Franklin "Frank" Francis Bishop, born on 1 June 1817, in Claiborne County, Tennessee and killed on 6 September 1863, in Lee County, Virginia. Frank was the son of Rev. Jonathan Bishop (1794-1892) and his first wife, Julia Elma Clark (1792-1838). He owned a farmer across the state line at Rock House Creek in Lee County, Virginia.
Frank married in Virginia during 1840, his first wife, Avaline Pennington (1823-1858), daughter of John Dess Pennington. This first union resulted in 12 children before Avaline's death of typhoid. Their children were:
1.) James M. Bishop (1840-1880).
2.) John Pennington W. Bishop (1842-?) Killed during the Civil War.
3.) Matthew "Mat" W. Bishop (1843-1910).
4.) Alexander Bishop (1943-1939).
5.) Mary Jane Bishop (1846-1858).
6.) Jackson C. Bishop (1848-1917).
7.) Lavina "Vennie" Bishop (1850-?).
8.) Ewing "Dock" Bishop (1850-1931).
9.) Martha Melinda Bishop (twin) (1852-1903).
10.) Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop (twin) (1852-1923).
11.) Francis Zion Bishop (1856-1931).
12.) Margaret Emily Bishop (1857-1933).
During the Civil War, he set his sights on the young Mary Cornelia McPherson (1836-1902). Mary’s parents were not in favor of the marriage to an older gentleman with so many children until a delegation of local prominent gentlemen visited her parents on Frank’s behalf convinced them otherwise. The courtship began and they were married circa 1860, in Lee County, Virginia.
In September 1863, Frank and Mary received word from one of Frank's sons from his first marriage, Matthew Bishop, a Confederate soldier, who was encamped in nearby Cumberland Gap, Virginia. While returning from visiting Matthew, Mary and Frank accompanied by Mary's younger brother, Joseph Sayers McPherson, who himself was on leave from the Southern army, were stopped at a check point about a mile from the home of Mary's parents' home (the old Sayers' stone mansion at the foot of Powell Mountain) by some drunken Union soldiers. One of the soldiers accidentally shot and killed Frank.
When word spread of Frank's killing several local men attacked and pursued the Yankee soldiers and beating the murder with in a inch of his life and leaving him for dead. As a result the occupying Union troops stepped up their patrols and Frank's body, which had been taken to the old Sayers' mansion was buried up the hill under the cover of darkness in the Sayers-McPherson-Gibson Cemetery.
Mary gave birth to their second child a few months later:
1.) Joseph Bishop (1861-?)
2.) Samuel J. Bishop (1864-1923)
Frank married in Virginia during 1840, his first wife, Avaline Pennington (1823-1858), daughter of John Dess Pennington. This first union resulted in 12 children before Avaline's death of typhoid. Their children were:
1.) James M. Bishop (1840-1880).
2.) John Pennington W. Bishop (1842-?) Killed during the Civil War.
3.) Matthew "Mat" W. Bishop (1843-1910).
4.) Alexander Bishop (1943-1939).
5.) Mary Jane Bishop (1846-1858).
6.) Jackson C. Bishop (1848-1917).
7.) Lavina "Vennie" Bishop (1850-?).
8.) Ewing "Dock" Bishop (1850-1931).
9.) Martha Melinda Bishop (twin) (1852-1903).
10.) Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop (twin) (1852-1923).
11.) Francis Zion Bishop (1856-1931).
12.) Margaret Emily Bishop (1857-1933).
During the Civil War, he set his sights on the young Mary Cornelia McPherson (1836-1902). Mary’s parents were not in favor of the marriage to an older gentleman with so many children until a delegation of local prominent gentlemen visited her parents on Frank’s behalf convinced them otherwise. The courtship began and they were married circa 1860, in Lee County, Virginia.
In September 1863, Frank and Mary received word from one of Frank's sons from his first marriage, Matthew Bishop, a Confederate soldier, who was encamped in nearby Cumberland Gap, Virginia. While returning from visiting Matthew, Mary and Frank accompanied by Mary's younger brother, Joseph Sayers McPherson, who himself was on leave from the Southern army, were stopped at a check point about a mile from the home of Mary's parents' home (the old Sayers' stone mansion at the foot of Powell Mountain) by some drunken Union soldiers. One of the soldiers accidentally shot and killed Frank.
When word spread of Frank's killing several local men attacked and pursued the Yankee soldiers and beating the murder with in a inch of his life and leaving him for dead. As a result the occupying Union troops stepped up their patrols and Frank's body, which had been taken to the old Sayers' mansion was buried up the hill under the cover of darkness in the Sayers-McPherson-Gibson Cemetery.
Mary gave birth to their second child a few months later:
1.) Joseph Bishop (1861-?)
2.) Samuel J. Bishop (1864-1923)
Franklin "Frank" Francis Bishop, born on 1 June 1817, in Claiborne County, Tennessee and killed on 6 September 1863, in Lee County, Virginia. Frank was the son of Rev. Jonathan Bishop (1794-1892) and his first wife, Julia Elma Clark (1792-1838). He owned a farmer across the state line at Rock House Creek in Lee County, Virginia.
Frank married in Virginia during 1840, his first wife, Avaline Pennington (1823-1858), daughter of John Dess Pennington. This first union resulted in 12 children before Avaline's death of typhoid. Their children were:
1.) James M. Bishop (1840-1880).
2.) John Pennington W. Bishop (1842-?) Killed during the Civil War.
3.) Matthew "Mat" W. Bishop (1843-1910).
4.) Alexander Bishop (1943-1939).
5.) Mary Jane Bishop (1846-1858).
6.) Jackson C. Bishop (1848-1917).
7.) Lavina "Vennie" Bishop (1850-?).
8.) Ewing "Dock" Bishop (1850-1931).
9.) Martha Melinda Bishop (twin) (1852-1903).
10.) Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop (twin) (1852-1923).
11.) Francis Zion Bishop (1856-1931).
12.) Margaret Emily Bishop (1857-1933).
During the Civil War, he set his sights on the young Mary Cornelia McPherson (1836-1902). Mary’s parents were not in favor of the marriage to an older gentleman with so many children until a delegation of local prominent gentlemen visited her parents on Frank’s behalf convinced them otherwise. The courtship began and they were married circa 1860, in Lee County, Virginia.
In September 1863, Frank and Mary received word from one of Frank's sons from his first marriage, Matthew Bishop, a Confederate soldier, who was encamped in nearby Cumberland Gap, Virginia. While returning from visiting Matthew, Mary and Frank accompanied by Mary's younger brother, Joseph Sayers McPherson, who himself was on leave from the Southern army, were stopped at a check point about a mile from the home of Mary's parents' home (the old Sayers' stone mansion at the foot of Powell Mountain) by some drunken Union soldiers. One of the soldiers accidentally shot and killed Frank.
When word spread of Frank's killing several local men attacked and pursued the Yankee soldiers and beating the murder with in a inch of his life and leaving him for dead. As a result the occupying Union troops stepped up their patrols and Frank's body, which had been taken to the old Sayers' mansion was buried up the hill under the cover of darkness in the Sayers-McPherson-Gibson Cemetery.
Mary gave birth to their second child a few months later:
1.) Joseph Bishop (1861-?)
2.) Samuel J. Bishop (1864-1923)
Frank married in Virginia during 1840, his first wife, Avaline Pennington (1823-1858), daughter of John Dess Pennington. This first union resulted in 12 children before Avaline's death of typhoid. Their children were:
1.) James M. Bishop (1840-1880).
2.) John Pennington W. Bishop (1842-?) Killed during the Civil War.
3.) Matthew "Mat" W. Bishop (1843-1910).
4.) Alexander Bishop (1943-1939).
5.) Mary Jane Bishop (1846-1858).
6.) Jackson C. Bishop (1848-1917).
7.) Lavina "Vennie" Bishop (1850-?).
8.) Ewing "Dock" Bishop (1850-1931).
9.) Martha Melinda Bishop (twin) (1852-1903).
10.) Rebecca Elizabeth Bishop (twin) (1852-1923).
11.) Francis Zion Bishop (1856-1931).
12.) Margaret Emily Bishop (1857-1933).
During the Civil War, he set his sights on the young Mary Cornelia McPherson (1836-1902). Mary’s parents were not in favor of the marriage to an older gentleman with so many children until a delegation of local prominent gentlemen visited her parents on Frank’s behalf convinced them otherwise. The courtship began and they were married circa 1860, in Lee County, Virginia.
In September 1863, Frank and Mary received word from one of Frank's sons from his first marriage, Matthew Bishop, a Confederate soldier, who was encamped in nearby Cumberland Gap, Virginia. While returning from visiting Matthew, Mary and Frank accompanied by Mary's younger brother, Joseph Sayers McPherson, who himself was on leave from the Southern army, were stopped at a check point about a mile from the home of Mary's parents' home (the old Sayers' stone mansion at the foot of Powell Mountain) by some drunken Union soldiers. One of the soldiers accidentally shot and killed Frank.
When word spread of Frank's killing several local men attacked and pursued the Yankee soldiers and beating the murder with in a inch of his life and leaving him for dead. As a result the occupying Union troops stepped up their patrols and Frank's body, which had been taken to the old Sayers' mansion was buried up the hill under the cover of darkness in the Sayers-McPherson-Gibson Cemetery.
Mary gave birth to their second child a few months later:
1.) Joseph Bishop (1861-?)
2.) Samuel J. Bishop (1864-1923)
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