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Bishop, Gatha

Bishop, Gatha

Male 1827 - 1891  (63 years)

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  • Name Bishop, Gatha 
    Birth 4 Apr 1827  Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1860  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military From 10 Oct 1861 to 31 Jan 1865  [3, 4, 5] 
    as a private, Co. B, 14th Ky. Vol. Infantry (USA) 
    Census 1870  Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1890  Barkers Ridge Magisterial District, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 25 Mar 1891  Keystone, McDowell, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 Mar 1891  Bud, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I343101  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2021 

    Father Bishop, David Russell,   b. 17 Nov 1771, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1861, Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Wolford, Elizabeth,   b. 1783, Montgomery, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1801  Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F136853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Swan, Elisabeth,   b. 10 Nov 1834, Tom's Creek of Mud River, Cabell (Historical), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1899, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 5 Apr 1853  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F136854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Apr 1827 - Tazewell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Apr 1853 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Mar 1891 - Bud, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S185104] Gutha Bishop in household of David Bishop, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S185106] Gather Bishop, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S185099] Gastra Biship, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    4. [S185102] Gatha Bishop, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934".

    5. [S185103] Gatha Bishop, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949".

    6. [S185105] Gatha Bishup, "United States Census, 1870".

    7. [S185100] Elisabeth L Swan, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    8. [S185101] Gatha Bishop, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".