Emma Leona Farrington Bishop, daughter of William H. Farrington and Zenophine Disharoon Kennerly Farrington Perry

These pictures were taken by me on an October 2009 trip to Quantico, Wicomico County, Maryland. Emma Leona Farrington Bishop is buried in the graveyard next to St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Quantico, MD. The first smaller headstone is the stone which marks the actual burial spot of Emma. The two additional shots are of the Farrington stone monument which marks where the Farrington family are buried.

EMMA LEONA FARRINGTON BISHOP was the youngest daughter of William H. Farrington and Zenophine Disharoon Kennerly Farrington. Emma was born 26 Oct 1852 in Quantico, Somerset County, MD. On 29 Sep 1879, Emma Leona Farrington married Lemuel J. Bishop in Wicomico County, MD. The June 1880 US Census shows Emma and her husband Lemuel living in Quantico, Wicomico County, MD. Lemuel is working as a clerk in a store. Sometime after this census was taken, Emma and her husband Lemuel moved to New York City, NY, where Lemuel took a job with Arnold, Constable and Co., as evidenced by the following article:

Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan 1881

“Mrs. Emma Bishop, wife of Lemuel Bishop of the firm of Arnold, Constable and Co., New York, died in that city on Friday last. She was the daughter of Xenophine [sic] Farrington whose husband Wm. H. Farrington was killed a year ago on his farm near Quantico, Md., by [John] Wesley Turpin. Mrs. Farrington was with her daughter who had not been married long, when she died. The remains of Mrs. Bishop have been taken to Salisbury for interment.”

(Note: Arnold, Constable and Co. was a famous silk merchant on lower Fifth Avenue, located on the famous “Ladies’ Mile,” a mecca for well to do shoppers in the late 1800s.)

Even though the Baltimore Sun article dated 4 Jan 1881 lists “Friday last” which was 31 Dec 1880, the monument at St. Philip’s Church, Quantico, lists 25 Dec 1880. Emma Leona Farrington Bishop died in New York City, NY and her mother Zenophine was with her. Emma died from complications during childbirth. She gave birth to Emma Farrington Bishop 25 Dec 1880 in New York City, NY. The child lived a short four years. Emma’s husband Lemuel died in April or May 1883 in New York City, NY, as evidenced by testimony given by Lemuel’s mother-in-law, Zenophine Disharoon Kennerly Farrington Perry.

Walter Clifton Turpin, son of Thomas James Turpin and Ellmandia L. Kennerly Turpin

The pictures of the above headstones were taken by me on an October 2009 trip to Quantico, Wicomico County, MD. Walter Clifton Turpin is buried in the graveyard next to St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Quantico. The larger monument lists the family members of the Thomas James Turpin and Ellmandia L. Kennerly Turpin family. The smaller headstone marks the spot where "Clif" is buried.

Walter Clifton Turpin was born 03 May 1875, Quantico, Wicomico County, MD; he died 24 Feb 1892. He was the youngest child of Thomas James Turpin and Ellmandia L. Kennerly Turpin.

Excerpt from a letter written by Walter Clifton Turpin’s mother, Ellmandia Kennerly Turpin, to an older brother of Walter’s, Austin Caleb Turpin, dated 19 Sep 1888, Quantico:

“We have had company, first one then another since my return from Fairmount cooking in this extremely hot weather, putting up fruit, with all other housework is the hardest work I ever did in my life because I am not strong enough to really do anything and have not had Clif’s (Walter Clifton Turpin) assistance as usual. He is working in the canning house and makes 30 cents per day. He is so ambitious. I do all I can to help him. As they will close in two weeks he will not attend school the first week as school begins Monday next. There are four canning factorys [sic]: Jones & Bro on Wes Disharoon‘s road, Geo Bounds by his house, Leo Gordy at the Cherry Walk, Thad Langsdale on the river. Everybody raised tomatoes this year. About one hundred loads pass here daily, besides other roads. All everything human from three years old upward are at work in some branch of this business, it is impossible to hire a woman or girl. Farmers are giving from 75 cents to 1.00 per day for hands to take down their fodder which is mildewing in the fields. We have had nearly three weeks of rainy weather, don‘t think I ever saw the like of it. . . . Clifton says you are owing him two or three letters, he don‘t know what to think of you.”

(The original of this letter is from the collection of Carl J. Turpin housed at the Western History Collection at the Monet Library, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma)

I have also posted these pictures and information on www.findagrave.com.

Meet May. She is the older sister of my great grandfather, Ashby Turpin. At different times in her life, she was a school teacher and she also ran a boarding house. As evidenced by letters from the collection of Carl J. Turpin housed at the Western History Collection at the Monet Library, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, May was very involved in the lives of her siblings and parents.

After William Upshur Turpin's wife passed away in 1919, May traveled out to Iowa to keep house for him. One of the daughters of Ashby Turpin also lived with her from time to time. May also raised my great grandmother Mary Virginia Sparks Turpin and Mary's sister, Blanche Sparks Rivenbark, until they married. And, Ellmandia, May's mother lived with her after May's father Thomas James Turpin died.

May Thomas Turpin was born 12 Apr 1859, Somerset County, MD. She passed away 11 Feb 1924. She was the oldest child of Thomas James Turpin and Ellmandia L. Kennerly Turpin. A second wife, May married Thomas B. Moore in April, 1888 after the death of his first wife, Rachel Lowe Moore in July 1887. Thomas B. Moore was 36 years older than May. Together they had one child, Emma Gertrude Moore. Emma Gertrude lived from 1892 to 1913.

From the Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr 1888

"Salisbury, MD., April 12 . . . At Quantico this morning Mr. (Thomas) B. Moore, a merchant of that place and Miss May Turpin, daughter of Magistrate Turpin, of the same town were married at the Episcopal Church by the Rev. Mr. Sweet."

Excerpt from a letter written by Zenophine Disharoon Kennerly Farrington Perry to her nephew, Austin Caleb Turpin, who was a younger brother of May Thomas Turpin Moore:

26 May 1888 Salisbury MD

“May and her husband (Thomas B. Moore) came up for the dedication but I did not see them; they dined elsewhere. She did not tell me of her marage (sic - marriage) til the day before, I received a letter. Your mother (Elmanda Kennerly Turpin, Zenophine's sister and Austin's mother) writes me she seems to be perfectly happy. “

(The original of this letter is from the collection of Carl J. Turpin housed at the Western History Collection at the Monet Library, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma)

The above pictures were taken by me during an October 2009 visit to Quantico, Wicomico County, MD. May's and May's daughter Emma Gertrude have their names engraved on the opposite side of the large Turpin monument in the graveyard of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Quantico, MD.

I have also posted these pictures and similar information on www.findagrave.com.