Edwin Bishop was the son of Augustus Bishop and Sarah Ann Tracy. He was born in the Town of Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, spent his earliest years in the adjacent Town of Ledyard, and subsequent youth back in Scipio. Edwin married Helen Elizabeth "Lizzie" Powers ca. 1879. They resided in Scipio where Edwin was a farmer. Edwin was a member of the Knights of the Maccabees (K. O. T. M.) at Scipio. Edwin was tragically struck by lightning and killed while working the Jay Weeks farm on the Sherwood Road between present-day Wyckoff Road and Ensenore in the Town of Scipio. Before his death, Edwin and Lizzie had seven children: Elizabeth Mae, Edwin Merle, Ruby E., Ray M., Floyd H., Earl Akin, and Mildred Marjorie Bishop.
"KILLED BY LIGHTNING - Edward [sic - Edwin] Bishop, a Farmer, Killed Near Ensenore and Charles DeFields an Auburn Lineman, Killed Near Utica. Death came quickly to Edward [Edwin - R. A. Post] Bishop, a farmer residing on the Jay Weeks stock farm, about one mile west of Ensenore in the town of Scipio late yesterday afternoon [NOTE: Edwin Bishop died 13 July 1905 - R. A. Post]. Bishop and John Couling were engaged in hoeing corn and when the storm broke started on a run for the house. They had proceeded but a few rods when there was a blinding flash and both men were stricken to the earth. Couling rendered unconscious. When he regained consciousness he found that Bishop was dead. The bolt had thrown Bishop several feet into a wire fence, cutting a gash in his head. Coroner O'Neill and Undertaker Tallman of this city were notified and at once started for the scene. Bishop was about 48 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. . . . ."
-- Roger Post (transcriber), COULSON, Beulah Pease: Scrapbook, Newspaper Clippings from Cayuga Co., NY, late 19th to early 20th century, Edwin Bishop Killed By Lightning
"Lightning's Victim Buried. The funeral of the late Edwin Bishop, who was killed by lightning Thursday afternoon, was held at his late home on the Jay Wicks' [sic - Weeks'] farm in the town of Scipio, Sunday afternoon. The funeral was very largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased. The floral tributes were very numerous and beautiful. The Rev. Mr. Baldwin of the church at East Venice officiated, and the choir of the Baptist church of Scipio rendered selections during the services. Louis Smith, Thomas Coalson [Coulson - R. A. Post], Joseph Wyant, William Silkworth, Charles Baldwin and Coral Culver all members of the K. O. T. M., of which the deceased was a member, acted as bearers. The services at the grave were conducted by the members of the K. O. T. M. of Scipio. Burial was in the Scipio rural cemetery."
-- Thomas Tryniski (scan), Roger Post (transcriber), Lightning's Victim Buried (Union Springs, Springport, Cayuga Co., NY, Union Springs Advertiser, Thursday, 27 July 1905), Old Fulton New York Post Cards http://www.fultonhistory.com
"KILLED BY LIGHTNING - Edward [sic - Edwin] Bishop, a Farmer, Killed Near Ensenore and Charles DeFields an Auburn Lineman, Killed Near Utica. Death came quickly to Edward [Edwin - R. A. Post] Bishop, a farmer residing on the Jay Weeks stock farm, about one mile west of Ensenore in the town of Scipio late yesterday afternoon [NOTE: Edwin Bishop died 13 July 1905 - R. A. Post]. Bishop and John Couling were engaged in hoeing corn and when the storm broke started on a run for the house. They had proceeded but a few rods when there was a blinding flash and both men were stricken to the earth. Couling rendered unconscious. When he regained consciousness he found that Bishop was dead. The bolt had thrown Bishop several feet into a wire fence, cutting a gash in his head. Coroner O'Neill and Undertaker Tallman of this city were notified and at once started for the scene. Bishop was about 48 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. . . . ."
-- Roger Post (transcriber), COULSON, Beulah Pease: Scrapbook, Newspaper Clippings from Cayuga Co., NY, late 19th to early 20th century, Edwin Bishop Killed By Lightning
"Lightning's Victim Buried. The funeral of the late Edwin Bishop, who was killed by lightning Thursday afternoon, was held at his late home on the Jay Wicks' [sic - Weeks'] farm in the town of Scipio, Sunday afternoon. The funeral was very largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased. The floral tributes were very numerous and beautiful. The Rev. Mr. Baldwin of the church at East Venice officiated, and the choir of the Baptist church of Scipio rendered selections during the services. Louis Smith, Thomas Coalson [Coulson - R. A. Post], Joseph Wyant, William Silkworth, Charles Baldwin and Coral Culver all members of the K. O. T. M., of which the deceased was a member, acted as bearers. The services at the grave were conducted by the members of the K. O. T. M. of Scipio. Burial was in the Scipio rural cemetery."
-- Thomas Tryniski (scan), Roger Post (transcriber), Lightning's Victim Buried (Union Springs, Springport, Cayuga Co., NY, Union Springs Advertiser, Thursday, 27 July 1905), Old Fulton New York Post Cards http://www.fultonhistory.com
Edwin Bishop was the son of Augustus Bishop and Sarah Ann Tracy. He was born in the Town of Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, spent his earliest years in the adjacent Town of Ledyard, and subsequent youth back in Scipio. Edwin married Helen Elizabeth "Lizzie" Powers ca. 1879. They resided in Scipio where Edwin was a farmer. Edwin was a member of the Knights of the Maccabees (K. O. T. M.) at Scipio. Edwin was tragically struck by lightning and killed while working the Jay Weeks farm on the Sherwood Road between present-day Wyckoff Road and Ensenore in the Town of Scipio. Before his death, Edwin and Lizzie had seven children: Elizabeth Mae, Edwin Merle, Ruby E., Ray M., Floyd H., Earl Akin, and Mildred Marjorie Bishop.
"KILLED BY LIGHTNING - Edward [sic - Edwin] Bishop, a Farmer, Killed Near Ensenore and Charles DeFields an Auburn Lineman, Killed Near Utica. Death came quickly to Edward [Edwin - R. A. Post] Bishop, a farmer residing on the Jay Weeks stock farm, about one mile west of Ensenore in the town of Scipio late yesterday afternoon [NOTE: Edwin Bishop died 13 July 1905 - R. A. Post]. Bishop and John Couling were engaged in hoeing corn and when the storm broke started on a run for the house. They had proceeded but a few rods when there was a blinding flash and both men were stricken to the earth. Couling rendered unconscious. When he regained consciousness he found that Bishop was dead. The bolt had thrown Bishop several feet into a wire fence, cutting a gash in his head. Coroner O'Neill and Undertaker Tallman of this city were notified and at once started for the scene. Bishop was about 48 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. . . . ."
-- Roger Post (transcriber), COULSON, Beulah Pease: Scrapbook, Newspaper Clippings from Cayuga Co., NY, late 19th to early 20th century, Edwin Bishop Killed By Lightning
"Lightning's Victim Buried. The funeral of the late Edwin Bishop, who was killed by lightning Thursday afternoon, was held at his late home on the Jay Wicks' [sic - Weeks'] farm in the town of Scipio, Sunday afternoon. The funeral was very largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased. The floral tributes were very numerous and beautiful. The Rev. Mr. Baldwin of the church at East Venice officiated, and the choir of the Baptist church of Scipio rendered selections during the services. Louis Smith, Thomas Coalson [Coulson - R. A. Post], Joseph Wyant, William Silkworth, Charles Baldwin and Coral Culver all members of the K. O. T. M., of which the deceased was a member, acted as bearers. The services at the grave were conducted by the members of the K. O. T. M. of Scipio. Burial was in the Scipio rural cemetery."
-- Thomas Tryniski (scan), Roger Post (transcriber), Lightning's Victim Buried (Union Springs, Springport, Cayuga Co., NY, Union Springs Advertiser, Thursday, 27 July 1905), Old Fulton New York Post Cards http://www.fultonhistory.com
"KILLED BY LIGHTNING - Edward [sic - Edwin] Bishop, a Farmer, Killed Near Ensenore and Charles DeFields an Auburn Lineman, Killed Near Utica. Death came quickly to Edward [Edwin - R. A. Post] Bishop, a farmer residing on the Jay Weeks stock farm, about one mile west of Ensenore in the town of Scipio late yesterday afternoon [NOTE: Edwin Bishop died 13 July 1905 - R. A. Post]. Bishop and John Couling were engaged in hoeing corn and when the storm broke started on a run for the house. They had proceeded but a few rods when there was a blinding flash and both men were stricken to the earth. Couling rendered unconscious. When he regained consciousness he found that Bishop was dead. The bolt had thrown Bishop several feet into a wire fence, cutting a gash in his head. Coroner O'Neill and Undertaker Tallman of this city were notified and at once started for the scene. Bishop was about 48 years old and leaves a wife and seven children. . . . ."
-- Roger Post (transcriber), COULSON, Beulah Pease: Scrapbook, Newspaper Clippings from Cayuga Co., NY, late 19th to early 20th century, Edwin Bishop Killed By Lightning
"Lightning's Victim Buried. The funeral of the late Edwin Bishop, who was killed by lightning Thursday afternoon, was held at his late home on the Jay Wicks' [sic - Weeks'] farm in the town of Scipio, Sunday afternoon. The funeral was very largely attended by friends and relatives of the deceased. The floral tributes were very numerous and beautiful. The Rev. Mr. Baldwin of the church at East Venice officiated, and the choir of the Baptist church of Scipio rendered selections during the services. Louis Smith, Thomas Coalson [Coulson - R. A. Post], Joseph Wyant, William Silkworth, Charles Baldwin and Coral Culver all members of the K. O. T. M., of which the deceased was a member, acted as bearers. The services at the grave were conducted by the members of the K. O. T. M. of Scipio. Burial was in the Scipio rural cemetery."
-- Thomas Tryniski (scan), Roger Post (transcriber), Lightning's Victim Buried (Union Springs, Springport, Cayuga Co., NY, Union Springs Advertiser, Thursday, 27 July 1905), Old Fulton New York Post Cards http://www.fultonhistory.com
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