Mary (Sullivan) Bishop (1841 - 1918)

Born 8 Sep 1841 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Tillman Spencer Bishop — married 19 Jul 1862 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1918 at age 77 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Mary Sullivan was born on Sep 08, 1841^[1] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the second child of to Loderick Sullivan and Elizabeth Bishop. ^[2] She was also known as Polly.

She had eleven siblings, namely: Daniel D., William M., Emanuel, Roderick, Willoughby O., Sarah J., Robinson, Caroline, Henderson, Delila, and Elizabeth M.

Mary (Sullivan) Bishop is buried in Old Magee Cemetery.

When she was 20, she married Tillman Spencer Bishop, son of Josiah Bishop and Catharine Warren, on Jul 19, 1862. ^[4]

Race: White. She lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1850 (Age: 9). ^[5]

Note: This family in two 1860 census with different age & county. She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1860 (Age: 18). ^[6]

She lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1860 (Age: 21). ^[7]

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1870 (Age: 28).^[8]

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 38; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[9]

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 58; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).^[10]

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 68; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).^[11]

According to 1900 census, Mary had 8 of 11 children living; Lizzie died before 1900, so there are likely two unknown children.

Tillman Spencer Bishop and Mary "Polly" Sullivan had the following children:

1. Catherine Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bishop was born on Feb 10, 1864 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 17, 1889 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 25). She married Burl Jeff "B. J." Craft on Dec 25, 1887 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
2. Warren William Bishop was born on Oct 31, 1868 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 19, 1935 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 66). He married Mollie Lou Everett on Dec 30, 1891 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
3. Darcus A. Bishop was born on Dec 02, 1870 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 28, 1911 (Age at Death: 40). She married William Henry Bounds Martin on Dec 26, 1894 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
4. Lauren Peter "L. P." Bishop Sr was born on Feb 12, 1873 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 10, 1954 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 81). He married Leah Ellen Butler about 1897 (based upon 1900 census). He married Mary Rhena Kennedy on May 12, 1918 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
5. Luella Bishop was born in Jan 1875 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 16, 1934 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 58). She married Erastus Fortenberry on Jan 19, 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
6. Tillman Webster Bishop was born on Jan 27, 1878 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 08, 1967 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 88). He married Joanna "Johanna Harvey" Harvey on Dec 10, 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He married Mary Jane Rankin on Sep 05, 1912 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
7. Sarah Bishop was born in Apr 1879 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 16, 1963 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson County Hospital; Age at Death: 83). She married Fabe A Condia on Feb 01, 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
8. Joseph Leonard "Joe" Bishop was born on Apr 15, 1882 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 01, 1964 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (local nursing home; Age at Death: 82). He married Sarah Ann Harris on May 11, 1912 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
9. John Robinson Bishop Sr was born on Oct 31, 1885 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 23, 1966 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 80). He married Bettie E Turner on Dec 13, 1909 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Headstone
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mississippi Death Certificate
3. ↑ See Findagrave - Mary "Polly" Sullivan Bishop
4. ↑ Tillman Spencer Bishop - Obituary
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-MW7 : accessed 12 April 2016), Rally Sullivan in household of Lodwick Sullivan, Smith county, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing family 508, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GJ-Y61 : accessed 12 April 2016), Mary Sullivan in entry for Landerick Sullivan, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GV-S39 : accessed 12 April 2016), Mary Sullivan in entry for Loderick Sullivan, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSR-ZSX : accessed 12 April 2016), Martha Bishop in household of Tillman Bishop, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,247.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-HMZ : accessed 12 April 2016), Polly Bishop in household of Tilgman Bishop, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 101, sheet 232B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-4GV : accessed 12 April 2016), Mary Bishop in household of Tilman S Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 14A, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-YMV : accessed 12 April 2016), Mary Bishop in household of Tillman S Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 12B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.