Family Bible of Rowell David Wall; Winn, Louisiana Submitter: B. D. Newsom, DVM Date: 29 Nov 2004 Source: ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The family Bible of Rowell David Wall records the following information. This Bible appears to have been published in 1872 from the following information copied from the title page of said Bible: The Holy Bible, Philadelphia, William W. Harding, No. 630 Chestwood Street, 1872. The Holy Bible containing the Old & New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised. Together with marginal references, Apocrypha, Concordance & Psalms. The text conforms to the Oxford Edition and the American Bible Society's Edition of 1816. Marriages: Rowell D. Wall and Frances Tryrone was married the 8th day of December A.D. 1853 Rowell D. Wall and Sarah J. McCarty was married the 22nd day of November A.D. 1866 Births: Rowell David Wall was born the 15th day of November A.D. 1824 Frances Tryrone was born the 27th day of August A.D. 1837 Thornton M. Wall was born the 13th day of October A.D. 1854 Joanna P. Wall was born the 19th day of October A.D. 1856 James B. Wall was born the 21st day of March A.D. 1858 Transcribers Note: The next is Rowell D. Wall's 2nd wife and her children's ages. Sarah Jane McCarty was born the 7th day of August A.D. 1842 Mary Frances Wall was born the 8th day of September 1867 Rowell Balaam Wall was born the 8th day of February A.D. 1873 John Franklin Wall was born the 20th day of December A.D.1874 Allen Absalom Wall was born the 13th day of November A.D. 1876 Elizabeth Floreen Wall was born the 22nd day of November A.D. 1879 Deaths: Frances Wall died the 20th day of July A.D. 1862 R. D Wall died the 29th day of December A.D. 1893 Elizabeth Floreen Wall Owen died the 20 day of May A.D. 1898 Sarah J. Wall died the 4th day of August A.D.1914 James B. Wall died the 17th day of August 1935. He was 77 years, 4 months, 26 days when he died. Rowell Babaam Wall died December 20, 1927. He was 54 Years, 10 months, & 12 days when he died. John Franklin Wall died September 4, 1945. He was 70 years, 8 months, & 14 days when he died. Mary Frances Wall Willis died August 5, 1954. She was 86 years, 10 months & 27 days when she died. Transcribers Notes: This possession of this Bible was transferred from Rowell David Wall to his son John Franklin Wall, who left the Bible with his youngest daughter Johnnie Alma Wall. Having no children of her own she passed this Bible onto her nephew Laurie J. Newsom, a G-Grandson of Rowell David Wall himself. From Laurie J. Newsom, the Bible moved to his son James Newsom, Jr. and now resides with Dr. Belinda Dawn Newsom in Uniontown, Ohio a GGG-Granddaughter of Rowell David Wall. It might be of interest to some to know that Rowell David Wall was the Grandfather of Kenneth Fay Wall, who was Pastor at East Winnfield Baptist Church for many years. The original Wall family resided in the Flat Creek, Shady Grove and Hebron Communities of Winn Parish with some younger members residing later in Sikes and Winnfield. Virtually all of the Walls are now gone from Winn Parish, but many of their ancestors are buried at the Hebron and Sikes Cemeteries. Quite a number of their descendants can still be found scattered around this state and the nation. The Bible is still in relative good condition considering its age. Every effort was made to transcribe this information from the Bible exactly as it was recorded. The first couple of entries after Rowell David Walls own death was continued in his original style, but later the recording and style was changed. It is not know known who recorded the information after Rowell David Wall died, but since John Franklin Wall inherited this Bible, he is the most likely candidate.