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Rachel <I>Hanway</I> Bishop

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Rachel Hanway Bishop

Birth
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Death
3 Oct 1931 (aged 92)
Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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d/o Samuel & Mahala Cox Hanway
w/o C. McCurdy Bishop

Obituary - Rachel Bishop. The Republican. Terra Alta, WV. Thur., Oct. 8, 1931. pg. 4
Mr. Rachel Bishop, 93 years of age, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Chorpening, Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Mrs. Bishop was the widow of McCurday Bishop and for a number of years they conducted the Bishop Jose, a famous hostelry in Tunnelton. Sometime following his death, Mrs. Bishop went to Bridgeport to reside.
She is survived by four daughers, Mrs. Mac V. Brennen of Kingwood, Mrs. Chorpening, Mrs. Anna Bell McCoy of Parsons, and Mrs. Lou Ora Barnard of Rowlesburg, and a son, William M. Bishop, of Terra Alta.
Funeral services were held in Bridgeport Monday afternoon wit the Rev. J. W. Ayers, Baptist minister, officiating. Interment was made in the Terra Alta Cemetery.
d/o Samuel & Mahala Cox Hanway
w/o C. McCurdy Bishop

Obituary - Rachel Bishop. The Republican. Terra Alta, WV. Thur., Oct. 8, 1931. pg. 4
Mr. Rachel Bishop, 93 years of age, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Chorpening, Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Mrs. Bishop was the widow of McCurday Bishop and for a number of years they conducted the Bishop Jose, a famous hostelry in Tunnelton. Sometime following his death, Mrs. Bishop went to Bridgeport to reside.
She is survived by four daughers, Mrs. Mac V. Brennen of Kingwood, Mrs. Chorpening, Mrs. Anna Bell McCoy of Parsons, and Mrs. Lou Ora Barnard of Rowlesburg, and a son, William M. Bishop, of Terra Alta.
Funeral services were held in Bridgeport Monday afternoon wit the Rev. J. W. Ayers, Baptist minister, officiating. Interment was made in the Terra Alta Cemetery.


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  • Created by: D. G. Keener
  • Added: Jan 4, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63739540/rachel-bishop: accessed ), memorial page for Rachel Hanway Bishop (26 Jun 1839–3 Oct 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63739540, citing Terra Alta Cemetery, Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by D. G. Keener (contributor 46963989).