Kentucky: A History of the State
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887
Henry Co.
ELISHA BISHOP, M. D., was born in Henry County December 5, 1848. He is
the third of a family of four sons and two daughters born to Elisha and
Jemima (Lindsey) Bishop. His father, a farmer, was a native of Woodford
County, born in 1805; he took an active part in all political matters, and
was for many years a magistrate of Port Royal Precinct, Henry County; he
died in 1865, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church; his wife was a
native of Frederick County, Va., born near Winchester in 1816, was a member
of the same church as her husband, and died in 1870. Subject's paternal
grandfather, Elisha Bishop, was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky
about the year 1790, and was one of the earliest settlers of Woodford
County, where he remained until 1806, moving thence to Henry County. The
Doctor's maternal grandfather, Thomas Lindsey, was a native of Virginia,
came to Kentucky in 1814, and settled on a farm near Eminence, Henry
County, where he remained until his death in 1860. The subject of this
sketch obtained his literary education in the high school of Eminence, and
was graduated from Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1879, and
commenced the practice of his chosen profession in the same year at
Turner's Station, Henry Co., Ky., where he successfully continues. He was
united in marriage, October 22, 1882, with Lillie Carpenter, daughter of
S. P. Carpenter and Lucy (Evans) Carpenter, of Henry County, and the birth
of one son, July 11, 1884, followed their union. Dr. Bishop is a member
of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic fraternity, Garfield Lodge,
Turner's Station, and a member of the State board of health. W. T. Bishop,
the third son of Elisha and Jemima Bishop, is engaged in farming in
Bourbon County. I. N. Bishop, the fourth son, was a graduate of Bethel
College; he died in 1885, holding two county offices, and was a young man
of fine promise.
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887
Henry Co.
ELISHA BISHOP, M. D., was born in Henry County December 5, 1848. He is
the third of a family of four sons and two daughters born to Elisha and
Jemima (Lindsey) Bishop. His father, a farmer, was a native of Woodford
County, born in 1805; he took an active part in all political matters, and
was for many years a magistrate of Port Royal Precinct, Henry County; he
died in 1865, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church; his wife was a
native of Frederick County, Va., born near Winchester in 1816, was a member
of the same church as her husband, and died in 1870. Subject's paternal
grandfather, Elisha Bishop, was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky
about the year 1790, and was one of the earliest settlers of Woodford
County, where he remained until 1806, moving thence to Henry County. The
Doctor's maternal grandfather, Thomas Lindsey, was a native of Virginia,
came to Kentucky in 1814, and settled on a farm near Eminence, Henry
County, where he remained until his death in 1860. The subject of this
sketch obtained his literary education in the high school of Eminence, and
was graduated from Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1879, and
commenced the practice of his chosen profession in the same year at
Turner's Station, Henry Co., Ky., where he successfully continues. He was
united in marriage, October 22, 1882, with Lillie Carpenter, daughter of
S. P. Carpenter and Lucy (Evans) Carpenter, of Henry County, and the birth
of one son, July 11, 1884, followed their union. Dr. Bishop is a member
of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic fraternity, Garfield Lodge,
Turner's Station, and a member of the State board of health. W. T. Bishop,
the third son of Elisha and Jemima Bishop, is engaged in farming in
Bourbon County. I. N. Bishop, the fourth son, was a graduate of Bethel
College; he died in 1885, holding two county offices, and was a young man
of fine promise.
Kentucky: A History of the State
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887
Henry Co.
ELISHA BISHOP, M. D., was born in Henry County December 5, 1848. He is
the third of a family of four sons and two daughters born to Elisha and
Jemima (Lindsey) Bishop. His father, a farmer, was a native of Woodford
County, born in 1805; he took an active part in all political matters, and
was for many years a magistrate of Port Royal Precinct, Henry County; he
died in 1865, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church; his wife was a
native of Frederick County, Va., born near Winchester in 1816, was a member
of the same church as her husband, and died in 1870. Subject's paternal
grandfather, Elisha Bishop, was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky
about the year 1790, and was one of the earliest settlers of Woodford
County, where he remained until 1806, moving thence to Henry County. The
Doctor's maternal grandfather, Thomas Lindsey, was a native of Virginia,
came to Kentucky in 1814, and settled on a farm near Eminence, Henry
County, where he remained until his death in 1860. The subject of this
sketch obtained his literary education in the high school of Eminence, and
was graduated from Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1879, and
commenced the practice of his chosen profession in the same year at
Turner's Station, Henry Co., Ky., where he successfully continues. He was
united in marriage, October 22, 1882, with Lillie Carpenter, daughter of
S. P. Carpenter and Lucy (Evans) Carpenter, of Henry County, and the birth
of one son, July 11, 1884, followed their union. Dr. Bishop is a member
of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic fraternity, Garfield Lodge,
Turner's Station, and a member of the State board of health. W. T. Bishop,
the third son of Elisha and Jemima Bishop, is engaged in farming in
Bourbon County. I. N. Bishop, the fourth son, was a graduate of Bethel
College; he died in 1885, holding two county offices, and was a young man
of fine promise.
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887
Henry Co.
ELISHA BISHOP, M. D., was born in Henry County December 5, 1848. He is
the third of a family of four sons and two daughters born to Elisha and
Jemima (Lindsey) Bishop. His father, a farmer, was a native of Woodford
County, born in 1805; he took an active part in all political matters, and
was for many years a magistrate of Port Royal Precinct, Henry County; he
died in 1865, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church; his wife was a
native of Frederick County, Va., born near Winchester in 1816, was a member
of the same church as her husband, and died in 1870. Subject's paternal
grandfather, Elisha Bishop, was a native of Virginia, came to Kentucky
about the year 1790, and was one of the earliest settlers of Woodford
County, where he remained until 1806, moving thence to Henry County. The
Doctor's maternal grandfather, Thomas Lindsey, was a native of Virginia,
came to Kentucky in 1814, and settled on a farm near Eminence, Henry
County, where he remained until his death in 1860. The subject of this
sketch obtained his literary education in the high school of Eminence, and
was graduated from Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1879, and
commenced the practice of his chosen profession in the same year at
Turner's Station, Henry Co., Ky., where he successfully continues. He was
united in marriage, October 22, 1882, with Lillie Carpenter, daughter of
S. P. Carpenter and Lucy (Evans) Carpenter, of Henry County, and the birth
of one son, July 11, 1884, followed their union. Dr. Bishop is a member
of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic fraternity, Garfield Lodge,
Turner's Station, and a member of the State board of health. W. T. Bishop,
the third son of Elisha and Jemima Bishop, is engaged in farming in
Bourbon County. I. N. Bishop, the fourth son, was a graduate of Bethel
College; he died in 1885, holding two county offices, and was a young man
of fine promise.
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