Merla B. (Bishop) Gunter (1909 - 1987)

Born 3 Sep 1909 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Oct 1987 at age 78 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Merla B Bishop was born on Sep 03, 1909 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Ransom Barn Bishop and Pennie Melvina Butler. She had four siblings, namely: Florence, Mary Ella, Lula M, and Hulon Ellis.

She died on Oct 14, 1987 in Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Singing River Hospital; Age at Death: 78). ^{[1] [2]}

Merla B Bishop lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 0; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in 1935. She lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Union Baptist Church Cemetery). ^[3]

Albert Harris Gunter and Merla B Bishop had the following child:

1. Julia Kathryn "Kitty" Gunter was born on Oct 12, 1932 in Mize Smith, Mississippi. She died on Oct 30, 2005 (Death Age: 73). ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Merla B Bishop Gunter Clipped from The Magee Courier, 22 Oct 1987, Thu, Page 5
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRRT-13Y : 20 May 2014), Merla B Gunter, 14 Oct 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-DXP5 : 11 July 2016), Merla Bishop Gunter, 1987; Burial, Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Union Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 59123248, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRC-H9XC : 18 October 2016), Merla B Gunter in entry for Julia Kathryn Kitty Dambrino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 01 Nov 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Sun Herald, born-digital text.

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• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJZ1-416S : 23 May 2014), Merla B Gunter, Residence, Mize, Mississippi, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-NZR : accessed 6 July 2017), Merlie Gunter in household of Harris Gunter, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-10A, sheet 6B, line 50, family 108, 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-SXP : accessed 6 July 2017), Merlie B Bishop in household of Ransom B Bishop, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 2A, line 20, 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:MNTN-FVW : accessed 6 July 2017), Merlie Biship in household of Mize Biship, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 23B, line 55, family 331, 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:MPDG-462 : accessed 6 July 2017), Myrlie B Bishop in household of Mize Bishop, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 4B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 759; FHL microfilm 1,374,772.