William Henry Bishop
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William Henry Bishop
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Chasity Conley
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12/07/2011
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AncientFaces
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09/25/2017
Time to use your skills of deduction - or speculation! What clues can you find in this photo to tell you about the man?
Sarah Hall
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09/25/2017
Civil War, dark color makes me think Northern, looks to be between 18 and 25 , tall, good health, living, looking at something off to the side, maybe whoever paid for the photograph
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William is a handsome soldier.
Looks like he had two sabers .
He looks like he might have some Cherokee in him.
I think he might be a confederate officer. His buckle isn't clear but it doesn't have a U.S. on it.
Looks like he had two sabers .
He looks like he might have some Cherokee in him.
I think he might be a confederate officer. His buckle isn't clear but it doesn't have a U.S. on it.
Barrett Young
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Doris Padgett what Doris!? I was replying to a Barrett Young.
Lol
Lol
Brigitte Cherubini
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Es un colono rumbo al oeste. Me gusta su corte de pelo, tan actual.
Judy Scarlett
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09/25/2017
This type of photo was most probably taken in the 1850's. The subject appears to be in his early twenties so you can deduct that his birth was most probably in the 1830's or late 20's
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An adventurous gorgeous man, who climbed the Himalayas, slashed thru the jungles of the Amazons, and broke women's hearts all over the world. He is a man of the world, forever seeking the unknown, and life's origins. He is ever the pure hearted wanderer@
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That sounds like a commercial with The Most Interesting Man in the World.
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Could be, but this one is content with himself. He's beautiful without the swagger, and pretentiousness. Naturally interesting. No makeup!! LoL
Jean White
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09/25/2017
Young,, Soldier,Handsome off to adventures!
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Jill I thought he looked a bit Cherokee too .His high check bones
And dark looks. Maybe he was an Indian scout.
And dark looks. Maybe he was an Indian scout.
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Yes, resembles my relatives who are Cherokee mixed, actually...still researching.
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Young (mid 20s?), white, healthy appearing, handsome but unmarried (no rings on his hands)... some sort of Anglo-Saxon or possibly German/Irish with the square jaw, strong chin, and blue eyes. Lived in the Wild West, judging by the Pendleton-like blanket coat and the strap of his saddlebag -- but close enough to town (or at least a main road) that the traveling photographer could pass by and take his picture. Prosperous, as his clothes are of rich fabric and in show no signs of hard wear. Belt buckle and weapon at his waist suggest a veteran, maybe from the Civil War. Did not spend a lot of time outdoors, otherwise his fair skin would have been much more sunburned.
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I think some of the biggest clues are in the revolvers and belt buckle. The revolver on his right has an oval trigger guard. The wide grip base makes it likely to American made and in all likelihood a Colt or Remington...So we are in the 1850's at the very earliest (I know the Colt/Walker was earlier but it looks too small to be one of those). The belt buckle appears to be US issue (see photo attachment). His Neck tie bow does look formidable but there are early Civil War Photos which have soldiers wearing enormous bows. His pose is very much like the ones of early civil war volunteers with pistols stuck in the belt (possibly studio props). An officer was usually issued with a holster and these are pistols stuck in his belt. There are no rank badges visible. If I was pushed to make a guess then I would say early Civil War, militia/volunteer probably Union, but I am prepared to concede I could be wrong. :-) Great photo nonetheless.
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His jacket looks like a confederate cavalry or infantry shell jacket, the buckle looks like a Virginia one with a man rather than an eagle..... There was also the Cherokee Mounted Eagles unit... The jacket is fairly simple in style with no epaulettes so possibly a private ? He looks well groomed and has style
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There is a record For a William Henry Bishop as a Private in Confederate Company G Alabama 48th Infantry.... sadly he died around August 1863 and his wife Nancy applied for a Confederate pension.....records on Ancestry com. He was born in 1839 in Georgia USA and worked as a day laborer in 1860. He had a son Andrew J Bishop born 1861, he didn't marry and Nancy didn't remarry.
Cindy Nelson
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09/25/2017
I find a Sarah Elizabeth Houston Bishop on Ancestry (with the same exact picture as shown here next to William Henry Bishop) as being married to William Henry Bishop. Her birth date is shown as March 27th 1849 in Kentucky. Her date of death is September 20th, 1915 in Warm Springs, Randolph, Arkansas. Her husband William Henry Bishop was born on October 30, 1842 in Kentucky. He died Novembr 3, 1925 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He married Sarah Elizabeth Houston on March 27th, 1866.
Cindy Nelson
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09/25/2017
I find a Sarah Elizabeth Houston Bishop on Ancestry (with the same exact picture as shown here next to William Henry Bishop) as being married to William Henry Bishop. Her birth date is shown as March 27th 1849 in Kentucky. Her date of death is September 20th, 1915 in Warm Springs, Randolph, Arkansas. Her husband William Henry Bishop was born on October 30, 1842 in Kentucky. He died Novembr 3, 1925 in Seminole, Oklahoma. He married Sarah Elizabeth Houston on March 27th, 1866.
Cindy Nelson
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09/25/2017
found a little more here from ancestry on William Henry Bishop. See below...
Cindy Nelson
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09/25/2017
William Henry Bishop was born 30 Oct. 1842 in western Kentucky. He served as a Pvt. in the Confederacy under (county resident) Capt. James N. Bolen, in the Bolen's Independent Company of Kentucky Cavalry. Serving from 1862 to April 1865 he, also served in the 7th and B Company of the 13th Regiments of Kentucky Cavalry. Three major engagements he saw action in was Fort Donnelson Tn., Prestonburg Ky., and Selma Alabama. It was April 1st 1865 that he and the remnants of his unit surrendered to union forces at the battle of Ebenezer Church, Alabama. This effectively ending the war for him and the 59 other survivors of his regiment. They swore alliance and were pardoned on the 10th of April 1865. The war was effectively over for the south. In Oct. 1867 he and wife Sarah (Houston) arrived in, Randolph County in a covered wagon. They homesteaded 240 acres, 3 miles south of Warm Springs, and had twelve children. Many of his children became school teachers and lawyers working though out the county. He received his confederate pension from Randolph County. He died in 1925 in a train accident in Shawnee Okla. Many of his grandchildren still live in the county
Cindy Nelson
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09/25/2017
November 19, 1925, Thursday
Maud Monitor
BISHOP
Aged Seminole Resident Killed By Train
William H. Bishop, age 84 years of Seminole City, was killed by the Rock Island passenger train #43, one mile East of Shawnee Oklahoma Tuesday Evening at about 4pm.. He had started to walk back to Seminole when he was struck by train. The engineers had spotted him and gave him warning. They thought he had cleared but he has struck and knocked down by the engine. Both arms were broken, his chest was caved in and his skull was fractured.
Mr Bishop father of 12. The deceased was the father of W.A. Bishop, District Attorney of Seminole and grandfather of Homer W. Bishop, Assistant Attorney of the county.
According to W.A. Bishop his father had been visiting a daughter in Drumwright,( Mrs. Josie Stout )and was on his way home. In Shawnee he was told the train would not stop in Seminole, so he started to walk the distance down the tracks when he was struck.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Seminole Wednesday followed by burial at Maple Grove Cemetery Seminole Oklahoma.
Maud Monitor
BISHOP
Aged Seminole Resident Killed By Train
William H. Bishop, age 84 years of Seminole City, was killed by the Rock Island passenger train #43, one mile East of Shawnee Oklahoma Tuesday Evening at about 4pm.. He had started to walk back to Seminole when he was struck by train. The engineers had spotted him and gave him warning. They thought he had cleared but he has struck and knocked down by the engine. Both arms were broken, his chest was caved in and his skull was fractured.
Mr Bishop father of 12. The deceased was the father of W.A. Bishop, District Attorney of Seminole and grandfather of Homer W. Bishop, Assistant Attorney of the county.
According to W.A. Bishop his father had been visiting a daughter in Drumwright,( Mrs. Josie Stout )and was on his way home. In Shawnee he was told the train would not stop in Seminole, so he started to walk the distance down the tracks when he was struck.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Seminole Wednesday followed by burial at Maple Grove Cemetery Seminole Oklahoma.
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William Henry Bishop was born 30 Oct. 1842 in western Kentucky. He served as a Pvt. in the Confederacy under (county resident) Capt. James N. Bolen, in the Bolen's Independent Company of Kentucky Cavalry. Serving from 1862 to April 1865 he, also served in the 7th and B Company of the 13th Regiments of Kentucky Cavalry. Three major engagements he saw action in was Fort Donnelson Tn., Prestonburg Ky., and Selma Alabama. It was April 1st 1865 that he and the remnants of his unit surrendered to union forces at the battle of Ebenezer Church, Alabama. This effectively ending the war for him and the 59 other survivors of his regiment. They swore alliance and were pardoned on the 10th of April 1865. The war was effectively over for the south. In Oct. 1867 he and wife Sarah (Houston) arrived in, Randolph County in a covered wagon. They homesteaded 240 acres, 3 miles south of Warm Springs, and had twelve children. Many of his children became school teachers and lawyers working though out the county. He received his confederate pension from Randolph County. He died in 1925 in a train accident in Shawnee Okla. Many of his grandchildren still live in the county.
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