George W. Bishop1

M, #341, b. 1849
Last Edited18 Apr 2014
FatherAndrew Bishop2,3 b. c 1822, d. c 3 Feb 1873
MotherJane Baker4,2,3 b. 5 Jan 1827, d. a 1 Jun 1900
Birth*1849George W. Bishop was born in 1849 in Clay County, Kentucky.3 
Marriage License16 March 1869He and Rachel Edwards obtained a marriage license on 16 March 1869 in Clay County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*21 March 1869George W. Bishop married Rachel Edwards, daughter of George W. Edwards and Margaret Allen, on 21 March 1869 in Clay County, Kentucky.1 
Residence*3 January 1896 George W. Bishop lived 2 miles east of Kingston, Madison County, Kentucky on 03 January 1896. Deposition by his mother Mrs. Jennie [Jane] Bishop, 03 January 1896, transcribed by Wanda Hunter Day: "I am 70 years of age and reside with my son George Bishop 2 mi East of Kingston KY. I have known claimant and pensioner Wm. B. Bishop for about 54 years. He was a brother of my husband Andy Bishop and lived near us before the war."4 

Family

 Rachel Edwards b. 1846

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Citations

  1. [S84] Clay County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, File Box 14, George W. Bishop and Rachel Edwards, recorded license, 16 Mar 1869, and certificate, 21 Mar 1869; County Clerk's Office, Manchester. Photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 14 October 2009.
  2. [S170] 1850 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Kentucky District, page 130B, dwelling 452, family 452, Andrew Bishop; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Apr 2011), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432_197. Household includes: Andrew Bishop 28, b. KY, farmer, real estate valued at $300; Jane 23, b. KY; William 6, b. KY; Granville 5, b. KY; John 3, b. KY; George 1, b. KY; Bicey [sic] Baker [Levisa "Vicy" Baker, sister of Jane (Baker) Bishop] 8, b. KY.
  3. [S171] 1860 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Manchester, page 95, dwelling 600, family 600, Andrew Bishop; digital image, fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 12 Nov 2011), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_363. Household includes: Andrew Bishop 38, farmer, real estate valued at $1,000, personal property of $300; Jane 33; William 16, farm laborer; Granville 15, farm laborer; John 12; George 11; Polly 8; all b. Clay County, KY.
  4. [S134] William B. Bishop (Sgt., Co. I, 14th KY Cav., Civil War), pension no. Inv. 457863, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Department of Veteran Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Photocopy held by Wanda Hunter Day.