Arizona was born 25 December 1875 in Tennessee, United States. She was the daughter of John Forister and Martha Hughes.[1]
Arizonia (age 18) married James W Bishop (age 20) on 7 January 1894 in Benton County, Arkansas.[2]Their children include;
Grover Cleveland Bishop 1894 - 1980
Orval Otto Bishop 1896 - 1974
Mary Bishop 1899 - 1935
Iva M Bishop 1900 - 1945
Bertha Ellen Bishop 1903 - 1990
Vorgie Helen Bishop 1904 -1998
William Bishop 1908 -
Robert Bishop 1910 -
Marvin Bishop 1913 - 1993
Elsie Virginia Bishop 19015 - 2008
In the 1910 census Vera (age 35) was the wife of James W Bishop in Wauhillau, Adair, Oklahoma, United States.[3]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
James W Bishop
M
White
37
Married
Head
Farmer
Arkansas
Vera Jane Bishop
F
White
35
Married
Wife
Tennessee
Grover Bishop
M
White
15
Single
Son
Arkansas
Orval Bishop
M
White
13
Single
Son
Arkansas
Mary Bishop
F
White
11
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Ivay Bishop
F
White
9
Single
Daughter
Arkansas
Bertha Bishop
F
White
6
Single
Daughter
Oklahoma
Veorgia Bishop
F
White
4
Single
Daughter
Oklahoma
William Bishop
M
White
1
Single
Son
Oklahoma
In the 1920 census Arizona (age 48) was the wife of James W Bishop in Cookson, Cherokee, Oklahoma.[4]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
James W Bishop
M
White
49
Married
Head
Farmer
Arkansas
Arizona Bishop
F
White
48
Married
Wife
None
Tennessee
Grover Bishop
M
White
25
Single
Son
Farm Laborer
Arkansas
Ivie Bishop
F
White
18
Single
Daughter
None
Arkansas
Bertha Bishop
F
White
16
Single
Daughter
None
Oklahoma
Vergie Bishop
F
White
14
Single
Daughter
None
Oklahoma
William Bishop
M
White
12
Single
Son
None
Oklahoma
Robert Bishop
M
White
10
Single
Son
None
Oklahoma
Marvin Bishop
M
White
6
Single
Son
None
Oklahoma
Elsie Bishop
F
White
3
Single
Daughter
None
Oklahoma
Arizona left her family before the 1930 census. [5] She married James Henry Monroe Wiley.[6]
In the 1940 census Arizona (age 65) was the wife of Monroe H Wiley in Gray, Texas.[7]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Monroe H Wiley
M
White
48
Married
Head
Rood Gary
Tennessee
Arizona Wiley
F
White
65
Married
Wife
Tennessee
In the 1950 census Arizonia (age 75) was the wife of Monroe H Wiley in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States.[8]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Monroe H Wiley
M
White
57
Married
Head
Farmer
Tennessee
Arizonia Wiley
F
White
75
Married
Wife
Tennessee
James died on 25 October 1968 and was buried in Bristow Cemetery, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States.[9]
Arizona died on 22 April 1969 and was buried in Magnolia Memorial Cemetery, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States.[10][11]
Sources
↑Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Ancestry Record 60901 #10351576 (accessed 27 April 2024), Name: Arizona Forister Wiley [Arizona Forister Forister]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 25 Dec 1876; Birth Place: Tennessee; Father: John Forister; Mother: Martha Hughes; Notes: Feb 1941: Name listed as ARIZONA FORISTER WILEY.
↑Marriage: "Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957", FHL Film Number: 1034662, Ancestry Record 2548 #2128934 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizonia Foster (18) marriage to J W Bishop (20) on 7 Jan 1894.
↑1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", Year: 1910; Census Place: Wauhillau, Adair, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375255, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #163534825 (accessed 27 April 2024), Vera Jane Bishop (35), wife, in household of James W Bishop (37) in Wauhillau, Adair, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Tennessee.
↑1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", Year: 1920; Census Place: Cookson, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1451; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 19, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #98777953 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizona Bishop (48), wife, in household of James W Bishop (49) in Cookson, Cherokee, Oklahoma. Born in Tennessee.
↑1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Cookson, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2341631 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #45379852 (accessed 1 January 2023) J W Bishop (57), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Cookson, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Arkansas.
↑1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", Year: 1940; Census Place: Gray, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04042; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 90-12A, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #155995458 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizona Wiley (65), wife, in household of Monroe H Wiley (48) in Gray, Texas. Born in Tennessee.
↑1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma; Roll: 189; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 68-29, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #56757544 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizonia Wiley (75), wife, in household of Monroe H Wiley (57) in Sallisaw, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Tennessee.
↑Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Find A Grave: Memorial #259636961, Ancestry Record 60525 #230573808 (accessed 27 April 2024), James Henry Monroe Wiley burial (died on 25 Oct 1968) in Bristow Cemetery, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Born on 22 Nov 1892.
↑Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018", Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, Ancestry Record 5763 #2983258 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizona Bishop death 9 Oct 1963 (born Est 1871) in MT Vernon, Knox, USA.
↑Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Find A Grave: Memorial #237916446, Ancestry Record 60525 #209070275 (accessed 27 April 2024), Arizona Bishop Wiley burial (died on 22 Apr 1969) in Magnolia Memorial Cemetery, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Born on 25 Dec 1875.
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