Verna I. Bishop

1907 - 2008  (100 years)

• Name	Verna I. Bishop
  Birth	22 Sep 1907	Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Mar 2008	Shippensburg, Cumberland Co.,PA; burial:LincolnCem.,Chambersburg,Franklin Co.,PA
  Person ID	I4959	forneyclark
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Wesley W. Bishop,   b. Oct 1862, PA; lived in Rocky Spring, Franklin Co., PA d. 11 Dec 1940, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mary "Catherine" Forney,   b. 10 Feb 1864, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Rocky Spring, Franklin Co., PA d. 6 Jan 1948, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1883	Scotland, Franklin Co., PA
  Family ID	F1897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Franklin Rosenberry,   b. 2 Apr 1904, Franklin Co., PA d. 17 Nov 1997, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co.,PA; burial:LincolnCem.,Chambersburg,Franklin Co.,PA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1925
  Children	1. Betty C. Rosenberry,   b. 21 Feb 1926, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 30 Nov 2001, Shippensburg, Cumberland Co.,PA; burial: (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  ****** Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of Wesley W. Bishop and Catherine Forney Bishop: Notes for CATHERINE FORNEY: CATHERINE2 FORNEY (JOHN MARTIN1) was born Nov 1863 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, and died 06 Jan 1948 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. She married WESLEY W. BISHOP 02 Jan 1883 in SCOTLAND, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. He was born Oct 1862 in PENNSYLVANIA, and died 11 Dec 1940 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for CATHERINE FORNEY: IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: WESLEY BISHOP OCT 1862 FARMER PA PA PA CATHERIN NOV 1863 PA GM PA ROY B. OCT 1883 PA PA PA DWIGHT NOV 1885 PA PA PA CLARANCE JAN 1888 PA PA PA BESSIE AUG 1889 PA PA PA ORA AUG 1891 PA PA PA FLOYDE FEB 1894 PA PA PA ANNIE AUG 1895 PA PA PA LEVI AUG 1897 PA PA PA BENSON APR 1870 DAY LABORER PA PA PA WESLEY AND CATHERINE HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 17 YEARS. CATHERINE WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN, ALL STILL LIVING. BENSON WAS WESLEY'S BROTHER. IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: WESLEY W. BISHOP 47 FARMER PA PA PA MARY C. 46 PA PA GM BESSIE M. 20 PA PA PA ORA E. 18 PA PA PA FLOYD W. 16 PA PA PA ANNA C. 14 PA PA PA LEVI W. 12 PA PA PA MARY J. 10 PA PA PA RUSSELL D. 7 PA PA PA VERNA I. 2 PA PA PA WESLEY AND MARY HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 21 (SIC) YEARS. MARY WAS THE MOTHER OF 11 CHILDREN, 11 STILL LIVING. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT CATHARINE HAS BEEN LISTED AS MARY. OBITUARY STATES CATHERINE F. BISHOP, BUT THAT MAY BE CATHERINE FRANK BISHOP. TOMBSTONE SAYS CATHERINE. IN 1913 LIVED IN ROCKY SPRING, A SMALL COMMUNITY IN LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, JUST NORTH OF CHAMBERSBURG. IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: WESLEY BISHOP 56 FARMER PA PA PA CATHARINE 55 PA PA PA ANNA 24 PA PA PA RUSSELL 17 PA PA PA VERNA 12 PA PA PA IN 1927 LIVED ON NORTH FRANKLIN STREET, CHAMBERSBURG. IN THE 1930 CENSUS AT 535 PLEASANT STREET, CHAMBERBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: WESLEY W. BISHOP 67 PA PA PA CATHERINE 66 PA PA GM RUSSELL D. 27 FLORIST PA PA PA WESLEY PAID $13 A MONTH RENT. WESLEY AND CATHERINE WERE 20 AND 19 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. RUSSELL WAS A GREEN HOUSE FLORIST AT PLASTERER'S FLORIST WHICH STILL EXISTS TODAY. Children of CATHERINE FORNEY and WESLEY BISHOP are: + 10 i. ROY B.3 BISHOP, born Oct 1883 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 11 ii. DWIGHT BISHOP, born Nov 1885 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for DWIGHT BISHOP: IN THE 1910 CENSUS DWIGHT IS LIVING IN CHAMBERSBURG. + 12 iii. CLARENCE MARTIN BISHOP, born 01 Jan 1888 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 13 iv. BESSIE M. BISHOP, born Aug 1889 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 14 v. ORA E. BISHOP, born Aug 1891 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 15 vi. FLOYD W. BISHOP, born Feb 1894 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 16 vii. ANNA C. BISHOP, born Aug 1895 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 17 viii. LEVI W. BISHOP, born 23 Feb 1898 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for LEVI W. BISHOP: BIRTH DATE COMES FORM WWI DRAFT INDEX. 18 ix. MARY J. BISHOP, born 1900 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. 19 x. RUSSELL D. BISHOP, born 28 Jul 1902 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; died Sep 1979. He married LYDIA A. COBLE; born 1911; died 1960. Notes for RUSSELL D. BISHOP: BIRTH DATE AND DEATH MONTH FROM SSDI. + 20 xi. VERNA I. BISHOP, born 1907 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of George F. Rosenberry and Verna I. Bishop Rosenberry: 20. VERNA I.3 BISHOP (CATHERINE2 FORNEY, JOHN MARTIN1) was born 1907 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. She married GEORGE F. ROSENBERRY 1925. He was born 1904 in PENNSYLVANIA. Notes for VERNA I. BISHOP: IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: GEORGE F. ROSENBERRY 26 HAMMER SHOP LABORER PA PA PA VERNA 23 PA PA PA BETTY 4 1/12 PA PA PA GEORGE AND VERNA WERE 21 AND 18 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. Child of VERNA BISHOP and GEORGE ROSENBERRY is: 44 i. BETTY4 ROSENBERRY, born 1926. ****** Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25089215/verna-i_-rosenberry Created by: In Loving Memory Added: 6 Mar 2008 Find a Grave Memorial 25089215 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 May 2020), memorial page for Verna I. Rosenberry (22 Sep 1907–3 Mar 2008), Find a Grave Memorial no. 25089215, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by In Loving Memory (contributor 46592182) . Verna I. Rosenberry BIRTH 22 Sep 1907 DEATH 3 Mar 2008 (aged 100) BURIAL Lincoln Cemetery Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Verna I. Rosenberry, 100, a resident of Shippensburg Health Care Center, formerly of Chambersburg, Pa. died Monday, March 3, 2008 in the center. Born September 22, 1907 in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County; she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Catherine Forney Bishop. Verna was a Charter Member of the Open Door Church, Chambersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, George F. Rosenberry, a daughter, Betty C. Sherman, six brothers and four sisters are also deceased. (SURVIVORS OMITTED.) Family Members Spouse George Franklin Rosenberry 1904-1997 (m. 1925) ******