Wesley C. Sisk farm (part a), Tract 153a, Madison County

The 1920s survey

A 3-room log house, 15 by 20 feet, with a shingle roof. 38 acres, valued at $152. The state paid $405.

Map of the tract

House sites and family graves are never marked. Pins show only public places, from USGS place names and other public sources.

Case files

The National Park Service has no case file online for this tract.

County court land file

Papers from the Madison County circuit court’s proceedings to take the land for the park, scanned by JMU Libraries.

• Sisk, Wesley C

  The file at JMU Libraries, opens in a new tab · PDF, opens in a new tab

  In the file: Claimant Worksheet, Tract Assessment, Owner Claim, Notary

  Courtesy of the Madison County Circuit Court Clerk and JMU Libraries, Histories along the Blue Ridge. Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, opens in a new tab.

Families of the park

Other tracts whose owners shared the name. A shared name doesn’t always mean a shared family.

• Fenton Sisk farm, Tract 23, Madison County
• Flora Sisk farm, Tract 159, Madison County
• J.O. Sisk estate farm, Tract 39, Madison County
• Kemper Sisk farm, Tract 149, Madison County
• Newman Sisk farm, Tract 156, Madison County
• Wade Sisk farm, Tract 151, Madison County
• Wesley C. Sisk farm, Tract 153, Madison County
• Newton Sisk farm, Tract 117, Rappahannock County