1828 in , Hopkins, Kentucky, USA •Married: 17 MAR 1851 in Hopkins, Kentucky, US Children 1.Has No Children Susan Rebecca Francis Tapp b: 15 FEB 1852 in , Hopkins, Kentucky, USA 2.Has No Children Joel Thomas Tapp b: 11 SEP 1853 in Kentucky Sources: 1.Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. 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  Family ID	F1691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1791 - NC Census - age < 10 (9) - 1800 - Pendleton District, SC Census - age 16-25 (19) - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Marriage - Abt 1815 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 26-44(29), spouse age 16-25(24), 3 children - 1820 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 30-39(39), spouse age 30-39(34), 8 children - 1830 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 40-49(49), spouse age 40-49(44), 8 children & father-age 70-79(71) - 1840 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 59,wife Sally-age 54, 4 children - 1850 - District 1, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 67,no spouse listed, 2 children, 2 g-children, & 2 others - 1860 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 78,no spouse listed, & 3 others-Analiza Tapp & her 2 children - 1870 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY Burial - - Mortons Gap, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** marriage possibly 10/16/1814 in Fayette Co, KY ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnniebrown&id=I60770 ID: I60770 •Name: Meredith Sisk 1 2 •Sex: M •Birth: 1791 in NC •Burial: Flat Creek, Hopkins Co., KY •Death: in Hopkins Co., KY HintsAncestry Hints for Meredith Sisk 3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: Barnabas Sisk b: 15 MAY 1769 in Culpeper, Stafford Co., VA Mother: Sarah "Sally" Flournoy Woodridge b: 1770 in Pendleton District, SC ?? Marriage 1 Sarah Sallie Spann b: 1794 in Spartanburg Co., SC •Married: ABT 1815 in Hopkins Co., KY Children 1.Has Children Emilia Emiline Sisk b: 1829 in Hopkins Co., KY 2.Has Children Elizabeth A. Sisk b: APR 1830 in Hopkins Co., KY 3.Has Children Ruben H. Sisk b: 1826 in Hopkins Co., KY 4.Has Children Analiza Elizabeth Sisk b: NOV 1825 in Hopkins Co., KY 5.Has Children Eleanor Sisk b: 1824 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States 6.Has No Children Phento Sisk b: 1834 in Hopkins Co., KY ?? 1844 - age 16 on 1850 census 7.Has Children William Whitehouse Sisk b: 1818 in Hopkins Co., KY 8.Has Children Bartlett C. Sisk b: 07 NOV 1819 in Hopkins Co., KY 9.Has Children Catherine "Katie" Sisk b: 1817 in Hopkins Co., KY 10.Has Children Robert Barnabus "Barney" Sisk b: 12 DEC 1821 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY 11.Has Children Timothy P. Sisk b: 06 JUL 1832 in Hopkins Co., KY Sources: 1.Title: Berry, Dawn [email protected] 2.Title: "History of the Tapp Family by Liles, Fulcher, Tapp 1977" Note: Source Medium: Book ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://boards.ancestrylibrary.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1245&p=surnames.sisk According to the annotated 1860 US Census at the Hopkins County Genweb site Meredith Sisk (b. 1791) married Sarah M. Spann (b. 1796 d. 1859) are the parents of Willis Sisk (b. abt 1828) Meredith was the brother of Pendleton Sisk and son of Barnabas Sisk (b. 15 May 1796 d. 6 Sep 1841) who was the son of Timothy Sisk (b. 1727 d. 1806) and Elizabeth Bartlett. The immigrant was John Sisk (b. 1709 d. 1754) of Ireland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.