This is my Great Great Grandmother.
Lovina and her husband William share the same stone. Sophronia (their daughter) is supposed to be buried at Mount Zion as well in an unmarked grave.
I am using this picture for Lovina because it shows her side of the stone and you can see where Thomas P. Kirk (Lovina's son) is in reference to his parents.
On my Grandfather David Sullivan's interment records it states "McGrath" for his mother Sophronia's maiden name.
I scratched my head for awhile on that one, because we knew for sure that her maiden name was Kirk!
Then on Sarah Kirk Blackwell's (Sophronia's sister) Death Certificate it states that her Mother Lovina's maiden name was McGrath.
So, finally we had one of our big mysteries solved!
Lovina died in late April, or early May of 1902.
We know this because her "Will" entered probate May 5, 1902.
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Note from Scott Carles
According to her death record, Lovina is the daughter of Robert M Bishop and Sophronia McGrath. Sophronia is Thomas McGrath's daughter, as can be verified by her birth record from Maine. On 11 Nov. 1821, in Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio, Sophronia married Andrew Tyson (marriage records prove this). In 1827 Mary Tyson was born to Andrew and Sophronia (McGrath) Tyson. Andrew and Sophronia disappear from all currently known records after Andrew shows up on the 1827 Tax Assessment for Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio.
No records can yet be found indicating who Robert M Bishop was and if he married Sophronia. If he did, did they marry before her marriage to Andrew Tyson (if so, why was the name on her marriage record Sophronia McGrath)? Or did they marry after Her Andrew's marriage to Andrew, and Lovina simply took his name as her own and her biological father was Andrew or someone else entirely? Lovina was born 20 months prior to Andrew and Sophronia's marriage. It appears that Sophronia and Andrew only had one child, Mary (Tyson) Bear.
It should again be noted that no information surrounding Andrew Tyson, Sophronia McGrath, or Robert M Bishop has been found other than what is noted in the paragraphs above. Additionally, I (Scott Carles) have not been able to find any descendants of people named "Tyson" from any of my DNA matches other than those descended directly from Mary (Tyson) Bear. Although I have been able to find several matches with descendants of Thomas McGrath.
~as of 25 Oct. 2023
Lovina and her husband William share the same stone. Sophronia (their daughter) is supposed to be buried at Mount Zion as well in an unmarked grave.
I am using this picture for Lovina because it shows her side of the stone and you can see where Thomas P. Kirk (Lovina's son) is in reference to his parents.
On my Grandfather David Sullivan's interment records it states "McGrath" for his mother Sophronia's maiden name.
I scratched my head for awhile on that one, because we knew for sure that her maiden name was Kirk!
Then on Sarah Kirk Blackwell's (Sophronia's sister) Death Certificate it states that her Mother Lovina's maiden name was McGrath.
So, finally we had one of our big mysteries solved!
Lovina died in late April, or early May of 1902.
We know this because her "Will" entered probate May 5, 1902.
-------
Note from Scott Carles
According to her death record, Lovina is the daughter of Robert M Bishop and Sophronia McGrath. Sophronia is Thomas McGrath's daughter, as can be verified by her birth record from Maine. On 11 Nov. 1821, in Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio, Sophronia married Andrew Tyson (marriage records prove this). In 1827 Mary Tyson was born to Andrew and Sophronia (McGrath) Tyson. Andrew and Sophronia disappear from all currently known records after Andrew shows up on the 1827 Tax Assessment for Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio.
No records can yet be found indicating who Robert M Bishop was and if he married Sophronia. If he did, did they marry before her marriage to Andrew Tyson (if so, why was the name on her marriage record Sophronia McGrath)? Or did they marry after Her Andrew's marriage to Andrew, and Lovina simply took his name as her own and her biological father was Andrew or someone else entirely? Lovina was born 20 months prior to Andrew and Sophronia's marriage. It appears that Sophronia and Andrew only had one child, Mary (Tyson) Bear.
It should again be noted that no information surrounding Andrew Tyson, Sophronia McGrath, or Robert M Bishop has been found other than what is noted in the paragraphs above. Additionally, I (Scott Carles) have not been able to find any descendants of people named "Tyson" from any of my DNA matches other than those descended directly from Mary (Tyson) Bear. Although I have been able to find several matches with descendants of Thomas McGrath.
~as of 25 Oct. 2023
This is my Great Great Grandmother.
Lovina and her husband William share the same stone. Sophronia (their daughter) is supposed to be buried at Mount Zion as well in an unmarked grave.
I am using this picture for Lovina because it shows her side of the stone and you can see where Thomas P. Kirk (Lovina's son) is in reference to his parents.
On my Grandfather David Sullivan's interment records it states "McGrath" for his mother Sophronia's maiden name.
I scratched my head for awhile on that one, because we knew for sure that her maiden name was Kirk!
Then on Sarah Kirk Blackwell's (Sophronia's sister) Death Certificate it states that her Mother Lovina's maiden name was McGrath.
So, finally we had one of our big mysteries solved!
Lovina died in late April, or early May of 1902.
We know this because her "Will" entered probate May 5, 1902.
-------
Note from Scott Carles
According to her death record, Lovina is the daughter of Robert M Bishop and Sophronia McGrath. Sophronia is Thomas McGrath's daughter, as can be verified by her birth record from Maine. On 11 Nov. 1821, in Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio, Sophronia married Andrew Tyson (marriage records prove this). In 1827 Mary Tyson was born to Andrew and Sophronia (McGrath) Tyson. Andrew and Sophronia disappear from all currently known records after Andrew shows up on the 1827 Tax Assessment for Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio.
No records can yet be found indicating who Robert M Bishop was and if he married Sophronia. If he did, did they marry before her marriage to Andrew Tyson (if so, why was the name on her marriage record Sophronia McGrath)? Or did they marry after Her Andrew's marriage to Andrew, and Lovina simply took his name as her own and her biological father was Andrew or someone else entirely? Lovina was born 20 months prior to Andrew and Sophronia's marriage. It appears that Sophronia and Andrew only had one child, Mary (Tyson) Bear.
It should again be noted that no information surrounding Andrew Tyson, Sophronia McGrath, or Robert M Bishop has been found other than what is noted in the paragraphs above. Additionally, I (Scott Carles) have not been able to find any descendants of people named "Tyson" from any of my DNA matches other than those descended directly from Mary (Tyson) Bear. Although I have been able to find several matches with descendants of Thomas McGrath.
~as of 25 Oct. 2023
Lovina and her husband William share the same stone. Sophronia (their daughter) is supposed to be buried at Mount Zion as well in an unmarked grave.
I am using this picture for Lovina because it shows her side of the stone and you can see where Thomas P. Kirk (Lovina's son) is in reference to his parents.
On my Grandfather David Sullivan's interment records it states "McGrath" for his mother Sophronia's maiden name.
I scratched my head for awhile on that one, because we knew for sure that her maiden name was Kirk!
Then on Sarah Kirk Blackwell's (Sophronia's sister) Death Certificate it states that her Mother Lovina's maiden name was McGrath.
So, finally we had one of our big mysteries solved!
Lovina died in late April, or early May of 1902.
We know this because her "Will" entered probate May 5, 1902.
-------
Note from Scott Carles
According to her death record, Lovina is the daughter of Robert M Bishop and Sophronia McGrath. Sophronia is Thomas McGrath's daughter, as can be verified by her birth record from Maine. On 11 Nov. 1821, in Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio, Sophronia married Andrew Tyson (marriage records prove this). In 1827 Mary Tyson was born to Andrew and Sophronia (McGrath) Tyson. Andrew and Sophronia disappear from all currently known records after Andrew shows up on the 1827 Tax Assessment for Bristol Township, Morgan, Ohio.
No records can yet be found indicating who Robert M Bishop was and if he married Sophronia. If he did, did they marry before her marriage to Andrew Tyson (if so, why was the name on her marriage record Sophronia McGrath)? Or did they marry after Her Andrew's marriage to Andrew, and Lovina simply took his name as her own and her biological father was Andrew or someone else entirely? Lovina was born 20 months prior to Andrew and Sophronia's marriage. It appears that Sophronia and Andrew only had one child, Mary (Tyson) Bear.
It should again be noted that no information surrounding Andrew Tyson, Sophronia McGrath, or Robert M Bishop has been found other than what is noted in the paragraphs above. Additionally, I (Scott Carles) have not been able to find any descendants of people named "Tyson" from any of my DNA matches other than those descended directly from Mary (Tyson) Bear. Although I have been able to find several matches with descendants of Thomas McGrath.
~as of 25 Oct. 2023
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