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Ruth M. Bishop 1903–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 SEP 1903

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

Death Date: 15 OCT 1998

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

Father: John Bishop

Mother: Margaret Bowser

Spouse(s): Edward Behrends

Children(s): John Behrends, Dean Behrends

Ruth M. Bishop was born in 1903 in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Bishop And Margaret Jane Bowser. In 1910, Ruth M. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA. In 1920, Ruth M. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA. Ruth M. Bishop married Edward H Behrends, and had children including Dean Oliver Behrends, Jane Anne Behrends, John Bishop Behrends. Ruth M. Bishop passed away in 1998 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth M. Bishop was born in 1903 in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Bishop And Margaret Jane Bowser.
  • In 1910, Ruth M. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • In 1920, Ruth M. Bishop was recorded in the census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA.
  • Ruth M. Bishop married Edward H Behrends, and had children including Dean Oliver Behrends, Jane Anne Behrends, John Bishop Behrends.
  • Ruth M. Bishop passed away in 1998 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Bishop
1903–1998
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–

Ruth Bishop's Descendants

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Ruth (M.) Bishop (11 SEP 1903–15 OCT 1998) m. Edward (H.) Behrends (12 OCT 1902–9 AUG 1983)
  1. 1. John (Bishop) Behrends 1927–1927
  2. 2. Dean (Oliver) Behrends 1931–2015

Ruth Bishop's Timeline

4 Records

1903
11 SEP 1903
Birth of Ruth M. Bishop in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Ruth M. Bishop appeared in census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Ruth M. Bishop appeared in census in Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA
1998
15 OCT 1998
Age 95
Death of Ruth M. Bishop in Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1903
    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: 15 OCT 1998
    Event Place: Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA
    Record Source:
    [1] WESSLING.FTW
    [2] Combined Wahlfeld.FTW
    [3] CombinedWahlfeld3.FTW
    [4] bowlby.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Forest City Twp., Mason Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason Co., Il., USA

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