John S. Bishop (1862 - 1929)

Born 19 Jun 1862 in Simpson County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Gibbons — married 1885 in Smith County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 1 May 1929 at age 66 in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi

Biography

John S Bishop was born in 1862 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of Martin Bishop and Amanda Curtis. He had five siblings, namely: William, Elisa, Manda Elizabeth, Louisa, and James. He died in 1929 (Age at Death: 67).

When he was 44, he married Levy Blakeney in 1906 (based upon 1910 census data).

John S Bishop was buried in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Steve Hughes Cemetery). Race: (White) He lived in Township 3 Range 6, Smith, Mississippi, United States in 1870 (Age: 7). He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Trenton, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900. He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 48; Age: 41; Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Beat 2, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 58; Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

John S Bishop and Louisa Gibbons had the following children:

1. Allie Bishop was born in Jul 1887 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Robert Terrell Bishop was born on Aug 24, 1888 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 23, 1941 in Smith, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 52). He married Bertha Walters on Jul 01, 1916 in Smith, Mississippi, USA.
3. Hattie Bishop was born in Aug 1892 in Mississippi, USA.
4. Melvin Bishop was born in Nov 1893 in Mississippi, USA.
5. Martin Bishop was born in Dec 1894 in Mississippi, USA.
6. Horace C Bishop was born about 1902 in Mississippi, USA.

John S Bishop and Levy Blakeney had the following children:

1. Mary Bishop was born about 1907 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Bertha Bishop was born about 1909 in Mississippi, USA.
3. Florence Bishop was born about 1910 in Mississippi, USA.
4. Lavelle Bishop was born about 1915 in Mississippi, USA.
5. James G Bishop was born on Jun 28, 1917 in Mississippi, USA. He died in Apr 1984 in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 66).

Burial

Date: 2 MAY 1929

Place: Steve Hughes aka Fletcher Cemetery, Smith County, Mississippi

Sources

• Smith County Genealogical Society, Smith County, Mississippi Cemeteries (1999)
• MS Death Certificate
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-WFR5 : accessed 2 January 2016), J. S. Bishop, ; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Steve Hughes Cemetery; citing record ID 30233597, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-TD6 : accessed 2 January 2016), John S Bishop, Beat 2, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-JMH : accessed 2 January 2016), J S Bishop, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-29J : accessed 2 January 2016), John Bishop, Beat 4 Trenton Precinct, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-4CB : accessed 2 January 2016), John Bishop in household of Manda Bishop, Beat 1 Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 103, sheet 283D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSR-PS9 : accessed 2 January 2016), John Bishop in household of Amanda Bishop, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 6, family 43, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,248.