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Bessie M Bankson Bishop 1905–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1905

Birth Location: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1998

Death Location: Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA

Father: William Bankson

Mother: Ada Bankson

Spouse(s): Orval Bishop

Children(s): Margaret Miller

In 1905, Bessie M Bankson Bishop entered the world in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA, born to William Bankson And Ada Mabel Hamilton Bankson. In 1910, Bessie M Bankson Bishop resided in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA. Bessie M Bankson Bishop married Orval E Bishop, and had children including Margaret Ilene Miller. Bessie M Bankson Bishop passed away in 1998 in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Bessie M Bankson Bishop entered the world in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA, born to William Bankson And Ada Mabel Hamilton Bankson.
  • In 1910, Bessie M Bankson Bishop resided in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA.
  • Bessie M Bankson Bishop married Orval E Bishop, and had children including Margaret Ilene Miller.
  • Bessie M Bankson Bishop passed away in 1998 in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bankson
1856–1936
Birth Location: Marrowbone Twp, Moultrie, Illinois
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Ada Bankson
1867–1937
Birth Location: Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Orval Bishop
1905–1982
Birth Location: Nebraska
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Children(s)

Margaret Miller
1928–1983
Birth Location: McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA
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Bessie Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Bishop
1905–1998
Birth Place: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
Parents
William Bankson
1856–1936
Marrowbone Twp, Moultrie, Illinois
Ada (Mabel Hamilton) Bankson
1867–1937
Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Bankson
1827–1915
Twp. 8N, Range 2E, Fayette County, Illinois, USA
Eliza (Jane) Thomason
1831–1857
Shelby County, Illinois, USA
George (Washington) Hamilton
1836–1916
Sweden, Monroe, New York, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Swarthout) Hamilton
1850–1919
Lyndon, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peyton Bankson
1797–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Bishop's Descendants

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Bessie (M Bankson) Bishop (15 Nov 1905–11 Dec 1998) m. Orval (E) Bishop (9 Aug 1905–Apr 1982)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ilene) Miller 1928–1983 m. Eugene (William) Miller 1926–2004

Bessie Bishop's Timeline

3 Records

1905
15 Nov 1905
Birth of Bessie M Bankson Bishop in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Bessie M Bankson Bishop resided here in Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
1998
11 Dec 1998
Age 93
Death of Bessie M Bankson Bishop in Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA
Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1905
    Event Place: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_846; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374859

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wilsonville, Furnas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_846; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374859

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1998
    Event Place: Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, USA
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