Douthitt Leonard Bishop (1879 - 1958)

Born 15 May 1879 in Elmore, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hattie May (Douglas) Bishop — married 16 Feb 1905 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Died 28 Jun 1958 at age 79 in Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Biography

Douthitt is person 2429 in DJB. He was a postal clerk; member of Loyal Mystic League; and of Modern Woodmen; res. Lincoln, Neb.

In the 1900 census Douthitt (age 21), Stamper Us Po, was the single son of William L Bishop in Lincoln Ward 6, Lancaster, Nebraska.^[1]

Douthitt (age 25), son of Wm L Bishop & Susan Bishop, married Hattie M. Douglass on 15 February 1905 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.^[2]

In the 1910 census Douthitt (age 31), Clerk, was the married head of household in Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.^[3]

In the 1920 census Donhill (age 40), Clerk, was the married head of household in Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska.^[4]

In the 1930 census Drughitt (age 50), Postal clerk, was the married head of household at 224 North Sixteenth, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.^[5]

In the 1940 census Douthitt (age 60), General Delivery Dept, was the married head of household in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.^[6]

Douthitt was in a military record in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.^[7]

Douthitt died on 28 June 1958 in Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln Ward 6, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 933; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0070
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #31004920 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Douthitt L Bishop (21), single son, Stamper Us Po, in household of William L Bishop (48) in Lincoln Ward 6, Lancaster, Nebraska. Born in Colorado, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908"
   State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61335 #55833 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Douthitt L Bishop (25) marriage to Hattie M. Douglass on 15 Feb 1905 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1374863
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #15604220 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Douthitt L Bishop (31), married, Clerk, head of household in Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Born in Colorado.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_996; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 62
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #18279752 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Donhill L Bishop (40), married, Clerk, head of household in Lincoln Ward 3, Lancaster, Nebraska. Born in Colorado.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341020
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #107361790 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Drughitt Bishop (50), married, Postal clerk, head of household at 224 North Sixteenth, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Born in Colorado.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02253; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 55-26
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #62950804 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Douthitt Bishop (60), married, General Delivery Dept, head of household in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska. Born in Colorado.
7. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Nebraska; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1180
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #16193376 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Name: Douthitt Leonard Bishop; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 15 May 1879; Birth Place: Trinidad, Colorado, USA; Residence Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Occupation: Lincoln Post Office; Height: 5 4; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Brown; Weight: 148; Complexion: Ruddy; Next of Kin: Mrs D. L. Bishop.
8. ↑ Death: "Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968"
   Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Death Index, 1956-1968; Certificate Number: 1958006540
   Ancestry Record 62095 #872744 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   Douthitt L Bishop death 28 Jun 1958 in Lancaster, Nebraska, USA.

See also: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69012595/douthitt-leonard-bishop: accessed 19 July 2023), memorial page for Douthitt Leonard Bishop (15 May 1879–28 Jun 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69012595, citing Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by T&C Lloyd (contributor 47320243).

• Descendants of John Bishop of Guilford, CT, by William Cone and George Root, published 1951 by John Guy Bishop, Nyack, NY, 277 pp. Referred to as DJB.