Minnie Sisley Life on Newspaper (2) May 11, 1894

Miss Sisley Deserted

She Sends for Her Father to Come to Dallas City

Amos Farris has Deserted the Girl as He Deserded

His Wife and Family

Arthur S. Sisley last evening swore out a state's warrent
charging Amos Farris with the abduction of his minor
daughter, Minnie Sisley. As stated in the Herald several
days ago Farris, last Saturday deserted his family, leaving
them in destitute circumstances. He had induced 14-year-old
Minnie Sisley to accompany him and this fact was not known
by her father until Tuesday. She had been working as a
domestie in the family of Rev. Dr. Corbyn and consequently
her absence was not immediately noted by her family.

Mr. Sisley is in receipt of a letter from A. F. Taylor saying
that Minnie is in Dallas City, Hancock county, Ill, and is
desirous of returning home. Her father would have left
for there last night but not having the money with which
to buy a railroad ticket postponed the trip until this
afternoon. It is believed that Farris has deserted the
girl. If he has not and is still with her he will be arrested.
Such scoundrels deserves the law's most severe punishment.


The Quincy Daily Herald, Friday, May 11, 1894, Page: 2

Minnie Sisley Life on newspaper (1) May 8, 1894

One Girl's Folly

Minnie Sisley Elopes With a Worthless

Fellow Who is Married

Amos Farris is a young man who has made Quincy his home for some

time and is known as rather a worthless, good-for-nothing young

man. He had a wife and one child, but failed to provide for them,

and so his wife not long ago was compelled to go to her
parent's in Iowa.

Arthur T. Sisley, a carpenter, who resides with his family on

East Hampshire street between Twelfth and Thirtenth, is the father of Minnie Sisley, a bright and rather pretty young girl aged only a little over 14 years and she has been working for some
time in the family of Rev. Dr. Corbyn.

In the way this Amos Farris became acquainted with Minnie, and last Saturday he persuaded her to elope with him. No one knows exactly where they have gone, as her father Mr. Sisley, did not find it out until this morning, He immediately came down town and swore out a warrant for the arrest for Farris.

Chief Ahern has now the matter in hand and will do all he can to restore this young and misguided girl to her home and friends.

The Quincy Daily HeraldTuesday, May 08, 1894, Page: 1, Section: Front page

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Alway's hear 2 stories

All my life I heard about my grandpa Roy Harrison and his siblings was put in foster care after thier father died. And some of them almost got adopted. But I hear that the older children got job's and help out around the house. They all was raised on the river. Actually, I really thought thier dad left them. I did'nt know Hershel died at a young age. So, It turn out they was'nt in the foster home's.

I was surprise on what I found. I found couple of stuff on Lola Helen Arend and her mother Minnie Belle Sisley. It turn out that Lola supposeed to go to her mother's sister house. but she did'nt. So, August reported her missing in Quincy on the date 17 Jul 1919. 6 month's after that Lola showed up 1920 Census married to Hershel Harrison. The census was taken on the date 9 Jan 1920. Then I knew there was something up. Hershel and Lola took off to California and eloped. Well, They maybe got married in Lee, Iowa but I can't find nothing on where they got married. Found out they really got married in Quincy, Adams, Ill.

I will post something for Minnie later on.