John L. Diamond Bishop (1921 - 1999)

Born 30 Jan 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Jeanette (Campbell) Bishop — married 16 Jun 1944 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA

Died 4 Jun 1999 at age 78 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States

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Biography

John L Diamond Bishop ^[1] was born on Jan 30, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Tilmon Melvin Bishop and Minnie Mae Sellers. ^{[2] [3]}

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

He died on Jun 04, 1999 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA (Age at Death: 78). ^[4]

He married Barbara Jeanette Campbell, daughter of Guy Bliss "Slim" Campbell and Ilgra Elizabeth Stinson, on Jun 16, 1944 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). Race: White.

He lived in Aquia, Stafford, Virginia, USA in 1950 Married.

John L Diamond Bishop was buried on Jun 08, 1999 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA (Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Section E, Lot 8, Space 1). ^[8] Some of the cremated remains were sent back to Simpson County, Mississippi where they were buried near the T Melvin Bishop homestead on Cole Road South.

John L Diamond Bishop and Barbara Jeanette Campbell had the following children:

1. Danny Charles Bishop was born on May 11, 1945 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA. He died on May 13, 1945 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA (Newman Memorial County hospital; Age at Death: 2 days).
2. Gary Richard Bishop.
3. Diantha Sue Bishop.

Military History

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Feb 16, 1942 Military Registration: Feb 16, 1942 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (22 Age: 22) ^[9]

He served in the US Marine Corps, 32 year Veteran serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam retiring as M SGT. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Research Notes

He used the name John L. (initial only) Bishop, but his mother named him John L. Diamond Bishop. I do have a document from the Mississippi State Board of Health Office of Public Records Statistics Vital Records dated Jun 29, 1983, with his name as John L. Diamond Bishop. Bishop-4082 14:48, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

I also have one newspaper clipping with his name as John L. D. Bishop. ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate - John L. Diamond Bishop
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for John L Bishop. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=19316922&indiv=try. Name: John L Bishop SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 30 Jan 1921 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 4 Jun 1999 Father: Tilman M Bishop Mother: Minnie M Sallars Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Dec 1944: Name listed as JOHN L BISHOP
3. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K43-5135 : 11 February 2023), John L Bishop, .
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMM3-P2C : 19 May 2014), John L Bishop, 04 Jun 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXRB-FZ4 : 22 December 2016), John L Bishop and Barbara J Campbell, 16 Jun 1944; citing Craven, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 288,291.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT9-DFK : 22 December 2016), John L Bishop and Barbara J Campbell, 16 Jun 1944; citing Craven, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 288,299.
7. ↑ Marriage of Barbara Campbell & John Bishop
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-H4SP : 13 December 2015), John L Diamond Bishop, 1999; Burial, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States of America, Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 34924700, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34924700.
9. ↑ "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKJ-2S9F : Sun Mar 10 06:55:48 UTC 2024), Entry for John L Bishop and T M Bishop, 16 February 1942.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.] Name: John Bishop Gender: Male Birth Date: 30 Jan 1921 Death Date: 4 Jun 1999 SSN: xxx Branch 1: M Enlistment Date 1: 17 Mar 1950 NOTE: enlistment date in not correct s/b March 1942 Release Date 1: 16 Mar 1969
11. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. ] Name: John L Bishop Service Info.: M SGT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM Birth Date: 30 Jan 1921 Death Date: 4 Jun 1999 Cemetery: Memorial Lawn Cemetery Cemetery Address: 2000 Prairie Emporia, KS 66801
12. ↑ Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) · Wed, May 21, 1941 · Page 2
13. ↑ Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) · Sat, Mar 21, 1942 · Page 11
14. ↑ Simpson County News (Mendenhall, Mississippi) · Thu, Jun 6, 1957 · Page 10
15. ↑ Military Enlistment for John L D Bishop

• Military Grave Marker

Inscription:

John L Bishop

M SGT US MARINE CORPS

WW II KOREA VIETNAM

Jan 30 1921 - Jun 4 1999

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-S1W : accessed 7 June 2017), John L Bishop in household of Melvin F Bishop, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11B, line 87, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SW1 : accessed 31 July 2015), John G 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:/61903/1:1:6XLK-1FQ3 : Thu Oct 05 19:02:56 UTC 2023), Entry for John L Bishop and Barbara J Bishop, 10 April 1950.