Monroe County AlArchives Bible Records.....W. H. Aldredge & Julia Ann Hendrix Aldredge ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan Hahn behssh@olypen.com January 4, 2004, 10:13 pm Information in parenthesis ( ) added by Susan Hahn Page 1 Births W H Aldredge was born on July 12, 1812 William James Aldredge was born on the 27th of February, 1845 Anna Rebecca Aldredge was born on the 14th of March, 1847 Charles Washington Aldredge was born on the 19th of May 1849 Augustus Murat Aldredge was born on August 3rd, 1852 Aberdeen Julia Ann Aldredge was born the 26th October 1855 California Adaline Aldredge was born August 8, 1856 Frances Harriett Aldredge was born January 24, 1859 Louisiana Bell Aldredge was born August 6, 1861 Pinckney Beauregard Aldredge was borned October 18, 1863 Susan Allis Aldredge was born Sept. 3, 1866 Dread Thomas Aldredge was borned January 29, 1870 Deaths July (Julia) Ann (Hendrix) Aldredge died Oct. 4, 1883 (wife of W H Aldredge) W H Aldredge died August 28, 1881 W J Aldredge died March 31, (1876) (He married Lutitia Ann Sibley) Reuben Hendrix died November 20, 1864 July Ann 'Alberdeen' (Reaves- note by CLK) died February 23, 1857(date on actual bible page is blotched - looks like 1865- this line appears on the 'Reaves' page in the bible, but could possibly be Reuben Hendrix's wife.) Page 2 Births Rebecca Jane Reaves was born on July 9, 1853 W T Reaves was born on Sept 4, 1830 Julia America Reavs 'was borned October the 4,1857' Martha('Marthy' on actual bible page)Elizabeth Reaves was born Jan. 24, 1860 Fannie A Reaves was born June 8, 1863 Lydia L Reaves was born March 21, 1865 California Reaves was born October 4, 1868 "The above was on the other side of the page of the Aldredge record on page one - I could not learn anything about this Reaves family - C.L.K." Reuben Hendrix was born February 22, 1805 ('an in the year of our Lord, 1805' from bible page) Sarah A M Hendrix was born October 10, 1825 Israel Hendrix was born October 8, 1827 July (Julia) Ann Hendrix was born January 17, 1830 Peter Hendrix was born December 31, 1832 ('and in the year of our Lord 1832' on bible page) Elizabeth (page torn in half - actual bible page as follows: Elizabeth H, was Born... the year ... Lord 18----) ******(Although it appears as if the two columns of this list represented the children of Reuben Hendrix, it has been discovered that the following three are NOT the children of Reuben, as previously thought, but are the children of July Ann and WH Aldredge's daughter Susan Alice who married Jonathon Carter Ryan): Joseph (page torn in half - actual -was - the 28th ?) Emmerson (page torn in half - actual - was born - Feb. 2----) (Omitted from the typed record was the following which is written on the actual bible page below Emmerson: Julian E----- L or F Rof??? J--- the 9th) Additional Comments: "The page was torn down the middle and one-half missing, so only the names of the three remaining children were left. One could see there were three marriage records, but it could not be reconstructed and too much was torn away and lost." (Also on this actual bible page is ink from the other side that has leaked thru to this one- holding it backwards above the light, I was able to decipher the following: Grace Hendrix, with unreadable words and numbers; J Hendrix with unreadable words and numbers; Sarah _ Hendrix, with unreadable words and numbers; also 2-3 other names, unreadable.) "The Aldredge family record was copied by me from the original which is in the possession of Miss Ruby Ryan, Many, Louisiana, a granddaughter of W H Aldredge and July Ann Hendrix, his wife. The Bible was published in Boston, Mass. in 1831 by Langdon Coffin, 31 Washington St, No 31, Cornhill...The record was written on two pages and was most difficult to decipher- Some in black ink and some in faded red- the last could not be read without a magnifying glass, so two or three items may have faded out- I believe this is a correct copy. (signed) Clara L Knott" "Signed and sworn to and subscribed to before me at Many, Louisisana on this 15th day of November, 1960. (looks like) Gosway Groman Notary Public for Sabine Parish Copied for Sabine Chapter, D.A.R., Many, Louisiana, October, 1960" Written in pencil in a side margin of the typed record is the following: 'Elizabeth Hendrix married W T Reaves' (William T Reaves and Elizabeth Hendrix were married at the residence of W H Aldredge (Eliz's brother- in-law) on Jan. 28, 1855.) This information was kindly and generously given to me from an Aldredge family researcher/descendant, Debbe Self who has graciously given me permission to post it. Her grandfather-in-law, Christopher Columbus Self, worked on the family's history back in the 1960's, and, after his death, she inherited a box of his records. Debbe recently sifted thru these records and forwarded copies to me. The transcription below was obtained in 1961 from Clara L Knott, a researcher working with Mr. Self. The portion that deals with the bible records was signed by Clara L Knott and notarized in November 1960 as a true and correct copy. Her comments appear in quotation marks. Also included with the transcription were actual copies of five of the original bible pages - including the frontispiece with publishing info, and date etc.( which is required for DAR membership). One of the original bible pages was torn in half, and some of the writing is undecipherable, and has 'eaten' thru the paper in spots. But fortunately, much remains. It not only includes Aldredge family info, but valuable info on Reuben Hendrix's family, and the William Thomas Reaves' family. The first section lists the children of W H Aldredge & Julia Ann Hendrix Aldredge. The third section ('Births, page 2') lists the children of W T Reaves, including his daughter - my gg grandmother, Julia America Reaves McNeil. The 4th section lists Reuben Hendrix, father of Julia Ann & Elizabeth, with the rest of his children. What follows is the info from the typed transcription (with mostly my notes from the actual bible pages, etc,in paranthesis) This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb