Thomas S Bishop (1818 - 1863)

Born 18 Jul 1818 in Adams County, Ohio, United States

Husband of Nancy (Southwood) Bennett — married 5 Oct 1848 in Fulton County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1863 at age 45 in Missionary Ridge, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Thomas Bishop was born in Appalachia, in Ohio. See Appalachia Project.

Thomas Bishop was born in Adams County.

• Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920^[1]

Name: Thomas Bishop Gender: Male Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1848 Marriage Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA Spouse Name: Nancy Southard Spouse Gender: Female

Children:

1. Cyrus Bishop
2. Mary E. Bishop
3. William Bishop
4. Catharine Bishop
5. Thomas Bishop

• 1850 United States Federal Census^[2]

Name: Thomas Bishop Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1819 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1850: Centre, Fulton, Illinois, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 162 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Bishop 31 Nancy Bishop 18 Cyrus Bishop 0

• Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995^[3]

Name: Thomas S Bishop Rank: Private Company: A Unit: 103rd Illinois Infantry Height: 6' Hair: DARK Eyes: BLUE Complexion: FAIR Marital Status: Married Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: Abt 1818 Birth Place: Adams CO, OH War: Civil War War Years: 1861-1865 Service Entry Age: 44 Service Entry Date: 22 Aug 1862 Service Entry Place: Lewistown, IL Joined By Whom: CPT WILLISON Period: 3 YRS Muster In Date: 2 Oct 1862 Muster In Place: Peoria, IL Remarks: KILLED NOV 25, 1863 AT MISSIONARY RIDGE TENN Residence Place: Lewistown, Fulton CO, IL Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

• Find A Grave Memorial^[4]

Thomas Bishop Birth 1818 Adams County, Ohio, USA Death 25 Nov 1863 (aged 44–45) Burial: Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Plot D, 12816 Memorial ID 2974759

Co A 103rd Illinois. Residence LEWISTOWN, FULTON CO, IL. Age 44 Height 6' Hair DARK Eyes BLUE Complexion FAIR Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER Nativity ADAMS CO, OH

Service Record Joined AUG 22, 1862 LEWISTOWN, IL Joined By CPT WILLISON Period 3 YRS Muster In OCT 2, 1862 PEORIA, IL

KILLED NOV 25, 1863 AT MISSIONARY RIDGE TENN -ILSOS

In 1860 Federal census in Fulton Co, Illinois.^[5] Thomas Bishop, 40, m, farmer, b. Ohio Nancy, 32, f, b. Ohio Cyrus, 11, m Mary E, 8, f William, 6, m Catharine, 5, f Thomas, 2 m All children b. ILL

Next household: Joseph Bishop, 38, m, farmer, b. Ohio ?, 34, f, b. Ohio Milton?, 13, m Thomas, 4, m William, 2, m

There is a stone for him in Fulton Co, Illinois, as well.

Spouse: Nancy Ann Southwood Bishop Bennett* 1831–1872

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920," database
   Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices
   Ancestry Record 60984 #191384 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Thomas Bishop marriage to Nancy Southard on 5 Oct 1848 in Fulton County, Illinois, USA.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85R-VTD : Sun Mar 10 06:06:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Bishop,31, head of household, 1850, Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
3. ↑ "Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995," database with images; Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014; URL: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/datcivil.html
   Ancestry Record 9759 #103893 (accessed 7 April 2024)
   Name: Thomas S Bishop; Rank: Private; Military Age: 43; Service Entry Age: 44; Muster In Age: 44; Birth Date: abt 1818; Birth Place: Adams Co, Ohio; Height: 6'; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; War Years: 1861-1865; War: Civil War; Company: A; Unit: 103rd Illinois Infantry; Period: 3 Yrs; Service Entry Date: 22 Aug 1862; Service Entry Place: Lewistown, Illinois; Joined By Whom: Cpt Willison; Muster In Date: 2 Oct 1862; Muster In Place: Peoria, Illinois; Remarks: Killed Nov 25, 1863 At Missionary Ridge Tenn; Residence Place: Lewistown, Fulton Co, Illinois; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Farmer; Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199025834/thomas_s-bishop: accessed April 7, 2024), memorial page for Thomas S Bishop (1818–25 Nov 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #199025834, citing Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC8-C21 : Sun Mar 10 05:57:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Bishop, 40, head of household, 1860, Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

See also:

• "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZW-N49 : Sat Mar 09 13:11:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas S Bishop.

• Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014.

• "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database with images; The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 36
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #4866786 (accessed 7 April 2024)
  Name: Thomas Bishop; Gender: Male; Unit: A. 103 Ill. Infantry; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Nancy Bishop; Child: N Bennett.