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William Melvin Bishop 1909 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1909

Birth Location: DeKalb Junction, St Lawrence, New York

Death Date: Sep 1983

Death Location: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York

Father: William Bishop

Mother: Myrtle Simmons

Spouse(s): Hilda Hance

Children(s): Vivian Bishop, Eleanor Bishop

According to available records, William Melvin Bishop was born in 1909 in DeKalb Junction, St Lawrence, New York, the child of William Henry Bishop and Myrtle Clara Simmons. Following those early years, William Melvin Bishop married Hilda May Hance, and their family grew to include Vivian Arlene Bishop and Eleanor J Bishop. In the later years of life, William Melvin Bishop died in 1983 in Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York.

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Parents

William Bishop
1875 – 1953
Birth Location: DeKalb, St Lawerence, New York
WB
Myrtle Simmons
1885 – 1968
Birth Location: De Kalb Junction, St Lawrence, New York
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Spouses(s)

Hilda Hance
1914 – 1970
Birth Location: Henderson, Jefferson, New York
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Children(s)

Vivian Bishop
1933 –
Birth Location: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
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Eleanor Bishop
1936 –
Birth Location: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Sep 1909
    Event Place: DeKalb Junction, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936, Social Security Death Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T625_1259; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 117, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341375, Year: 1910; Census Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1074; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375087, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T624_1074; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375087

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: T625_1259; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 117

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341375

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Sep 1983
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gouverneur, St Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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