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Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop 1742–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1806

Death Location: Hueysville, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Ralph War)

Mother: Frances Browne

Spouse(s): John Bishop, Hans *

Children(s): Rachel (Bishop)

Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop was born in 1742 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Ralph Elkins I Confederate Civil War And Frances Browne. Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop married Hans Johannes John Bischoff Bishop, John Bishop, Wahanganoche Whipsewasson Wahanganoche, and had children including Rachel Rebecca Scaggs Bishop. Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop passed away in 1806 in Hueysville, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop was born in 1742 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Ralph Elkins I Confederate Civil War And Frances Browne.
  • Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop married Hans Johannes John Bischoff Bishop, John Bishop, Wahanganoche Whipsewasson Wahanganoche, and had children including Rachel Rebecca Scaggs Bishop.
  • Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop passed away in 1806 in Hueysville, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Bishop
1742–1806
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ralph Elkins I (Confederate Civil War)
1700–1778
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Frances Browne
1709–1796
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia
Grandparents
Ralph Elkins
1680–1753
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bryant
1669–1757
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Maxfield (Deter) Browne
1665–1745
Rappahannock, King George, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Newman) -Browne
1670–1745
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Elkins
1636–1690
Mary Ashton
1645–1690
Johnathan Mothershead
1642–1694
Anne Claytor
1645–1692
Colonel Browne
1620–1677
ELIZABETH MAXFIELD
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Bishop's Descendants

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Ruth ("Old Cherry" Elkins) Bishop (1742–1806) m. John Bishop (1752–1853) m. Hans (Johannes "John" Bischoff (Bishop)) * (1 Apr 1731–15 May 1775)
  1. 1. Rachel (Rebecca Scaggs) (Bishop) 1768–1886 m. William (Calvin) Lester 1771–1838
    1. 1. Rebecca Lester 1795–1870 m. Willoughby ("Willis") Deel 1790–1860 m. Willoughby ("Willis") Deel 1790–1860
      1. 1. Richard Deel 1814–1865 m. Susan Barnes 1810–1880 m. Elenore (Nelly) Gibson 1824–1900
        1. 1. Cynthia ("Synthy") Deal 1837–1890 m. Jeremiah Gibson 1837–1905

Ruth Bishop's Timeline

4 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1806
1806
Age 64
Death of Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1806
1806
Age 64
Death of Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop in Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA
Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 98
Death of Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins Bishop in Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sloan, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hueysville, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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