Schley County, GA - BIBLES McCrory/Cleghorn Families This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Richard McCrory" The following are transcriptions of pages containing hand writtem entries to the family Bible, given to Mary Isabella Cleghorn by Seaborn Montgomery McCrory. Presented to Mary Isa. McCrory by her husband S. M. McCrory, Dec. 25th, 1886. This certifies that Seaborn M. McCrory of Ellaville, Georgia, and Miss Mary Isabella Cleghorn of Ellaville, Georgia, were joined together by me in the bonds of holy matrimony at the Ellaville Hotel on the 5th day of December in the year of our Lord 1875. Signed, [blank] In the presence of J. Lee McCrory, [the groom's brother] Janie C. McCrory [the bride's sister] Births Julia Bell daughter of S. M. McCrory and Isabella his wife, was born Saturday September 3rd, 1876 near Ellaville Georgia. Harrell Pierie son of S. M. McCrory and Isabella his wife, was born on Monday August 20, 1877 near Ellaville Georgia. William Leonard, son of S. M. McCrory and Isabella his wife, was born Monday July 7th, 1879 near Ellaville Georgia. Jackson Lee son of S. M. McCrory and Isabella his wife, was born on Monday Oct 4th, 1880 near Ellaville Georgia. Charles Edwin son of S. M. McCrory and Isabella his wife, was born May 20th, 1886 in Oglethorpe, Ga. Clyde Cleghorn McCrory was born January 21st, 1889. Seaborn Montgomery McCrory was born November 16th, 1890. Janie Adele was born May 7th 1893. Marriages Seaborn Montgomery McCrory Deaths Julia Bell McCrory daughtr of S. M. McCrory and Isabella Died July 18th 1877. Buried in Ellaville. William Leonard, Died Sep. 22nd 1879 Jackson Lee Died June 19th 1881. Clyde Cleghorn Died of Typhoid fever Sep-14th 1906 in Americus Ga Buried in Ellaville Memoranda Janie Adele was christened Nov 12th, 1893 by Rev. Wesley Lane. Note: Seaborn Montgomery McCrory, b. 14 Dec 1854, d. 14 May 1901, buried in Ellaville Cem. His grave is not identified. He is the son of Sterling Jones McCrory, b. 1823, in So. Carolna, d. date unknown, and Martha Maria Prevatt, b. 10 Nov 1826, d. 3 Aug 1905. Sterling Jones McCrory and Martha Maria Prevatt are buried in Ellaville Cem. 1870 Schley Co. census, pages 127-128. 855 855 McCRORY, Starling J, 48 m w farmer 2500 1500 SC Martha M. [Prevatt] 42 f w keeping house GA Sallie 18 f w no occupation GA William H 17 m w farm laborer GA Seaborn J.[M.] 16 m w Charles 14 m w farm laborer GA Fanny 21 f b domestic servant GA Mary Isabella Cleghorn, b. Jul 1857, d. 1935-36 in Florida. She is the daughter of Wm. C. P. Cleghorn, b. 5 Jan 1813, Edinburgh, Scotland, d. date unknown and Drady J. BARTON. 1870 Schley Census, Ellaville, pages 138-139 12 12 CLEGHORN, William C.P. teaching school 1500 250 Scotland Drady J. 53 f w keeping house SC Richard F. 22 m w carpenter AL Janie 17 f w teaching dchool AL Catherine W. 15 f w attending school AL Mary Isa 13 f w attending school GA Alexander J. 9 m w GA ======================== USGENWEB 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 submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============