Ephraim Bisbee b. 20 Nov 1841 Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA d. 14 Feb 1890 Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA: A Bisbee Family History

1841 - 1890 (48 years)

Name	Ephraim Bisbee [1, 2]
Birth	20 Nov 1841	Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Military Service	Civil War, Co F. 111Th PA Volunteer Infantry [9]
Military Service		Ephraim Bisbee Civil War Pension File Original documents from the National Archives
Census	9 Sep 1850	Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA [10]
Census	11 Jul 1860	Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [11]
Census	29 Jul 1870	Wayne Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [12]
Death	14 Feb 1890	Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 7, 8, 13]
Death	Cause: Lung disease
Burial	Wattsburg Cemetery, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [7, 8]
Burial		Ephraim and Celinda Bisbee Photograph by William F. Bisbee
Person ID	I53	Bisbee
Last Modified	26 Nov 2010

Father	Joseph Cushman Bisbee, b. 5 Jun 1803, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Dec 1873, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
Mother	Sally Ann Morey, b. Abt 4 Oct 1809, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 19 Feb 1890, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
Marriage	, Madison, New York, USA [3]
Family ID	F28	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife Celinda J. Thompson, b. 28 Aug 1839, , , New York, USA d. 13 Jan 1912, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 19 Feb 1869 Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA [7, 8, 14]

Celinda was not from the local area. She was raised at Crown Point, New York, and at the time of her marriage to Ephraim, her family was still living there. According to Ephraim's Civil War record, they were married near Wattsburg. It is not known why Celinda was in the Wattsburg area.

Ephraim and Celinda were married by Bryan S. Hill, Minister of the Gospel and the ceremony was witnessed by A. E. Reynolds (Addison Reynolds) and Ruth A. Reynolds.

Children

	1. Oka J. Bisbee, b. Dec 1869 d. 13 Jun 1871, , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year)
	2. Arthur Ephriam Bisbee, b. 16 May 1871, , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Nov 1948, Saegertown, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
+	3. Elwin Andrew Bisbee, b. 13 Jan 1873, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Mar 1937, Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
+	4. Mary Viva Bisbee, b. 16 Nov 1874, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Jun 1942, Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
+	5. Sarah Ann Bisbee, b. 12 Jul 1877, Wayne Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Jun 1941, Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 63 years)
+	6. Curtis Clark Bisbee, b. 3 Sep 1883, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1961, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)

Family ID F59 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Jun 2009

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Nov 1841 - Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA
	Census - 9 Sep 1850 - Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA
	Census - 11 Jul 1860 - Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	Marriage - 19 Feb 1869 - Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	Census - 29 Jul 1870 - Wayne Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - Cause: Lung disease - 14 Feb 1890 - Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	Burial - - Wattsburg Cemetery, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

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Notes

Most records spell his given name 'Ephraim', although it is spelled 'Ephriam' on his tombstone. When he applied for a Civil War pension, he signed his application 'Ephraim Bisbe.'
(Medical):Ephraim stood 5'-10", was dark complected with light hair and blue eyes. [15]

Sources

[S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 20.
[S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 6.
[S1739] Bisbee, Joseph C (I26): Family Biography, ((Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884, Part VI - Amity twp), 4).
[S1563] Bisbee, Ephraim: Grave Marker, (Wattsburg Cemetery, Erie County, Pennsylvania.).
[S1793] Bisbee, Joseph C (I26): 1855 NY Census.
[S2083] Bisbee, Ephraim (I53): 1880 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T9, roll 1129; enumeration district (ED) 178, enumerated page 17, master page 322A, line 23, dwelling 180, family 189; image downloaded 11/4/2008.), 1880-Wayne.178.17.jpg.
[S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 58.
[S1225] Margaret Jane Dunnihoo, Two Brothers in the Pennsylvania Triangle, (Erie, Pennsylvania: self published, 1974.), p. 13.
[S1239] Civil War Pension File, Ephraim Bisbee (Private, Co F, 111 Pa Volunteer Infantry) , WC-293-240.
Ephraim enrolled 8 Sep 1864, in 111 Pa. Volunteer Infantry, Co. F, commanded by Capt. James M. Wells. He was honorably discharged Jun 1865 at Bladensburg, Maryland. He served at Camp Reynolds near Pittsburg, Pa. in Sep 1864.
[S1788] Bisbee, Joseph C (I26): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 527; page 118, line 24, dwelling 2000, family 2044; image downloaded 8/26/2008), 1850-Lebanon.5.jpg.
[S1799] Bisbee, Joseph C (I26): 1860 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M653, roll 1107; enumerated page 24, master page 24, line 21, dwelling 1446, family 189; image downloaded 8/30/2008), 1860-Amity.24.jpg.
[S2082] Bisbee, Ephraim (I53): 1870 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2003): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M593, roll 1341; enumerated page 18, master page 533(B), line 7, dwelling 136, family 133; image downloaded 11/4/2008.), 1870-Wayne.18.jpg.
[S1239] Civil War Pension File, Ephraim Bisbee (Private, Co F, 111 Pa Volunteer Infantry ) , WC-293-240.
In her "Widow's Declaration for Pension," Celinda J. Bisbee states that Ephraim Bisbee, who servied in the War of Rebellion, "contracted disease of the lungs in the same of which he died near Wattsburg, Erie Co, Pa, on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1890." Also, on 18 Sep 1890, Curtis C. Bisbee, age 50, resident of the township of Amity, and Ruth A. Reynolds, age 52, resident of the township of Wattsburg, state that Ephraim Bisbee "died of lung disease on the 14th day of February, 1890."
[S1239] Civil War Pension File, Ephraim Bisbee (Private, Co F, 111 Pa Volunteer Infantry ) , WC-293-240.
Celinda J. Bisbee, the former Celinda J. Thompson, provides statements that she was married on 19 Feb 1869, near Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, by Minister of the Gospel, Bryan S. Hill, and that neither she nor Ephraim had been previously married. She cannot provide documented proof of her marriage, because Rev. Hill has died and, according to Hill's wife, he did not keep records. Ruth A. Reynolds, Charles A. Bisbee, Curtis C. Bisbee and others testify that they were present at her marriage and confirm the date, place and by whom.
[S1239] Civil War Pension File, Ephraim Bisbee (Private, Co F, 111 Pa Volunteer Infantry ) , WC-293-240.
In his Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, made on 17 Jul 1880, Ephraim describes himself as age 38, height 5 feet 10 inches, complexion dark, hair light, eyes blue. Witnesses to Ephraim's declaration wree Alex Robinson and Erastus D. Reynolds.