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All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm BIBLE RECORD OF PETERSON HENRY AND MAY ADELINE POWELL COLEMAN EPPTS The Bible of Peterson Henry and Mary Adeline (Addie) Powell Coleman Epps of Brunswick County, Virginia is currently in the possession a great-grandson, Claiborne Wade Cowgill, in Gilbert, Arizona. It is a large (12"x10"x3" weighing 12 lbs), leather bound book that was restored and rebound in the late 1970s by Katherine Epps Bundick, daughter of Peterson and Addie's son, Archerbald Joseph Epps. Owners: Peterson Henry and Mary Adeline Powell Coleman Epps (1866- 1911) Mrs. Susan Harrison Epps, Alberta, Virginia Mrs. Katherine Epps Bundick, Baltimore, Maryland Dr. William R. Bundick, Baltimore, Maryland Mrs. Karen Bundick Guth, Bel Air, Maryland Claiborne Wade Cowgill, Gilbert, Arizona (2003) TITLE PAGE: (see image) THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS Translated Out Of The Original Tongues And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised --------------------------------------- NEW YORK AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY Instituted in the Year MDCCCXVI 1850 BIBLE INDEX AND FIRST PAGE OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS: GENEALOGICAL DATA CONTAINED IN THE BIBLE: Family Names Contained in the Bible: Epps, Powell, Coleman, Glidewell, Spencer, Wilson, Harrison The preceding entries were handwritten on the last page (Page 793) of the Book of Malachi of the Old Testament. MARRIAGES Fannie S. Epps daughter of P. H. Epps Brunswick County, Va. & Mr. L. M. Spencer of Greensville Co. Va. were married Jan 6th 1891 Virginia H. Epps daughter of P. H. Epps Brunswick Co., Va. & Mr. John C. Wilson of Phila were married June 10th 1900 A. J. Epps son of P. H. Epps of Brunswick Co. Va. & Sue H. Harrison daughter of G. L. Harrison of Brunswick Co. Va were married June 24th 1913 THE NEXT PAGES ARE IMAGES AND EXTRACTS OF THE FAMILY RECORD SECTION OF THE BIBLE: Note: The extracted data is copied as close as possible to the actual spelling and wordings used by the person(s) recording the information. FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS Virginia (?) Ann Epps born September 14th 1843 Addie M. Coleman born April 7th 1845 Albert T. Powell born February 18th 1842 Remainder of page is illegible. This page is titled Marriages but "Deaths" was written in the right column. FAMILY RECORD DEATHS Aurelia B. Glidewell daughter of Isaac & Mary J Glidewell died October 4th 1886 William A. Glidewell Jr died Nov 4th 1886 Isaac N Glidewell died Dec 5th 1886 Mary J Glidewell died January the 10th 1899 FAMILY RECORD DEATHS Francis E. Epps died 16th November 1850 Daniel S. Epps died 5th April 1863 Archer S. Epps died 4th October 1865 "Blessed is the dead that dieth in the Lord" Joseph Grigg Epps died 13th March DEATHS Major Jos C Coleman died Sept 28th 1865 Born Sept 22nd 1820 "Who hath not lost a friend There is no union here of heart That hath not here an end" M.A.C. Addie & P. H. Epps Children DEATHS Mattie Grigg Epps died December 11th 1881 "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord" M.A.E. Indiana Elizabeth Coleman died May 17th 1865 abt six months Mary J. Epps & Isaac N. Glidewell were married 26th November 1861 FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS P. H. Epps & Addie Epps Children Fannie S. Epps was born March 7th 1867 Harriet Virginia Epps was born June 2nd 1869 Mattie Grigg was born Aug 30th 1872 Albert Peterson Epps was born 20th April 1874 (Original entry read Peterson Albert Epps) William J. C. Epps was born October 28th 1877 Joseph Archer was born July 16th 1880 Mary Elizabeth Epps was born April 21st 1885 Indiana Elizabeth Coleman was born Dec 17th 1864 Aurelia Bell Epps was born Aug 6th 1888 BIRTHS Isaac N. & Mary J. Glidewells Children Aurelia B Glidewell first daughter of Isaac & Mary J. Glidewell was born September 28th 1863 William A Glidewell was born 11th Feb 1866 Helen Frances Glidewell was born 26th March 1867 Isaac N Glidewell Jr was born __ October 1869 Jesse Lee Glidewell was born 24th December 1873 Daniel Webster Glidewell was born August the 14th 1876 Charlie Nash Glidewell was born the 14th of May 1879 The preceding entries are handwritten on the reverse side of the New Testament Title Page: Mrs M. J. Glidewell wife of I. N. Glidewell departed this life Jan 16th 1894. "How blest the righteous when they die." Virginia A. Epps departed this life June 11th 1894 half past twelve oclock in the morning Peterson H. Epps departed this life Dec 23rd 1895 ten minutes past 11ock morn. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Betty F. Epps departed this life May 19th 1899 twenty minutes to four in the evening. Willie J. C. Epps departed this life Aug 1st 1903 at 8 oclock P.M. Addie M. Epps departed this life April 1911 Aurelia Bell Epps Fanny departed this life May 1925 Archer Joseph Epps departed this life April 22, 1930. Age 49 years Susan Haskins Harrison Epps departed this life June 1st 1978 at 12:10 A.M. Age 84 The preceding entries were handwritten on a blank sheet of paper which was inserted between the New Testament title page and the first page of the Book of St. Matthew during the Bible rebinding process. Mary Adlena Epps daughter of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born Aug 1st 1914 – 10 oclock A.M. Jarrett Claiborne Epps son of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born April 3rd 1916 – 6 oclock A.M. Clara Louise Epps daughter of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born Nov 2nd 1917 – 5 oclock P.M. Archer Joseph Epps, Jr son of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born June 26th 1920 –8 oclock A.M. Katherine Harrison Epps daughter of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born Oct 2 1922 – 2 oclock A.M. Frances Chastine Epps daughter of A. J. & Sue H. Epps, Born Nov 14 1925 – 6 oclock P.M. The following entries are copied from handwritten notes and are referenced to the appropriate locations in which they were found throughout the Bible. Page 249: "To Fannie from one (3 illegible words)" Ruth 1:16. "And Ruth said, "Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge, thy people shall be my people and thy God my God. 17. Where thou diest, will I die, and there wil I be buried: The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me." Page 488: "Crowley" Psalm 1 Page 526: "Psalm read at Mattie Funeral" Psalm 86:14 "Justice and judgement are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face." Page 528: "Psalm read at funeral of Susan Harrison Epps 3 June 1978" (widow of Archer Joseph Epps) Psalm 91 Page 742: "Text taken by Mr. W. O. Wagoner Second Sunday in Oct 11, 1885." Sect(?) 3:24 verse Daniel Page 822: "Text – Jennies funeral. Mr. Nicholson" Matthew 23:42-43 Page 866: "E. R. GUDD" Luke 12:40 "Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not." Page 904: "This is the text preach by Mr. Southall of ( ? ) Sunday March 1892" John 19-30: "…It is finished……" Page 949: "Favorite chapter P.A.E." Romans 12 Page 974: "Crowley 1878" 2 Corinthians 13:10-11 Page 978: "Text taken by Dr. Jones Jan 18th 188? At Trinity Church" Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Page 984: "Mr Howerton died Oct 22, 1890" Philippians 1:21 "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Page 1029: "Crowley" Revelation 3:5 Page 1037: "Text – Bet funeral preached by Mr Deberry" Revelation 14:13 Page 1041: "Text Southall 1892" Revelation 21:7 "He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." Page 1032: "Text at Peter Epps funeral preached by Mr. Nicholson" Revelation 7:14 "And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Specific verses are marked on the following pages: Page 4711: Job 14:14 Page 491: Psalm 9:19-20 Page 526: Psalm 89:1, 14 Page 562: Proverbs 15:16 Page 563: Proverbs 16:24 Page 566: Proverbs 21:21 Page 570: Proverbs 27:1 Page 573: Proverbs 31: 6-7, 9, 20