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Brown, August 2000. ================================================================= WATERS/HAZZARD BIBLE A copy of this Bible is at Heritage Place; however, the original Bible pages have been taped in enough places to make this Bible almost unreadable from a copy. The Bible is now in the possession of Betty L. Brown who said the family data page is in four parts. The tape has left an ugly dark strip on the edge of each torn part, but the pages are now placed correctly in a sleeve and the entries are a little more understandable but not fully readable. This was a case where the original Bible was in such disrepair it was necessary to consult other sources to assist in deciphering the entries. Betty's notes are found at the bottom. Betty says that Elizabeth "Bettie" Waters married Samuel Hazzard in Lenoir Co. on 3 November 1880. Samuel's former wife, Harriett White had died on 30 Sept. 1880. Someone from the James Hazzard family probably recorded their family data, and it may have been Nannie Byrd Hazzard, wife of James. This explains how the Hazzard family came into possession of the Waters family Bible. Samuel and "Bettie" had no known children, and her whereabouts after 1900 are unknown. Apparently the father of Slade was Joseph, and I suspect his wife's name may have been the Eliza, who died in 1833. BIRTHS Slade Waters was borned December 25th 1805 The age of Slade & Susan Waters children Nancy Waters was borned July 13th 1828 Mary Jain Waters was borned September 13th 183 ? Eliza W..... November ... Marthy A. ...... Daughter of Gat ..... borned March 2nd 1836 The age of Slade Warters and Mason his wife Children Mason Elizabeth was Born'd August 21st 1853 MARRIAGES Eliza Waters died AD 17 April 1833 - this entry is marked through Slade Warters was Maried to Mason Bas ? - November 28th 185 (0)? Different handwriting, and in pencil Mister James Hazzard and Nannie Byrd was married January 13th, 1894 Borned Thelma Hazzard Borned April 10, 1915 BIRTHS The age of Eperan ? Wels and Rachel his Wife Children (sic) Eliza An was Born'd October 18th 1847 John Was Born'd January 27th 1849 William Hardaway was Born'd March 8th 1852 Here a part of the page is missing and taped but on a separate line is Born'd 1852 Then we have a different hand writing which is in pencil Part of page is torn ... of their children Maggie Hazzard Borned August 17 1896 Barbara Louise Hazzard Borned March 20th 1899 Earther Lee Hazzard Borned December 2oth 1901 NOTE: This would be Arthur DEATHS Eliza Waters death April 17th 1833 Joseph Waters the father of Slade Waters died September 9th 1846 Here the handwriting is in pencil and written by the same person that recorded the Hazzard information May Hazzard Borned March 25, 1904 Helen Bruce Hazzard Born June 19, 1912 Maggie Hazzard died May 1899 NOTES by Betty L. Brown: The census for 1850-1880 now makes sense when compared to Bible records. I used an age comparison work sheet, from the NCGSJ of Aug. 1994 for identifying those people I want to know more about. In 1850 - Lenoir Co., household #414 Slade Waters is found; aged 44, with Mary J; aged 30 and Franklin Brown; aged 13. In 1860 this family is in Woodington Twsp., household #78. Slade is 45; Mason B. Warters is 35; William H Wells is 10, and Mason E. is 7. In 1870 the family is in Pink Hill Twsp, household #53. Slade is 64; Mason B. is 45, and Masie E. is 19. In 1880 they are still in Pink Hill Twsp, household #86. Slade is 74, Mason, wife, age 70 and Mason E., dau., age 26. In 1900 in Trent Twsp., family #10, I find Masy Warters, aged 82, born May 1818; and dau. Bettie Hazzard; aged 49, born Aug., 1850, both widows. Masy mother of 1 child, 1 living. Bettie Hazzard mother of 0 children. Both state they could not read or write, were renting a home. Wonder who recorded the Bible records, was it Slade? I believe the Bible records probably tell me that Slade & Susan ? had daughters, Nancy, Mary Jain and Rachel, who had md. a Wells. There may have been others. I'll need to read 1840 census records also & 1830. Note William H. Wells in 1860 census records. Since Susan is not listed in 1850 census, presume she died before Nov. 28th 1850, when Bible records marriage of Slade & Mason B. Time did not permit my looking at marriage records for Lenoir Co. The marriage for Rachel to a Wells may be recorded also. Mason Elizabeth born [per Bible] on August 21st, 1853 is Bettie Waters Hazzard, who md. Samuel Hazzard, and Mason B. was her mother. It was hard to read her name in 1900 census record, but after using magnifying glass I'm sure it was Masy, not Nancy.