Jasper E. Bisbee b. 29 Jul 1843 , Allegany, New York, USA d. 10 Aug 1935 Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA: A Bisbee Family History

1843 - 1935 (92 years)

Name	Jasper E. Bisbee [1]
Name		Jasper Bisbee One of the few oldtime musicians who recorded for Edison Records and one of the first rural musicians who ever produced a record.
Birth	29 Jul 1843	, Allegany, New York, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Other Name	Jep
Census	19 Dec 1850	Ossian Town, Livingston, New York, USA [3]
Census	13 Jun 1870	Croton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA [4]
Census	10 Jun 1880	Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA [5]
Census	21 Jun 1900	Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA [6]
Census	3 May 1910	Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA [7]
Census	10 Jan 1920	Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA [8]
Census	19 Apr 1930	Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA [9]
Death	10 Aug 1935	Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA
Burial	West Cemetery, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
Burial		Jasper Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photo View it at Find A Grave
Person ID	I9258	Bisbee \| Descendants of Nahum Bisbee
Last Modified	21 Jun 2011

Father	Alanson Bisbee, b. 13 Jan 1798, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Sep 1862, Ossian, Livingston, New York, USA (Age 64 years)
Mother	Mary C. Bagley, b. Abt 1805, , Cayuga, New York d. 27 Aug 1859 (Age 54 years)
Notes	Some of the information on this family was submitted by Mary Brownyer, Descendant of Alanson Bisbee (I9075).
Family ID	F4067	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife Sarah M. Scranton, b. Apr 1849, , , Ohio, USA d. 19 Jan 1931, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA (Age 81 years)

Marriage

First three children taken from 1880 census, Green, Mecosta, Michigan. Last one from 1900 census, Green, Mecosta Co. May be more in between. No census for 1890's.

Notes

Some of the information on this family was submitted by Mary Brownyer, Descendant of Alanson Bisbee (I9075).

Children

	1. Earl E. Bisbee, b. Abt 1872, , , Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Glenn W. Bisbee, b. 17 Nov 1874, , Mecosta, Michigan, USA d. Bef 1960 (Age 85 years)
	3. Ora A. Bisbee, b. 15 Jan 1877, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	4. Francis L. Bisbee, b. 24 Nov 1878, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Francis Lloyd Bisbee, b. 21 Oct 1880, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA d. Abt 1860, Lakeview, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
	6. Flossie L. Bisbee, b. 20 Jun 1882, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA d. 15 Sep 1882, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA (Age 0 years)
+	7. Bulah J. Bisbee, b. Oct 1888, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA d. Bef 1998 (Age 109 years)

Family ID F4138 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Nov 2010

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jul 1843 - , Allegany, New York, USA
	Census - 19 Dec 1850 - Ossian Town, Livingston, New York, USA
	Census - 13 Jun 1870 - Croton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
	Census - 10 Jun 1880 - Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	Census - 21 Jun 1900 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	Census - 3 May 1910 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	Census - 10 Jan 1920 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	Census - 19 Apr 1930 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
	Death - 10 Aug 1935 - Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA
	Burial - - West Cemetery, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA

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Histories
Jep Bisbee
The Story of Henry Ford's Fiddler

Clippings
Jasper E. Bisbee Biographical Sketch
Portrait and Biographical Album, Mecosta County, Mich., Chicago, Chapman Brothers, 1883, p 539.

External Links
Jasper E. "Jep" Bisbee, Old Time Michigan Dance Fiddler, by Paul Gifford
Published online in the Old-Time Herald with photo and Edison recording

Sources

[S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 34.
[S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 97.
[S3003] Bisbee, Alonzon (i9075): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 476; page 97A, line 17, dwelling 1096, family 1193; image accessed 5/9/2010.), 1850.NY.Allegany.Ossian.19.
[S562] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1870 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M593, roll 693, enum page 11, master page 49A, line 32, dwelling 85, family 85; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 13 Jun 1870 (household as of 1 June).), 1870.MI.Newaygo.Croton.11.
[S116] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1880 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2010): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T9, roll 594, enumeration district (ED) 174, enum page 16, master page 552D, line 26, dwelling 147, family 157; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 10 Jun 1880 (household as of 1 June).), 1880.MI.Mecosta.Paris.174.3.
[S85] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1900 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T623, roll 731, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 12B, page 151B, line 57, dwelling 232, family 235; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 21 Jun 1900 (household as of 1 June).), 1900.MI.Mecosta.Green.103.24.
[S77] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1910 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2006): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T624, roll 663, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 13A, page 187A, line 38, dwelling 225, family 226; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 3 May 1910 (household as of 15 April).), 1910.MI.Mecosta.Green.126.25.
[S70] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1920 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2010): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T625, roll 784, enumeration district (ED) 242, sheet 3B, page 39B, line 76, dwelling 74, family 74; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 10 Jan 1920 (household as of 1 January).), 1920.MI.Mecosta.Green.242.6.
[S1] Bisbee, Jasper E. (i9258): 1930 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2002): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T626, roll 1011, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 6B, page 229B, line 70, dwelling 142, family 145; image accessed 4 Jul 2010. Enumerated 19 Apr 1930 (household as of 1 April).), 1930.MI.Mecosta.Green.17.12.