BIO: ALEXANDER BISHOP, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
   
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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 484-485
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      ALEXANDER BISHOP, the owner of one of the fine farms of Cumberland
  county, where he is engaged as a general farmer and stock raiser, was born in
  Southampton township, Jan. 4, 1832, son of Jacob and Betsy E. (Goodhart)
  Bishop.
      
      Jacob Bishop was born in Cumberland county, in 1804, son of James Bishop,
  a native of Penn township, Cumberland county, who raised a numerous family.
  Jacob Bishop wedded Betsy E. Goodhart, who was born in Rheemstown, Lancaster
  county, in 1802, daughter of William Goodhart.
      
      Alexander Bishop passed his early years on a farm, and as a youth became
  familiar with the multiple duties incident in a farmer's life. He remained at
  home until he attained his majority, and then started out for himself, renting
  a farm at first. After his marriage he located in Penn township, where he
  lived for a number of years, then buying the farm known as the old Cressler
  homestead. This contains seventy acres, all in a good state of cultivation,
  and well-improved with a comfortable dwelling and substantial barn and
  outbuildings. Here Mr. Bishop has since made his home, and he has become
  quite well-to-do. He is highly respected for his many sterling qualities. His
  political faith is that of the Jeffersonian Democrats. He has served as
  assessor in Grove and Cooke townships.
      
      On Feb. 7, 1855, Mr. Bishop was married to Fredericka Cribs, horn Sept.
  7, 1835, daughter of Elizabeth Cribs. They had one son, John T., who married
  Kate Cooper,
      
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  and is engaged in farming near Carlisle. Mrs. Bishop died June 12, 1902.
  She was a devoted wife and mother, and passed away in the faith of the
  Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Bishop is an active and interested member.