Submilled By: Lynn Carroll
E-mail Address: [email protected]

HUSBAND: James Ezekiel Bishop
Date of Birth: 3 Aug 1886 
Place of Birth: Oakland Twp, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 23 Feb 1958
Place of Death: Schmitt Memorial Hosp., Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Schuyler County, Illinois

Father: David George Bishop
Mother: Martha Jane Grisham

Date of Marriage: 30 Dec 1915
Place of Marriage: Dupo, St Claire County, Illinois

WIFE: Margaret Caroline Irvin
Date of Birth: 25 Nov 1897
Place of Birth: Missouri
Date of Death: 29 Oct 1977
Place of Death: at home, Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Hickory Twp, Schuyler County, Illinois

Father: Herbert Alvin Irvin
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Hammack

CHILD 1: George Herbert Bishop
Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1916
Place of Birth: Dupo, St Clair County, Illinois
Date of Death: 26 Apr 1984
Place of Death: Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Beardstown City Cemetery, Cass County, Illinois
Spouse: Mary Jane
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:

CHILD 2: Louis Franklin Bishop
Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1918
Place of Birth: Sheldons Grove, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 10 Sep 1927
Place of Death: Sheldons Grove, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldon Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 3: Johnnie William Bishop
Date of Birth: 21 Nov 1919
Place of Birth: Sheldons Grove, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 30 Oct 1927
Place of Death: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 4: Louella Cecil Bishop
Date of Birth: 8 Aug 1921
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 13 May 2000
Place of Death: Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Beardstown City Cemetery, Cass County, Illinois
Spouse: Ernest A Knous
Date of Marriage: 4 Jan 1939
Place of Marriage: Palmyra, Missouri

CHILD 5: James Richard Bishop
Date of Birth: 23 May 1923
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 24 Oct 1923
Place of Death: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 6: Mary Jane Bishop
Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1925
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 3 Jan 2009
Place of Death: Linn County, Iowa
Place of Burial: Rushville City Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois
Spouse: Robert Pate
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:

CHILD 7: Virginia Lee Bishop
Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1926
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 27 Sep 1929
Place of Death: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 8: Edna Leola Bishop
Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1928
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 11 Apr 2011
Place of Death: Brooklyn, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Gillette Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois
Spouse: Desmond Claire Kirkham
Date of Marriage: 6 Mar 1946
Place of Marriage: Virginia, Cass County, Illinois

CHILD 9: Jackie Keith Bishop
Date of Birth: 19 Feb 1931
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 11 Jun 1931
Place of Death: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 10: Earl Ezekiel Bishop
Date of Birth: 1 May 1932
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 17 Apr 1933
Place of Death: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 11: Joan Bishop
Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1934
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death:
Place of Death
Place of Burial:
Spouse: Edgar Wayne Kirkham
Date of Marriage: 8 Apr 1952
Place of Marriage: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 12: Harold Wayne Bishop
Date of Birth: 4 Sep 1936
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death:
Place of Death
Place of Burial:
Spouse: Zelda Christine Kirkham
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois

CHILD 13: Linda Jean Bishop
Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1940
Place of Birth: Frederick, Schuyler County, Illinois
Date of Death: 11 Dec 1990
Place Of Death: Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois
Place of Burial: Sheldons Grove Cemetery, Schuyler County, Illinois 

DOCUMENTATION: census records, family knowledge, birth records, SSDI


NOTES: Kirkham spouses are brothers and sisters, children of
Ephraim B and Irene F Newingham Kirkham