"Lewis G. Bishop is a veteran of the World War and a leading business man of Danville, where he is president of the Bishop Construction Company, with offices in the Adams Building. He was born in Crawford County, Illinois, May 13, 1893, the son of William L. and Emily E. (Adams) Bishop.
William L. Bishop, deceased, was a native of Crawford County, Illinois, and his wife was born in Indiana. He was reared on his father's farm and was well educated. He became a merchant at Hutsonville, Illinois, and in 1900 located at Danville, where he was associated with the Danville Wholesale Grocery Company until the time of his death in 1904. He is buried at Danville. Mr. Bishop was a life long Republican, a member of the Christian Church, and Hutsonville Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was Past Master for fifteen years. Emily E. (Adams) Bishop is the daughter of Lewis and Hannah S. (Shewman) Adams, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Crawford County, Illinois. She lives at Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were the parents of five children: Dr. Frank, physician and surgeon,died in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1928, was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Southern California, and a World War veteran, having served in France with the United States Medical Corps as a captain; Zella, married W.E. Reynolds, lives at Jacksonville, Florida; Fern, married H.E. Parker, Jr., lives at Danville; Lewis G., the subject of this sketch; and Blanche, lives at home.
Lewis G. Bishop was educated in the public schools of Crawford County and also attended school in Danville. He began his business career with the Danville Brick Company as a salesman and in 1916 established the Bishop Construction Company, which was incoporated three years later. They specialize in road building and have to their credit the building of the Paxton and Elliott road, several excellent roads in Vermilion County, and the first road of brick that was built in Iroquois County, Illinois.
In September, 1921, Mr. Bishop was united in marriage with Miss Joanna Jones, the daughter of O.M. Jones, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have two children: William, born July 4, 1923; and Emmalou, born February 23, 1927.
Mr. Bishop is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Anchor Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Danville Consistory, thirty-second degree; Ansar Temple, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 332; American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Danville Country Club, and Kiwanis Club.
During the World War Mr. Bishop enlisted on December 3, 1917, in the Ordanance Department. He was sent to the Columbus (Ohio) Barracks, later to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Washington, District of Columbia. He served in France with the Advanced Ordnance Corps, No. 4, Ammunition Dump at Neuf Chateau. He was discharged in May, 1919, as sergeant of ordnance." - History of Vermilion County, Illinois, Volume 2, 1930, Pages 678-680
William L. Bishop, deceased, was a native of Crawford County, Illinois, and his wife was born in Indiana. He was reared on his father's farm and was well educated. He became a merchant at Hutsonville, Illinois, and in 1900 located at Danville, where he was associated with the Danville Wholesale Grocery Company until the time of his death in 1904. He is buried at Danville. Mr. Bishop was a life long Republican, a member of the Christian Church, and Hutsonville Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was Past Master for fifteen years. Emily E. (Adams) Bishop is the daughter of Lewis and Hannah S. (Shewman) Adams, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Crawford County, Illinois. She lives at Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were the parents of five children: Dr. Frank, physician and surgeon,died in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1928, was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Southern California, and a World War veteran, having served in France with the United States Medical Corps as a captain; Zella, married W.E. Reynolds, lives at Jacksonville, Florida; Fern, married H.E. Parker, Jr., lives at Danville; Lewis G., the subject of this sketch; and Blanche, lives at home.
Lewis G. Bishop was educated in the public schools of Crawford County and also attended school in Danville. He began his business career with the Danville Brick Company as a salesman and in 1916 established the Bishop Construction Company, which was incoporated three years later. They specialize in road building and have to their credit the building of the Paxton and Elliott road, several excellent roads in Vermilion County, and the first road of brick that was built in Iroquois County, Illinois.
In September, 1921, Mr. Bishop was united in marriage with Miss Joanna Jones, the daughter of O.M. Jones, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have two children: William, born July 4, 1923; and Emmalou, born February 23, 1927.
Mr. Bishop is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Anchor Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Danville Consistory, thirty-second degree; Ansar Temple, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 332; American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Danville Country Club, and Kiwanis Club.
During the World War Mr. Bishop enlisted on December 3, 1917, in the Ordanance Department. He was sent to the Columbus (Ohio) Barracks, later to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Washington, District of Columbia. He served in France with the Advanced Ordnance Corps, No. 4, Ammunition Dump at Neuf Chateau. He was discharged in May, 1919, as sergeant of ordnance." - History of Vermilion County, Illinois, Volume 2, 1930, Pages 678-680
"Lewis G. Bishop is a veteran of the World War and a leading business man of Danville, where he is president of the Bishop Construction Company, with offices in the Adams Building. He was born in Crawford County, Illinois, May 13, 1893, the son of William L. and Emily E. (Adams) Bishop.
William L. Bishop, deceased, was a native of Crawford County, Illinois, and his wife was born in Indiana. He was reared on his father's farm and was well educated. He became a merchant at Hutsonville, Illinois, and in 1900 located at Danville, where he was associated with the Danville Wholesale Grocery Company until the time of his death in 1904. He is buried at Danville. Mr. Bishop was a life long Republican, a member of the Christian Church, and Hutsonville Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was Past Master for fifteen years. Emily E. (Adams) Bishop is the daughter of Lewis and Hannah S. (Shewman) Adams, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Crawford County, Illinois. She lives at Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were the parents of five children: Dr. Frank, physician and surgeon,died in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1928, was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Southern California, and a World War veteran, having served in France with the United States Medical Corps as a captain; Zella, married W.E. Reynolds, lives at Jacksonville, Florida; Fern, married H.E. Parker, Jr., lives at Danville; Lewis G., the subject of this sketch; and Blanche, lives at home.
Lewis G. Bishop was educated in the public schools of Crawford County and also attended school in Danville. He began his business career with the Danville Brick Company as a salesman and in 1916 established the Bishop Construction Company, which was incoporated three years later. They specialize in road building and have to their credit the building of the Paxton and Elliott road, several excellent roads in Vermilion County, and the first road of brick that was built in Iroquois County, Illinois.
In September, 1921, Mr. Bishop was united in marriage with Miss Joanna Jones, the daughter of O.M. Jones, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have two children: William, born July 4, 1923; and Emmalou, born February 23, 1927.
Mr. Bishop is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Anchor Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Danville Consistory, thirty-second degree; Ansar Temple, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 332; American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Danville Country Club, and Kiwanis Club.
During the World War Mr. Bishop enlisted on December 3, 1917, in the Ordanance Department. He was sent to the Columbus (Ohio) Barracks, later to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Washington, District of Columbia. He served in France with the Advanced Ordnance Corps, No. 4, Ammunition Dump at Neuf Chateau. He was discharged in May, 1919, as sergeant of ordnance." - History of Vermilion County, Illinois, Volume 2, 1930, Pages 678-680
William L. Bishop, deceased, was a native of Crawford County, Illinois, and his wife was born in Indiana. He was reared on his father's farm and was well educated. He became a merchant at Hutsonville, Illinois, and in 1900 located at Danville, where he was associated with the Danville Wholesale Grocery Company until the time of his death in 1904. He is buried at Danville. Mr. Bishop was a life long Republican, a member of the Christian Church, and Hutsonville Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he was Past Master for fifteen years. Emily E. (Adams) Bishop is the daughter of Lewis and Hannah S. (Shewman) Adams, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Crawford County, Illinois. She lives at Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop were the parents of five children: Dr. Frank, physician and surgeon,died in Los Angeles, California, in September, 1928, was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Southern California, and a World War veteran, having served in France with the United States Medical Corps as a captain; Zella, married W.E. Reynolds, lives at Jacksonville, Florida; Fern, married H.E. Parker, Jr., lives at Danville; Lewis G., the subject of this sketch; and Blanche, lives at home.
Lewis G. Bishop was educated in the public schools of Crawford County and also attended school in Danville. He began his business career with the Danville Brick Company as a salesman and in 1916 established the Bishop Construction Company, which was incoporated three years later. They specialize in road building and have to their credit the building of the Paxton and Elliott road, several excellent roads in Vermilion County, and the first road of brick that was built in Iroquois County, Illinois.
In September, 1921, Mr. Bishop was united in marriage with Miss Joanna Jones, the daughter of O.M. Jones, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have two children: William, born July 4, 1923; and Emmalou, born February 23, 1927.
Mr. Bishop is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Anchor Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Danville Consistory, thirty-second degree; Ansar Temple, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 332; American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Danville Country Club, and Kiwanis Club.
During the World War Mr. Bishop enlisted on December 3, 1917, in the Ordanance Department. He was sent to the Columbus (Ohio) Barracks, later to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Washington, District of Columbia. He served in France with the Advanced Ordnance Corps, No. 4, Ammunition Dump at Neuf Chateau. He was discharged in May, 1919, as sergeant of ordnance." - History of Vermilion County, Illinois, Volume 2, 1930, Pages 678-680
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