New Years Eve 2011

Good bye to the old. Hello to the new. Starting Tuesday I will start posting the information that I have, where I left off. I will stop teasing you with stories of what I have found but do not post! Have a safe and Happy News Years! Right now, I am going to Hobby Lobby! Misty Bishop of the Albuquerque Bishops - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Friday December 30th, 2011

Today is My Grrrls birthday. She is 36 years old now. It is also my Dad's 6th dead day. My Grrrl and I went out and had a nice lunch and shopping and now, I am getting ready to go laundry. I took a anti anxiety med in Target and I am fading... maybe no laundry? Found some more people in my tree, including a Ewing (like 5 generations back on my moms side...you know, like in Dallas, the Ewing family, J.R. Ewing... who shot J.R.? Even found some stuff on My Grrrls family. Now, I need to go into a coma.. Night all Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Dear Dad...

Dear Dad, 6 years ago tomorrow, you passed away. I miss you very much today and every day. I have taken up the family history. I have found your ancestors all the way back to London and France and Ireland. I am enjoying finding all of this information, but I wish that I had you and your research beside me. Know that we all love you, and you are here with us all of the time. I feel you watching over me, and I feel you protecting me. I know that we all made mistakes in our past and I know that you did the best that you could and that you love me... I know that you are proud of me, and I know that I am made up of all of the best parts of you... Thank you for my curly hair! I love you Dad, Your daughter, Misty Lynn Bishop of the Albuquerque Bishops By Way of Abilene Texas

Location:Parsifal St NE,Albuquerque,United States

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the passing of my father, Randy Glen Bishop. He is missed very much. I can't think of a better way to honor him, than to make sure that my kids don't turn into the cow that shall not be named, and to spend the day with my family. There will, of course, be German Chocolate Cake. I do believe that I remember that was his favorite! Also, I do the family tree. Always wishing that I had him to help me, and if not, the information that he gathered. Alas, I have neither, but I do have the Ancestry.com subscription. TONS OF STUFF I have found in the past 24 hours!!! I have an ancestor named Nimrod... And Dorcas! LOL Dorcas Milocus! That kind of works... It worked in my head! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

i <3 Ancesrty.com

I am loving all of the info. that I am finding on this site!!! That is why I am not posting more, I am to busy finding more and more stuff! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Ancestry.com

I broke down and got the membership to Ancestry.com with my Christmas money! Yeah! I found a picture of my Grandad Milton with, I think it is his sister, maybe his mother. Whatever! I was so excited! He was SO HANDSOME!!!

 

 

I have found all kinds of hints, I am going crazy! YEAH!!! With that, and the information that Marie found the other night, I am crusin!  I have even found some things on my mother's side.

 

Well, I better get back to it. I have a few more things before I can go home today!

 

Misty

Monday, December 26th, 2011

No blog today, driving home...long long day.. Glad to be home safe and sound, time for bed! Good night, Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Marie the Miracle Worker

My oldest daughter has worked some magic, and she has found some more generations for me! Like 3 or 4 more! She is sending all of the info she finds, and I will work on it when I get back to work Tuesday, maybe Wednesday, since Tuesday will be busy at work... What a gift to get it! My spark is back! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Happy Holidays! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

December 24th, 2011

I got yet another place to put all of my info... MyHeritgae.com. We will see how it is... I was also going to move my powerpoint to OneNote, but I may change my mind about that, it is a lot of work! Almost time for dinner! Happy holidays to all! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:Riva Ridge Dr,Parker,United States

Friday December 23rd, 2011

Marie, my oldest, is interested in doing the family tree. She has asked if she could look at my Ancestry.com stuff. I also have something on ancestry, where someone else added my great grandfathers census records to his tree. He pays, I don't, so I can't get to his stuff, info or anything... I assume he pays, since he can add stuff to his tree. I am going to work to see if I can get his info, he is my relative somehow! Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:Parker, Colorado

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

We got about a foot of snow last night, what a night! We still went shopping today. If this was Albuquerque, the whole town would have been shut down! My Grrrrl's step mom took us to Kohl's, got new jeans, gotta love that! Tonight, dinner and Big Bang Theory, and, of course, family togetherness...might be a little sarcasm intended there...lol! I am, maybe lucky, maybe not, not feeling well, due to some tummy issues... Tomorrow, the movies, and dinner out, maybe the fairly togetherness wi ll start later tomorrow! I showed off some of my sites and skills to my step mother in law. I found her dad on findagrave.com. He past in March, I was surprised he was on there already. I don't know where my dad's ashes are. His widow fences the issue when I bring it up. I would like to make him a resting place in my courtyard, even if it is only symbolic...his death day anniversary is soon, maybe we can have a death day party for him, and dedicate something for him, but that really isn't enough time to put something together that would be deserving of him, and vice versa! We shall see.... For now, I better see if I can venture upstairs and be with the family. Love and peace, Misty - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:Parker, Colorado

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Happy Yule! We made it to Denver! We are here and we are happy! No more than that today, since we are with family.

Love, Misty

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Wednesday, December 20th, 2011

Started on my new organizing system. Didn't get far. Turned out to be a VERY busy day at work. My boss is letting me leave a day early since the roads will be bad Thursday. I have the best boss ever!!!

 

So, I may or may not bog between now and next Tuesday. I will be at my in-laws and I am not sure how that will work, last time we were there, my iPad would barely get online! Grrr!

 

Happy Holidays!

Love and Peace,

Misty

Monday December 19th, 2011

Re-working it all over again. I have printed out all that I have in the way of PowerPoint's. I have decided to look at stuff and figure out better ways to put it all together. There are some branches that I have come across, that need to be on their own PowerPoint's. I am going to print everything as small as I can, and then attach them to cards and put those cards on rings, so that they can be taken off and rearranged.

So, there you go, I am will be in the planning stage, which to me is the funnest! Even if not the most productive. I see it this way, as long as I am still interested in it, I might someday, lol, get back to actual research, plus I am hoping to get more info from others soon.

Oh yeah, and my Gramma Inez said that she was going to get me in touch with her cousin. Did I mention that yesterday? I might have! I am very excited about it!

That is all.

Misty

Monday, December 19th, 2011

 William “Willie” BISHOP

•Born on June. 22, 1892

•In Tonkawa, Kay County, Oklahoma

•To Lawrence LeRoy Bishop  & Kathryn Navada (Maple) Bishop

 

•Death:  Jul. 3, 1892
Tonkawa
Kay County
Oklahoma

 

•(Grandma Cassie Bishop told her Grandson Glen when he was working the hay field route that they had buried their baby boy here.

His grave is unmarked. )

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

I got all of the power-points dates changed. I also got the sizes changed as I wanted. There is a lot of confusion in the Eighth Generation. There are people that need to be elsewhere, so I need to figure that one out, maybe they need their own power-points? I need to make one that is just a direct line from my kids up through the years.

I have that on paper, I guess I could enter that?

I also talked to my Gramma Inez, she said that she has a cousin that she will ask if I can talk to, she knows all the stuff on my Gramma Inez' mothers side... This would be Ivy (Iva) Texas Pace. Pretty excited about that, I will have to get some questions ready!

I recorded my Nana talking, and the kids were very good in asking lots of good questions, I hope Iike heck that the sound was good enough, the heater kept kicking on, so that might have caused some problem. I need to listen to it tonight, see what I have, and maybe burn it on a disc, so it will be safe!

That is all for today!

Misty

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Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Busy day, been up since 7:00. So tired and stinky! Got Cara off to Tennessee. Worried, but know she will be fine. No more blog than that today. I might work on redoing the pages in my power points, because I need to change the date format, as I learned in the books I opened, but, darn it, I forgot to return today! Oops!

Night all,
Misty

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Holy Cow, Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Lots going on today! Actually cracked open one of the books that I checked out, due in three days... found some awesome free web sites. I have registered at one of them, and am happily plugging along. I found Heather's paternal grandfathers entry in the S.S. death index! Wow!

 

Anyhow, that is really all that I have for today, I have to leave work early to take Cara for her cast removal, and I am not coming back in, so there you have it, actually have to work today! LOL

 

I would love it if people would post some comments on here! If I have missed any, sorry. I think that I will go back tonight and look through old posts to make sure that I have not! But if I have not, POST SOMETHING!!!!

 

Thanks,

Love,

Misty

Uh oh!

Library books that I checked out are due Saturday! I guess I better actually look at them? That sounds bad! When I "publish" my book, I'll leave this blog out!

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Edna Viola Bishop

Heather's Info

Heather's Mother and I sat down a few weekends ago, and she told me dates and names and all kinds of good stuff from her side of the family, and I just soaked it up like a sponge. She has all kinds of books that were put together by the town's folks. Really interesting stuff. I wish I could find something like that on our family... I want to put something that like together about our family. That would be neat!

 

Anyhow, just so that I have it in print somewhere, since there is no way that I have time to investigate it, heck, at this point it is not even in a recognizable order! Here is the info I got from Heather's mom...

 

Heather's Side

 

Iris Millers parents

 

Allen, Clifford Hollis b. 11.25.1908 in Kirksville mo.Missouri buried co. Springs .Mother...
Dad... Joseph Henry Allen. B. 12.30.1880
In lacrosse mo. married to Mary Kay music ( Allen) b 7.27.1886 in same

 

Sister Lavivain Marie Allen (cooper) 1.7.1906
Died in childbirth (giving)

 

Glayds Hitchcock b V.A., around 1907 buried Colorado springs

 

Parents  John & Myrtle (Scott) Hitchcock
1907 moved to Tructon Colorado.
(Per el paso county heritage 1985
ISBN 0-88107-044-0 )
married 5.22.1925

 

SIBLINGS:
Ross
Johnnie
Goldie
Glen
Daryl
Charles
Earl
Verle
Marie
Evelyn
Thelma
Ester
Mary
Merle

 

KIDS:
Opal baker d. 2009? Buried monte vista Colorado
Iris miller
Willard Allen
Lora Belle brown
Clifford Jollis (jr)
Gynith Lavon Jones
Kay Eastep
Betty Lou freeman
Nila Marie green
Norman Kent Allen

 

88888888888888888888
Rays side

 

Clyde o miller  b in V.A.? 1900?  Only child d. 1986
mother Victoria Alice Suddauth
Father Henry g.

 

Gladys Doughety b in V.A.. 1900? D.1984
Buried in co. Springs
She was a practical nurse
Parents William Logan 6.1.1882-1960 (William c 1845-1928)
Mother Nancy dingus married 3.2.1867)
Mother Rhoda McConnell 1884-1928

 

Kids
Raymond Leon
Lucy jean McCutchen? B in co Daughter Valina ray buried in Michigan? Mysterious conditions.
Alyce Jane Petrie b. in co. Springs d. 1977
Frieda Mae

 

William c was son of Nathan Doughety, grandson of Nathan, first doughty to migrate from Ireland in 1771, he was a hatter.

 

 

 

Monday December 12th, 2011

Thank you to my sister Danielle, who is letting me post the "memory" sheet she sent me last week. Now, I don't have to think of anything to post! This paints me in a pretty bad light at times... But it is better than thinking for myself today!

Timeline

Time Frame	Place	Comments
1st	Skyline	-I remember going over to Larry’s house in the same apartment complex and you and Jason and Derek playing RISK -I remember we would sneak into the locked hallways of the “nicer” apartments in the complex and run around
2nd	Copper- bottom one bedroom	-you agreed with me that when I turned 12 (were YOU turning 12, maybe?)I would be a teenager and I told the neighborhood kids and they challenged me, you agreed with THEM (mean!) -my friend was… Lodie or maybe Lavender she lived in the yellow house on the main residential street next door -Mom grew sunflowers outside
?	Copper- top one bedroom	my friend was Reina- we got caught ditching school!
5th/6th?	Copper- top two bedroom	-Neighbors were Lance and Eric, my friend was Reina -found out about my back -had to wear that stupid fucking brace
7th	Cornell- bigger unit	-I bussed back to Kennedy -I had my back surgery in the bigger unit -had my surgery    -we got Freckles and Mouser
8th?	Cornell- smaller unit AND Cornell- bigger unit?	-you met Tony -you got pregnant with Marie -I had my first kiss from a really stupid boy -Tarlynn Martinez was my best friend -you left me alone with Mom

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

I'm stumped, paralyzed by the not knowing what to do next to find people... I have books, but no time or real desire to read them right now. Maybe ill do the podcast thing again.

Misty

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Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Crazy busy day today. No blog today...tomorrow, I HOPE to rest... We'll see...

Misty

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Friday December 9th, 2011

No blog today. I have a sinus infection and I am REALLY feeling it today. I started a Zpack lat night, and I think that my body is fighting against getting better... UGH!

 

Misty

Edna Viola Bishop (Metcalf)

Born on December 22, 1890
In Dallas, Collins County, Texas
To Lawerence Leroy Bishop & Kathryn Navada Maple

Siblings:  Lester Floyd, Norma Anne,Pearl, William "Willie", LeRoy Stanton, Merle, Alma, Leslie, Scott Allen, Verna Lois

Married to Streeter Metcalf
On April 12, 1912
In

Children

Died: September 15th, 1982
In Lawton, Blaine County, Oklahoma

 

Pearl Bishop

Born on July 14th, 1899

In: Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas

To: Lawrence LeRoy Bishop  & Kathryn Navada (Maple) Bishop

 

Siblings: Norma, Edna, William "Willie", Merle, Leslie, Scott Allen, Verna Lois, Alma, Leroy Stanton

 

Death:  Sep. 9, 1889
 Hutchinson, Reno County
 Kansas

 

Source: Findagrave.com

I have confused the heck outta myself!!! I had to go back and double check things!!! Ugh! I hope that this is right. If you know that something is NOT right, or have things to add, stories, dates, names,etc, please leave a comment, and I will add the info!

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Today is St. Nicholas Day. We celebrated this in Belgium. I remember singing the song that Santa sings to the Dutch girl in Miracle on 34th street. I remember doing a performance with the kids in my school, in the church in our village. It was packed, and I remember the burlap bag of chocolate coins and sticks we got. I wish that I had some clogs to have left out last night! Well, I have tiny ceramic ones ion my shadow box!

Here is a link to a page about St. Nicholas.
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/around-the-world/

Here is a link to statues of St. Nicholas in Belgium
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/belgian-monuments/

and here is a link of the song from the movie... Its on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9U1-Lb1qKM

On a more pertinent note, I got all of the pages on my PowerPoint "sourced"!

Monday December 5th, 2011

No serious blog today. Got in late, due to the weather. School is closed today, and there is a terrible storm out there, not really that bad at this moment, cold and windy, but from what I can see the worst is ahead of us...Maybe I will get snowed in tomorrow?! We can only hope!

 

Anyhow, I have a ton of Monday things to get done, and I am feel like I am running up an icy hill where all of it is concerned! Yikes!

 

Anyhow, that is that, might have time to work on the family tree tonight, I did read some on the bus, but I didn't really learn anything new... I still have to finish sourcing the rest of my power point, just when I think that I have done it all, I see that I have not... Oh Joy! So, I might do that... who knows...

 

That is all for now, back to work as it were...

 

Misty

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Been updating my PowerPoint still. I have a few more pages I want to enter on my Great great great great grandfathers parents. I have names, but not much more than that. I am still working on listing my sources on it all... Then I will start reading my books again. Maybe not the one that seems like it is for 12 year olds! I also have podcasts I can listen to the next episode, because I will be caught up on. Oh wait, there is something that I am not clear on in that podcast. It said that the social security index should be free, but I w asked to pay... I think that I got taken away from the free site, I was mislead.

Anyhow, time to relax and watch football, Bears now, Cowboys next!
We are the division leaders right now, woohoo!

Misty

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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

No blog today. Super busy with kids and holiday prep. Got an email from my uncle today. IT MADE MY HEART SING!

I have been entering my sources in my family history power points, as I read I need to...so I must, so I do.

Now, a few minutes of rest, then back to work.

Happy Saturday all!

Misty

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Friday December 2nd, 2011

Not exactly the normal sort of update... Today I helped Marie go through the steps to get her new birth certificate. All we have to do is mail off the paperwork tomorrow, once I have gotten stamps!

As for the rest of it... this morning I updated the PowerPoints so that they are by generation. For one, because it is so big that it is not email-able. Two, because this way, I can see for sure, that I have back to my GREAT GREAT GREAT Grandparents! Woohoo!

I am going to send out the letters that I wrote to family tomorrow, again, when I have stamps.

I am not going to update anymore today, I am behind at work because of a visit from Marie to my office, we had lunch and visited, it was nice. She gave me some nice pens, to replace the nice pens she always steals from me! LOL

Misty

Thursday December 1st

These are things that I found on findagrave.com. This is by far the best website I have found.

Today I will spend putting sources on all of the information that I have. I will also be breaking down the PowerPoint that I have by family groups. I am also going to, if I have time, make a family group worksheet that I can import into my iPad, so that I can work while I am out and about.