This name was found in the Index to Early McLennan County Deaths, compiled by John M. Usry.
* age 61 years. He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Appreciation is expressed to Dr. Kenneth E. Byrd for sending additional information on the Bishop family on August 19, 2016:
United States Census, 1880
Name W Prentice Bishop
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Precinct 4, Navarro Co., Texas
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Dry Good Merchant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
W Prentice Bishop Self M 32 Tennessee
Cora Bishop Wife F 26 Alabama
Blanch Bishop Daughter F 7 Texas
Thad Bishop Son M 5 Texas
George Bishop Son M 3 Texas
Marvin Bishop Son M 0 Texas
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William Prentice Bishop was a Confederate veteran, enlisting at Paraclifta, Sevier Co., Arkansas on Oct. 3, 1863 initially as a member of Capt. C.K. Holman's Co. C, Pettus Battalion, Ark. Mounted Volunteers State Troops. He and his younger brother Joseph L. Bishop were later mustered into the Confederate Service on Oct. 4, 1864 as members of Capt. C. K. Holman's Company "C", 10th Arkansas Cavalry CSA commanded by Colonel Robert C. Newton. Microfilm documents in the Herndon Supplement of Arkansas CSA Soldiers stored at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas list both 5th Sergeant William P. Bishop and his brother 3rd Corporal Joseph L. Bishop as being "guards at Camp Reed during the Winter of 1864-65"; CSA Camp Reed was near Dooleys Ferry on the Red River, at Fulton, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
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On Dec. 16, 2014, Melody Roswell, contributor 46851758, made a suggestion regarding the memorial for William P. Bishop:
He was the son of James Wiley Bishop and Mary Eliza McMullen. He married Cora Ella Sparks on 15 Jan 1875 in McLennan Co., TX.
* age 61 years. He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Appreciation is expressed to Dr. Kenneth E. Byrd for sending additional information on the Bishop family on August 19, 2016:
United States Census, 1880
Name W Prentice Bishop
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Precinct 4, Navarro Co., Texas
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Dry Good Merchant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
W Prentice Bishop Self M 32 Tennessee
Cora Bishop Wife F 26 Alabama
Blanch Bishop Daughter F 7 Texas
Thad Bishop Son M 5 Texas
George Bishop Son M 3 Texas
Marvin Bishop Son M 0 Texas
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William Prentice Bishop was a Confederate veteran, enlisting at Paraclifta, Sevier Co., Arkansas on Oct. 3, 1863 initially as a member of Capt. C.K. Holman's Co. C, Pettus Battalion, Ark. Mounted Volunteers State Troops. He and his younger brother Joseph L. Bishop were later mustered into the Confederate Service on Oct. 4, 1864 as members of Capt. C. K. Holman's Company "C", 10th Arkansas Cavalry CSA commanded by Colonel Robert C. Newton. Microfilm documents in the Herndon Supplement of Arkansas CSA Soldiers stored at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas list both 5th Sergeant William P. Bishop and his brother 3rd Corporal Joseph L. Bishop as being "guards at Camp Reed during the Winter of 1864-65"; CSA Camp Reed was near Dooleys Ferry on the Red River, at Fulton, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
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On Dec. 16, 2014, Melody Roswell, contributor 46851758, made a suggestion regarding the memorial for William P. Bishop:
He was the son of James Wiley Bishop and Mary Eliza McMullen. He married Cora Ella Sparks on 15 Jan 1875 in McLennan Co., TX.
This name was found in the Index to Early McLennan County Deaths, compiled by John M. Usry.
* age 61 years. He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
+++
Appreciation is expressed to Dr. Kenneth E. Byrd for sending additional information on the Bishop family on August 19, 2016:
United States Census, 1880
Name W Prentice Bishop
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Precinct 4, Navarro Co., Texas
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Dry Good Merchant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
W Prentice Bishop Self M 32 Tennessee
Cora Bishop Wife F 26 Alabama
Blanch Bishop Daughter F 7 Texas
Thad Bishop Son M 5 Texas
George Bishop Son M 3 Texas
Marvin Bishop Son M 0 Texas
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William Prentice Bishop was a Confederate veteran, enlisting at Paraclifta, Sevier Co., Arkansas on Oct. 3, 1863 initially as a member of Capt. C.K. Holman's Co. C, Pettus Battalion, Ark. Mounted Volunteers State Troops. He and his younger brother Joseph L. Bishop were later mustered into the Confederate Service on Oct. 4, 1864 as members of Capt. C. K. Holman's Company "C", 10th Arkansas Cavalry CSA commanded by Colonel Robert C. Newton. Microfilm documents in the Herndon Supplement of Arkansas CSA Soldiers stored at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas list both 5th Sergeant William P. Bishop and his brother 3rd Corporal Joseph L. Bishop as being "guards at Camp Reed during the Winter of 1864-65"; CSA Camp Reed was near Dooleys Ferry on the Red River, at Fulton, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
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On Dec. 16, 2014, Melody Roswell, contributor 46851758, made a suggestion regarding the memorial for William P. Bishop:
He was the son of James Wiley Bishop and Mary Eliza McMullen. He married Cora Ella Sparks on 15 Jan 1875 in McLennan Co., TX.
* age 61 years. He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Appreciation is expressed to Dr. Kenneth E. Byrd for sending additional information on the Bishop family on August 19, 2016:
United States Census, 1880
Name W Prentice Bishop
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Precinct 4, Navarro Co., Texas
Gender Male
Age 32
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) W
Occupation Dry Good Merchant
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Birthplace Tennessee, United States
HOUSEHOLD, ROLE, GENDER, AGE, BIRTHPLACE
W Prentice Bishop Self M 32 Tennessee
Cora Bishop Wife F 26 Alabama
Blanch Bishop Daughter F 7 Texas
Thad Bishop Son M 5 Texas
George Bishop Son M 3 Texas
Marvin Bishop Son M 0 Texas
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William Prentice Bishop was a Confederate veteran, enlisting at Paraclifta, Sevier Co., Arkansas on Oct. 3, 1863 initially as a member of Capt. C.K. Holman's Co. C, Pettus Battalion, Ark. Mounted Volunteers State Troops. He and his younger brother Joseph L. Bishop were later mustered into the Confederate Service on Oct. 4, 1864 as members of Capt. C. K. Holman's Company "C", 10th Arkansas Cavalry CSA commanded by Colonel Robert C. Newton. Microfilm documents in the Herndon Supplement of Arkansas CSA Soldiers stored at the Arkansas History Commission in Little Rock, Arkansas list both 5th Sergeant William P. Bishop and his brother 3rd Corporal Joseph L. Bishop as being "guards at Camp Reed during the Winter of 1864-65"; CSA Camp Reed was near Dooleys Ferry on the Red River, at Fulton, Hempstead Co., Arkansas.
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On Dec. 16, 2014, Melody Roswell, contributor 46851758, made a suggestion regarding the memorial for William P. Bishop:
He was the son of James Wiley Bishop and Mary Eliza McMullen. He married Cora Ella Sparks on 15 Jan 1875 in McLennan Co., TX.
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