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BISSELL, Otis George

Male 1867 - 1937  (69 years)


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  • Name BISSELL, Otis George 
    Birth 29 Mar 1867  Franklin Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    CENSUS 12 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6A    		 1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 6A
    EVENT 21 Sep 1900  Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Otis ruled insane and taken to the Central Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville IL. Article notes "He has been in the asylum before."
    Otis Bissel ruled insane 1900    		 Otis Bissel ruled insane 1900
    EVENT 1 Feb 1901  Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Listing of McDonough Co. residents in the Central Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville IL shows Otis Bissell's condition as Fair and improving.
    Otis Bissell condition Fair and improving    		 Otis Bissell condition Fair and improving
    EVENT 5 Apr 1901  Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • "Ed Brice of Bardolph and Ernest Bissell (should read Otis Bissell) of Blandinsville have been released from the insane asylum at Jacksonville on account of their improved condition."
    Ernest Bissell released from insane asylum 1901    		 Ernest Bissell released from insane asylum 1901
    Death 8 Feb 1937  Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "His health failing him in the last years, he was taken to the hospital in Jacksonville where he passed away." Presumably this hospital is the Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville IL where Otis spent time off and on during his life.
    • Funeral was held at the Roberts Funeral Home
    Obituary: Otis George Bissell 1937    		 Obituary: Otis George Bissell 1937
    Burial 10 Feb 1937  LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I1800  Main
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2023 

    Father BISSELL, Frank J.,   b. Feb 1837, Yates Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother FLORENCE, Harriet Elizabeth,   b. 22 Jan 1847, Yates Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1923, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Whiteside Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Mar 1867 - Franklin Co., IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 12 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 21 Sep 1900 - Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 1 Feb 1901 - Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 5 Apr 1901 - Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Feb 1937 - Jacksonville State Hospital, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 10 Feb 1937 - LaHarpe Cemetery, LaHarpe, Hancock Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Postcard for Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville IL    		Postcard for Central Hospital for the Insane in Jacksonville IL
    Date unknown but likely late 1800s
    Central Hospital for the Insane 1901    		Central Hospital for the Insane 1901
    This photo makes the asylum look idyllic. It was likely anything but.
    Downloaded from the Library of Congress, Washington DC
    Control no: 2016798641; Digital id: det 4a05247

  • Sources 
    1. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 18 Feb 1937, p 4 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 12 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 57, sht 6A (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S644] News articles: Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL , (Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL ), 21 Sep 1900, p 8 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S644] News articles: Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL , (Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL ), 1 Feb 1901, p 5 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S644] News articles: Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL , (Bushnell Record, Bushnell IL ), 5 Apr 1901, p 10 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 12 Jul 1923, p 1 (Reliability: 2).


 

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