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.