Perry Bishop1,2

M, #711, b. 6 May 1836, d. 8 Feb 1920
Last Edited17 Sep 2014
FatherThomas Miller1
MotherSarah Burns3,1,4 b. bt 1797 - 1800, d. 20 Apr 1881
Birth*6 May 1836Perry Bishop was born on 6 May 1836 in Clay County, Kentucky.1 
Marriage*23 July 1857He married Levisa Baker, daughter of Robert Baker Jr. and Sarah Rogers, on 23 July 1857 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.2,5 
Death*8 February 1920Perry Bishop died on 8 February 1920 in Teges, Clay County, Kentucky, at age 83.4 
Burial*He was buried in the Bishop Cemetery, Newfound, Clay County, Kentucky. Driving directions, by Wanda Hunter Day, from Manchester, Clay County, KY to Bishop Cemetery, Newfound, Clay County, KY: Hwy 11 to Oneida, KY; continue on Hwy 11. Turn right onto Rocky Branch Rd; cross South Fork, Kentucky River; continue on Rocky Branch Rd; becomes Newfound Rd (blacktop, then gravel); drive 3-4 miles; turn left onto Cedar Valley; drive 1/4 mile; arrive at Bishop Cemetery on the right.6 

Family

 Levisa Baker b. 7 Jan 1843, d. 4 Jul 1923
Child 1.Eliza Ann Bishop+7,8 b. 1 May 1858, d. 29 Jun 1923

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Citations

  1. [S133] Perry Bishop (Pvt., Co. I, 14th KY Cav., Civil War), pension no. Inv. 395,000, 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. Deposition by William B. Bishop, 13 August 1884, transcribed by Wanda Hunter Day from copy held by same: "Q: What relation are you to Perry Bishop: A: Half-brother. Q: What was his father's name? A: Thomas Miller. Q: How long were you acquainted with him [Thomas Miller]? A: About 13 years, from the time, or about the time, I was born. He left & went to Indiana. Q: How many brothers or sisters or such supposed relative, did Perry Bishop have? A: One sister and one brother. Q: What are the names of your brothers and sisters? A: Andy and Sam are the brothers and one sister named Cassy. That's all there ever was. Q: What did they die of? A: Andy died of some disease unknown to me. Sam had white swelling. Cassy is living in good health. Q: What was the cause of your mother's death? A: Old age. Q: What did your father die of? A: The fever."
  2. [S180] Vicy Bishop, widow's pension application no. 1,154,619, certificate no. 892,628; service of Perry Bishop (Pvt., Co. I, 14th KY Cav., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Photocopy held by Wanda Hunter Day.
  3. [S271] 1850 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Kentucky District, page 130A-130B, dwelling 449, family 449, Sarah Bishop; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Apr 2011), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432_197. Household includes: Sarah Bishop 40 [If age 40 as enumerated in 1850, she would have been born in 1809-10 and age 7-8 when she married. It is unlikely that Sarah (Burns) Bishop married at such a young age. Age 50 is more likely.], real estate valued at $150; Samuel 30; Cassy 23; William 21; Alford 19; Perry 16; Mary 13; Robert 1; Cassy 4; all enumerated as b. KY. [According to S133, Sarah (Burns) Bishop was the mother of 7 children: Samuel, Andrew, Cassandra, William, Alford, Perry, and Mary. Thus, Robert age 1 and Cassy age 4 are not her children. Perhaps they're her grandchildren.]
  4. [S161] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 02 April 2011), entry for Perry Bishop, 08 February 1920, Clay County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort." Informant: Thomas Bishop, his grandson.
  5. [S183] Timothy W. Spence Sr., transcriber, "Clay County, Kentucky: Perry Bishop 'widow' Vicy Baker Bishop pension file." Rootsweb (http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twspence/tim/clay/… : accessed 11 October 2011), 3rd and 5th documents.
  6. [S276] Bishop Cemetery (Newfound, Clay County, Kentucky), Perry Bishop marker, photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 09 Oct 2010.
  7. [S180] Vicy Bishop, widow's pension application no. 1,154,619, certificate no. 892,628; service of Perry Bishop (Pvt., Co. I, 14th KY Cav., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications . . ., 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. ". . . a true copy of the dates of the claimants birth, and the date of the claimant and soldiers marriage, and the names and dates of the births of their children in order of their births; as it appears of record in their family bible." --Delila Abner, Notary Public, Clay County, Kentucky, 22 April 1920. Photocopy held by Wanda Hunter Day.
  8. [S179] 1860 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Sextons Creek, page 100, dwelling 631, family 631, Perry Bishop; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 Nov 2011), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_363. Household includes: Perry Bishop 24, farmer, real estate valued at $300, personal property of $60; Vica [sic] 20; Eliza A. 2; Archibald 8/12; all b. Clay County, KY.