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Nelson H. Bishop 1889–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 OCT 1889

Birth Location: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 27 AUG 1943

Death Location: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

Father: John Bishop

Mother: Margaret Bowser

Spouse(s): Dolly McCabe, Mazie Brandt

Children(s):

Nelson H. Bishop was born in 1889 in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Bishop And Margaret Jane Bowser. In 1900, Nelson H. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City, Mason Co., Il., USA. In 1910, Nelson H. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA. Nelson H. Bishop married Dolly Mccabe, Mazie Brandt. Nelson H. Bishop passed away in 1943 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson H. Bishop was born in 1889 in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Bishop And Margaret Jane Bowser.
  • In 1900, Nelson H. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City, Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • In 1910, Nelson H. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • Nelson H. Bishop married Dolly Mccabe, Mazie Brandt.
  • Nelson H. Bishop passed away in 1943 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Bishop
1889–1943
Birth Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Parents
John Henry Bishop
1857–1926
Mason Co., Il., USA
Margaret (Jane) Bowser
1863–1953
Il., USA
Grandparents
Johann (Gerhard Heinrich) Bischoff
1824–1893
Wehdel, Hannover, Preussen, Germany
Mary (Elisabeth) Wessling
1833–1861
Gehrde, Hannover, Preussen, Germany
John Bowser
Great-Grandparents
Johann Bischoff
1785–1830
Maria Wehmhoff
1794–
Johann WESSLING
1799–1879
Anna WEHMHOFF
1803–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bischoff
1754–1796
Catrin Stadtmann
1759–
Johann WEHMHOFF
1748–1820
Anna KRAMER
1754–
Johann WESSLING
1773–1864
Catharina WEYLAGE
1768–
Johann WEHMHOFF
1748–1820
Anna KRAMER
1754–

Nelson Bishop's Timeline

5 Records

1889
30 OCT 1889
Birth of Nelson H. Bishop in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Nelson H. Bishop appeared in census in Forest City, Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City, Mason Co., Il., USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Nelson H. Bishop appeared in census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Nelson H. Bishop appeared in census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1943
27 AUG 1943
Age 54
Death of Nelson H. Bishop
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1889
    Event Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] WESSLING.FTW
    [2] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [3] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [4] bowlby.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1943
    Record Source:
    [1] WESSLING.FTW
    [2] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [3] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [4] bowlby.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Forest City, Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

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