USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The John Bell Watson's Bible : Appearance: 10 5/8" X 7 3/4" X 2 3/4" thick; Cover is a dark mahogany color with floral designs on the front and back cover; HOLY BIBLE is inletted in gold letters on the spine. The first printed page is: "THE HOLY BIBLE, containing the Old and New Testament: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised" "New York: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, Instituted in the year MDCCCXVI. 1868" The first center page is as follows: Page 1 FAMILY RECORD MARRIAGES MARRIAGES John Bell Watson and Arabella Elizabeth Gill married by Thomas Gray, Esq. Near New London Union Co., Ark. November 26th 1867 James N. Gill and Elizabeth F. Borum Married 6th February 1838 (Grandma Gill) Mary J. Gill and Elija Bennett married 31st January 1861 (aunt) Mary J. Bennett and John G. Martin Married 1st April 1869 Mary J. Martin and William J. Ederington married Feb. 1888 James H. Gill and Lelia Norsworthy(?sp) Married 10th April 1872 PAGE 2 FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS BIRTHS John Bell Watson Born in Columbus Miss. September 9th 1844 Edmond Lee Watson Born in Union Co. Ark. October 21st 1872 Arabella Elizabeth Gill Born in Taladega, Ala. April 9th 1847 Rufus Harvey Watson Born in Moro Bay Bradley Co., Ark. October 23rd 1872 Eva Ouida Watson Born in Union Co., Ark. March 1st 1869 John Bell Watson, Jr.. Born in Moro Bay Oct. 1st 1875 PAGE 3 FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS BIRTHS Mary Elizabeth Watson Born in Moro Bay Ark. Sept. 12,1877 James N. Gill Born 15th February 1813 Annie Walker Watson Born in Moro Bay, Ark.. Sept. 7th 1880 Elizabeth F. Gill Born 25 June 1821 Finis Gill Watson Born in Simpson Bradley Co., Arks. Sept 1st 1882 Mary Jessy Gill Born 6th March 1839 Elizabeth English Watson Born in Bradley Co., Arks. December 25th 1884 James H Gill Born 9th August 1851 Finch Purcell Watson Born in Jersey Bradley Co., Ark. September 1st 1887 Elenor(?sp) Rebecca Gill Born 15th April 1843 Nancy M. Gill Born 25th July 1854 Minnie Beatrice Belin Feb. 6, 1886 Lanark, Ark. Marion Bell Watson Feb. 4, 1908 John Belin Watson Nov. 22, 1908 Warren, Ark. Finis Gill Watson, Jr. Nov. 17, 1910 Warren, Ark. Sybil Watson Aug. 6, 1912 Warren, Ark. PAGE 4 FAMILY RECORD DEATHS DEATHS John Bell Watson, Jr. Died in Moro Bay July 3rd 1878 James N. Gill Died 2 August 1880 in Moro Bay Mary Elizabeth Watson Died in Moro Bay Oct. 23, 1877 Grand mother Elizabeth F. Gill died Oct 1902 ? Hermitage Ark. Elbert English Watson Died in Jersey Sept. 13th 1888 Arabella Elizabeth Gill Watson Died Sept. 1938 John Bell Watson, Sr. At Jersey, Ark. June 22, 1903 Edmund Lee Watson Died 1937 at Camden, Ark. Eva Ouida Watson Belin Sept. 5, 1953 at Smackover, Ark. Rufus Harvey Watson Died 1 March 1936 at Kenneth, Mo. Sybil Watson Died 16th April 1975 in Warren, Ark. Annie Walker Watson Martin Died 1923 Pine Bluff, Ark. Finis Gill Watson Dec, 30, 1957 Warren, Ark. (Note: It was said, that Finis felt so bad the morning that he died, that he wrote his own death date in here. My Grandmother found it later, when she got ready to record the event. JBW, Jr.) John Belin Watson, Sr. Died Feb. 1, 1963 age 54 in Franklin, Va. Minnie Beatrice Belin Watson Died 30th January 1970 in Warren, Ark.