Major Christopher Bishir

1805 - 1883  (78 years)

• Name	Christopher Bishir  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Prefix	Major
  Born	1805	Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Major in the state militia  [8]
  Died	24 Dec 1883	Highland Co., Ohio
  Buried	Masonic Cem., Lynchburg, Ohio
  Person ID	I671	Bishir Family
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Christopher Bishir,   b. 25 Dec 1759, Alsace Lorraine ,   d. 2 Apr 1847, Highland Co., Ohio  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Hanora Laman
  Family ID	F370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Hart,   b. 1808, Union Twp., Highland Co., OH ,   d. 1839, Highland Co., Ohio  (Age 31 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1827	Highland Co., Ohio   [9, 10]
  Children	1. Ann Bishir,   b. Abt 1828, Highland Co., Ohio + 2. Andrew James Bishir,   b. 10 Jan 1828, Highland Co., Ohio ,   d. 22 Jul 1911, Lynchburg, Highland Co., Ohio  (Age 83 years) + 3. John Henry Bishir,   b. 26 Jul 1829, Highland Co., Ohio ,   d. 20 Dec 1898, Madison Co., IA  (Age 69 years) + 4. Elizabeth Bishir,   b. Mar 1831, Highland Co., Ohio + 5. Sarah Anne Bishir,   b. 23 Jan 1833, Highland Co., Ohio ,   d. 28 Aug 1923, Highland Co., Ohio  (Age 90 years) + 6. William Marion Bishir,   b. 30 Sep 1834, Martinsville, Clinton Co, Ohio ,   d. 4 May 1919, Ntl Miltary Home, Leavenworth, Kansas  (Age 84 years) + 7. Eliza J. Bishir,   b. Abt 1836, Highland Co., Ohio
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Abernathy,   b. Abt 1806, (probably North Branch of the Potomac), Virginia ,   d. 1889  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1839
  Children	1. Rebecca Ann Bishir,   b. Abt 1848, Ohio ,   d. 7 Dec 1887, Clermont Co., Ohio  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		BISHIR - Personal Property Tax Lists for Highland Co., Ohio, David N. McBride
  		Hammond, Mrs. Emma (Bishir) has lived all her life in Lynchburg - page 1 of 2 Newspaper article with reminisces of Emma (Bishir) Hammond. Contributed by Hugh Troth.
  		Hammond, Mrs. Emma (Bishir) has lived all her life in Lynchburg - page 2 of 2 Newspaper article reminiscense. Contributed by Hugh Troth.
  		The County of Highland, by Rev. J. W. Klise, A. E. Hough, Editor, Northwestern Historical Society, Madison, Wis, 1902. Excerpts regarding the Bishirs in Highland Co. Ohio.
  		BISHIR: List of deeds in Highland Co. Ohio mentioning Bishir family (according to Daniel McBride)
  		BISHIR, Christopher Jr., Death Announcement Wednesday, December 26, 1883, Cincinnati Post, Page 3

  
  

  Headstones		BISHIR, Maj. Christopher, Masonic Cemetery, Lynchburg, Ohio Contributed by Randy Wilson Maj. C. Bisher Born 1805 Westmoreland PA Died Dec 24 1883
  		BISHIR, Maj. Christopher - detail Contributed by Randy Wilson

  
  

• Notes

  Major Christopher Bishir served in the State Militia. He is the first of the Bishirs to appear on the tax roles for Highland Co., in 1826 in Union Twp. He is in Liberty Twp. from 1830-1832, then in Dodson Twp. from 1836-1859. He ran for Coroner on the Democratic ticket in 1865. Research: Was living in Clermont Co., Ohio in 1880 with an unmarried Rebecca. [11]

  
  

• Sources

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