Grover Walker Bishop (1909 - 1976)

Born 30 Jul 1909 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl W. (Kelly) Bishop — married 28 Feb 1929 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1976 at age 67 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Grover Walker Bishop was born on Jul 30, 1909 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Tillman Webster Bishop and Joanna Harvey.

He had three siblings, namely: Tilmon Melvin, Nelson, and Lola Belle. He also had half-siblings.

He died on Sep 30, 1976 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Medical Hospital Center; Age at Death: 67).

When he was 19, he married Pearl W Kelly, daughter of Wiley W Kelly and Lila E. Odum, on Feb 28, 1929 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (also date on headstone). ^[1]

Grover Walker Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age:0; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 20; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head). He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation: Head).

Grover Bishop is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Grover Walker Bishop and Pearl W Kelly had the following children:

1. Infant Son Bishop was born and died in 1928.
2. Infant Twin Daughters Bishop born were born on Apr 13, 1930. Both died on Apr 13, 1930.
3. Pearl Juanita Bishop was born on May 27, 1931 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 28, 2001 ^[3] in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Delta Medical Center; Age at Death: 70). ^[4] She married Houston Edward Clark on Feb 07, 1949 (date on headstone).
4. Barbara Bishop was born on Mar 31, 1934 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 13, 1938 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 4). ^[5]
5. Pansy Lyne Bishop was born in 1936 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 2017.
6. Patricia Ann Bishop was born in 1938 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 2017.
7. Gerald H Bishop was born on May 03, 1940 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 30, 1953 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Peacock Lake; hunting accident; Age at Death: 13).

Obituary

Bishop Services Planned Saturday

Grover W. Bishop, 67, well-known gospel singer and teacher, and resident of 1422 St. Francis Drive, died Thursday afternoon at Mississippi Baptist Medical Hospital Center following an extended illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Wright and Ferguson with Dr. H. A. Milner officiating. Following the services, Mr. Bishop will be taken to Goshen Baptist Church near Magee at 2 p.m. to lie instate until 3 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 3 p.m. and burial will follow in the Magee Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, the former Pearl Kelly; three daughters, Mrs. Juanita Clark, Jackson, Mrs. Pansy Dear, Pearl and Patricia Ann Berry; four grandchildren, three brothers, Melvin Bishop and George Bishop, both of Magee and Jimmy Bishop, Decatur, Ala; three sisters, Mrs. Lola Canoy and Mrs. Oree Fortenberry, both of Magee and Mrs. Lucille Toles [sic, s/b Towles], Luling, La.

Mr. Bishop was a native of Magee and had lived in Jackson since 1954. He was a retired foreman of bridge maintenance, Mississippi Highway Department. He was a member of Van Winkle Baptist Church.

Friends may call at Wright and Ferguson after 2 p.m. today.^[6]

Research Notes

According to Tennie Jones Bishop (sister-in-law to Grover), Grover and Pearl had a set of twins, died at birth buried at Magee Cemetery but no headstone found. Now a grave marker has been placed next to her family. Bishop-4082 14:42, 31 July 2016 (EDT)

Grover Bishop interviewed Sullivans from the Hollow for the WPA (Works Projects Administration) in the late 1930s when the government was trying to put people back to work, part of the New Deal Agency (employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects) they even surveyed cemeteries! the MS archives is supposed to have a copy of this unpublished manuscript. Myrtis Bishop, September 22, 2014.

Infant children headstone was placed about 2016. Year of birth for the son may be in error as his parents married on Feb 28, 1929. Bishop-4082 16:28, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Parents graves are next to children, Gerald H, Barbara, then the three infant children. Bishop-4082 16:28, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D54M-6Z3Z : 5 February 2021), Miss Pearl Kelly Orkeely in entry for Mr Grover Bishop, 28 Feb 1929; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00347, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-5P6G : 13 December 2015), Grover Walker Bishop, 1976; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Magee Cemetery; citing record ID 33822877, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33822877.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Pearl Juanita Bishop [Pearl Juanita Clark] [Pearl Clark] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 27 May 1931 Birth Place: MT Olive Cov, Mississippi [Covington, Mississippi] Death Date: 28 Nov 2001 Father: Grover W Bishop Mother: Pearl Kelley Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: JUANITA BISHOP Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Feb 1948: Name listed as PEARL JUANITA BISHOP; Apr 1951: Name listed as PEARL JUANITA CLARK; 05 Dec 2001: Name listed as PEARL J CLARK
4. ↑ Obituary for Pearl Juanita Bishop Clark Clipped from Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 30 Nov 2001, Fri • Page 16
5. ↑ MS Death Certificate - Barbara Bishop MS DC # 38-19126
6. ↑ Published in the Magee Courier - old newspaper clipping

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLZV-6ZD : 20 May 2014), Grover Bishop, Sep 1976; 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:VB33-SWZ : accessed 28 May 2017), Grover W Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 18A, line 31, family 290, 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:X9MC-PCF : accessed 28 May 2017), Grover W Bishop, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 2A, line 16, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTX-PCG : accessed 28 May 2017), Grover Bishop in household of Tilmon W Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 7B, line 75, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-825 : accessed 28 May 2017), Grover Bishop in household of Webester Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 6B, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-FC76 : 23 September 2015), Grover Bishop in entry for Juanita Bishop, 1937; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK69-XVVP : 23 September 2015), Grover Bishop in entry for Pansy Bishop, 1945; citing School enrollment, , Hinds, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK69-XVJ1 : 23 September 2015), G W Bishop in entry for Patricia Ann Bishop, 1945; citing School enrollment, , Hinds, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.