1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, page 214B, Family 18.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 10, born in Jan 1890, in household of father,
John Bishop.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Barkers Ridge District, taken on 23 May 1910;
Page 212B, Family #289.
Listed as Ralph B. Bishop, age 20, born in WV, in household of father,
John T. Bishop.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #176; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Ray Bogle Bishop; age 27; born on 1 Jan 1890 at Bud, WV; miner for Thermo Pocahontas Coal Co;
at Bud, WV; single; tall with medium build; ____eyes and dark hair; "clubbed right hand".
4. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry Book#_____(1919); Page 407; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray B. Bishop; age 26; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Bud; son of D.C. and J.T.Bishop; married
on 26 Apr 1919 at residence of bridegroom; Bertha Knuckles; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Bud; daughter of J.C. Knuckles.
5. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 25 Feb 1920, Page 163B,
Family #378.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 28, born in WV, coal miner, head of household.
6. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as Ray B. Bishop, age 38, born in WV, married at 27, mine electrician, head of household.
7. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Belcher Search, 3 Nov 2002, submitted by
Dan Betts, danbetts@home.com.
Lewis Belcher: married Cora Lusk, daughter of William and Ona McKinney Lusk, in 1919.
Cora Lusk married second, Ray Bogle Bishop in 1942 (sic, after 1944).
8. Wyoming Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1009.
Ray Bogle Bishop; age 52; born on 1 Jan 1890 (birth place not listed); living at Alpoca, Wyoming Co,
WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Bertha Bishop, wife; employed by Gaston Coal
Co, Alpoca, WV.
9. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1951); Page 80; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Bishop; age 61; born in living at Bud, WV; widowed; son of J.T. and Charlotte Bishop; married
on 1 Jan 1951 at Herndon Heights, WV; Cora Belcher; age 47; born at Herndon, WV; living at Bud,
WV; widow; daughter of William and Ona Lusk.
10. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Ray B. Bishop; born on 1 Jan 1890; died on 10 Nov 1983; buried in Lusk Cemetery, Wyoming Co,
WV.
11. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Ray Bishop; born on 1 Jan 1890; died in Nov 1983; living at New Richmond, Wyoming Co, WV at
death
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 15 Apr 1910, Page 280A, Family #1.
Listed as Bertha E. Knuckles, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, John C. Knuckles.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry Book#_____(1919); Page 407; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray B. Bishop; age 26; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Bud; son of D.C. and J.T.Bishop; married
on 26 Apr 1919 at residence of bridegroom; Bertha Knuckles; age 16; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Bud; daughter of J.C. Knuckles.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 25 Feb 1920, Page 163B,
Family #378.
Listed as Bertha E. Bishop, age 17, born in WV, in household of husband, Ray B. Bishop.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as Bertha Bishop, age 27, born in WV, married at 16, in household of husband, Ray B. Bishop.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #9108; WV Archives Web Site.
Bertha E. Bishop; age 40 yrs, 5 mons, 26 days; born on 29 Jan ____(no yr given) in McDowell Co,
WV; married, wife of Ray Bishop; daughter of John C. and Rosabelle Belcher Knuckles; died on
25 Jul 1944 at Bud, Wyoming Co, WV of "post partum hemorhage"; buried on 28 Jul 1944 in Lusk
Cemetery, Bud, Wyoming Co, WV.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Bertha E. Bishop; born on 1903; died in 1944; buried in Lusk Cemetery, Wyoming Co, WV, with infant
daughter.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 101A,
Family #218.
Listed as William Bishop, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Ray B. Bishop.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Sgt William M. Bishop; born in 1924; died in 1945; "Bronze memorial, 15 Inf, Co. E, plaque, no
remains, He died for his country"; in Lusk Cemetery, Wyoming Co, WV.
(Killed in WW II in the Battle of the Bulge)
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 764.
Elkhorn Township, page 001.
Listed as George Bishop, age 6, in household of father, Elisha Bishop.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1898); Page 226; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 23; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; son of Elisha and Rebecca; married on
23 Nov 1898 in McDowell Co, WV; Mary Shannon Sansom; age 30; born in Lincoln Co, WV; daughter
of Gordon and ____.
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huffs Creek District, taken on 15 Jun 1900, Page 262B, Family #130.
Listed as George Bishop, age 23, born in WV in Jun 1876, married 2 yrs, day laborer,
head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 47; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Hensley, WV; son of
Elisha and Rebecca; married on 12 Jun 1931 at Hensley, WV; Lena Green; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of M. A.and Mary.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #14023; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 62; born in WV; married, husband of Lena Bishop; son of Elise and Rebecca
Harris Bishop; died on 12 Sep 1945 at Hanover, Wyoming Co, WV; buried on Huff Creek, Wyoming
Co, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1898); Page 226; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 23; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; son of Elisha and Rebecca; married on
23 Nov 1898 in McDowell Co, WV; Mary Shannon Sansom; age 30; born in Lincoln Co, WV; daughter
of Gordon and ____.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huffs Creek District, taken on 15 Jun 1900, Page 262B, Family #130.
Listed as Molie Bishop, age 30, born in WV in May 1870, married 2 yrs, no children, in household of
husband, George Bishop.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 764.
Elkhorn Township, page 001.
Listed as George Bishop, age 6, in household of father, Elisha Bishop.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1898); Page 226; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 23; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; son of Elisha and Rebecca; married on
23 Nov 1898 in McDowell Co, WV; Mary Shannon Sansom; age 30; born in Lincoln Co, WV; daughter
of Gordon and ____.
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huffs Creek District, taken on 15 Jun 1900, Page 262B, Family #130.
Listed as George Bishop, age 23, born in WV in Jun 1876, married 2 yrs, day laborer,
head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 47; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Hensley, WV; son of
Elisha and Rebecca; married on 12 Jun 1931 at Hensley, WV; Lena Green; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of M. A.and Mary.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #14023; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 62; born in WV; married, husband of Lena Bishop; son of Elise and Rebecca
Harris Bishop; died on 12 Sep 1945 at Hanover, Wyoming Co, WV; buried on Huff Creek, Wyoming
Co, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1931); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
George Bishop; age 47; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Hensley, WV; son of
Elisha and Rebecca; married on 12 Jun 1931 at Hensley, WV; Lena Green; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of M. A .and Mary.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Page 213A, Family #51.
Listed as Clarence Bishop, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Bishop.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Davy Precinct, taken on
12 Jan 1920, Page 243B, Family #314.
Listed as Clarence Bishop, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, William Bishop.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Johnson Precinct; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 123B; Family #50/50.
Listed as Luvena Atwell; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Charles F. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV Co, WV Death Certificate #673; WV Archives Web Site.
Louvena Bishop; age 19 yrs, 8 mons, 26 days; born on 15 Apr 1906 in Lebanon, VA; married, wife of
Clarence Bishop; daughter of C.F., born in Tow Hill, VA, and Ida Taylor, born in Washington Co, VA,
Atwell; died on 11 Jan 1926 at Asco, McDowell Co, WV of child birth complications; buried on 13 Jan
1926 at Asco, McDowell Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; Brumley Gap and Worley's Precincts; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page
240B; Family #78/86.
Listed as Charlie F. Atwell; age 28; born in Feb 1872 in VA; married 12 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
2. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Johnson Precinct; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 123B; Family #50/50.
Listed as Charley Atwell; age 35; born in VA; married once for 17 yrs; laborer in sawmill; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; Brumley Gap and Worley's Precincts; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page
240B; Family #78/86.
Listed as Ida J. Atwell; age 21; born in Jun 1878 in VA; married 12 yrs; 4 children, 3 living;
in household of husband, Charles F. Atwell.
(There is an error in birth date, she would have only been 9 yrs old at their marriage)
2. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Johnson Precinct; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 123B; Family #50/50.
Listed as Ida Atwell; age 32; born in VA; married once for 17 yrs; 8 children, 7 living; in household of
husband, Charles F. Atwell.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; Brumley Gap and Worley's Precincts; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page
240B; Family #78/86.
Listed as Cora D. Atwell; age 8; born in Oct 1891 in VA; in household of father, Charles F. Atwell.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; Brumley Gap and Worley's Precincts; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page
240B; Family #78/86.
Listed as Willie M. Atwell; age 4; born in Feb 1896 in VA; in household of father, Charles F. Atwell.
2. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Johnson Precinct; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 123B; Family #50/50.
Listed as Willie Atwell; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Charles F. Atwell.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Johnson Precinct; taken on 20 Apr 1910; Page 123B; Family #50/50.
Listed as Loulalar Atwell; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Charles F. Atwell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3141; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Lewis L. Bishop; age 22; born on 8 May 1895 at Mayking?, WV; employed at Havaco; dependents,
wife and 3 children; served as private in infantry for "State of WV"; medium height and build; brown
eyes and dark brown hair.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Lewis L. Bishop, age 24, born in WV, coal miner, head of household.
3. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Lewis Bishop, age 35, born in WV, married at 16, bondsman in coal mine, head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken 18th of June 1900,
page 82A, Family #161.
Listed as Josie Cameron, age 9, born in Mar 1891, in WV, in household of
father, Calvin Cameron.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 14 May 1910, Page 210B, Family #422.
Listed as Josie F. Baker, age 19, born in WV, widow, head of household.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Josie Bishop, age 26, born in WV, in household of husband, Lewis L. Bishop.
4. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Josie Bishop, age 36, born in WV, married at 17, in household of husband, Lewis L. Bishop.
5. E-mail message 30 Sep 2002, by Sandy Peps2000, peps2000@hotmail.com.
Her grandmother, Josephine Cameron, married first Wade Baker, son of Dimmon
and (Rebecca Jane Harman) Baker; married second, Lewis Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Fred Bishop, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Frazier Bishop, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Hester Bishop, age 3 yrs, 0 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Hester Bishop, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, Havaco, taken on 2 Feb 1920, Page 168A,
Family #389.
Listed as Arnold Bishop, age 6 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Arnold Bishop, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Robert Bishop, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #12372; WV Archives Web Site.
Violet M. Bishop, age 7 mons; born on 22 Mar 1924 at Havaco, WV; daughter of L.L. and Josie
Cameron Bishop; died on 21 Oct 1924 at Havaco, WV of colitis; buried on 22 Oct 1924 at Town
Mountain.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Paul Bishop, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV, Rock District, taken on 13 Apr 1930, Page 232B, Family #276.
Listed as Ted Bishop, age 1 yr, 10 mons, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis L. Bishop.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #12763; WV Archives Web Site.
Marvin L. Bishop, age 5 mons, 12 days; born on 23 Mar 1929 in WV; son of L.L. and Josie Cameron
Bishop; died on 5 Sep 1929 of colitis; buried on 8 Sep1929 at Welch, WV; informant, L.L Bishop
(father), Caples, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #12772; WV Archives Web Site.
Margaret Sylvia Bishop, age 5 mons, 19 days; born on 23 Mar 1929 in WV; daughter of L.L. and Josie
Cameron Bishop; died on 12 Sep 1929 of colitis; buried on 14 Sep1929 at Welch, WV; informant, L.L
Bishop (father), Caples, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, page 122A, Family 47.
Listed as Aldie Bishop, age 2, in household of father, William Bishop.
2. Ancestry.com web site, GEDCOM file 185947, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Aldie Curtis Bishop was born on 25 Jan 1897 at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; died 8
Aug 1982 at Albany, Clinton Co, KY; buried 11 Aug 1982 at Bluefield, Tazewell
Co, VA; married first, Elizabeth Bishop; second, Elizabeth Cynthia Bishop;
third, Ida Belle Keaton Peregoy.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Page 213A, Family #51.
Listed as Auldie Curtis Bishop, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, William R. Bishop.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1917); Page 73; WV Archives Web Site.
A.C. Bishop; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Davy, WV; son of William
and Elizabeth; married on 18 Apr 1917 at Capels, WV; Elizabeth England; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Noah and Matilda.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3550; Welch, WV Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Aldie Bishop; age 21; born on 5 Jan 1896 at Davy, WV; miner for Superior Pocahontas Coal Co at
Davy, WV; dependents, wife; short with slender build; blue eyes and brown hair.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Brown's Creek District, Davy Precinct, taken on
12 Jan 1920, Page 243B, Family #314.
Listed as Aeldie C. Bishop, age 22, born in WV, in household of father, William Bishop.
7. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # 2745; Apr 1942.
Aldie (No Middle Name) Bishop; age 47; born on 10 Jan 1896 at Davy, WV; living at Asco, McDowell
Co, WV; employed by Atlantic Smokeless Coal Co, Asco, WV; person who will always know address,
Mrs. Aldie Bishop, Asco, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 119A;
Family #296/325.
Listed as Elizabeth England; age 9; born in WV; in household of uncle, Boyd England, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1917); Page 73; WV Archives Web Site.
A.C. Bishop; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Davy, WV; son of William and
Elizabeth; married on 18 Apr 1917 at Capels, WV; Elizabeth England; age 17; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Noah and Matilda.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Book #__ (1963); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Lizzie Bishop; age 64; born on 18 Apr 1899 at Capels, WV; married; living at Carswell, WV; daughter
of Noah and Tillis (Bishop) England; died on 15 Aug 1963 in the Stevens Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co,
WV from infraction of myocardium with coronary sclerosis; buried on 17 Aug 1963 in Grandview
Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, (Tazewell Co) VA; informant, Aldie Bishop, Carswell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #13875; WV Archives Web Site.
Baby Ester Bishop; age 1 yr, 6 mons, 7 days; born on 30 Mar 1929 at Asco, WV; daughter of Aldie
and Lizzie England Bishop; died on 7 Oct 1930 at Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV; buried
on 10 Oct 1930 at Ox, WV; informant Aldie Bishop (father), Hemphill, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Monroe Co, WV, Springfield District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 227A, Family #104.
Listed as Troy Bishop, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, David C. Bishop
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken o 21/22 Jan 1920, Page 270A,
Family #344.
Listed as Troy Bishop, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, David C. Bishop.
3. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, Glen Alum, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 133A,
Family #181.
Listed as Troy Bishop, age 22, born in WV, married at 21, motorman in coal mine, head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #3578; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Bishop; age 25 yrs, 11 mons, 28 days; born on 7 Mar 1907 at Caples, WV; married, husband of
Fannie Dotson; brakeman on motor in coal mine; son of D.C. and S.J. Rose Bishop; died on 5 Mar
1933 at Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from a slate fall in mine at Panther, WV on 28 Feb
1933; buried on 8 Mar 1933 at Wharncliffe, WV; informant, D.C. Bishop (father), Panther, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, Glen Alum, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 133A,
Family #181.
Listed as Fannie Bishop, age 18, born in WV, married at 17, in household of husband, Troy Bishop.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV, Stafford District, Glen Alum, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 133A,
Family #181.
Listed as Thelma C. Bishop, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Troy Bishop.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; taken on 9 Jan 1920; Page 16A;
Family #274/289.
Listed as Clarence Mitchem (sic, Bishop); age 5 yrs, 7 mons; born in WV; in household of step-father,
John A. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureka; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 169A;
Family #275/290.
Listed as Clarence Bishop; age 16; born in WV; in household of mother, Minerva Belcher Bishop
Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1934); Page 104; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Bishop; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Kimball, WV; son of
Rosco Bishop (and) Minerva; married on 13 Oct 1934 at Vivian, WV; Essusnay Bowman; age 21;
born in Floyd Co, VA; single; daughter of Dick and Eliza.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1934); Page 104; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Bishop; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living in Kimball, WV; son of
Rosco Bishop (and) Minerva; married on 13 Oct 1934 at Vivian, WV; Essusnay Bowman; age 21;
born in Floyd Co, VA; single; daughter of Dick and Eliza.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death certificate #8431; WV Archives Web Site.
Estel Rosco Bishop; age 18 days; born on 31 May 1935; son of Clarence and Essie May Bowman
Bishop; died on 16 Jun 1935 at Vivian, WV; premature birth; buried on 18 Jun 1935 at Eckman, WV
1. Internet e-mail, dbishop2@ameritech.net, 7 Nov 1999, Douglas A. Bishop.
Sanford C. Bishop was born on 10 Feb 1908 in WV; died Dec 1986 in WV.
2. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, Noah Bishop search, 4 Sep 2002; Social
Security Death Index.
Sanford Bishop; born on 10 Jan 1908; died in Dec 1986; living at Bradshaw,
McDowell Co, WV at death.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 28 Apr 1910, Page 201A,
Family #317.
Listed as Sanford Bishop, age 2, single, born in WV, in household of father, Floyd Bishop.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 2 Jan 1920, Page 228A,
Family #17.
Listed as Sanford C. Bishop, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Floyd Bishop.
5. "McDowell County WV Heritage", MCHS, 1995, Vol I, Page 19; reprint of "Young American Patriots",
WW II Veterans", Page 679.
Sanford Bishop; born on 10 Jan 1909; EM 2nd Class US Navy; entered service 7 Apr 1944 at Great
Lakes, IL; Europe & Pacific; son of M/M Floyd Bishop of Logan, WV; husband of Mrs. Sallie Murray
Bishop of Lex, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Death certificate #16136; WV Archives Web Site.
Glenna Fern Bishop; age 7 mons, 29 days; born on 11 Feb 1949 at Jolo, WV; daughter of Sandford
and Sally Murry Bishop; died on 9 Oct 1949 at Jolo, WV of "infectious dsysentery"; buried on 10 Oct
1949 in Short Ridge Cemetery.