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Mary Adams Bishop

Birth
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Oct 1828 (aged 46–47)
Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: No burial record has ever been found. It is speculated that low-income victims of the epidemic were buried in a common grave. Add to Map
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Mary Adams was born in a settlement in Virginia called St. Clair Bottom, now part of Chilhowie.

Mary was a founder of Edinburgh, Indiana. She died during an epidemic in 1828. Her husband had died three days earlier. They living children. Their complete roster of children:

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop Whited
Joseph Bishop
Nancy Bishop
Jonathan Bishop
William Bishop
James Bishop
Lewis Conley Bishop
John Bishop
Mary Ann Bishop
Hiram Smith Bishop (1826-1886)
Oliver Bishop (youngest)
Mary Adams was born in a settlement in Virginia called St. Clair Bottom, now part of Chilhowie.

Mary was a founder of Edinburgh, Indiana. She died during an epidemic in 1828. Her husband had died three days earlier. They living children. Their complete roster of children:

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bishop Whited
Joseph Bishop
Nancy Bishop
Jonathan Bishop
William Bishop
James Bishop
Lewis Conley Bishop
John Bishop
Mary Ann Bishop
Hiram Smith Bishop (1826-1886)
Oliver Bishop (youngest)


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