Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer" Page: 2
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West oftentimLes ran short of supplies, It was necessary for
volunteers to go for t Lei and on such a trip ir, Collins was
captured by th-.e Indians Thi s left lattiee within six children
to care for in this wilderness. In a covered wagon, Hattie
and her six children tTent to Ft. Davis where she could obtain
work for thLeir livelihood, It .was during her stay- at Ft, Davis
she met and married an officer, lr, W'illisa Joseph Bisiop. They
had six children.
i.r, Wllian+S Jose:ph Bis .op, Charley-ts Father was born of
English descendants in the State of Virginia, in th;e year of 18-L8.
The date of the month and the day of tke year is not known. illiaals
Father was a far'iler and h-ad several large farms. After his mother
died and his fat!h-er re-^arried, he left ho-ie at the age of sixteen
to seek his fortune. William casle to Ft. Davis, Texasa from Snowhill,
Marylancd in the year of 1879, as a scout and a guide for
thle government. lie remained in the government service nost of his
life as a secret service agent. For a nLumlbe of ye.-rs, he ranched
in different parts of aest Texas,. He met .iattie Howiell in Ft. Davis
and :;ariried h"er in San Angelo, Texas, They ; .ade their ho:e in
Presidio County. ihile as a scout for a detaclhient of U. S. Soldiers,
he had many narrow escapes fro o th;ae Indians, .Ie was the only one who
ca-ne out alive at the Salt Lake Battle, in thle GuaCdalupe mountains,
where the entire scoutin-g detachment was arbus.ed and killed by the
Indians. Because he was a fearless -i.an, the govern /ent .hacd nuch
confidence in .i. L-ter, during thi e construction of the Panama
3 '-rs Charley Bishop, Bisho Pail Ti " istor, iarfa, Texas,
1930, p2.
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Bentley, Mary Helen. Charley Bishop: "A Western Pioneer", paper, 1964; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39989/m1/3/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Marfa Public Library.