TALL Family Bible, Frederick County, Maryland This file was contributed by Julie Hampton Ganis ************************************************************************ * 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 may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ I found this Bible at an antique store. I am not related to the people mentioned, but thought someone may find this information useful. Tall Family Bible. Printed in 1889. American Bible Society. Was owned by Charles Augustus Tall, Frederick City, Maryland. George Frederick Tall born Aug. 6/18, 1836 – died July 17, 1910 [further research possibly shows that he was a soldier of the Civil War]. Harriet Ann Tall, wife of George F., born July 21, 1833. [Obituary found in Bible, not dated: Lived at 201 DeGrange Street at time of death, at age 72. Member of Asbury Church and Order of Good Hope. Buried at Greenmount Cemetery.] Charles Augustus Tall born Oct 11, 1872 – died Oct 29, 1903. Bible belonged to him. He lived in Frederick City, MD (per Bible). [Obituary found in Bible, not dated: Charles W. Tall died at residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Tall corner Bentz and DeGrange (this city), of consumption, age 31 years and 18 days. A Barber by trade and had lived in Harrisburg, PA. Funeral at Asbury Church and interment at Greenmount Cemetery.] George Tall born Dec 16, 1874 – [Lived in Harrisburg, PA when his Mother died. per her obituary] Mary Elizabeth Tall born Apr 16, 1883 Jeannette Virginia Tall born Jan 22, 1887 – “Jennie” – [Single and lived at home when her Mother died.] Rebecca May Tall born Oct 27, 1903 Harriet E. Tall born July 19, 1910 – [per newspaper article in Bible: Lived in Frederick, MD in 1929 and a Sophomore at Storer College, WV.] **one daughter married Charles Craig and lived in Lancaster, PA when her Mother died, per her Mother's obituary.]