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Generation: 2
3. | Josephine Elizabeth (Betty Jo) Fox was born 08 Mar 1933, Rockbridge Co. VA (daughter of Harry Dull Fox and Frances Scott Miller); died 28 Nov 2010, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA. Notes:
OBITUARY
From Find A Grave
Josephine E. "Betty Jo" (Fox) Bishop, 77, of 8234 N. Lee Highway passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, at Augusta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville. She was the daughter of the late Harry D. Fox and Francis (Miller) Fox of Rockbridge County.
A graduate of Dunsmore Business College, Betty Jo was a pioneer entrepreneur for the female gender. She started her 36-year career in real estate in 1974. She established her own company, Bishop Realty, in 1979, which was one of the earliest women-owned brokerages in Augusta County.
Betty Jo was a member of the Greater Augusta Association of Realtors, in which she served in every officer's position and received numerous awards.
In 1993, she was the first woman elected to the board of directors with Bank of Rockbridge and later served on the advisory board of directors for One Valley Bank and BB&T.
She was a devoted Christian and member of Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern for 48 years.
Surviving are her loving husband of 54 years, Stanley Eugene Bishop Sr.; two sons, Stanley Eugene Bishop Jr. of Mint Spring and William Stuart Bishop and his wife, Margaret, of Staunton; one grandson, Zachary C. Bishop; and a brother, Harry M. Fox and sister in-law, Elsie Fox.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lula Fox Rice and Rebecca Fox Gowin.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church in Steeles Tavern.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Carmel Church or donations to Kingsway, 797 Spottswood Road, Steeles Tavern, VA 24476, (540) 377-5708.
Coffman Funeral Home & Crematory at 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of her arrangements.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.coffmanfuneralhome.net.
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Josephine F. Bishop
Last Residence: 24472 Raphine, Rockbridge, Virginia
BORN: 8 Mar 1933
Died: 28 Nov 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62428361
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Josephine Elizabeth Bishop
Death Date: 28 Nov 2010
Death Place: Augusta Co. VA
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6. | Harry Dull Fox was born 07 Aug 1903, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 24 Jan 1983, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Census
Name: Harry Fox
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1904
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Road 712
Inferred Residence in 1935: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Foreman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1300
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Income: $1200
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Harry Fox 36
Frances Fox 31
Lula Fox 12
Rebecca Fox 99
Josephine Fox 7
Harry Fox 3
Ralph Fox 66 [father]
OBITUARY
The Staunton Leader; 25 Jan 1983
Harry Dull Fox, 79, of the Decatur community at Rt. 1. Fairfield, died Monday in Staunton. He was born Aug. 7, 1900 in Rockbridge County, son of Ralph H. Fox and Lula J. Sweet Craig Fox.
Fox was a member of Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder. He was retired from the B&O Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Frances Fox on Feb. 15, 1966; two brother, June L. Fox and J. Franklin Craig and one sister Margaret Craig Cash.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lula F. Rice of Alexandria, Mrs. Rebecca F. Gowin of Springfield and Mrs. Betty Jo Bishop of Steeles Tavern; one son Harry M. Fox of Charlottesville; one brother Clarence Fox of Decatur; seven grandchildren. A service will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday at Fairfield Cemetery by Dr. Homer T. Cornish. The family will receive friends from 7-8 tonight at Harrison's Funeral Home in Lexington.
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60184997
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Harry Dull Fox
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 79
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1903
Death Date: 24 Jan 1983
Death Place: Staunton, Staunton (Ind. City), Virginia
Registration Date: 22 Feb 1983
Father: Ralph H Fox
Mother: Lula Sweet Craig
Spouse: Frances Miller Fox
Harry married Frances Scott Miller. Frances (daughter of Ellis Le Campion Miller, Sr. and Rebecca Sterrett Thompson) was born 07 Nov 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 15 Feb 1966, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Frances Scott Miller was born 07 Nov 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA (daughter of Ellis Le Campion Miller, Sr. and Rebecca Sterrett Thompson); died 15 Feb 1966, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1920 Census
Name: Frances S Miller
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Ellis L Miller
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Rebecca S Miller
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Ellis L Miller 58
Rebecca S Miller 38
Frances S Miller 11
Isabell S Miller 9
Josephine L Miller 7
Stewart T Miller 4 years 3 months
Anna M Miller 5 months
1940 Census
Name: Frances Fox
Respondent: Yes
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1909
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Road 712
Inferred Residence in 1935: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Harry Fox 36
Frances Fox 31
Lula Fox 12
Rebecca Fox 99
Josephine Fox 7
Harry Fox 3
Ralph Fox 66 [father-in-law]
OBITUARY
The Staunton Leader; 17 Feb. 1966
Mrs. Frances Miller Fox. 57, died Tuesday in a Staunton Hospital. Surviving are her Husband, Harry D. Fox; three daughters, Mrs. Lula Rice, Alexandria, Mrs. Rebecca Gowin, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mrs. Betty Jo Bishop, Steels Tavern; a son, Harry M. Fox, Waynesboro; three sisters, Miss. Isabella T. Miller, Alexandria, Mrs. Josephine M. Camp, Silver Springs, Md., Mrs. Anna M. Seward, Elberson; two brothers, Stuart T. Miller, Summit, N.J., Ellis L. Miller, Fairfield.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Old Stone Presbyterian Church at Timber Ridge with burial in Fairfield Cemetery. The body is at Harrison's Funeral Home.
Buried:
Grave location, obituary, biography, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60185068
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Frances Miller Fox
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 57
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1908
Death Date: 15 Feb 1966
Death Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
Registration Date: 2 Mar 1966
Father: Ellis L Miller Sr
Mother: Rebecca Sterrett Thompson
Spouse: Harry D Fox
Children:
- Lula Viola Fox was born 30 May 1927, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 20 Feb 2005, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA.
- Rebecca Frances (Becky) Fox was born 08 Oct 1930, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 16 Jan 2001, Fairax Co. VA; was buried , Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
- 3. Josephine Elizabeth (Betty Jo) Fox was born 08 Mar 1933, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 28 Nov 2010, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Mount Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery, Steeles Tavern, Augusta Co. VA.
- Harry M. Fox
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14. | Ellis Le Campion Miller, Sr. was born 21 May 1861, Rappahannock Co. VA; died 14 Apr 1940, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1870 Census
Name: Ellis Miller
Age in 1870: 9
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Washington
Household Members:
Middleton Miller 54
Anna S Miller 44
Josephine Miller 20
Fannie Miller 18
Hawel Miller 14
Ellis Miller 9
Albert Miller 4
Clarence Miller 4 months
Henry Miller 12
Turner Ledley 35
Heneretta Ficklin 25
Alice Jordan 20
1920 Census
Name: Ellis L Miller
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rebecca S Miller
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Ellis L Miller 58
Rebecca S Miller 38
Frances S Miller 11
Isabell S Miller 9
Josephine L Miller 7
Stewart T Miller 4 years 3 months
Anna M Miller 5 months
1940 Census
Name: Ellis Lec Miller
Respondent: Yes
Age: 78
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Road 777
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $2000
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Ellis Lec Miller 78
Rebecca S Miller 58
Ellis L Miller 17
Anna M Miller 20
OBITUARY
Lexington Gazette; 19 April 1940
Ellis LeCampion Miller, 78, died Sunday at his home near Decatur after a brief illness. He was a prominent farmer of that neighborhood. He was born at Washington, Virginia, a son of Middleton Miller and Anna Hubbs Miller.
Funeral Services were conducted at the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Robert Ray, pastor of the Old Stone Presbyterian church at Timber Ridge, an internment was in the Timber Ridge Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Thompson Miller; four daughter, Mrs. Harry D. Fox, Miss Anna Miller of Aqua, Mrs. Thomas D. Camp of Richmond, and Miss Isabella Miller of Lexington; two sons Stuart T. Miller, Washington, D.C., USA and Ellis LeCampion, Jr. of Aqua.
Buried:
Grave location, biography, portrait, obituary and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61931837
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Ellis Le Campion Miller
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 78
Birth Date: 21 May 1861
Death Date: 14 Apr 1940
Death Place: Aqua, Rockbridge, Virginia
Registration Date: 17 Apr 1940
Father: Middleton Miller
Mother: Annah L Hubbs
Spouse: Rebecca S Tompson
Ellis married Rebecca Sterrett Thompson 01 Jan 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA. Rebecca (daughter of Stuart Thomas Thompson and Isabella Dunlap Sterrett) was born 22 Jun 1881, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 29 Mar 1964, Fairax Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Rebecca Sterrett Thompson was born 22 Jun 1881, Rockbridge Co. VA (daughter of Stuart Thomas Thompson and Isabella Dunlap Sterrett); died 29 Mar 1964, Fairax Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Rebecca S Thompson
Age: 18
Birth Date: Jun 1881
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Stuert T Thompson
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bell D Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Stuert T Thompson 47
Bell D Thompson 47
Rebecca S Thompson 18
Mary T Thompson 16
Mery S Steward 19
William Tyre 16
John D Sterrett 77 [great uncle]
1920 Census
Name: Rebecca S Miller
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellis L Miller
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Ellis L Miller 58
Rebecca S Miller 38
Frances S Miller 11
Isabell S Miller 9
Josephine L Miller 7
Stewart T Miller 4 years 3 months
Anna M Miller 5 months
1940 Census
Name: Rebecca S Miller
Age: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Street: Road 777
Inferred Residence in 1935: South River, Rockbridge, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Ellis Lec Miller 78
Rebecca S Miller 58
Ellis L Miller 17
Anna M Miller 20
OBITUARY
The News Gazette; Lexington VA; 1 April 1964
Mrs. Sterrett Thompson Miller, 83, died at a nursing home in Dunn Loring Saturday.
A native of Rockbridge County, she was a daughter of the late Stuart Thompson and Rebecca [Isabella] Sterrett Thompson.
She was a member of the Old Stone Presbyterian at Timber Ridge.
Surviving her are four daughters, Mrs. H.D. Fox of Fairfield; Miss Isabella Miller of Alexander; Mrs. Thomas G. Camp of Silver Springs, Md., and Mrs. Roger H. Seward of Elberton; two sons, Stuart T. Miller of Summit, N.J. and E. L. Miller, Jr. of Fairfield; and one sister, Mrs. D. E. Brady of Glasgow.
A funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon at Old Stone Presbyterian Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Robert Tabscott officiated.
Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61931988
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Sterrett T Miller
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 22 Jun 1881
Death Date: 29 Mar 1964
Death Place: Vienna, Fairfax, Virginia
Registration Date: 2 Apr 1964
Father: Stuart Thompson
Mother: Belle D Sterrett
Spouse: Ellis L Miller
Notes:
Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Name: Rebecca Sterrett Thompson
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Rockbridge
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1908
Marriage Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
Father: S. T. Thompson
Mother: B. D. Thompson
Spouse: Ellis Le Campion Miller
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 46
Birth Date: 1862
Birth Place: Rappahannock Co., VA.
Father: Middleton Miller
Mother: Anna L. A. Miller
FHL Film Number: 33798
Children:
- 7. Frances Scott Miller was born 07 Nov 1908, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 15 Feb 1966, Augusta Co., VA; was buried , Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co. VA.
- Isabella Scott (Izzie) Miller was born 06 Apr 1910, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 14 Jun 2002, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA.
- Josephine LeCampion (Jo) Miller was born 17 Jan 1912, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 04 Jan 2009, Silver Spring, Montgomery Co. MD; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA.
- Stuart Thompson Miller was born 23 Sep 1915, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 21 Oct 1998, DeKalb Co. GA; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton Co. GA.
- Anna Middleton Miller was born 19 Jul. 1919, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 24 Dec 2006, Chesterfield Co. VA; was buried , Moores Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Dendron, Surry Co. VA.
- Ellis Le Campion Miller, Jr. was born 25 Sep 1922, Rockbridge Co. VA; died 04 Jun 2003, Rockbridge Co. VA; was buried , Timber Ridge ARP Church Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co. VA.
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