MY BISHOP FAMILY

 

 

 

JOSEPH BISHOP

Born March 25, 1796 in North Carolina

Died Sept 6, 1834 in Newton Co., Georgia

Burial location unknown.

 

Married Dec 27, 1821 in an unknown location to:

 

MARGARET MARTIN

Born Dec 29, 1802 in Orange Co., North Carolina

Died May 27, 1882 in Starrsville, Newton Co., Georgia

Buried at the Nix Family Cemetery, Newton Co., Georgia

 

 

Children: (only 4 lived to be grown)

1-WILLIAM A. BISHOP (b.Feb 22, 1823)

 

2-MARTHA “JANE” BISHOP (b.Aug 22, 1824 in Newton Co, GA-d.between

1880-Mar 3, 1890 in Newton Co, GA). Married on July 31, 1846 in Newton

Co, GA to LABAN HORTON (Born in 1820 GA-Died June of 1862 GA).

 

3-JOSEPH HENRY BISHOP (b.Jan 13, 1828, died Sept/Oct 1847).

He was in Loyall’s Co, GA Mounted Volunteers during the Mexican War.

In a letter dated July 24, 1847 from Robert Glass to his family, he says "Joseph Bishop is well and hardy-tell his Mother."  Joseph died near Puebla, Mexico a few months later.

 

4-RUFUS ANDREW BISHOP (b.March 5, 1830)

 

5-SANFORD PARKS BISHOP (b.Aug 2, 1832)

 

6-LUSINA “CAROLINE” BISHOP (Sept 6, 1834-Oct 5, 1909).

Married on Sept 30, 1851 to FRANCIS MARION NIX (b.Feb 16, 1823-

d.Apr 3, 1901). He was her step brother. He was possibly a Mexican War

Soldier. Both buried at Nix Cemetery.

One of their children:

            -TALLULAH GERTRUDE NIX (b.1856-d.1944).

Married A.J. BELCHER. Buried at Anderson Belcher Cemetery. 

 

 

 

 

After their marriage, Joseph and Margaret Bishop lived in Caswell County, NC for a few years, then moved to Covington, Newton Co., GA. They came through in covered wagons before the railroads were built.

 

Joseph Bishop is listed on the 1830 Census of Newton Co, GA. They had 3 slaves.

 

Joseph Bishop died in 1834, and Margaret Bishop is listed as the head of household on the 1840 census.

 

*Margaret's 2nd marriage was to EDWARD NIX on Dec 24, 1848 in Newton Co. He was born in 1787 in South Carolina and died Oct 21, 1850 in Newton Co. He was a Deacon at Missionary Baptist Church. His 1st wife was Cynthia Pattern (b.1795, d. bef. Dec 1848).  They are listed on the 1850 Census of Newton Co.

 

After Edward Nix’s death, Margaret Martin Bishop Nix lived with her daughter Lusina “Caroline” Bishop Nix in Newton County.

 

 

Sources:

-Federal Census Records.

-Military Records at the National Archives.

-Bible and Cemetery Records of Jasper Co, GA, p.161.

-Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapter of the DAR: Old Bible Records & Land Lotteries, 1932.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all my cousins that have contributed information!

 

This page created March 23, 2001 by Julie Hampton Ganis

 

       Feel free to email me for more information!!

 

 

 

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