Jefferson County Kansas Obituaries Extracted From The Winchester Star, Winchester, Kansas, 1915

1915 Obituaries from the Winchester Star, in Winchester, Jefferson County Kansas.

BISHOP, Martin VanBuren Obituary

Martin VanBuren Bishop was born September 7th, 1840, in Schuyler County, New York. Died in Winchester, Kansas, August 21th, 1815. He was married August 12th, 1866 to Esther Adelaide Hulett of Schuyler County, New York. He and his young wife left New York and came to Jefferson county, Kansas, later in the year 1866 and they have resided continuously in this county since then with the exception of a short period in Colorado. He was a veteran of the Civil War serving in Company "C", Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery. He was one of eleven children — six brothers and five sisters, of which all have passed away, except one sister, Mrs. Samuel Hulett of Easton, and two brothers, Lyman Bishop of Leavenworth, and Louis Bishop of Pawnee, Okla. He leaves a widow and two children to mourn his departure — one daughter having preceeded him several years ago. The living children are Mrs. Sadie Stoeffler and William H. Bishop, both of Winchester. At the funeral of Mr. M. V. Bishop, two points were specially emphasized. 1st—His soldier life. When the dissolution of our country was threatened, he offered himself on the alter of his country given four years of faithful service. 2nd—His 49 years spent in Kansas. By his industry and faithfulness as a citizen, he contributed much in the development of this country. Mr. Bishop was a kind friend and neighbor, always greeting everyone with a smile and "Hello" or a wave of the hand. The funeral was held from the home on Monday afternoon at 2:30. The Masonic order of which he had been a member for a number of years, held their ceremony, after which Rev. Cullison, pastor of the M. E. church made a few brief remarks. The burial was made in the R. P. cemetery. [The Winchester Star, (Winchester, Ks.), Friday, August 27, 1915, p. 1.]