Mildred Jewell (Bishop) Lick (1921 - 1988)

Born 5 Apr 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jan 1988 at age 66 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Jewell (Bishop) Lick is buried in Magee Cemetery.

Biography

Mildred Jewell Bishop was born on Apr 05, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of Joseph Leonard Bishop and Sarah Ann Harris. ^[1]

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

She died on Jan 31, 1988 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St. Dominic Memorial Hospital; Age at Death: 65). ^[2]

When she was 19, she married John Calvin White, son of J. E. White and Jewell Gibbons, on Sep 20, 1941 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^{[3] [4]}

Appears they divorced and when she was 43, she married George Wesley Lick Jr about 1966.

Mildred Jewell Bishop lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Beat 1). She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940.

She was buried on Feb 02, 1988 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee Cemetery). ^[5]

John Calvin White ^[6] and Mildred Jewel Bishop had the following children:

1. Joseph John "Joe" White, Sr. was born on Nov 23, 1942 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 21, 2003 (Age at Death: 61). ^[7]
2. Judy Carole White.
3. James Harold "Jim" White.

George Wesley Lick Jr and Mildred Jewel Bishop had no children.

Obituary

The Magee Courier, Feb 04, 1988

Mrs. Jewell Bishop Lick, 66, of Jackson, died Thursday, January 31, 1988 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson. The retired beautician was a member of Highland Baptist Church and was past president of Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post No. 687 of Jackson.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 1988 at Mims Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cliff Shipp officiating. Burial was at Magee Cemetery with Mims Mitchell Funeral Home of Magee in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her husband, Mr. George Wesley Lick of Jackson; two sons, Mr. John White of Florence, MS and Mr. Jim White of Crystal Springs, MS; daughter, Mrs. Judy Grime of Brandon; two brothers, Mr. Boyd Bishop and Mr. Billy Frank Bishop of Magee; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Yelverton of Taylorsville, Mrs. Thelma Means of Brandon, Mrs. Joann King of New Orleans, LA; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. ^[8]

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: Mildred Jewell White [Mildred Jewell Lick] [Mildred Lick] [Mildred Jewell Bishop] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 Apr 1922 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Magee, Mississippi] Death Date: 31 Jan 1988 Father: Joe L Bishop Mother: Sarah A Harris Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: JEWELL WHITE Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Nov 1945: Name listed as MILDRED JEWELL WHITE; Oct 1966: Name listed as MILDRED JEWELL LICK; 17 Mar 1983: Name listed as MILDRED J LICK; : Name listed as MILDRED JEW LICK
2. ↑ Obituary for Mildred Jewell Bishop Lick (Aged 66)
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DW4C-H2ZM : 30 September 2020), Miss Jewell Bishop in entry for Mr. J. C. White, 20 Sep 1941; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00528, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
4. ↑ Marriage of Bishop / White
5. ↑ See Findagrave - Mildred Jewel Bishop Lick
6. ↑ Obituary for John Calvin White (Aged 62)
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Joe John White. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=32955593&indiv=try. Name: Joe John White Sr [Sr] [Joe John White] [Joe White] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 23 Nov 1942 Birth Place: Mount Olive, Mississippi [MT Olive Cov??, Mississippi] Death Date: 21 Dec 2003 Father: John C White Mother: Jewel Bishop SSN: xxx Notes: Sep 1958: Name listed as JOE JOHN WHITE; 29 Mar 2000: Name listed as JOE JOHN WHITE SR; 25 Dec 2003: Name listed as JOE J WHITE
8. ↑ Published The Magee Courier, Feb 04, 1988

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, Name: Mildred J. Lick,Last Residence: 39209 Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA, BORN: 5 Apr 1921, Died: 31 Jan 1988, State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-7JX : 17 May 2014), Jewell 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-YFH : 8 December 2015), Mildred J Bishop in entry for J L Bishop, 1930.