SHELBY COUNTY, TN - BIBLES - Walter Martin Bloodworth Family Bible ============================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Russell E. Bloodworth, Jr ============================================================================= Walter Martin Bloodworth Family Bible PAGE ONE: Holy Matrimony Certificate: Walter Martin Bloodworth and Emma Cooper were united in Holy Matrimony at Memphis, Tenn on the 8th day of Jan in the year of our Lord 1903 in the presence of Jamie Carleton Anderson. PAGE TWO: Name and Places of Birth: Walter M. Bloodworth, Jr. Dallas ("Texas" was later written in but is still in question) Emma C ("ooper" is later added) Bloodworth Jonestown, Miss Children: Mabel J. Bloodworth Jonestown Miss Russell E ("dward" later added) Bloodworth Jonestown Miss W M Bloodworth Jr. Jonestown Miss ("Bunny" is added later) Nan Cooper Bloodworth Jonestown Miss Mable B Hitchings Jonestown, Miss (This is same Mabel J. Bloodworth who married Frank Hitchings) Frank Hitchings St Louis, Mo June 17, 1903 Children: Frank Hitchings Jr. Memphis. Tenn Jane Hitchings Memphis, Tenn Walter Hitchings Memphis, Tenn Russell E. Bloodworth, Jr. born [Private] Memphis, Tenn Walter Martin Bloodworth Jr (May actually be the IV) born April 15, 1946 Memphis, Tenn Nan Cooper Bailey [Private date] to Nan & Bill Bailey in Memphis Sara (Sally) Elizabeth Bailey, [Private] born in Birmingham Dorothy Russell Bailey [Private] in Birmingham PAGE THREE Date of Birth / Date of Marriage / Date of Death Emma C. Bloodworth Jan 8 1903 (Marriage) Oct 27, 1884 (birth), Death Feb 5, 1941 Mother: Nancy M. Cooper died June 30, 1919 W M Bloodworth (Jr. is written in later) Born Jan 20, 1877??? Died Sept 30, 1944 Mabel J. Bloodworth to Frank Hitchings April 7th, 1904. Married Sept 19, 1925 January 3, 1910 ("Russell" is added later) Nov 10th, 1911 ("Bunny" is added later) [private date] ("Nan" is added later) Russell E. Bloodworth to M. Elizabeth Powell Born Jan 3rd, 1910 Married May 15, 1937, Died February 29, 78 W.M. Bloodworth Jr. to Norma Jeanne Lamar Born Nov 10, 1911; married Feb 24, 1945, Norma Jeanne Lamar Bloodworth died April 29, 1975 Nan Cooper Bloodworth born [private]; married April 14, 1945 to Wm. V. Bailey Jr ("Vendex" added later) Mable & Frank Hitchings Children Frank Hitchings Jr. married July 31, 1954 to Mary Natherine Lynn Jane Hitchings to W. Cullen Kehoe (Children Cullen Jr and Jim) Walter Hitchings Frank Jr. born [private] (Children Lynn and Frank) Jane born Dec 9, 1935 Walter born [private] Russell E Bloodworth Jr. to Frances Hickox Tully [private] Russell E Bloodworth Jr. born [private] Frances Hickox Tully born [private] PAGE THREE Memorandum "of my mother" (The following is hand written) "No poet's pen nor painters brush, on honor to her fame, Has ever reached half high enough. To write the mother's name. make ink of tears and molten gems, and sunbeams mixed together With holy hand and golden pen To write the name of mother." A friend Mrs J. D. Rogers