Eliza May <I>Risinger</I> Bishop

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Eliza May Risinger Bishop

Birth
Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
Death
24 Nov 1921 (aged 49)
East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Mother of Eleven Children Dies

Mrs. Eliza May Bishop of 101 North Fifth Street died at her home yesterday at the age of 50. The remains were shipped at 9:05 a.m. today from Union Station to Poplar Bluff, Mo., for interment. Niederfeld & Johnson had charge.

Mrs. Bishop is survived by her husband, Thomas Bishop, and the following sons and daughters:

Kelly McGowan
Buford McGowan
Goldie McGowan
Eula McGowan
Kathleen McGowan
Joe McGowan
Oscar Bishop

Preceding her in death were Walter, Gussie, and twins Lewis and Dewie McGowan.

East Louis Daily Journal
Friday, November 25, 1921

NOTES:
~ First married James Marshall McGowan May 5, 1891 (may be May 29th)
~ Second married Thomas Bishop July 11, 1911 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born 1881 & died 1949.
~ I have no explanation as to why the Bishop name isn't on her headstone.
Mother of Eleven Children Dies

Mrs. Eliza May Bishop of 101 North Fifth Street died at her home yesterday at the age of 50. The remains were shipped at 9:05 a.m. today from Union Station to Poplar Bluff, Mo., for interment. Niederfeld & Johnson had charge.

Mrs. Bishop is survived by her husband, Thomas Bishop, and the following sons and daughters:

Kelly McGowan
Buford McGowan
Goldie McGowan
Eula McGowan
Kathleen McGowan
Joe McGowan
Oscar Bishop

Preceding her in death were Walter, Gussie, and twins Lewis and Dewie McGowan.

East Louis Daily Journal
Friday, November 25, 1921

NOTES:
~ First married James Marshall McGowan May 5, 1891 (may be May 29th)
~ Second married Thomas Bishop July 11, 1911 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born 1881 & died 1949.
~ I have no explanation as to why the Bishop name isn't on her headstone.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115070457/eliza_may-bishop: accessed ), memorial page for Eliza May Risinger Bishop (19 May 1872–24 Nov 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115070457, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Puxico, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Barb T. (contributor 48197628).