Lucille (Bishop) Towles (1925 - 1979)

Born 23 Sep 1925 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of A. G. Towles — married 21 Oct 1945 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1979 at age 53 in Luling, St. Charles, Louisiana, United States

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Lucille (Bishop) Towles is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Lucille Bishop was born on Sep 23, 1925 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Tillman Webster Bishop and Mary Jane Rankin. ^[1]

She had five siblings, namely: George Webster, James Woodrow, Oree Edith, Jimmie Boyce Sr, and Noma Ruth. She had four half-siblings, namely: Tilmon Melvin Bishop, Nelson Bishop, Lola Belle Bishop, and Grover Walker Bishop.

She died on Feb 15, 1979 in Luling, St Charles, Louisiana, USA (Age at Death: 53). ^{[2] [3]}

When she was 20, she married A. G. Towles, son of William Hugh Towles and Cora Lillian Miller, on Oct 21, 1945 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[4]

Lucille Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, United States on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in , Sunflower, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (24 Age: 24; Occupation Category: Keeping House; Wife Relation To Head: Wife; Married Marital Status: Married). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Lucille Bishop [Lucille Towles] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 23 Sep 1925 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Tillman W Bishop Mother Name: Mary J Rankin Death Date: Feb 1979 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: May 1944: Name listed as LUCILLE BISHOP; Oct 1954: Name listed as LUCILLE TOWLES
2. ↑ Obituary for Lucille Bishop Towles in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Feb 22, 1979 · Page 10
3. ↑ Card of Thanks from family of Lucille Bishop Towles Clipped from The Magee Courier, 22 Feb 1979, Thu, Page 5
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D42K-SXN2 : 5 October 2020), Miss Lucille Bishop in entry for Mr A G Towles, 21 Oct 1945; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00877, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33822912/lucille-towles: accessed 25 May 2023), memorial page for Lucille Bishop Towles (23 Sep 1925–15 Feb 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33822912, citing Magee Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1V8-64Z : 20 May 2014), Lucille Towles, Feb 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Lucille B Towles in the 1950 United States Federal Census
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SW4 : accessed 3 July 2017), Lucill Bishop in household of T W Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 18A, line 28, family 289, 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 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-6WX : accessed 3 July 2017), Lucile Bishop in household of Webster T Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 17B, line 86, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.