Clayton Lon Bishop Family


Clayton Lon Bishop Born: March 13, 1869 in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia Married: September 07, 1891 Died: 07 January 1950 in Lyburn, Logan County, West Virginia Buried: Avis Cemetery, Neibert, Logan County, West Virginia		Martha Abigail Mangus Born: December 28, 1873 in Rich Creek, Logan, West Virginia Died: October 11, 1964 in Lyburn, Logan County, West Virginia Buried: Avis Cemetery, Neibert, Logan County, West Virginia

Father: Samuel Bishop	Mother: Lucinda Stone	Father: Joseph Cephus Mangus	Mother: Sarah Williams

Children of Clayton Lon Bishop and Martha Abigail Mangus
Don Edgar Bishop		Born: 13 March 1892 in Logan, West Virginia Died: 4 June1892
James Mosco Bishop		Born: 7 April 1894 in Man, Logan, West Virginia Died: 8 October 1955 Buried: Avis Cemetery
Mary Faunis Bishop		Born: 22 February 1897 Died: 29 February 29, 1976
Blanche Pearl Bishop		Born: April 1899 Died: 26 February 1987 in Logan, West Virginia
Walter Ernest Bishop		Born: 2 October 1901 Died: 13 October 1977
Luther Wirt Bishop		Born: 19 May 1904 in Monitor, West Virginia Died: 28 May 1965 in Orlando, Florida
Elsie Fern Bishop		Born: 7 April 1907 Died: 27 July 1992 in Orlando, Florida
Jessie Ines Bishop		Born: 23 November 1909 Died: 13 April 1975 in Washington, D.C.
Roscoe Frank Bishop		Born: 27 June 1912 Died: 13 April 1975

Notes: Clayton first appears in the 1870 census for Montgomery County, Virginia in the household of Samuel and Lucinda Bishop. He is listed as being 2 years of age. With him are Mary E. (age 12), Sarah J. (9), Samuel W. (7), Charles W. (4), and Silas (2 months).

The 1880 census for Montgomery County has Clayton (12) in Samuel's household. Lucinda is not listed. Others included are: Sarah J. (18), Samuel W. (16), Charles W. (15), John (10), Ernest (8), and Tazwell (4).

I have Clayton marrying Martha Abigail Mangus on 7 September 1891, in Rita, Logan County, West Virginia.

Clayton next shows up in the 1900 census for Logan County, West Virginia, with Martha (27), Moss (6), Mary (3), and Pearl (1). Also in the household are Martha's brothers Cush Mangus and Jim Mangus.

The 1910 census for Logan County has Clayton L. (40), with wife Matt B. (36), Moss (16), Mary (13), Pearl (11), Walter (9), Wirt (5), Elsie (3), and Jessie (4 months).

The 1880 Logan County, West Virginia, census has Joseph Mangus as head of the house with wife Sarah, daughter Mary, and three sons. The first son's name is legible, the second is Coosh, age 4, and the last looks like Lee, age 3.

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