This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joycecollins Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.knox/9268.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, On the 1850 Scott Co., VA Fed. Census, Western District is: Dwelling 1250-1250 BISHOP, John, 29, b. VA . .Ruth, 25, b. VA . .Louisa J., 8, b. VA . .Elias F., 7, b. Va . .Rachael, 5, b. VA . .James, 3, b. VA My guess is that this is John's brother: Dwelling 1249 BISHOP, Jesse, 27, b. Va . .Jane, 26, b. VA . .James W., 12, b. VA . .Maston G., 10, b. VA . .Andrew J., 10, b. VA . .Louisia, 8, b. VA . .Sarena, 7, b. VA . .Lewis?, 6, b. VA . .Sammuel, 3, b. VA . .Sylvana, 2, b. VA . .Gordon W., 3 months, b. VA My guess again is that this is John and Jesse's father and other siblings and that he is a widower: Dwelling 1268 BISHOP, William, 70, b. VA . .George, 23, b. VA . .Polly, 26, b. VA . .Nancy M.?, 2, b. VA . .Elias F., 1, b. VA On the 1860, John BISHOP and family show up in Knox Co., KY where "Yellow Creek" is listed as the Post Office and the Voting Precinct: (I'm not personally aware of Yellow Creek being a town. My own grandfather lived off Yellow Creek in next door Bell County.) Dwelling 875 BISHOP, John, 40, b. Va . .Rutha, 38, b. VA . .Jane, 18, b. VA . .Lias, 17, b. VA . .Rachel, 13, b. VA . .Katharine, 11, b. VA . .James, 8, b. VA . .Polly, 6, b. VA . .George, 5, b. VA . .John, 3, b. VA By the time of the 1870, the family has moved to Estill Co., KY as follows: Millers Creek Precinct 1870 Estill Co., KY Dwelling 337-327 BISHOP, John, 54, b. VA - farmer . .Ruth, 52, b. VA . .James, 18, b. VA . .Catharine, 17, b. VA . .Polly, 16, b. VA . .George, 15, b. VA . .John __.?, 14, b. VA . .Jackson, 12, b. KY Dwelling 332-322 BISHOP, Elias, 27, b. VA . .Lila, 15, b. VA . .Benj., 1, b. KY 1880 Estill Co., KY Dwelling 343-347 BISHOP, Elias, 38, b. VA; father b. WVA; mother b. NC . .Delilah, 28, wife, b. VA . .Benjamin, 10, b. KY . .John, 7, b. K . .Rosa, 6, b. KY . . Creed, 11, b. KY BAB, Eliza, 21 Dwelling 338-342 BISHOP, George, 25, b. VA; parents b. VA . .Elizabeth, 20, b. KY; parents b. KY Dwelling 335-339 HENSLEY, William H.?, head, 33, b. kY; father b. VA; mother b. NC . .Louisza J., 35,wife, b. VA; parents b. VA BISHOP, Rutha J., 70, b. NC; parents b. NC-mother-in-law . .John K., 21, brother-in-law, b. VA . .Andrew J., 18, brother-in-law, b. KY Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.