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 for profit or presentation by other organization 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 their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. SLIFFE (SCHLEIF) FAMILY BIBLE INFORMATION (This Bible donated to the Cass County Historical Society by Mary Alice SLIFFE Waggener on April 6, 1999) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS RECORDED ON THE BIBLE PAGES MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE State of Ohio, Tuscaramas County, Benjamin Sliffe and Drusilla G. Maxwell on February 17, 1859 by John George Zahner a regular minister of the Gospel. MARRIAGES * Benjamin Sliffe and Drusilla G. Maxwell on February 17, 1859 * Charles M. Sliffe and Mary C. Dodd on September 14, 1882 * Mary C. Sliffe and William V. Blayner on December 23, 1884 * E. G. Sliffe and Elisabeth A. Becker on February 22, 1893 * Laura A. Sliffe and A. M. Baker on May 5, 1912 * J. Benjamin Sliffe and Cora M. Hand on June 22, 1903 * Herbert M. Sliffe and Bessie Jennings on April 19, 1916 BIRTHS * Benjamin Sliffe was born September 29, 1832 * Drusilla G. Sliffe was born February 29, 1840 * Charles M. Sliffe was born January 9, 1860 * Mary E. Sliffe was born November 4, 1861 * Edgar G. Sliffe was born January 14, 1864 * Laura A. Sliffe was born June 13, 1866 * Sarah Louisa Sliffe was born August 9, 1860 * Jacob B. Sliffe was born October 9, 1874 * Herbert M. Sliffe was born January 21, 1878 DEATHS * Benjamin Sliffe died on January 5, 1902 * Drusilla G. Sliffe died on November 1, 1918 * Charles M. Sliffe died on February 14, 1939 * Edgar G. Sliffe died on April 13, 1944 * Laura A. Sliffe died on June 18, 1944 * Sarah Louisa Sliffe died on January 23, 1875 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS RECORDED ON SINGLE TABLET SHEETS THAT WERE IN THE BIBLE Herbert M. Sliffe, b. 1-21-1878 - d. 1-11-1927 - m. Bessie M. Jennings 4-19-1916. Bessie was born 10-9-1893 and died July 4, 1961. Their 3 children with families follows; Charles H. Sliffe, b. 11-23-1918 - d. 3-9-1985, m. 6-10-1939 to Wilma Ruth Stevens S Wilma Ruth Stevens, b. 12-25-1919 C#1 Ruth Annette Sliffe, b. 1-23-1940 C#2 Charles Earl Sliffe, b. 7-26-1941 C#3 Larry Dewayne Sliffe, b. 5-25-1943, d. 5-2-1989 C#4 David Lynn Sliffe, b. 10-9-1946, d. 10-7-1987 Mary Alice Sliffe Waggener, b. 12-18-1922, m. 10-8-1949 to John R. Waggener S John R. Waggener, b. 12-20-1916 C#1 Charlotte A Waggener, b. 2-26-1951 Harold M. Sliffe, b. 10-27-1925, m. 6-16-1946 to Mildred Jean York S Mildred Jean York, b. 11-26-1925 C#1 Thomas M. Sliffe, b. 4-26-1947 C#2 Karen Sue Sliffe, b. 12-6-1952 C#3 Donald Eugene Sliffe, b. 7-21-1957 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS RECORDED ON CERTIFICATES THAT WERE IN THE BIBLE "Certficate of Church Membership" that Benjamin Sliffe b. Sept 29, 1832 was received into the German Reformed Congregation at Shanesville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. "Certificate of Birth and Baptism" for Benjamin Schleif child of Jacob Schleif and Elisabeth Christman born September 29, 1832 in Sugar Crick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. "Certificate of Baptism" for Jacob Schleif, b. 1807 This is written in German and the name and date is the only part we can identify. Hand written on the back of this Certificate is the following information; Susannah Sliffe, b. September 18, 1836 Da niel Sliffe, b. November 13, 1837 Elisabeth Sliffe, b. January 29, 1862 Sarah Sliffe, b. September 12, 1843 Henry Sliffe, b. April 15, 1831 END OF TRANSLATION Page 1 of 1