Henry Joseph Bishop (1929 - 1978)

Born 23 Jul 1929 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Apr 1978 at age 48 in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Henry Joseph Bishop was born on Jul 23, 1929 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the ninth child of Joseph Leonard Bishop and Sarah Ann Harris. ^[1]

He had ten siblings, namely: Stillborn Female Sister, Ruby Marie, Lee Boyd, Tilman Troy, Willie Lois, Mildred Jewell, Thelma, Bonnie Rose, Billy Frank Sr, and Jo Ann.

He died on Apr 17, 1978 in Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (heart attack; Age at Death: 48). ^[2]

When he was 21, he married Marjorie Wade Smith, daughter of John B Smith and Bennie W Davis, on Jul 25, 1950 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[3]

Henry Joseph Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 0; Age: 8/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940. Race: (White)

He was buried in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Lakewood Memorial Park). ^[4]

Henry Joseph Bishop and Marjorie Wade Smith had the following children:

1. Joseph Michael Bishop was born on Sep 09, 1960. He died on Mar 24, 2013 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA (Age at Death: 52).
2. David Henry Bishop.
3. Steven Wade Bishop.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Henry Joseph Bishop [Henry Bishop] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 23 Jul 1929 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: Apr 1978 Father: Joe Bishop Mother: Sarah Harris Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Dec 1944: Name listed as HENRY JOSEPH BISHOP; 28 Dec 1987: Name listed as HENRY BISHOP
2. ↑ Obituary for Henry Joseph Bishop
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHJF-8ST2 : 7 May 2020), Miss Marjorie Wade Smith in entry for Mr Henry J Bishop, 25 Jul 1950; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00286, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
4. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave - Henry Joseph Bishop

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3ZC-96X : 20 May 2014), Henry Bishop, Apr 1978; 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:VB33-7JJ : 17 May 2014), Henrey Bishop in household of Joe L Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 18B, family 297, NARA digital publication T627 (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-YF8 : 8 December 2015), Henry J Bishop in entry for J L Bishop, 1930.