When Mahlon M Hissong was born on 31 July 1910, in Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph Marion Hissong, was 40 and his mother, Cora Ellen Kreighbaum, was 34. He lived in Washington Township, Starke, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 February 2003, in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States.