Martha May (Swarens) Bishop (1867 - 1947)

Born 4 Aug 1867 in Orange, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Oct 1947 at age 80 in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1867. She was the daughter of David Swarens and Margaret May.

She was living with her family in Spencer, Harrison, Iowa in 1870^[1]

She was not living with them in 1880. According to her obituary, she came to live with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Frank May in Monroe county, Iowa when she was age 14. However, she was not there yet in 1880. It is possible that she was working in another household as a domestic servant like her sister Dora.

She married John Henry Bishop on 09 Sep 1887 in Monroe county, Iowa.^[2] They had children.

They were living in Rockford township, Pottawatomie, Iowa in 1900.^[3] They were in Cedar township, Monroe, Iowa in 1910, 1920, and 1930.^[4][5][6]

She passed away in 1947. She was buried in Woodlawn cemetery in Lovilia, Monroe, Iowa.^[7] Her obituary is posted on the findagrave profile page.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXR-PBN : 28 May 2021), Martha M Swarnes in entry for David Swarnes, 1870.
2. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC6-KQW : 3 November 2017), John Bishop and Mattie M. Sevarens, 09 Sep 1887, Monroe, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 980,487.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LZ-RFL : accessed 4 July 2021), Martha M Bishop in household of John H Bishop, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,455.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGM5-J52 : accessed 4 July 2021), Martha Bishop in household of J H Bishop, Cedar, Monroe, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 414; FHL microfilm 1,374,427.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M815-5QF : 1 February 2021), Martha M Bishop in entry for John Bishop, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMV4-891 : accessed 4 July 2021), Martha Bishop in household of John H Bishop, Cedar, Monroe, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 1B, line 56, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 670; FHL microfilm 2,340,405.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV27-3SCQ : 6 August 2020), Mattie May Swarens Bishop, ; Burial, Lovilia, Monroe, Iowa, United States of America, Woodlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 62738701, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62738701/mattie-may-bishop