Levisa Baker1

F, #730, b. 7 Jan 1843, d. 4 Jul 1923
Last Edited21 Nov 2014
FatherRobert Baker Jr.2,3 b. 29 Feb 1800, d. 2 Apr 1871
MotherSarah Rogers2,3 b. 1804, d. a 1843
Name Variation Levisa Baker was also known as Vicy/Vicie Baker.2,4,5 
Birth*7 January 1843She was born on 7 January 1843 in Booneville, Owsley County, Kentucky.2,6 
Marriage*23 July 1857She married Perry Bishop, son of Thomas Miller and Sarah Burns, on 23 July 1857 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.4,7 
Death*4 July 1923Levisa Baker died on 4 July 1923 in the home of Lee Bishop, Teges, Clay County, Kentucky, at age 80.2,4 
Burial*She was buried in 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.5 

Family

 Perry Bishop b. 6 May 1836, d. 8 Feb 1920
Child 1.Eliza Ann Bishop+8,9 b. 1 May 1858, d. 29 Jun 1923

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Citations

  1. [S176] 1880 U.S. census, Owsley County, Kentucky, population schedule, Cow Creek, page 284A, dwelling 117, family 121, Perry Bishop; digital image. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Jan 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9_438. Household includes: Perry Bishop 45, farmer; Levisa 37, wife; Archibald 20, son; Sarah J. 17, daughter; William 15, son; Lucinda 14, daughter; Mariah 12, daughter; George 9, son; John C. B. 6, son; Leeander 1, son; all b. KY.
  2. [S175] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 January 2014), entry for Vicy Bishop, 04 July 1923, Clay County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."
  3. [S296] Supplemental application, S. G. Philpott, National no. 899771, Add vol. 1100, on George Rogers (1740-1800, Virginia), approved 2014; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Office of the Registrar General, Washington, D.C.
  4. [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.
  5. [S277] Bishop Cemetery (Newfound, Clay County, Kentucky), Vicie Bishop marker, photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 09 Oct 2010.
  6. [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), 7th document.
  7. [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.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.