Florence A. (Bishop) Pitts (1895 - 1984)

Born 25 Jul 1895 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1984 at age 89 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

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Biography

Florence Bishop was born on Jul 25, 1895 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Ransom Barn Bishop and Pennie Melvina Butler. She had four siblings, namely: Mary Ella, Lula M, Merla B, and Hulon Ellis.

She died on Sep 15, 1984 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA (a Pensacola hospital; Age at Death: 89). ^{[1] [2]}

When she was 13, she married Searcy Valentine Lack about 1909 (based upon 1910 census). After their divorce she married an unnamed Pitts.

Florence Bishop lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA (Rose Lawn Cemetery). ^[3]

Searcy Valentine Lack and Florence Bishop had the following children:

1. Berlie Bee Lack was born on Dec 09, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 18, 1995 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Singing River Hospital; Age at Death: 85). He married Velma Lee Byrd about 1929 (based upon 1930 census).
2. Ernest Lee Lack was born on Oct 20, 1912 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 20, 2001 (Age at Death: 88).
3. Winnie Faye Lack was born on Oct 28, 1918 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 02, 1989 in Escambia County, Florida, USA (Age at Death: 70).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Florence A Bishop Lack Pitts Clipped from Pensacola News Journal, 16 Sep 1984, Sun, Main Edition, Page 51
2. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV4W-FGF : 25 December 2014), Florence B Pitts, 15 Sep 1984; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 81701, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV21-WNRM : 13 December 2015), Florence B. Pitts, ; Burial, Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States of America, Rose Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 81574982, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYGZ-N23 : 20 May 2014), Florence Pitts, Sep 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9B-3RW : accessed 6 July 2017), Florence L in household of Searcey Lack, Laurel, Beat 1, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-6, sheet 13A, line 32, family 244, 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 2035.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1Z-ZNB : accessed 6 July 2017), Florence Lack in household of Searcy Lack, Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 5A, line 14, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1151; FHL microfilm 2,340,886.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-WM6 : accessed 6 July 2017), Florence Lack in household of Leary Lack, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 15A, line 46, family 254, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 894; FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-46G : accessed 6 July 2017), Florence A Lack in household of Searcy V Lack, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 4B, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-LBJ : accessed 6 July 2017), Florence Bishop in household of Robt B Bishop, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 23B, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.