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Rebecca Jane <I>Briggs</I> Bishop

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Rebecca Jane Briggs Bishop

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
28 Oct 1882 (aged 86)
McLean County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Towanda, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.5912962, Longitude: -88.8982848
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Rebecca Jane was born at Alabama or South Carolina (records vary). Rebecca married William G. Bishop before 1812 in Alabama. They moved to Indiana and eventually settled at Money Creek, McLean County, Illinois in about 1840. They had at least 12 children: Walker Hampton, Anderson S., Wesley Fletcher and Harriet Ann Bishop were born in Alabama; Thornton Gurney, James Veron, William Randolph and Sander E. Bishop were born in Wayne County, Indiana; Pleasant Wiley Bishop was born in Indiana, and Charles and Mary Bishop were born at Money Creek, Illinois. A son, Alva H. Bishop, born in 1830 in Indiana, and another son Charles, died young. Rebecca and William were farmers and lived their later years at Money Creek.
Rebecca Jane was born at Alabama or South Carolina (records vary). Rebecca married William G. Bishop before 1812 in Alabama. They moved to Indiana and eventually settled at Money Creek, McLean County, Illinois in about 1840. They had at least 12 children: Walker Hampton, Anderson S., Wesley Fletcher and Harriet Ann Bishop were born in Alabama; Thornton Gurney, James Veron, William Randolph and Sander E. Bishop were born in Wayne County, Indiana; Pleasant Wiley Bishop was born in Indiana, and Charles and Mary Bishop were born at Money Creek, Illinois. A son, Alva H. Bishop, born in 1830 in Indiana, and another son Charles, died young. Rebecca and William were farmers and lived their later years at Money Creek.

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Cemetery records indicate she is buried here: name not included on husband's marker



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