WALKER - THOMASSON FAMILY BIBLE - MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John R. Thomason (© 2000 John R. Thomason) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description of Bible: The Walker - Thomasson Family Bible is in poor condition. The case binding is covered with brown leather, which is badly worn and separated from the text block. Each leaf is approximately 8 inches by 10 inches. The paper has yellowed and there are stains, specks, spots and blotches in the paper. The bible is the King James Version. The title page and part of the Book of Genesis are missing from the beginning of the bible and the Books of II John, III John, Jude and Revelation are missing from the end. The title page to the New Testament is also missing. The bible does not include the Apocrypha. The family history was recorded on the last page of the Old Testament and on next page, which was blank. The Walker - Thomasson Family Bible appears to be an Isaac Collins bible. Isaac Collins printed the first "Family Bible" in America beginning in 1791. Chain of Custody: Originally this Bible was in the Walker family in Virginia and North Carolina. It passed to Elizabeth Nichols (Betsy) Walker (born 1791, Granville Co., NC). Betsy married William Thomasson (born 1781, Louisa Co., VA) in June 1806 in Granville Co., NC. The Bible then passed to Richard Thomasson (born 1817, Wilson Co., TN) and wife, Rachel Louisa Shelby (born 1824, Pope Co., IL). They lived most of their lives in Massac Co., Illinois. Thereafter, the Bible passed to (1) Richard Perry Thomason and wife, Malissia Wallace, (2) Charles Alexander Thomason and wife, Laura Hartness, (3) Perry Hugh Thomason and wife, Mable Cotter, and (4) Keith Thomason and wife, Betty Joyce Wheeler. The Bible is now in the possession of John R. Thomason and wife, Melissia A. Henry. Supplemental Information: Elizabeth Nichols Walker, the same person as Elizabeth Nichols, was called Betsy. She was born in 1791 in Granville County, North Carolina. Betsy Walker's father was Julius Walker (born 1759, probably in VA and possibly NC). Julius Walker married Mary Homes on November 6, 1788 in Granville Co., NC. Family tradition says that Betsy's mother was Mary James. However, the marriage bond shows her to be Mary Homes. There are four James children listed in the Bible and it is believed that they are Betsy's cousins. Betsy married William Thomasson in June 1806 in Granville Co., NC. William Thomasson and wife, Betsy, moved to Wilson County, Tennessee in January 1816. In the 1840s, William Thomasson and his family moved to Graves County, Kentucky. All of William and Betsy Thomasson's children born before 1816 were born in Granville County, North Carolina and those born after 1816 were born in Wilson County, Tennessee. Certification: I, John R. Thomason, certify that the following is a true and correct transcription of the Walker-Thomasson Family Bible made from the original document on September 15, 2000. Transcriber's comments are placed in brackets ([]). ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- The end of the Old Testament. Kipsy I. Thomasson was born the 8th day of January 1819 Wm" James was bornd April 26th 1823 Elizabeth James was bornd December 22nd 1824 James C. James was bornd February 14th 1827 Allen James was bornd February 2nd 1829 William H. Thomasson was born September the 14 1832 Mary E. Thomasson was born October the 18 1834 Nancy E. Thomasson [date of birth illegible] [Next Page] Samuel Walker was born February 22nd 1754 Susanna Walker was born February 27th 1755 Sarah Walker was born July 10th 1757 Julius Walker was born April 15th 1759 William Walker was born Januray 18th 1761 Thomas Walker was born September 18th 1763 Elizabeth Walker was born April 8 1767 Anna Walker was born April 7 1769 John Walker was born February 6th 1771 Green Blanton Walker was born September 2 1789 Elizabeth Nichols Walker was born May 1 1791 Tandy Walker was born May 5 1793 Samuel Thomasson was born the 22nd August 1807 Pollard Thomasson was born 20th August of 1809 William Green Thomasson [Called Buck] born 12th of August 1810 Patsy Nichols Thomasson born the 26th of August 1812 Tandy Thomasson was born 15th of April 1814 James Thomasson was born September 20th 1815 Richard Thomasson was born May 19th 1817 Kipsy Thomasson was born January 22nd 1819 [Loose sheet of paper in Bible - Front] William Thomasson was married the 25 of June 1806 Green Blanton Walker was born September the 2 day 1789 Elizabeth Nichols [also known as Betsy] was born May the 3 day 1791 Tandy Walker was born May the 5 1793 Charity was born September the 15 1796 Samuel Thomasson was born the 22nd of August 1807 Wm" Thomason land in tenssnessee the 6 of January 1816 with all his family Elizabeth Thomasson was born September 22 1820 Wily Thomasson was born August the 4 1822 Thomas Thomasson was born 1st of May 1824 Mary Thomasson was born 18 January 1826 [Loose sheet of paper in Bible - Obverse] Alfred Thomasson was born 29 of April 1828 George W. Thomasson was born the 14 of August 1830 Sary Francis Thomasson was born 6 of September 1832 William Thomasson deceased September the 29 1852 ---------------------End Actual Transcription---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: John R Thomason