William
Colon
Bishop
Born in Smith County, Mississippi, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Terrell Bishop
and Bertha (Walters) Bishop
Brother of
Winnie D (Bishop) Prince, Lorine (Bishop) Prince, Bessie L. Bishop, Roscoe James Bishop and Travis Bishop
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
William Colon Bishop was born on Mar 25, 1919 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Robert Terrell Bishop and Bertha Walters.
He had five siblings, namely: Winnie, Lorine, Bessie L., Roscoe James, and Travis.
He died on Sep 27, 1969 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Jackson VA Hospital; Age at Death: 50).[1]
William Colon Bishop lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).
Military Registration: Oct 16, 1940 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA (22 Age: 22) Military Enlistment: Nov 03, 1944 (25 Age: 25) Military Discharge: Oct 31, 1945 (26 Age: 26) Race: (White)
He was buried in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Highland Cemetery).
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84527175/william-colon-bishop: accessed 08 January 2024), memorial page for William Colon Bishop (25 Mar 1919–27 Sep 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84527175, citing Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Gene Phillips (contributor 46927046).
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-SSN : Sat Oct 07 00:09:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert F Bishop and Bertha Bishop, 1930.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Henry Sullivan
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T884527 [compare], FTDNA kit #251301
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~0.98%
Betty Sullivan :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bettysnie
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~0.98%
Jeff Byrd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T085585 [compare], FTDNA kit #221974
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~0.78%
David Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A449343 [compare], Ancestry member bigcuzdave1
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~0.78%
Vicky Lacy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SE4076989 [compare], Ancestry member VickyLacy
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