William Henry Bisbee

1853 - 1927  (74 years)

• Name	William Henry Bisbee  [1]
  Birth	23 Feb 1853	Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Aug 1927	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [2]
  		William Henry Bisbee (1853-1927)
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [2]
  		(Mother) Elizabeth & (Father) William H. Bisbee Gravestone
  Person ID	I9788	Bisbee
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Samuel Andrew Bisbee,   b. 26 Nov 1826, Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, USA d. 12 Feb 1915, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Catherine M. Palmer,   b. 28 Oct 1834, Kortright Station, Delaware, New York, USA d. 19 Oct 1859, Aplington, Butler, Iowa, USA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1852	Delhi, Delaware, New York, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Elizabeth Brackenbury,   b. 20 Jun 1858, Coleby, , Lincolnshire, England d. 26 Apr 1938, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1883	, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. William Irving Bisbee,   b. 20 May 1887, Bennington Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA d. 26 Jan 1968, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F4350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Feb 1853 - Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA Marriage - 27 Apr 1883 - , Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Death - 4 Aug 1927 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Burial - - Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  In 1901 William H. entered the Postal Service as a rural carrier. The first to drive a car (1914 Model T) in the area. He retired on 20 Aug. 1920 because of ill health. The first employee in Waterloo under the Pension Act; also the only employee on pension for a long time. He was an excellent gardener, enjoying both flowers and vegetables. Information from Ernest Irving Bisbee #11-1701. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 91. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), pp. 214.