James William Bishop was the son of John William Bishop and Emily L. Bunn.
Jim & Martha's 7 Children:
1. Henry Eugene Bishop (Wife Marie Myrtle Lomax)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bishop McDaniel (Husband Willie McDaniel)
3. Cara Bishop (died as a child) (aka sp. Clara Bishop)
4. "Jim" James Elliott Bishop (Wives Alta May Whitlock, Pilar Espinoza Ceseña)
5. Louis Barby Bishop (Wives Elsie Basler, Ella Morgan) (aka sp. Louis Barbee Bishop)
6. Fred Terry Bishop (Wife Mary Alice Howard Walls)
7. Homer Lee Bishop (never married)
Known siblings, all born in Tennessee: William Lewis (b 15 Dec 1964, d 6 Dec 1919; Frances, b: abt 1865; MaClaudia, b: abt 1867, d: bef 1960; Napoleon, b: Mar 1870, d: bef 1880; Charles H, b: Mar 1875, d: 2 Nov 1910)
Death & Burial:
The family story is that Jim Bishop was in Bowlegs in 1928. The family was flooded out during the Great Flood of 1927 in Dunklin Co, MO; so, they drove to Bowlegs for work -- along with about 35,000 other people because of the oil boom there. Jim somehow got himself into a bumble bee's nest and got stung multiple times. The family put him in the car to take him to see a doctor... but he died in the car. It is most likely that he was highly allergic to bees. They buried him in Bowlegs, in a field. The tent city of Bowlegs was an oil boom town in 1927... there was no close undertaker or cemetery at the time, so many people were buried in a field designated for that purpose -- just outside of town. There were no permanent grave markers placed on these graves. (This same story was told by two of his children). Also, there were some of the wife's "Wiseman" relatives living in Oklahoma near Bowlegs.
Jim & Martha's 7 Children:
1. Henry Eugene Bishop (Wife Marie Myrtle Lomax)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bishop McDaniel (Husband Willie McDaniel)
3. Cara Bishop (died as a child) (aka sp. Clara Bishop)
4. "Jim" James Elliott Bishop (Wives Alta May Whitlock, Pilar Espinoza Ceseña)
5. Louis Barby Bishop (Wives Elsie Basler, Ella Morgan) (aka sp. Louis Barbee Bishop)
6. Fred Terry Bishop (Wife Mary Alice Howard Walls)
7. Homer Lee Bishop (never married)
Known siblings, all born in Tennessee: William Lewis (b 15 Dec 1964, d 6 Dec 1919; Frances, b: abt 1865; MaClaudia, b: abt 1867, d: bef 1960; Napoleon, b: Mar 1870, d: bef 1880; Charles H, b: Mar 1875, d: 2 Nov 1910)
Death & Burial:
The family story is that Jim Bishop was in Bowlegs in 1928. The family was flooded out during the Great Flood of 1927 in Dunklin Co, MO; so, they drove to Bowlegs for work -- along with about 35,000 other people because of the oil boom there. Jim somehow got himself into a bumble bee's nest and got stung multiple times. The family put him in the car to take him to see a doctor... but he died in the car. It is most likely that he was highly allergic to bees. They buried him in Bowlegs, in a field. The tent city of Bowlegs was an oil boom town in 1927... there was no close undertaker or cemetery at the time, so many people were buried in a field designated for that purpose -- just outside of town. There were no permanent grave markers placed on these graves. (This same story was told by two of his children). Also, there were some of the wife's "Wiseman" relatives living in Oklahoma near Bowlegs.
James William Bishop was the son of John William Bishop and Emily L. Bunn.
Jim & Martha's 7 Children:
1. Henry Eugene Bishop (Wife Marie Myrtle Lomax)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bishop McDaniel (Husband Willie McDaniel)
3. Cara Bishop (died as a child) (aka sp. Clara Bishop)
4. "Jim" James Elliott Bishop (Wives Alta May Whitlock, Pilar Espinoza Ceseña)
5. Louis Barby Bishop (Wives Elsie Basler, Ella Morgan) (aka sp. Louis Barbee Bishop)
6. Fred Terry Bishop (Wife Mary Alice Howard Walls)
7. Homer Lee Bishop (never married)
Known siblings, all born in Tennessee: William Lewis (b 15 Dec 1964, d 6 Dec 1919; Frances, b: abt 1865; MaClaudia, b: abt 1867, d: bef 1960; Napoleon, b: Mar 1870, d: bef 1880; Charles H, b: Mar 1875, d: 2 Nov 1910)
Death & Burial:
The family story is that Jim Bishop was in Bowlegs in 1928. The family was flooded out during the Great Flood of 1927 in Dunklin Co, MO; so, they drove to Bowlegs for work -- along with about 35,000 other people because of the oil boom there. Jim somehow got himself into a bumble bee's nest and got stung multiple times. The family put him in the car to take him to see a doctor... but he died in the car. It is most likely that he was highly allergic to bees. They buried him in Bowlegs, in a field. The tent city of Bowlegs was an oil boom town in 1927... there was no close undertaker or cemetery at the time, so many people were buried in a field designated for that purpose -- just outside of town. There were no permanent grave markers placed on these graves. (This same story was told by two of his children). Also, there were some of the wife's "Wiseman" relatives living in Oklahoma near Bowlegs.
Jim & Martha's 7 Children:
1. Henry Eugene Bishop (Wife Marie Myrtle Lomax)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bishop McDaniel (Husband Willie McDaniel)
3. Cara Bishop (died as a child) (aka sp. Clara Bishop)
4. "Jim" James Elliott Bishop (Wives Alta May Whitlock, Pilar Espinoza Ceseña)
5. Louis Barby Bishop (Wives Elsie Basler, Ella Morgan) (aka sp. Louis Barbee Bishop)
6. Fred Terry Bishop (Wife Mary Alice Howard Walls)
7. Homer Lee Bishop (never married)
Known siblings, all born in Tennessee: William Lewis (b 15 Dec 1964, d 6 Dec 1919; Frances, b: abt 1865; MaClaudia, b: abt 1867, d: bef 1960; Napoleon, b: Mar 1870, d: bef 1880; Charles H, b: Mar 1875, d: 2 Nov 1910)
Death & Burial:
The family story is that Jim Bishop was in Bowlegs in 1928. The family was flooded out during the Great Flood of 1927 in Dunklin Co, MO; so, they drove to Bowlegs for work -- along with about 35,000 other people because of the oil boom there. Jim somehow got himself into a bumble bee's nest and got stung multiple times. The family put him in the car to take him to see a doctor... but he died in the car. It is most likely that he was highly allergic to bees. They buried him in Bowlegs, in a field. The tent city of Bowlegs was an oil boom town in 1927... there was no close undertaker or cemetery at the time, so many people were buried in a field designated for that purpose -- just outside of town. There were no permanent grave markers placed on these graves. (This same story was told by two of his children). Also, there were some of the wife's "Wiseman" relatives living in Oklahoma near Bowlegs.
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