Posey, Hopwood, Smith Family Bible Submitted by David Morgan ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** This bible is now in the possession of Mrs. Heidi Smith, Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Smith's husband is descended from Sarah Posey Hopwood. The Benjamin Posey in the bible may be the Benjamim Posey that married Eliza Berryhill. The NEW TESTAMENT of our LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST Translated out of the original Greek; and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped by James Conner, New-York New-York Published by B. Waugh and T. Mason, for the Methodist Episcopal Church, at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby-Street J. Collord, Printer 1832 Thomas B. Posey was born April 21, A.D. 1802 Elender Posey was born October 28th A.D. 1795 Andrew M. Posey was born March 24th A.D. 1828 Aaron Posey was born September 8th A.D. 1833 Joel Barber (The above entries on a scrap of paper. No dates for Joel) Family Deaths John N. Hopwood departed this life March the 29th 1830 Louisa J. Hopwood departed this life Oct 28 A.D. 1831 W. H. Hopwood departed this life Dec th 8. 1860 Samuel Hopwood departed this life Feb th 7.1867 Sarah Hopwood departed this life Nove the 19.1875 F. Hopwood departed this life Dec 31th 1875 A. Pinbody, daughter of S & LA Smith departed this life Dec 23 A.D. 1879 D. C. Smith departed this life March 10 1885 Emma C. Smith was born 6th June 1867 Stephen S. Smith was borned Dec. 12, 1869 D. C. Smith was borned September 18. 1857 Sarah A. Smith was borned Sept 22 th 1859 S.H. Smith was borned April 17 1865 D.B. Smith borned Dec. 10,1862 Louisa Jane Smith was borned Dec. 18th 1864 Wm. Felix Hopwood was born Nov the 12th 1863 Robert Farimore Hopwood was borned 28th September 1865 Wm. Felix Hopwood died July the 28th 1865 R.F. Hopwood was married to Jennatti Chemaleiz January the 1 ,1861 Jenati Hopwood dide Sept 28th 1865 Emma C. Smith was borned June th 6th, 1867 Stephen S. Smith was borned Dec 12, 1869 Samuel Hopwood was born November 18, 1795 Sarah Hopwood was born December th 4th 1801 Leonard F. Hopwood was born February the 7th 1821 John H. Hopwood wass born april the 11, 1823 Pleasant A. Hopwood was born February th 8th 1827 Robert F. Hopwood was born June the 29th 1829 Louisa J. Hopwood was born January 1, 1831 Lucinda A. Hopwood was born August th 4th 1832 William H. Hopwood was born Sept the 17th 1835 Frances Marion Posey was born in the year A. D. 1846 June the 28 L. J. McSwiggins was born December the 14th A.D. 1849 D. C. Smith was born Sept 18th A. D. 1857 S. A. Hindman? was born Dec? A.D. 8, 1857 S. H. Smith was borned April 17 A. D. 1865 D. B. Smith was borned Dec 10 A. D. 1862 Louisa Jane was borned December the 18th 1865 Nancy Posey was born March 28th A.D. in the year of our Lord 1784 Martha McGaha Oct 26th A.D. 1785 Sarah Hopwood was born December 4th A.D. 1801 Thomas Posey was born April 21th A. D. 1803 William Posey was born January 12th A.D. 1812 A. J. Posey was born June 10th A. D. 1818 Benjamin Posey was born Sept 10th A. D. 1807 L. A. Hopwood, daughter of Samuel Hopwood and Sarah Hopwood married Nov the 17, 1856 S Smith S.A. Smith. daughter of S, Smith and L.A. Smith married to E. Pinbody th 16 of July 1871 Louisa J. Smith, daughter of LA Smith and SS Smith was married to J.H. Rothammer Jan 11 1885 D C. Smith was married to Lizzie Osban Dec 7, 1884 (different part of the bible, and different hand writing) Gilbert Looman died Feb. 10, 1894 Margret Jane Looman died Nov 16 1898 Irwin Neal Smith, son of Stephen & Emma Smith died thu 20 of July 1898 Keneth Cro? Smith, son of Stephen & Emma smith died Oct th 11, 1906 Errett owns, son of Stephen & Emma Smith died Feb the 2nd 1909 Francis Della Hindman died Jan 21, 1893 Dewy A. Hindman died Jan 4, 1900 Mrs. B. L. Smith died April 30, 1922, aged 46 yres, 8 months, 24 days, born Aug 6 1875 Stephen Shelton Smith died Aug 1, 1919, age 49 years 7 mo. 24 days born Dec 21, 1907, died Feb 20 1908 Errett Smith, son of Stephen & Emma. Author Ray Smith, son of Stephen & Emma Smith, born the Jan the 31, 1893. Daughter of Stephen & Emma Smith Linda? Nov the 12, 1894 Irwin Neal Smith son of Stephen & Emma Smith born Dec the 17 1896 Annie Augusta, daughter of stephen & Emma Smith born Nov.3, 1898 Gracie Zoe Smith daughter of Stephen + Emma Smith was born Dec.22 1900 Terry Stephen, Son of Stephen and Emma was born Oct 27,1903 H Leo. Smith, born 4/30-06 Gifford Earl Smith born June 30 1910 Victor Ellwood Smith born Mar 2nd 1915 Harry Deo Smith, born Apr 23 1919 Stephen Smith & Emma Looman was married Dec the 21, 1890 W. F. Hindman & Sadah Looman married June the 10 1888 Births of W. F. & S. J. Hindman Earl Blackman Hindman born Jan 28, 1889 Gilbert Al Hindman born Nov 6, 1890 Fannie Della Hindman born Jan 1, 1893 Aaoh. Ler Hindman born March 26, 1894 James Brazzell Hindman born March 30, 1896 Dewey A. Hindaman born March 5, 1898 ----------- The William Posey in the above bible may be the one that married Harriet ____, and were the parents of Lewis Henderson Posey, born 1841, and the grandparents of Alexander Lawrence Posey the Creek Indian poet.137