B.D. Gilstrap Family Bible

Family Bible of B. D. Gilstrap and Mrs. M. A. Meares of Milton 
County, GA. This Bible would appear to be primarily the record of 
the family of Benjamin D. Gilstrap, but does contain some information 
about his parents John W. Gilstrap and Martha Elrod Durham Gilstrap.

Marriage Certificate Page:
This certifies that the Rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between 
B. D. Gilstrap of Pickens SC and Mrs. M. A. Meares of Greenville, SC 
on 23 DEC 1852 at W. Neares by Rev A. B. McGilvery Witness Wict T Meares

BIRTHS
John Gilstrap was borned Sept 17 1802
Martha Gilstrap was borned Aug 19 1799
B D Gilstrap was borned Sept 9 1828
Mary A Gilstrap was borned Oct 9 1830
T A Gilstrap was borned Dec 1st 1853
W J Gilstrap was borned April 3 1855
B H Gilstrap was borned Aug 5th 1857
A P A Gilstrap was borned Mch 15 1859
A T Gilstrap was borned Sept 5 1861
G W Gilstrap was borned May 16 1864
M R Gilstrap was born July 5 1867
S B Gilstrap was borned June 2 1870
C L Durham was bornd Apr 17 1878
S S E Durham was bored Dec 6 188?
Mary Ann Gilstrap died July 16th 1918.

MARRIAGES
John Gilstrap and Martha Durham was marred August 23 1827 
by Rev John Hendley
W J Gilstrap and M. L. Henson was marred December 16 1875 
by the Rev R B Brooks
G W Anderson and B H Gilstrap was marred December 21 1875 
by the Rev Robert Jones
Oscar Durham and A P A Gilstrap was married December the 29 1876 
by Rev John Anderson
T A Gilstrap and Mary McDoodle was married Dec 12 1876 
by the Rev John Finger[?]
? O Strange and ? L Gilstrap was marred November the 20 1884 
by the Rev W T Bell

DEATHS
John Gilstrap Departed this life August 22 1875
W J Gilstrap died Dec 4 1927
Martha Gilstrap departed this life March 12 1884
A P A Durham departed this life August 18th 1884
G W Gilstrap died Mar 6 1927
Roy Hansard died Sep 17 1894
S B Gilstrap died May 24 1933
Mrs A T Strange departed this life Dec 13th 1900
Mary Ella Strange died on Sept 22 1895
Mrs. B H Anderson died November the 27 1904
BD Gilstrap was called away from this life May 1 1911 
age 82 years 7 months & 21 days.


This record was transcribed from photocopies of the original 
Bible pages. Spelling was kept intact to the best of my abilities. 
Nancy Gilstrap Mann, http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006555

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