Updated: January 1, 2021

Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop Family

1. Bishop, Abel I

Parents: Jacob Sr & Catherine (Elkins) Bishop. I

1901 Birth: 5-30-1801 Montgomery Co., VA.

1821 Marriage Bond #1: Abel Bishop m. Polly Jones 8-11-1821 Surry Co., NC. Archibal McPeak, bondsman.

1850 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, 41^st District, H84:

…… Bishop, Abel 50 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $300, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Mary 46 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Noah 20 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Sarah 14 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Elizabeth 12 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Lydia 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school

………… John 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg PO, H401:

…… Bishop, Abel 59 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $300/325, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Polly 55 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Elizabeth 25 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Mary 16 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Catherine 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Asa 13 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Ellen 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Jacob 8 yo w/m, b. VA school.

…+ Bishop, Mary Jane “Polly” I

Parents:

1807 Birth: 1-02-1807 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with husband Abel Bishop.

1870 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Auburn Twp, Christiansburg P.O., H14:

…… Bishop, Mary 45 yo w/f keeping house, b. VA, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Jacob 17 yo w/m, b. VA, cannot read or write.

…… Lester, Emaline 18 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… David 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg District 50, H98:

…… Bishop, Jacob 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 30 yo wife, b. VA, keeping house.

………… Cora Ellen 8 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

………… Lula B. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

………… Shelly 3 yo son, b. VA.

………… Joseph L. 2 yo son, b. VA.

………… Mary 72 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Eller, David 14 yo (relationship not given), b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

…2. Bishop, Noah

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1830 Birth: 10-15-1830 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg PO, H398:

…… Turner, James 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

………… Sarah 27 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write. (nee Bishop)

………… Nancy E. 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Mary J. 6 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Araminta C. 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… William P. 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Bishop, Noah 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, farmer. (Sarah’s brother)

…… Turner, Nancy 66 yo w/f, b. Maryland.

i1860 Marriage #1: Noah Bishop m. Mary E. (Elizabeth) Ratliff 10-04-1860 Floyd Co., VA by John C. Hall. He 30 yo single farmer, b. & living in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Able & Mary Bishop. She single 18 yo, b. Montgomery Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Elijah & Sarah Ratliff.

Military Enlistment: 4-9-1862 Christiansburg, VA. Co E. 54^th VA Infantry. Muster out at Rocky Gap, VA. Survived the war: no.

Death: 1863-1865.

……+ Bishop, Mary Elizabeth

Parents: Elijah & Sarah (Furrow) Ratliff. [Ratliff]

1843 Birth: 4-1-1843 Floyd Co., VA.

1866 Marriage #2: Mary E. Bishop m. Wm Bain 8-30-1866 Montgomery Co., VA. He 60 yo w/m, b. Montgomery Co., VA, s/o W. & N. Bain. She 28 yo w/f, b. Montgomery Co., VA, d/o E. & S. Ratliff.

1928 Death: 8-10-1928 Radford, VA.

Mary E. Bain, 85y 4m 9d, b. Apr 1, 1843 Edgemont, VA. Spouse: William Bain. Father: unknown. Mother: Mollie Ratcliffe, b. Unknown. COD: senile dementia. Burial: E. Radford, VA.

1928 Burial: Central Cemetery, Radford, VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by trnsportr)

……3. Bishop, William

Parents: Noah & Mary Elizabeth (Ratliff) Bishop.

1862 Birth: abt 1862 VA.

1870 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Auburn Twp, Dry Valley P.O., H324:

…… Ratliff, Elijah 57 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, HOH.

………… Sarah 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

………… Melvina 14 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write.

…… Bain, Mary E. 25 yo w/f, b. VA, housework.

…… Bishop, William 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Thomas 6 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Bain, Sarah 3yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Doctor M. 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

……3. Bishop, Thomas

Parents: Noah & Mary Elizabeth (Ratliff) Bishop.

1864 Birth: abt 1864 VA.

1870 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Auburn Twp, Dry Valley P.O., H324:

…… Ratliff, Elijah 57 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, HOH.

………… Sarah 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

………… Melvina 14 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write.

…… Bain, Mary E. 25 yo w/f, b. VA, housework.

…… Bishop, William 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Thomas 6 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Bain, Sarah 3yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Doctor M. 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

…2. Bishop, Sarah

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1833 Birth: 2-28-1833 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1852 Marriage #1: Sarah Bishop m. James Turner 03-01-1852 Montgomery Co., VA. She d/o Abel Bishop.

…2. Bishop, Elizabeth

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1835 Birth: 8-27-1835 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1860 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Bishop m. Joseph F. Tankersly 11-22-1860 Montgomery Co., VA. He 20 yo, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jos B. & H. Tankersly. She 24 yo w/f, d/o Abel & Polly Bishop.

Joseph Floyd Tankersly, enlisted 9-10-1861 Christiansburg, VA. Private Co. E. 54^th VA Infantry. Mustered out 11-1-1863. [Tankersly]

…2. Bishop, Lydia E.

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1837 Birth: 6-12-1837 VA.

1850 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1857 Marriage #1: Lydia E. Bishop m. George Harvey Guy 12-24-1857 Montgomery Co., VA. He b. Buckingham Co., VA, s/o John & Nancy Guy. She d/o Abel & Mary Bishop.

George Harvey Guy, b. Buckingham Co., VA, s/o John & Nancy (CHECK) Guy.

…2. Bishop, John

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1840 Birth: 4-18-1840 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

…2. Bishop, Mary V.

Parents:

1842 Birth: 8-27-1842 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850:

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1866 Marriage #1: Mary m. William Cromer 7-05-1866.

…2. Bishop, Catherine

Parents:

1845 Birth: 9-14-1845 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850:

1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1867 Marriage #1: Catherine m. William Lawrence 12-5-1867.

…2. Bishop, John Asa I

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1846 Birth: 12-25-1846 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1866 Marriage #1: Asa Bishop m. Martha Wilson 3-6-1866 Montgomery Co., VA. He 19 yo, b. Montgomery Co. VA, s/o A. & M. Bishop. b. She 17 yo, b. Montgomery Co. VA, d/o E. & S. Wilson.

1870 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg Twp, Christiansburg PO, H257: Asa Bishop, 22 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, $100, cannot read or write, HOH.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H76:

…… Bishop, Asa 33 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Martha C. 30 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Edward 13 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write.

………… Josephine A. 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Mary S. 8 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Sely J. 5 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Robert L. 3 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Lilly D. 7/12 daughter, b. Oct VA, parents b. VA. (Dora Lily)

…… Murry, William 17 yo single ?/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, domestic servant. (can’t id)

…… Wilson, J. E. 29 yo single w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, domestic servant. (James E. Wilson, s/o Erastus & Susanah (Trimble) Wilson.)

1924 Death: 4-6-1924.

1924 Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Judy Llamas)

......+ Bishop, Martha Catherine I

Parents: Erastus & Susanah (Trimble) Wilson. [no file] I

1847 Birth: 11-30-1847 Montgomery Co., VA.

1870 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg Twp, Christiansburg PO, H257: Martha 20 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John Asa Bishop.

1922 Death: 1-22-1922 Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA.

1922 Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA. (no photo)

......3. Bishop, Boss Edward

Parents: John Asa & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1867 Birth: abt 1867 VA.

1870 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg Twp, Christiansburg PO, H257: Boss E. 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, Josephine A. “Josie”

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1869 Birth: 6-23-1869 Floyd Co., VA. (src: 11/12 old 1860 census & WVA death record)

1870 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg Twp, Christiansburg PO, H257: Josephine A. 11/12 w/f, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1886 Marriage #1: Josie A. Bishop m. Jno. W. Akers 3-18-1886 Montgomery Co., VA. He 25 yo s/o W. & J. Akers. She 16 yo d/o Asa & M. Bishop.

John W. Akers, s/o Wyatt & 1^st wife Julia (unknown) Akers. [Akers_James_Eliza_mcva] i

1943 Death: 4-21-1943 at home 1300 Bluefield Ave, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA.

Jossie Akers, 74y 2m 23d, widowed w/f, b. June 23, 1869 Floyd Co., VA. Father Asa Bishop, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Mother Martha Wilson, b. Montgomery Co., VA. Informant (blank). COD mitral insufficiency. Burial Oakwood, Princeton, WVA.

1943 Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., WVA.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by linda)

......3. Bishop, Mary Susan

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. i

1873 Birth: 12-12-1873 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1887 Marriage #1: Mary Susan Bishop m. William Riley Akers 12-22-1887 Montgomery Co., VA.

William Riley Akers Jr, s/o William Riley Sr & Lucinda Susannah (Reed) Akers. [Akers_GreenberrySr_2wives] i

1939 Death: 4-11-1939 Beaver Pond District, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA

Mary Susie Akers, 66 yo widow of William R. Akers, d. 4-11-1939 of uterine cancer in Beaver Pond District, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, d/o Asa Bishop & Martha Katherine Wilson, of Pilot, Montgomery Co., VA.

1939 Obituary: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 12 Apr 1939

Posted by Lisa Akers Hixon

Funeral for Mrs. Akers

Last rites for Mrs. W. R. Akers, 65, who died Tuesday night at her home on Patrick Street, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the First Christian church, conducted by the Rev. Ben Johnson. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Earl Graham, George Smiley, Minor Williams, Floyd Nash, Walter Shelton, and Abe Tackey.

Flower bearers: June, Joan, Betty, Ageness, and Maxine Akers, Billie, Joyce, and Irene Dickens, Ruby Worth, Caludean Crotty, Made Cook, and Ruth Graham.

1939 Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., VA with William. (no photo)

......3. Bishop, Sely J.

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1875 Birth: 1875 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, Robert L.

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1877 Birth: abt 1877 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, Dora Lilly

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1879 Birth: 10-1879 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, William

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1882 Birth: 1-27-1882 Floyd Co., VA.

......3. Bishop, Pearl Florence

Parents: John Asa “Asa” & Martha Catherine (Wilson) Bishop. I

1885 Birth: 5-29-1885 VA.

Marriage #1: Emory G. Burnett.

1950 Death: 9-11-1950 Bluefield, Mercer Co., VA.

1950 Burial: Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Martha Fontaine Byrum)

…2. Bishop, Rebecca Ellen

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. I

1850 Birth: 1850 Montgomery Co., VA.

1860 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg PO, H401:

1869 Marriage #1: Rebecca m. George W. Lawrence 1-10-1869.

…2. Bishop, Jacob Abraham

Parents: Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop. i

1852 Birth: 9-1852 Montgomery Co., VA.

1860 Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg PO, H401:

i1871 Marriage #1: Jacob Bishop m. Elizabeth Sumpter 04-07-1871 at Asa Sumpter's, Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. He 17 yo single farmer, b. & living in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Abraham & Polly Bishop. She single 17 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Asa & Gemima Sumpter.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg District 50, H98:

…… Bishop, Jacob 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot write, HOH.

………… Elizabeth 30 yo wife, b. VA, keeping house.

………… Cora Ellen 8 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

………… Lula B. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

………… Shelly 3 yo son, b. VA.

………… Joseph L. 2 yo son, b. VA.

………… Mary 72 yo widowed mother, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Eller, David 14 yo (relationship not given), b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

......+ Bishop, Elizabeth Catherine

Parents: Asa & Jemima or Mary (Dickerson) Sumpter. [Sumpter_Asa_Jemima]

1849 Birth: abt 1849 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with husband Jacob Abraham Bishop.

......3. Bishop, Cora Ellen

Parents: Jacob Abraham & Elizabeth Catherine (Sumpter) Bishop.

1872 Birth: abt 1872 VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, Lula B.

Parents: Jacob Abraham & Elizabeth Catherine (Sumpter) Bishop.

1874 Birth: abt 1874 VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, George Shelburn “Shelly”

Parents: Jacob Abraham & Elizabeth Catherine (Sumpter) Bishop.

1877 Birth: abt 1877 VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

......3. Bishop, Joseph L.

Parents: Jacob Abraham & Elizabeth Catherine (Sumpter) Bishop.

1878 Birth: abt 1878 VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

End Abel & Mary Jane “Polly” (Jones) Bishop Family.