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Jasper E. Bisbee

Male 1843 - 1935  (92 years)

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  • Name Jasper E. Bisbee  [1]
    Jasper Bisbee    		 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male
    Other Name Jep  
    Census 19 Dec 1850  Ossian Town, Livingston, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 13 Jun 1870  Croton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 10 Jun 1880  Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 21 Jun 1900  Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 3 May 1910  Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 10 Jan 1920  Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 19 Apr 1930  Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 10 Aug 1935  Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial West Cemetery, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jasper Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photo    		 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1862, Ossian, Livingston, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Mother Mary C. Bagley,   b. Abt 1805, , Cayuga, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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

    Family Jasper E. Bisbee,   b. 29 Jul 1843, , Allegany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1935, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Glenn W. Bisbee,   b. 17 Nov 1874, , Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1960 (Age 85 years)
     3. Ora A. Bisbee,   b. 15 Jan 1877, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Francis L. Bisbee,   b. 24 Nov 1878, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Francis Lloyd Bisbee,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1860, Lakeview, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Flossie L. Bisbee,   b. 20 Jun 1882, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1882, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +7. Bulah J. Bisbee,   b. Oct 1888, Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1998 (Age 109 years)
    Family ID F4138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2010

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jul 1843 - , Allegany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 19 Dec 1850 - Ossian Town, Livingston, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Jun 1870 - Croton, Newaygo, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 10 Jun 1880 - Paris, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 21 Jun 1900 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 May 1910 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 10 Jan 1920 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 19 Apr 1930 - Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Aug 1935 - Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - West Cemetery, Green Township, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    Jep Bisbee    		Jep Bisbee
    The Story of Henry Ford's Fiddler

    Clippings
    Jasper E. Bisbee Biographical Sketch    		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    		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 
    1. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 34.

    2. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 97.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.

    6. [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.

    7. [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.

    8. [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.

    9. [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.