Lamar Co., TX - Bibles: Casey Family Bible ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Barbara Ferrell USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** CASEY FAMILY BIBLE The information below is from a Bible belonging to George W. Casey who was born about 1808 in VA and died 1867 in St Clair Co., MO. Indications are that the Bible passed to his daughter, Mary Jane Casey (Mrs. Littleton Clarkson) who died in Lamar Co, TX, 1917. We now know that the name of Mary Jane's Mother was Celia/Selia Coontz (Cunitz?). In 1844, Calloway Co, KY, George W. Casey married Mrs. Elizabeth French. The Bible has the front cover, but the title page and the beginning chapters of Genesis are missing. Also missing are the last half of the New Testament and the back cover. The Bible was given to Mildred Clarkson Massey, and is now in the possession of Barbara Ferrell. The title page for the New Testament is dated 1830, American Bible Society, New York. Many pages are torn or unreadable and indicated by a question mark. The name Reynolds appears faintly inside the front cover along with the names George Casey, M J Casey, and 2 dates, 1832 (marriage date for first wife?) and March 1886. Sarah Elizabeth Casey was born January the 18th 1833 Admire Turner Casey was born June the 23 1834 Mary Jane Casey born March ?th 1836 William Alexan ? was born May 1838 Nathaniel Tha ? was born Jan the 10th 184 ? John Casey ? March th ? Elvira Casey ? November George Washington Casey was born March the 6 at five o'clock in the morning 1856 ? Marion Casey born January the ? 1859 ? rah Casey born May ? 1859 Littleton Clarkson was born Feb the 26 1832 Mary Jane Clarkson was born March 30 1836 William George Clarkson was born January the 6th at five oclock in the morning 1856 John Wesley Clarkson was born August the 25 1858 ? Casey born January the 30 1850 ? Casey was ? the 6 1859 ? orge Casey was born February the 1? 1861 John William Garren was born March the 19 1878 Hugh French was born February the 6 1836 William French was born July the 4th 1840 James Daniel French was born February the 18 1843 Henry Garren was born the (15?) day of October in 1851 Sarah Henrietta Garren was born the 6 of May 1859, married 21 day of May ? Marion Casey was born January the 30th ? 1850 Sarah Henrietta was born May the 6 1859 Marion Albert Garren was born March the 25 1882 Emma French is 18 years Tommy (or Sonny) French is 15 years Ada is 14 yrs Edna is ? johny is 6 yrs old Deaths Sarah Elizabeth Casey died Sept the 4 1836 Selia Casey died Sept the 15 1840 William Alexander Casey died April 20 1841 Elvira Casey died April the 2 1855 William George Clarkson died with Scarlett fever September 26 1858 Henry Garren was born Oct 15 1854 Sarah Garren was born May the 6 1859 John William Garren was born March the 13 1878 in Missouri Marion Albert Garren was born March the 25 1883 in Texas Wm'l Otha Stephens died Oct the 5 1884 Sarah Garren died October the 9 1896 Don Clarkson (different ink & handwriting) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The Clarksons moved from MO to Lamar Co. TX. You don't have to use my explanations if you don't wish to do so. I do have some information on a Casey website, but it was placed there before we found the DC listing Celia Coontz as Mary Jane's brother's Mother. I photographed the Bible a number of years ago since it is fading quickly. Barbara Ferrell