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James William, "Wiley" Bishop 1813 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Probably, Grant, New Mexico, United States

Father: William BISHOP

Mother: Ascension Merritt

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According to available records, James William "Wiley" Bishop Sr. was born in 1813 in North Carolina, United States, the child of William Willie "Wiley" BISHOP and Ascension Sension Merritt. In the later years of life, James William "Wiley" Bishop Sr. died in 1887 in Probably, Grant, New Mexico, United States.

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William BISHOP
1774 – 1813
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Ascension Merritt
1790 – 1845
Birth Location: Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England or north Carolina
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1813
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1887
    Event Place: Probably, Grant, New Mexico, United States
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