Denson Denroe
Bishop (1853-1928)
Denson
Bishop was the son of
Elisha
Bishop
and
Louise Berry. He was born on
23 July 1853 in Mississippi and died 20 Mar 1928 in Elliott,
Franklin County, Texas. He married
Nancy Caroline Collier on 4 Oct
1874 in Robertson County, Texas.
Children of Denson
Bishop and Nancy Collier are:
Elisha was my gggrandfather. His wife was Louisa Berry. Denson
Denro Bishop was one of his sons (my ggrandfather) and his daughter,
Mattie was my maternal grandmother.
Elisha and Louisa are buried
in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx. We have visited
the cemetery several times and it's full of Bishops. My
grandmother, Mattie married a Crouch and they are buried at Bryan,
but there are a lot of Crouch's & Bishop's at Mt. Vernon and in the
Franklin Cemetery.
Lynn & Wanda Pridgen
lpridgen@swbell.net
*Abner W. Berry Bible
from Barlow Genealogy
Sources:
(1) William Berry born 1802, and died January 22, 1842 of
yellow fever, near Oakvale on Whitesand Creek.
He married 1.)
P. Myers
He married 2.) Sarah
Boomer, she died about the same time, also of yellow fever
*
The record
here will have to depend completely on researchers work, with no
names given in the 1840 census, it would be impossible to
determine the children of William ... and even the names given
by researchers are questionable, noting that only one
daughter is enumerated in 1840, and she is not accounted for
among those given by researchers. I do not know if a
record exists for the estate of William and Sarah, which might
give names of their children, but am told the Elijah Bishop
Bible might help, at least with the daughter, Louisa,
but I have been unable to locate a copy of that record either.
William is
living next to his brothers,
John & Henry in Simpson Co in 1840
Gender |
under 5 |
5-10 |
10-15 |
15-20 |
20-30 |
30-40 |
40-50 |
Male |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Female |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
A male son under 5, that may be
the
William, shown as age 13, in the
household of Prior
Talley in 1850,
along with Hanson Berry, age 20. The male, shown
here as age 20-30 is
not
likely to be Hanson, he is just 20 in 1850... so the
question of where he is at is also
unanswered.
Female under 5, would not be Louisa, Elizabeth
or Ann Jane, as their ages would have
been
20, 16, and 14, if their birthdates are correctly
given by researchers; so it appears
we
have another female born to this family, and three missing
daughters. It would not be
unusual for these daughters to have been married
at these ages, or they may have been
enumerated in another household, either way, we may never
know without actual names
being
recorded in the 1840 census records.
One
record shows that William married only 20 days before
his death date, which I will
assume to be incorrect, as the
census record shows children living in
the home,
Estate recorded in Lawrence Co Vol IV, p 6--61, Prior T.
Berry, administrator
Bible record of Abner W. Berry Family, and of Elijah
Bishop, Sr. |
*
We
may never know the true extent and genealogy of this family.
According to researchers, the following children are those of
William and Sarah:
(1) Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi Death:
12 AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas buried in the Elliot
Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J. BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss
Death: 2 APR 1881 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
married before 1850
Elisha
Bishop is said to be the son of John Bishop and Lucretia Taylor
The brother of Martha Bishop who married William H. Berry, son of
John Jackson Berry and Alise Miles.
The brother of Harriet E. Bishop who married
Denson Berry,
brother of William H. Berry.
The brother of Hines/ Hinds Bishop, who is said to have
married Louisa's sister,
Susannah Berry.
1850 Simpson Co Mississippi
Enumerated September 26, 1850 by Angus W. Smith
Page 306 #269/269
Elisha Bishop, age 19, born in Mississippi
Louissa Bishop, age 20, born in Mississippi
John Bishop, age 1, born in Mississippi
Susan Berry, age 18, born in Mississippi
Denise
Stiles <denisestiles@hotmail.com>
Children
1.
John Leonidas BISHOP b: 7 JUL 1847
2.
Mary Malroy BISHOP b: 7 MAR 1850 Death: 19 SEP 1869
3.
Denson Denroe BISHOP b: 23 JUL 1853 in Mississippi Death: 20 MAR
1928 in Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage Nancy Caroline COLLIER b: 9 JUL 1848 in Alabama
Married: 4 OCT 1874 in Robertson County; Tx
Children
Minnie C. BISHOP b: 11 AUG 1875
Mamie Gertrude BISHOP b: 21 APR 1877 in Elliott, Robertson
County; Texas
Louisa Valera BISHOP b: 12 DEC 1879 in Robertson County; Tx
Willie E. BISHOP b: 26 MAR 1882
Mattie BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1883
Bennie BISHOP b: 17 SEP 1887
Marjorie BISHOP b: 5 MAY 1889
4.
Catherine Hosteline BISHOP b: 25 MAY 1855
5.
Harris Woodard BISHOP b: 19 FEB 1857 Death: 25 JUN 1891
Marriage Etta TAYLOR
Child
Patterson W. BISHOP b: 2 DEC 1889
6.
Elizabeth Tesanna BISHOP b: 24 JAN 1859
7.
Webster Edward BISHOP b: 18 DEC 1860 in Mississippi Death: 18
JUN 1930 in Franklin, Robertson County; Texas
Marriage Elozier Elizabeth GUYNES b: 8 MAY 1867 in Copiah
Co. Mississippi Married: 1884
Child
Rossie B. BISHOP b: OCT 1884
8. Elisha Mangrum BISHOP b: 5 NOV 1864 Death: 12 MAR 1951 in
Elliott, Franklin County; Texas
Marriage Charlotte A. C. WOODALL b: 20 DEC 1858
Married: 9 DEC 1885
Children
Infant BISHOP (6)
Dennie Franklin BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1886
Ollie Mangram BISHOP b: 17 JUN 1888
Dollie BISHOP b: 1 DEC 1890
Nannie Louisa BISHOP b: 14 OCT 1892 in Robertson County; Tx
Collie Elisha BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1894
Florence Caroline BISHOP b: 23 NOV 1897
Walter BISHOP
b: 16 NOV 1900
Myrtle BISHOP
Minnie Mae BISHOP
Willie Gray BISHOP
Lindon Denson BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1909
9.
Davie Elijah BISHOP b: 19 JUN 1869
10.
Louisa Ardella BISHOP b: 1 AUG 1869
11.
Martha Fidella BISHOP b: 15 MAR 1871 Death: 20 MAR 1874
12.
Dennis Granberry BISHOP b: 30 DEC 1875
(2)
Hanson b July 18, 1831 (Abner W. Berry
Bible)
(3) Susannah b December 06, 1832 (Abner
W. Berry Bible)
m Hines Bishop, after 1850, she is living with Elisha and
Louisa in 1850
Hines
Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha
Bishop, with whom I have been unable to determine a relationship.
She may be a sister in law, or an aunt, but is probably not his
mother, if indeed Lucretia Taylor Bishop is his mother as stated by
Denise Stiles.
(4)
Elizabeth b 1834
(5)
Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.
I think
there may have been a son, William, who is shown as age 13, in the
household of Prior Talley Berry, along with Hanson in the 1850
census.
Hanson and Susannah's dates of births are recorded in the Wilkes -
Berry Bible, on the top edge of the page, apart from their own
children's births. It does not state that these are children
of William, that information comes from researchers, and I know of
no way to prove their parentage. If these are
indeed children of William, then I would assume that William and
Richard had a close relationship, and thus it makes me wonder if the
Harrison Berry, aged 18, found in Richard
Talley Berry's home in 1850, may
also be a son of William Berry. One researcher tells us that
Hanson and Susan were raised by Richard Talley Berry, but I think
that may be based on the fact that their births are shown in his
Bible record.
I was
unable to locate Hanson in the
1870 census, but found a William who may be
the same,
the ages match, and he lives very near to Prior Tally Berry
Elisha was my gggrandfather. His wife was Louisa Berry.
Denson Denro Bishop was one of his sons (my ggrandfather) and his
daughter, Mattie was my maternal grandmother.
Elisha and Louisa are
buried in the Elliot Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx. We
have visited the cemetery several times and it's full of Bishops.
My grandmother, Mattie married a Crouch and they are buried at
Bryan, but there are a lot of Crouch's & Bishop's at Mt. Vernon and
in the Franklin Cemetery.
Lynn & Wanda Pridgen
lpridgen@swbell.net
emailed: 3-16-2002
Denise:
I am
working on the Berry family, and have many questions about William
and Sarah Berry, supposed parents of Louisa Berry. I found
your gedcom on Ancestry.com for the family of Louisa and Elisha
Bishop, and I wonder if you might help with other members of
Louisa's family. I understand a Bible record exists for Elisha
Bishop, but have been unable to locate a copy. Might you have
one? Also, do you have any records for Susannah,
supposed sister of Louisa, who married Hines/Hinds Bishop, supposed
brother of Elisha?
Another member of your family: Lynn Pridgen, has written
telling me he/she is also a member of this same lineage, but I have
yet to hear back from them with any further information.
I'd love to hear from
either of you with any kind of documentation for any of the families
mentioned.
What I have found thus
far is:
The
children given to me as those of William and Sarah are:
(1.) Louise, born 2 DEC 1830 in Mississippi Death: 12
AUG 1884 in Elliott, Franklin Co Texas buried in the Elliot
Cemetery, Elliot, Robertson Co., Tx.
Marriage 1 Elisha J.
BISHOP b: 30 AUG 1830 in Marion, Miss Death: 2 APR 1881 in
Elliott, Franklin County; Texas married before 1850
(2)
Hanson b July 18, 1831
(3)
Susannah b December 06, 1832 (Abner W. Berry
Bible)
m Hines Bishop, living with Elisha and Louisa in 1850
Hines Bishop is age 16, in 1850 living the home of 54 yr old Martha
Bishop, whom I would assume to be his mother.
(4)
Elizabeth b 1834
(5)
Ann Jane (or June) b 1836.
Hanson, and Susie (Susannah) Berry, whom I am told to be children of
Willam and Sarah, births are recorded at the top of the "deaths"
page of the Richard Talley/Abner Wilkes Berry Bible.
Hanson is recorded in the 1850 census of Scott Co Mississippi with
Prior Talley Berry, shown to be aged 18, along with a William Berry,
age 13, who may or may not be his brother. A Harrison
Berry is enumerated in the household of Richard Talley Berry, age
18, who I am unable to determine a relationship for...could also be
a son of William and Sarah.
The
1840 census of Simpson Co, I find a Wm Berry, living next to John
and Henry Berry, shows:
1 male under 5, 1 male
20-30, 1 male 30-40 1 female under 5, and 1 female
30-40.
Assuming the eldest
male and female to be Wm and Sarah, that leaves lots of questions>>>
A
male son under 5, that may be the William, shown as age 13, in
the household of Prior
Talley in 1850,
along with Hanson Berry, age 20. The male, shown here as
age 20-30 is
most likely Hanson.
Female under 5, would not be Louisa, Elizabeth or
Ann Jane, as their ages would have
been 20, 16, and
14, if their birthdates are correctly given by researchers,
so it appears
we have another female
born to this family, and three missing daughters. It
would not be
unusual for
these daughters to have been married at these ages, or they
may have been
enumerated in another
household; either way, we may never know without actual names
being recorded in the
1840 census records.
Can
any of you help in the lineage of William Berry, and do either of
you know of a source for his spouse name...or any proof of children
of William Berry...
Thank you for any help you might give.
Reference: Barlow Genealogy
(2) 4 Nov
1998 12:00PM GMT
I am
seeking information about Hines BISHOP born about 1834 in Simpson
county, MS. He married Susie Berry in MS and she died about 1870 in
Robertson county,TX. He remarried to Annie Bailey in Robertson
county in 1871 and lived in Robertson, Milam, and Brazos counties in
Texas. I would like to find information about dates of death and
burial place. He was my ggggrandfather.
Thanks.
bishop
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.brazos/103/mb.ashx