E. Lillian (Bishop) Mayfield (1902 - 1996)

Born 5 Jan 1902 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Sep 1996 at age 94 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Lillie (Bishop) Mayfield is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Biography

E. Lillian "Lillie" Bishop was born on Jan 05, 1902 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of Lauren Peter Bishop Sr and Leah Ellen Butler.

She had eight siblings, namely: Clifton George, Byron Tillman Sr, Bessie B., Eva Edna, Pheba Alna, Andrew B., Infant Female, and Infant.

She died on Sep 08, 1996 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 94). ^[1]

When she was 16, she married James Wilson Mayfield about 1919 (based upon 1930 census).

E. Lillian "Lillie" Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She was buried in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Calvary Cemetery). ^[2]

James Wilson Mayfield and E. Lillian "Lillie" Bishop had the following children:

1. Leah Lavone Mayfield was born on Mar 17, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 21, 2016 (Age at Death: 95).
2. Charlene Mayfield was born on Feb 25, 1925 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 10, 1925 (Age at Death: 3 mos). ^[3]
3. Joseph L Mayfield was born on Jun 12, 1926 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 15, 2012 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (V.A. Nursing Home; Age at Death: 86).
4. James Wilson Mayfield Jr was born on Mar 28, 1929 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 28, 1929. ^[4]
5. Dorothy Dean Mayfield was born on Apr 09, 1932 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 25, 2017 in Ridgeland, Madison, Mississippi, USA (Hospice Ministries; Age at Death: 85).
6. Jerry Mayfield was born on Sep 16, 1937 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 05, 1940 (Age at Death: 2).

Funerals

LILLIE B. MAYFIELD

Lillie B. Mayfield, 94, of Magee, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 1996, at Magee General Hospital in Magee.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee, with burial in Calvary Presbyterian Church in Mize.

She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Magee.

She is survived by one son, Joe Mayfield of Jackson; two daughters, Lavone O'Neal of Laurel and Dorothy Kennedy of Magee; one brother, L. P. Bishop of Magee; one sister, Eva Dilmore of Collins; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is in charge of arrangements. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Lillie Bishop Mayfield Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 10 Sep 1996, Tue, Main Edition, Page 10
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-8TRM : 11 July 2016), Lillie Bishop Mayfield, 1996; Burial, Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Calvary Cemetery; citing record ID 64432434, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Headstone Inscription: Charline Dau of J W & Lillie Mayfield
4. ↑ Headstone Inscription: J W Jr
5. ↑ Published 2-A/The Laurel Leader-Call / Tuesday, September 10, 1996, p. 2-A

• Headstone
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLZT-Q47 : 20 May 2014), Lillie B Mayfield, 08 Sep 1996; 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:VB3Q-4C9 : accessed 29 October 2017), Lillie Mayfield in household of Wilson Mayfield, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-10A, sheet 8B, line 60, family 153, 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 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-6BQ : accessed 29 October 2017), E Lillian Mayfield in household of J Wilson Mayfield, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 5A, line 14, family 88, 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:MNTN-7TP : accessed 29 October 2017), Littie Mayfield in household of Nelson Mayfield, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 10A, line 19, family 163, 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:MPDL-W3L : accessed 29 October 2017), Lilly Bishop in household of Laurin P Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 19B, family 351, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.