Lester Bishop1

M, b. January 1849, d. 30 November 1924
     Lester Bishop was born in January 1849 at Pennsylvania.1 He married Rosella Tallman, daughter of Richard Tallman and Rosina Irish, in 1888 at Lisbon, Ransom Co, North Dakota.2,1 Lester Bishop died on 30 November 1924 at Chetek, Barron Co, Wisconsin, at age 75; Lester's obituary reads that he was born in Pennsylvania and came to Wisconsin very early after his marriage to Rosella. He left his wife and nine children to mourn.2 He was buried on 3 December 1924 at Lake View Cemetery, Chetek, Barron Co, Wisconsin.2
     He appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 at Otter Creek, Dunn Co, Wisconsin; Lester Bishop, 51, b. Pennsylvania, Rose, 30, Burton, 10, Martin, 8, Herbert, 7, Lord, 4, Ruth, 2, and Elsie, 1 month, all born Wisconsin.1

Family

Rosella Tallman b. Jan 1870, d. 1954
Last Edited14 Jul 2009

Citations

  1. [S428] 1900 US Federal Census , Wisconsin, Dunn Co, Otter Creek. Roll T623_1787 Page 6B; Enumeration District: 92. Household of Lester Bishop.
  2. [S956] Eric Cannaday, "E-mail - Cannaday, Eric," e-mail and photo attachments to Pam Wood Waugh, 12 July 2009, Scanned obituary from the Chetek Alert, dated 5 Dec 1924. Lester Bishop.