Upson-Monroe County GaArchives Bible Records.....Jackson Family Bibles ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lawren Hammond lmhammond3@comcast.net May 24, 2003, 4:25 pm Jackson Family Bibles Upson County, Georgia Both Bibles had lost their original covers, but one had been inserted into a cover made from an old postal record book with a strip of gingham to hold the outer covers together. They have passed down from Tallulah Frances Allen Jackson to Helen Elizabeth Burnette Bobo who has them now. The older of the two Bibles contained the following “Family Record” entries: BIRTHS: Edmund Jackson, Sr. was born 12 July 1786 Clara Jackson was born 22 October 1791 Our first babe was born 23 Nov. 1887 Widnsday [no name was listed] Edmund H. Jackson was born 3 February 1822 Josephine H. Jackson was born 20 July 1824 Martha Louisa Jackson was born Sunday the 5th day of November 1843 Nancy Elizabeth Jackson was born on Thursday the 13th of July 1847 Robert Wesley Jackson was born on Tuesday evening 6th August 1850 Polly Battle Jackson was born Tuesday evening 9th of June 1858 Robert Julius Weld was born November 10, 1876 Josephine Frances Jackson was born January 29, 1889 on Thursday Wattie Elizabeth Jackson was borned Nov. 25th 1892 Friday leap year [Her name was changed to Elizabeth Chancellor Jackson and recorded in the other Bible, but never was corrected in this one.] George Garrett Jackson was borned Sept. 5, 1895 on Thursday Pollie Lou Jackson was born July 9th 1898 on Saturday Sadie Elleanor Lester was born Thursday Nov. 22, 1906 at 2 o’clock DEATHS: Nancy C. Bryan departed this life on Saturday morning the 7th of September 1850 Clara G. [or F.] Banks departed this life 23rd May 1855 Tallulah Florence Allen Jackson departed this life Jan 6th 1929 Sunday night 8 o’clock Edmund H. Jackson departed this life on Thursday evening 3 P. M. April 18, 1881 Nannie E. Williams departed this life March 27th 1883 Rev. Thomas Battle departed this life May 1883 Josephine H. Jackson departed this life Monday Feb. 15, 1897 Robert Wesley Jackson departed this life Tuesday P. M. Sept. 6th 1921 at 6:30 o’clock Louisa Jackson Roberson departed this life [date not legible] Josephine J. Lester departed this life Aug. 11th 1913 on Mon. P. M. MARRIAGES: Edmund H. Jackson and Josephine his wife were married 20 Dec. 1842 James W. Roberson and his wife Louisa were married 6 August 1863 James M. Williams and his wife Nannie was married May 13, 1869 Calvin Weld and Polly B. Jackson were married Jan. 6th on Thursday 1876 R. W. Jackson and Tallulah F. Allen were married Dec. 13, 1885 on Sunday by S. R. England C. A. Burnette and Elizabeth Chancellor Jackson were married Sunday A. M. May 22, 1910 by E. A. Ware M. A. Lester and Josie F. Jackson was married on Sunday morning, May 7th, 1905 by W. M. Winn at 9:30 o’clock The second Bible was inscribed “Presented to Lula F. Jackson by her father, G. I. Allen 1897” and lists the following information: MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE R. W. Jackson of Monroe [Co.] and Lula F. Allen of Monroe [Co.] on Dec. 18, 1895 at G. I. Allen’s by Sherman R. England BIRTHS: R. W. Jackson was born Aug. 6 1850 on Tuesday Lula F. Jackson was born June 11, 1868 on Tuesday Josephine F. Jackson was born Jan. 24th 1889 on Thursday Lizzie C. Jackson was born Nov. 25th 1892 on Friday George G. Jackson was born Sept. 5th 1895 on Thursday Pollie Lou Jackson was born Jul 9th 1898 on Saturday Cary King was born Nov. 23, 1887 on Wednesday Sadie Elleanor Lester was born Nov 22, 1906 on Thursday at 2 o’clock Alva Clifton Lester was born Aug 10th 1908 Robert Glenn Lester was born Aug 3rd 1910 Thelma Christine Lester was born April 11, 1913 Written on additional blank pages: Nina Kathryn Burnette was born Tues, April 29th 1913 Helen Elizabeth Burnette was born Monday Nov. 10, 1919 Irma Leona Burnette was born Thursday Aug 10, 1920 BAPTISMS: Sadie Lester was baptized by Rev. Cantrell Alva Lester was baptized by Rev. J. M. Hawkins Glenn Lester was baptized by Rev. E. A. Ware Thelma Lester was baptized by Rev. M. M. Wallraven. Thelma Lester, Nina Burnette, and Annie Frances McKinney were baptized Friday, Aug 27th 1913 by Rev. M. M. Wallraven Helen and Irma Burnette were baptized May 30th 1926 at Centenary by Bro. Grahl DEATHS: Pollie Lou Jackson died Nov 5th 1898 on Saturday morning at 2 o’clock [age 4 mo.] Josephine Frances Jackson Lester died Aug 11th 1913 at 5:00 o’clock. Funeral preached by M. M. Wallraven Lula Allen Jackson died Sun. night at 8:00 Jan. 6th 1929. Funeral preached at Rogers Church by Rev. Sampley of First Methodist Church J. A. Danieley died Oct. 28th 1902 at 5 o’clock at R. W. Jackson home. Funeral preached by Rev. J. S. L. Soffington R. W. Jackson died Sept. 6th 1921 at 6:25 o’clock on Tuesday. Funeral preached by E. A. Ware (text ‘he was a good man’) Nina Kathryn Burnette died Thursday P. M. 6:30 o’clock Nov. 20th 1924 age 11 yrs 6mo MARRIAGES: R. W. Jackson and Lula F. Allen were married Dec. 13, 1885 M. A. Lester and Josie F. Jackson were married May 7, 1905 at 9:30 o’clock by Rev. W. M. Winn on Sunday morning C. A. Burnette and Elizabeth C. Jackson was married Sunday morning at 10 o’clock May 22, 1910 by Rev. E. A. Ware George Garrett Jackson and Loris Chancellor were married July 6th 1920 by T. G. Wright Helen Elizabeth Burnette and Emory Cleve Bobo were married March 9, 1938, Wednesday night 7:30 o’clock by Rev. G. Reid Smith Irma Leona Burnette and Lawrence Marion Mathews were married July 18th 1942, Sat. P.M. at 7:30 o’clock at First Street Methodist Church by Rev. T. O. Lambert This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb