Willie Ruth (Bishop) Moore (1928 - 1972)

Born 24 May 1928 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Roman John White — married 25 Jul 1947 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 20 Aug 1972 at age 44 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, United States

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Willie (Bishop) Moore is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Willie Ruth Bishop was born on May 24, 1928 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Lauren Peter Bishop Sr and Mary Rhena Kennedy.

She had five siblings, namely: Earl L Brewer (step-brother), Lauren Peter Jr, Lula Mae, Mary Christine, and Audeline. She also had 9 half-siblings, see father and Leah Ellen Butler.

She died on Aug 20, 1972 in Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 44). ^[1]

When she was 19, she married Roman John "Shortie" White on Jul 25, 1947 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Willie Ruth Bishop lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Beat 1).

She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940.

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[3]

Moore and Willie Ruth Bishop had the following child:

1. Judith Kaye Moore was born xxx. She married William Berhow xxx.

Roman John "Shortie" White and Willie Ruth Bishop had the following child:

1. Charles Wayne White.

Max King and Willie Ruth Bishop had the following child:

1. Michael King.

Another Obituary

The Daily Herald, Biloxi, MS, Monday, August 21, 1972

Deaths/Funerals

Mrs. Willie Moore

Mrs. Willie Ruth Moore, 44, a resident of 7306B 28th St., Gulfport died at her home at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.

Born May 24, 1928 in Simpson County, Miss., Mrs. Moore was formerly employed as a waitress at Moody's Fountainhead Restaurant in Gulfport and is survived by a brother, L. P. Bishop Jr. of Biloxi.

The body was sent from Riemann Funeral Home in Gulfport to the Upton-Mims Mitchell Funeral Home in Magee, Miss., for funeral services and interment in Magee Cemetery. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Willie Ruth Bishop Moore
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZC7Y-T2MM : 8 May 2020), Miss Willie Ruth Bishop in entry for Mr Roman J. White, 25 Jul 1947; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00039, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Findagrave Willie Ruth Bishop Moore
4. ↑ Published The Daily Herald, Biloxi, MS, Monday, August 21, 1972

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-DRS : 4 January 2021), Willie Ruth Bishop in household of Laurin Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 3B, line 80, family 46, 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-93W : accessed 26 August 2021), Willie R Bishop in household of Laurin P Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 13A, line 30, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.