Cora Ruth Bishop

1886 - 1954  (68 years)

• Name	Cora Ruth Bishop  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	1 Feb 1886	Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married (William not in Home); Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1930	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1940	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Divorced from William Sr; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	Relation to Head: Mother of Horace Dick; Marital Status: Divorced
  Death	5 Jun 1954	Memorial Hospital, Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5, 8]
  Obituary	7 Jun 1954	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [11]
  	Obituary of Cora Ruth Bishop Dick -- Newspapers.com - The Bee - 7 Jun 1954 - Page 2
  		Obituary-DICK Cora (Bishop) Obituary of CORA RUTH BISHOP DICK -- Newspapers.com - The Bee - 7 Jun 1954 - Page 2
  FSID	MWQL-HSG
  Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I25808	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	William Wilson 'Willie' Dick, Sr,   b. 10 Dec 1889, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Aug 1968, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1914	Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  Marriage End	Jan 1921	Halifax County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Divorce of Cora and William Dick
  Children	1. Horace Paisley Dick,   b. 7 Sep 1917, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Nov 2002, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. (infant son) Dick,   b. 27 Jan 1919, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Jan 1919, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Wilson Dick, Jr,   b. 22 Oct 1915, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Jun 2008, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Feb 1886 - Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 28 Apr 1914 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Married (William not in Home); Relation to Head: Head - 1920 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Cora and William Dick - Jan 1921 - Halifax County, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Census - Marital Status: Divorced from William Sr; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Mother of Horace Dick; Marital Status: Divorced - 1950 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Obituary - Obituary of Cora Ruth Bishop Dick -- Newspapers.com - The Bee - 7 Jun 1954 - Page 2 - 7 Jun 1954 - Danville, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-DICK Cora (Bishop) Obituary of CORA RUTH BISHOP DICK -- Newspapers.com - The Bee - 7 Jun 1954 - Page 2

  
  

• Sources

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