Ira Tillmon Bishop (1886 - 1966)

Born 6 Apr 1886 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maida Ludene (Rhodes) Bishop — married 4 Aug 1909 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

Died 27 Jun 1966 at age 80 in Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Ira Tillmon Bishop was born on 6 Apr 1886 in Chicasaw County, Mississippi, United States. He was the son of James Cunningham Bishop and Beulah Ann (Bobo) Bishop (1845-1928).

On 4 Aug 1909, Ira married Maida Ludene (Rhodes) Bishop (1884-1968) in Chicasaw County, Mississippi. Maida had been previously married and had a daughter, Irene Brock, by her first husband. Their children were:

1. Irene Ludene Bishop (born Brock) Collins (1910-1986)
2. Margaret Bishop Calhoun (?-2013)
3. John Evans Bishop (1918-1920)

Ira passed away on 27 Jun 1966 in Collins, Drew County, Arkansas. He was laid to rest in the Rash Cemetery, Comito, Drew County, Arkansas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8S-667 : accessed 30 May 2018), Ira T Bishop, Beat 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 23A, family 459, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 735; FHL microfilm 1,374,748.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRG-ZMR : accessed 30 May 2018), Ira Bishop, Beat 1, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 40, sheet 11B, line 76, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 871; FHL microfilm 1,820,871.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLR-WD3 : accessed 30 May 2018), Ira T Bishop, Chickasawba, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 17A, line 1, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 85; FHL microfilm 2,339,820.
• "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HLH2-RRW2 : 3 February 2020), Ira Bishop, 4 Aug 1909; citing Marriage, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States, 00291, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJ1-FLW : accessed 30 May 2018), I T Bishop, De Bastrop Township, Ashley, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-8, sheet 15A, line 38, family 249, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 117.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #101888273 (accessed 10 April 2023)
  Memorial page for Ira Tillmon Bishop (6 Apr 1886-27 Jun 1966), citing Rash Cemetery, Cominto, Drew County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by William Truhe (contributor 46804305).

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011. No sources. The events of Ira's life were either witnessed by Randy Skaggs or Randy plans to add sources here later.

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