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Obituary for
Charles L. Bishop
(1846 - 1918)

Charles L. Bishop was born in December 1846 in Ohio, most likely Knox County. His parents were probably Daniel and Joanna Bishop, of Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, respectively. He appears to have lived in or near Centerburg, Knox County, Ohio all his life. He enlisted as a Private in the Civil War on 22 August 1862 at the age of 18, and served for a year in Company F, 121st Infantry Regiment Ohio, being discharged on 15 August 1863. Charles married Adaline (maiden name unknown) in about 1876. They had three children, Fred C., Harry C. (married Mary Alice Kilduff) and Ethel O. (married Guy Hulse). Related Items: Obituary for his grandson Charles E. Bishop. Links concerning Colorado and the life of the Bishop, Kilduff, DeCoursey and McCormick families there.

The Fairplay Flume (Fairplay, Park County, Colorado) Friday, 17 May 1918, p. 1 OBITUARY       Charles L. Bishop, father of H. C. Bishop 1 of this place, died at his home at Centerburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 15. His death was caused by a paralytic stroke, which occurred May 11. H. C. Bishop received a telegram on Wednesday, and started immediately, but arrived too late to see his father before he died.       He leaves a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Guy Hulse of Galion, Ohio, and 2 sons, Fred C. Bishop of Centerburg and H. C. Bishop of this place. 1 Harry C. Bishop was the husband of Mary Alice Kilduff. He was born in Ohio.

Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey 2006