BIBLES: DORA Family Bible, Bracken Co., KY *********************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then 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. Submitted by: Submitted by: TLuchetta @aol.com (Tiffany Luchetta) Date: 9-15-98 ************************************************************************************ All that remains of this bible is four pages we found after my Grandmothers death. The bible first belonged to Ferdinand Dora and his wife Nancy Ann Beauchamp who were both from Somerset, Maryland and came to Kentucky about 1797. Second owners their son Beauchamp M. Dora and his wife Eleanor (Nellie) Heaverin. Third owners their son John F. Dora and Lucie M. Smith. Not all Births, Deaths and marriages have locations, if not noted it occured in Bracken Co. Kentucky. I will list these if known to the right in brackets if I added the data I have found and occured somewhere besides Bracken Co. Kentucky. page 677 Marriages Ferdinand Dora and Nancy Beauchamp were married January 10, 1793 (Maryland) James Dora and Mary Blades were married January 29, 1818 Beauchamp Dora and Eleanor Young April 1, 1824 (maiden -Heaverin) William Hays and Sally Dora were married September 16, 1822 (Clermont co. Ohio) William Dora and Elizabeth Morris were married November 17, 1825 A.J.V. Wadell and Caroline J. Dora were married Febuary 8, 1846 (location ?) O.P. Hutchinson and Minerva E. Dora were married June 22, 1846 John F. Dora and Lucy M. Smith were married November 14, 1856 (Missouri) James W. Dora and Martha Whitaker were married April 11, 1850 James William Dora son of James W. and M.E. Dora born Feb. 8, 1851 and died August 10, 1860 page 678 BIRTHS Ferdinand Dora's son JAMES TILLMAN DORA was born July the 5, 1795 Ferdinand Dora's son BEAUCHAMP DORA was born November the 15, 1797 Ferdinand Dora's son WILLIAM DORA was born September the 6, 1802 Daughter of Ferdinand Dora, SALLY DORA was born December the 9, 1804 Dickinson MORRIS daughter, ELIZABETH MORRIS was born Febuary the 13, 1808 Son of B.M. and Elen DORA, OSCAR SILVANUS DORA was born October 22, 1839, 8 o'clock Elen HEAVERIN was born January 24, 1803 (parents Thomas Heaverin and Dinnah Bradford) James and Mary Dora's daughter MARTHA ANN DORA was born November the 29, 1818 FERDINAND DORA was born May the 13, 1758 (Maryland) NANCY DORA was born July the 11, 1763 (maiden (Beauchamp), Somerset, MD) James and Mary Dora's son JOHN SAMUEL TILLMAN DORA was born Febuary the 8, 1821 SARAH JANE DORA was born Febuary the 3, 1823 (daughter of James and Mary) Beauchamp Dora's daughter MINERVA ELEN DORA was born August 25, 1825 James and Mary Dora's daughter NANCY JAMES DORA was born July the 14, 1825 Beauchamp Dora's son JAMES WILLIAM DORA was born May 1827 ( the 5th) page 679 BIRTHS and DEATHS PENELOPE DORA daughter of William and Elizabeth Dora was born July the 30th day, between 6 and 7 o'clock p.m. 1827 CAROLINE JANE DORA was born January 16, 1829 daughter of B. M. Dora JOHN FRANKLIN DORA was born December the 6th,1831 -half after 6 p.m., son of Beauchamp and Elenor Dora WILLIAM NICHOLAS DORA the son of William Dora and Elizabeth his wife was born April 29, 1831 THOMAS BEAUCHAMP DORA son of B.M and Elen Dora was born March 18th, 8 o'clock p.m. 1834 MARGARET ANN DORA was born this day May 28, 1836, daughter of Beauchamp and Elen Dora MARTHA BLADES died August the 29, 1818 JAMES DORA, son of Ferdinand , died June the 20th, 12 0'clock p.m. 1826 FERDINAND DORA died January the 24th 1830 in Bracken co. Ky. near Brooksville NANCY DORA died January 10, 1840 in Bracken co. Kentucky. near Brooksville (Beauchamp) OSKER S. DORA died August the 7, 1848 ( son of B. M .and Elen Dora, Oscar) AMANDA M. ANDERSON died April 4th , 1857 MINERVA E. HUTCHINSON died Febuary, Monday night 20th, 1865 B.M. DORA died june the 20th, 1866 at Warrensburg, Missouri (Beauchamp Dora) page 680 DEATHS son of B.M. Dora, DR. JAMES WILLIAM DORA died August 20th, 1891 at Mattoon, Illinois JOHN FRANKLIN DORA Sr. son of Beauchamp and Nellie Heaverin Dora died at Charleston, Illinois April 18th, 1904 (Coles county) LUCY MAGDALENE DORA wife of John F. Dora Sr. died August 12, 1910. Charleston, Illinois aged 73 years. This is the end of the DORA bible. I have the bible that belonged to John F. Dora and wife Lucy M. Smith Dora that goes back further to Ferdinand's parents. It is not as old. I will do that one soon. If anyone has a connection to those in the bible please email me. TLuchetta@aol.com Sincerely Tiffany Luchetta