My Trails into the Past

Mary Ann Bishop, who married Daniel Shotts in Ross County, Ohio, was the daughter of Frederick Bishop and Susannah Kress/Cress. This information came from the 2x-great-grandson, John F. Bishop of Carmichael, California. [1] The goal in this post is to document as much as I can the information that was presented by John F. Bishop. Frederick Bishop was born 27 July 1778 probably in Maryland and died 20 Sept 1819. He was buried at Bishop Hill Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of Henry Bishop and Catherin Strayer. He married c. 1798 in Virginia to Susannah Cress, who was born 27 July 1776 and died 28 August 1852. She was also buried at Bishop Hill Cemetery. They had five children: David Clay Bishop , born 11 September 1799, died 9 February 1873 in Indiana, married Rebecca Ferguson on 20 October 1828 in Kentucky. Jacob G Bishop , born 22 May 1801, died 7 August 1861 in Ross County. He married Margaret Shotts on 7 September 1821 in Ross County. She was born 24 February 18...

The last post was written about Daniel Shotts and his wife Mary Ann Bishop. Before tackling the Bishop family line, I will write what I know about Daniel’s parents, David Shotts and Mary Wagoner. David Shotts (1760-1825) married Mary Wagoner/Wagner in 1788 or 1891. He died in Ross County around October 1825. His known children were: Catherine Shotts (1795-1833) Jacob Shotts (1796-1883), m. Sarah Toops 1817 in Ross Co. Elizabeth Shotts (1798-1894), m. Ezekiel Timmons Margaret Shotts (1800-1884), m. Jacob G. Bishop 1821 in Ross Co. Hannah Shotts (1801-1884) Mary Shotts (1802-1801) Daniel Shotts (1804-1875), m. Mary Ann Bishop 1831 in Ross Co. Sophia Shotts (1806-1881), m. Amos Bishop 1830 in Ross Co. Jonas Shotts (1809- ), m. Isabel Haynes 1838 in Ross Co. Susanna Shotts (1811-1905), m. Henry Bishop 1856 in Ross Co. My children’s line is through Daniel Shotts & Mary Ann Bishop, through their daughter, Catherine E, who married Amos Gorrell in 1866. Family Histories & C...