Thomas Ezra Bishoff (1871 - 1943)

Born 8 Nov 1871 in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States

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Died 12 Apr 1943 at age 71 in Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Birth date per photocopied page from family bible.

The main Find A Grave entry says he was born in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States.^[1]

"Son of George Edmond Bishoff (1843-1915) and Martha A. (Sisler) Bishoff (1845-1914)

Married Mary Lucretia Lowdermilk in 1896. Of this union, three children: Ezra Hobart, Chester Koontz, and Martha Marie.

Married Odessa May Friend in 1906. Of this union, two children: George Emerson and Verba Roselle.^[1]

Obituary

Thomas Bishoff Dies Suddenly in Oakland - Chief Judge of Orphans' Court Succumbs to Heart Attack

Oakland. April 12 – Thomas E. Bishoff, chief judge of the Orphans' Court of Garrett County, was found dead in his bed this morning at his home on Third Street. Death was due to a heart attack.

He was born at Friendsville, this county, November 8, 1871, a son of the late George and Martha Bishoff and was 71 years of age.

His first wife, Mary Lowdermilk, died in 1902. In 1906 he married Odessa Friend. Surviving are his widow, two children by his first wife, Hobart Bishoff, of Hoyes; and Chester Bishoff, Keyser, W. Va.; and two children by his second wife, Emerson G. Bishoff, of Hoyes; and Mrs. Roselle Gow, of Frederick.

Mr. Bishoff was a member of St. Paul’s Methodist church, Oakland, the Knights of Pythias Lodge, and was serving his fourth term as judge of the Orphans' Court.

Also surviving are one brother, William E. Bishoff, of Norfolk, Va.; and three sisters, Mrs. H. P. Miller, of Salisbury, Pa.; Mrs. Henry Casteel, Grafton, W.Va., Mrs. Paul Mitchell, Oakland; and nine great grandchildren.^{[2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #177670009 (accessed 21 April 2023)
   Memorial page for Thomas Ezra Bishoff (8 Nov 1871-12 Apr 1943), citing Hoyes Cemetery, Garrett County, Maryland, USA.
2. ↑ Obituary: "Thomas Bishoff Dies Suddenly in Oakland", The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Maryland, 13 Apr 1943, p. 8; (Newspapers Clip: 123260465 : accessed 21 Apr 2023).

• A History of the Bischoff - Bishoff - Bishop Family, Author: Milton Howard Bishoff, Publisher: Pioneer Press, Copyright: 2000, pg. 177.