DAVIE COUNTY, NC - BIBLES - William B. Jones Family Bible
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surnames: Bible - Fisher - Jones - Taylor

Bible dated 1845 - American Bible Society instituted 1816.
 
Translated from original Greek.

This Bible was the property of William B. Jones 

William B. Jones. Born 6 March 1817 - Married 22 May 1842[1]  

Bethiah Taylor, born 3 October 1799 [2]

Joseph G. Taylor, born 31 March 1838 [3]

Molly Bible, born 3 March 1803 [4]

(Inscribed in Bible in Frankie Caroline Taylor's [5] hand writing was:)
"Cast thy Burden upon the Lord" this 3 January 1884
	

(Two verses, handwritten) 

Love is to the human heart
      ----is to the flowers
And friendship is the fairest
   Thing in this old world of ours,

Remember me is all I ask
	The simple love of the .....
And count it not a heavy load
	To sometimes think of me.

Yours truly,
W. A. Fisher[6]1872

 

This Bible in possession of Virgil Taylor of Homer, Illinois.
Footnotes are by Donald R. Taylor, 224 S. Elm Street, Manteno, Illinois, 1974 
email: Don.Lida.Taylor@worldnet.att.net

[1] Marriage was to Jennetta Ann Taylor, daughter of Bethiah 
[2] 1840 Federal census lists Bethia as "widow" 1850 Federal census lists 	
"Phytha" birthplace as Currituck Co. NC 
[3] Joseph George Taylor b. in Davie County NC, d. Johnson Co IN, m. Phoebe 	
Ann Fisher, daughter of Jacob Fisher
[4] The identity of Molly Bible is not known the "3" could possibly be "8"
[5] Frankie Caroline  b. Johnson Co., IN was 5th child of William Henry Taylor 	
and Lucinda Ann Tetrick
[6] William A. Fisher was a son of Jacob Fisher of Rowan Co., NC - at this 	
date was in Johnson Co., IN

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