Walter R Bishop (1925 - 1996)

Born 9 Feb 1925 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Son of Tilmon Melvin Bishop and Minnie Mae (Sellers) Bishop

Husband of Margaret Ella (Jones) Bishop — married 9 Jul 1945 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1996 at age 71 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Walter R Bishop was born on Feb 09, 1925 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the third child of Tilmon Melvin Bishop and Minnie Mae Sellers. ^{[1] [2]}

He had eight siblings, namely: John L Diamond, Van Wallace, Dolvis Joan, Peggy Odina, James Webster, Johan, Annie Lois, and Melvina.

He died on Aug 24, 1996 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA (Jefferson Davis Hospital; Age at Death: 71). ^{[3] [4]}

When he was 20, he married Margaret Ella Jones, daughter of James Robert Jones and Laura Alzedia Carney, on Jul 09, 1945 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (also on headstone). ^{[5] [6]}

Walter R Bishop lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in , Newton, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (25 Age: 25; Enumeration District: 51-18; Head Relation To Head: Head; Married Marital Status: Married). Race: White.

He served in the military between Mar 14–Jul 07, 1945 (44-065-738 US Army Pvt). ^{[7] [8]}

His cause of death was Cardiac Arrest, Myelofibrosis, Pneumonia. ^[9] His height was 5 ft. 8 in. His weight was 145 lb. He was self-employed as a electrician. He was affiliated with the Baptist religion.

He lived in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA between 1956–1996.

Walter Bishop is buried in Brady Cemetery.

Walter R Bishop and Margaret Ella Jones had the following children:

1. Walter "Ray" Bishop. Married to Vera Carolyn Broome. After divorce married to Nancy Arline Jordan.
2. Patsy Maureen "Pat" Bishop was born on Nov 18, 1947 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 21, 2010 in Sontag, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 63). She married Albert William "Duts" Holden Jr on Nov 15, 1967 in Louisiana, USA.
3. Betty Jean Bishop. Married to Kenneth Terrell Robbins Sr.
4. Myrtis Jane Bishop. Married to James Edward Craig Jr.
5. Margaret Minnie Bishop. Married to Richard Hiram Bourn. One child. After divorce married to Mark Roy Mrstik. Two children. After divorce married to James Coble. Divorced.
6. Danny Tilman Bishop was born on Dec 27, 1954 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 29, 1954 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 2 days).
7. Richard Tillman Bishop was born on Feb 02, 1958 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 02, 2007 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 49). Never married.
8. Linda Annette Bishop was born on Jul 06, 1962 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 30, 2022 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St Dominic's Hospital; Age at Death: 60). She married Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Hester Sr on Jan 31, 1981 in Prentiss, Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, USA.

Bio by his daughter, Myrtis ^[11]

Obituary

Hattiesburg American, Monday, August 26, 1996

Walter R. Bishop

PRENTISS — Services are scheduled for 2 p,m. today at Saulters-Moore Funeral Home Chapel in Prentiss for Walter R. Bishop, 71, of Prentiss, who died Aug. 24, 1996 at Jefferson Davis County Hospital in Prentiss, due to cancer.

The Revs. Randy Rich and Tom Myers will officiate. Interment will be in the Brady Cemetery in Prentiss.

Mr. Bishop, a native of Simpson County, worked for the Town of Prentiss Water Works Department for 22 years, He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Mr. Bishop was a World War II Veteran, a Mason, a Shriner, and an electrician.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Bishop of Prentiss; two sons, Walter Ray Bishop of Mendenhall and Richard Bishop of Prentiss; five daughters, Pat Holden of Sontag, Betty Robbins of Carson, Myrtis Bishop of Orlando, Fla., Margaret Coble of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Linda Hester of Prentiss; two brothers, John L. Bishop of Emporia, Kan. and Webster Bishop of Mendenhall; two sisters, Dolvis Stearmen [Stearmer] and Lois Gates. both of Sierra Vista, Ariz,; 19 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Saulters-Moore Funeral Home in Prentiss is in charge of arrangements. ^[4]

Research Notes

My dad's mother said he was born on the 8th and that his middle name was Raleigh. Birth certificate only has initial "R" and born on the Feb 9, 1925. My dad did not use the middle name of Raleigh, he used the initial "R" only with no period. Bishop-4082 20:07, 6 June 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=Numident&indiv=try&h=24202304 Name: Walter Raleigh Bishop [Walter R Bishop] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 29 Feb 1924 NOTE: s/b 9 Feb 1925 Birth Place: Unknown Simp, Mississippi Father Name: Tilmon M Bishop Mother Name: Minnie M Sellers Death Date: 24 Aug 1996 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Dec 1941: Name listed as WALTER RALEIGH BISHOP; 29 Aug 1996: Name listed as WALTER R BISHOP
2. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7F-5241 : 10 February 2023), Walter Raleigh Bishop, .
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY5W-P32 : 20 May 2014), Walter R Bishop, 24 Aug 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Obituary for Walter R Bishop Clipped from Hattiesburg American, 26 Aug 1996, Mon, Page 8
5. ↑ Marriage Certificate: Marriage Record 16-White, Page 227 R,M, Grubbs, Circuit Clerk, Simpson County, Mendenhall, Miss.
6. ↑ Bishop-Jones Marriage Told in Simpson County News (Mendenhall, Mississippi) · Thu, Jul 12, 1945 · Page 5
7. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMKB-CR6 : 5 December 2014), Walter R Bishop, enlisted 14 Mar 1945, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKJ-2VNW : Sat Mar 09 08:19:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter R Bishop and T M Bishop, 9 February 1943.
9. ↑ From his Death Certificate
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33087916/walter_r-bishop: accessed April 10, 2024), memorial page for Walter R Bishop (9 Feb 1925–24 Aug 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33087916, citing Brady Cemetery, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
11. ↑ Myrtis Bishop, April 12, 2014.

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-SVT2 : Sat Mar 09 20:29:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter and Melvin Bishop, 1933.
• Notes of Daughter Myrtis Jane Bishop-Craig
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-S1H : 8 December 2015), Walter Bishop in entry for Melvin F Bishop, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-S49 : accessed 31 July 2015), Walter Bishop in household of Tillman M Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-4, sheet 8B, family 131, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMQ-G7MX : Wed Oct 04 06:52:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Walter R Bushop, 13 April 1950.
• Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022), Ancestry.com, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newton, Mississippi; Roll: 4680; Sheet Number: 36; Enumeration District: 51-18. Record for Walter R Bushop. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62308&h=47538161&indiv=try.

Name: Walter R Bishop

Age: 25

Birth Date: abt 1925

Gender: Male

Birth Place: Mississippi

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence Date: 1950

Home in 1950: Newton, Mississippi, USA

Dwelling Number: B381

Household Members Age Relationship

Walter R Bishop 25 Head

Margaret E Bishop 23 Wife

Walter R Bishop 3 Son

Patsy Bishop 2 Daughter

Betty J Bishop 0 Daughter

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Myrtis Bishop and Rae Ann (Bishop) Eklund, first cousins. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: "1st Cousin based on 13.3% DNA shared across 38 segments."
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed with a 23andMe test match between Myrtis Bishop and Beatrice "Bea" (Canoy) Kennedy, 1st cousins once removed. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: "2nd Cousin based on 3.96% DNA shared across 17 segments."