WPA Report Culpeper County, Virginia - Bibles The Ashby Family Bible Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an exact transcription of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Virginia Historical Inventory Report for Culpeper County Research made by: Margaret Jeffries, Culpeper, VA April 5, 1938 1. SUBJECT: The Ashby Family Bible 2. LOCATION: Southeast of Culpeper Court House 5.5 miles, or .2 mile south of Stevensburg, Virginia on Route #663, west side 3. DATE>: 1834 4. OWNER: Mr. John A. Covington, Stevensburg, Virginia 5. DESCRIPTION: In size this bible is eleven by nine inches and three and one half inches thick, it contains the Apocrypha and is illustrated with whole page pictures at intervals; is in fair condition, some pages loose. It is stereotyped. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The inscriptions are as follows: Marriages Alfred L. ASHBY and Mary E. JONES, were married on the 4th of July 1833 Dr. J. Woodville ASHBY and Sue E. WHARTON were married on the 18th November 1858 T. Rossen COVINGTON and M. J. ASHBY were married on the 4th of November 1868 at "Rose Hill" by Rev. E. A. Pritchet J. Woodville ASHBY and Annie BRUBAKER were married October 31st 1872 T. R. COVINGTON and Mary V. ALEXANDER were married November 12, 1904 in Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia, by Rev. William J. Morton Walter G. COVINGTON son of T. R. and M. J. COVINGTON was married on November 5th 1896 to Mita Rose HART of Fauquier County, Virginia A. L. A. COVINGTON and Clara T. HANSBROUGH were married at Batna October 30th 1906 by Rev. Carter Page Births John Austin COVINGTON, son of T. R. and M. J. C. was born Friday 9 A. M. May 20th 1881 at "Rose Hill" Irine Thompson COVINGTON, daughter of T. R. and M. J. C. was born Sunday 2:30 P.M. January 30th 1887 at "Rose Hill" John W. JONES was born on the 27th of March 1788 Jane JONES, his wife was born on the 11th of May 1794 Mary E. JONES, daughter of John and Jane JONES was born on the 5th July 1815 Woodville JONES was born on the 1st September 1816 Mary E. COVINGTON daughter of T. R. and M. J. COVINGTON was born September 6th 1869, Monday 6 A. M. Mary Eleanor COVINGTON, daughter of T. R. and M. J. COVINGTON was Baptized February 25th 1872 Walter Gregory COVINGTON, daughter of T. R. and M. J. COVINGTON was born at "Rose Hill" November 7th at 5 A. M. 1872 A. L. Ashby COVINGTON, son of T. R. and M. J. C. was born Thursday 1:30 P.M. October 5th 1876 at "Rose Hill" Alfred L. ASHBY was born on the 27th of April 1811 Mary E. ASHBY, daughter of John and Jane JONES was born on the 5th of July 1815 John W. ASHBY, son of Alfred L. and Mary E. ASHBY, was born on the 4th of July 1837 William T. ASHBY was born on the 28th December 1839 Mary Jane ASHBY was born on the 9th of October 1842 Walter A. and A.L.A. COVINGTON, children of T. R. and M. J. COVINGTON were baptized March 18th 1877, J.A. Proctor, P. E. Thomas Rosser COVINGTON, son of Walter Gregory and Lucy Evelin COVINGTON was born at "Dragons Hill" Friday October 18th 1845 (Essex County, Virginia) Sue Eleanor ASHBY, daughter of Dr. J. Woodvile and Sue E. ASHBY was born August 17, 1860 Mary Woodville ASHBY, daughter of Dr. J.W. and S.E. ASHBY was born October 9, 1862 Woodville ASHBY, son of Dr. J. W. and S.E. ASHBY was born October 1, 1864 Bessie ASHBY, daughter of J.W. and Annie B. ASHBY was born October 12, 1873 Maude ASHBY, daughter of John W. and Annie B. ASHBY was born February 25, 1876 Annie ASHBY, daughter of J.W. and Annie B. ASHBY was born May 28, 1878 Deaths John W. JONES died on the 1st of July 1834 Ann CAMP died December 8th 1870 (Note: Ann CAMP was a Pierce, and related to President Pierce) Woodville JONES died Friday April 26, 1872 Jane JONES died January 21st 1879 L.E. COVINGTON died April 15, 1874 Mary J. COVINGTON died March 16, 1904 T.R. COVINGTON died February 29, 1912 Mary Eleanor ASHBY died on the 14th October 1842 Alfred L. ASHBY died on the 21st of July 1871 Sue E. ASHBY, wife of J. Woodville ASHBY died August 1865 Annie B. ASHBY, wife of J. Woodville ASHBY died June 5, 1878 J. Woodville ASHBY died in Gainsville, Florida, May 14, 1892 Mary Woodville ASHBY died May 14th 1863 Little Woodville ASHBY died February 15, 1865 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The Bible itself. -------------------------------------------------------------- END OF FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------- WPA Report Culpeper County - Bowers Family Bible Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an exact transcription of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Virginia Historical Inventory Researched by: Margaret Jeffries, Culpeper, Virginia April 5, 1938 1. SUBJECT: The Bowers Family Bible 2. LOCATION: At the home of C. T. Bowers, 411 South Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 3. DATE: 1879 4. OWNERS: Mr. C. T. Bowers 5. DESCRIPTION: This Bible is twelve and a quarter inches long, nine and three quarters inches wide and three inches thick. It is bound in leather over pasteboard. It was printed by A. J. Holman, 930 Arch Street, Philadelphia, and has the concordance, apocrypha, historical sketches of the four great empires of antiquity, mpas and full page illustrations. It is in good condition with no torn pages. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Marriages Robert A. BOWERS and Bettie M. TOWLES were married Jan. 28, 1869 at the home of the bride, by the Rev. A. M. Grimsley. Witnesses: John S. Smith and Vaehti C. Bowen Peyton L. THOMAS of Culpeper and Bettie G. BOWERS of Culpeper were married on November 23, 1890 at the bride's house by Rev. E. W. Winfrey C. T. BOWERS of Culpeper, Va. and Bessie NETHERS of Madison County, VA. were married on December 25, 1905 at the home of the minister, Rev. Dr. W. R. L. Smith, 602 East Grace Street, Richmond, Va H. T. BOWERS of Culpeper and Lena H. REYNOLDS of Madison County, Va. were married on December 19, 1906 at the home of the bride by Rev. C. W. Leftwich Bessie Maud THOMAS was married to W. E. BROWN at Culpeper Va. October 10, 1917 Ethel Margaret THOMAS was married to Eugene Christian BROCKMEYER, April 26, 1933 at Washington, D.C. Georgie Peyton THOMAS was married to Jake RECK at Culpeper, Va. July 1, 1933 Helen Bowers THOMAS was married to Harry Lee O'BANNON at Alexandria, Virginia Feb. 16, 1924 Sallie Bell THOMAS was married to G. Linwood FREEMAN at Washington, D.C. December 6, 1917 Births Robert A. BOWERS was born July 4, 1828 Bettie M. TOWLES was born April 16th 1837 Bettie G. BOWERS was born November 25, 1869 Robert L. BOWERS was born December 4, 1873 Harry T. BOWERS was born May 25, 1877 Thomas C. BOWERS was born July 29, 1881. (Note: This is the same C. T. BOWERS mentioned above as the owner.) Elsie E. THOMAS was born December 22, 1891 Bessie M. THOMAS was born May 20, 1895 Sallie Bell THOMAS was born Feb. 10, 1897 Robert Clyde THOMAS was born April 8, 1900 Helen Bowers THOMAS was born December 16, 1901 Mary Thelma THOMAS was born August 19, 1904 Ethel Margaret THOMAS was born December 14, 1905 Georgie Peyton THOMAS was born March 6, 1911 Deaths Robert A. BOWERS departed this life February 16, 1885 in the 57th year of his age Bettie M. BOWERS departed this life April 18, 1909, aged 72 years and 1 day R. Lynn BOWERS departed this life November 22, 1929 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Inspection of the Bible ================================================== END OF FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------- WPA Report Culpeper County - The Bywaters Family Bible(2) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an exact transcription of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Virginia Historical Inventory Researched by: Margaret Jeffries, Culpeper, Virginia December 8, 1937 1. SUBJECT: The Bywaters Family Bible 2. LOCATION: On Bywaters' Farm, .5 mile east of Korea, Virginia, on Route #626, thence south through gate on private road .7 mile. 3. DATE: 1884 4. OWNERS: H. L. Bywaters 5. DESCRIPTION: This bible is in perfect condition. It measures twelve and one half inches in length, and ten inches wide and four inches thick, and is leather bound. It is printed in parallel columns, with concordance and the Apocrypha. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This bible was printed in Philadelphia, by A. J. Holman Company in 1884. The inscriptions are as follows: Births Robert F. BYWATERS was born November 5, 1825 E. R. BYWATERS was born January 3, 1822 William L. BROWNING was born June 1, 1820 Margaret A. BROWNING was born April 8, 1827 B. F. BYWATERS was born October 13, 1848 Annie L. BROWNING, his wife was born January 24, 1848 Hugh L. BYWATERS, son of B. F. and Annie M. BYWATERS was born December 3, 1871 Bessie M. BYWATERS, daughter of B. F .and Annie M. BYWATERS was born April 30, 1873 William F. BYWATERS, son of B. F. and Annie M. BYWATERS was born September 12, 1874 William F. BYWATERS, son of Hugh L. and Neva BYWATERS was born August 15, 1901 Mary E. BYWATERS, daughter of Hugh L. and Neva BYWATERS was born July 19, 1903 Lucy M. BYWATERS, daughter of H. L. and Neva BYWATERS was born July 20, 1905 Hugh Doyle BYWATERS, was born March 12, 1911 Annie Laurie BYWATERS, was born May 25, 1907 Charles Franklin CLEMENT, son of Mary and Roland CLEMENT, was born July 4, 1924 Marriages B. F. BYWATERS and Annie M. BROWNING, at Monmouth the 24th day of November 1870 in the presence of many witnesses Signed: B. Grimsley Hugh L. BYWATERS and Neva DOYLE were married November 8, 1900 Mary BYWATERS, daughter of Hugh L. and Neva BYWATERS, and Roland CLEMENT were married August 13, 1923 Death William L. BROWNING died October 9, 1877 E. R. BYWATERS died July 2, 1880 Margaret A. BROWNING died August 31, 1886 Silas H. BROWNING died October 19, 1889 R. F. BYWATERS, father of B. F. BYWATERS, died March 14, 1895 William F. BYWATERS, son of A. M. BYWATERS and B. F. BYWATERS died December 15, 1906 B. F. BYWATERS died November 24, 1922 Anna M. BYWATERS died March 5, 1924 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The Bible itself. ================================================ END OF FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------- WPA Report Culpeper County - The Bywaters Family Bible Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an exact transcription of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Virginia Historical Inventory Researched by: J. P. Thompson, Rapidan, Virginia December 9, 1937 1. SUBJECT: The Bywaters Family Bible 2. LOCATION: At "Laurel Hill" 4 miles northwest of Rixeyville, Virginia, on Route #640, thence southwest .5 mile on Route #627, thence .5 mile on private road to house. 3. DATE: 1824 4. OWNERS: The Bywaters Family, Rixeyville, Virginia 5. DESCRIPTION: This bible is eleven inches by nine inches and three inches thick. It contains all the books of the bible, including the Apocrypha, index and table of offices and conditions of men, also, an alphabetical table of proper names. It is well worn and in need of repair. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Marriages Zachariah BYWATERS and Sarah G. HUDSON were married May 18, 1820 Robert D. BYWATERS and Julia A. FLETCHER were married December 24, 1846 Births William Chesterfield BYWATERS was born February 15, 1821 Robert D. BYWATERS was born November 9, 1822 June 24, 1824 a son was born that lived 5 months and 6 days Mary Jane BYWATERS was born February 18, 1826 Smith BYWATERS was born June 28, 1828 Henrietta BYWATERS was born June 12, 1830 Asenath Mildred BYWATERS was born July 9, 1832 Andrew Jackson BYWATERS was born June 13, 1835 Addison Armstead BYWATERS was born May 12, 1837 Joseph BYWATERS was born February 29, 1840 Ashby TOBIN was born July 30, 1862 Deaths Died on the 27th of December, 1824, an infant son, six months and two days old Robert D. BYWATERS departed this life January 6, 1855 Asenath Mildred TOBIN departed this life March the 1st 1863 Smith BYWATERS departed this life February, 1864 Joseph BYWATERS departed this life February 23, 1885 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The Bible itself. ================================================== END OF FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------- WPA Report Culpeper County - The Thomas R. Bywaters Family Bible Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is an exact transcription of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Virginia Historical Inventory Researched by: J. P. Thompson, Rapidan, Virginia December 9, 1937 1. SUBJECT: The Thomas R. Bywaters Family Bible 2. LOCATION: At "Laurel Hill" 4 miles northwest of Rixeyville, Virginia, on Route #640, thence southwest on Route #627, .5 mile, thence south on private road .5 mile to home. 3. DATE: 1858 4. OWNERS: The Bywaters Family, Rixeyville, Virginia 5. DESCRIPTION: This bible is eleven by ten inches, and three inches thick, leather bound and embossed. It has the tables of money, weights and time, used in the scripture age. It was published by the American Bible Society of New York City, New York. 6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The inscriptions are as follows: Marriages Thomas R. BYWATERS and Mary O. CAMPBELL were married on the 8th of December 1858 J. N. STRIBBLING and Lucie A. BYWATERS were married on the 8th of January 1894 Births Josephene BYWATERS, the daughter of Thomas R. and Mary O. BYWATERS, his wife, was born the 1st day of October 1854 Mary Elizabeth BYWATERS, the daughter of Mary O. and Thomas R. BYWATERS, was born the 21st day of August, 1856 Roberta Jane BYWATERS, the daughter of Thomas R. and Mary O. BYWATERS, his wife, was born the 29th day of June 1858 Sarah Virginia BYWATERS, the daughter of Thomas R. and Mary Olivia, his wife, was born the 6th day of April 1860 Eliza William BYWATERS, the daughter of Mary Olivia and Thomas R. BYWATERS was born the 17th day of April 1862 Jemima Catherine BYWATERS, the daughter of Mary Olivia and Thomas R. BYWATERS was born the 30th day of September 1863 Thomas Richard BYWATERS, the son of Mary Olivia and Thomas R. BYWATERS, was born the 4th day of March 1867 Lucie Ann BYWATERS, the daughter of Mary Olivia and Thomas R. BYWATERS, was born the 3d. day of April 1869 Henry Walker BYWATERS, the son of Mary Olivia and Thomas R. BYWATERS, was born the 26th day of March 1871 Robert Lafayette BYWATERS, the son of Thoams R. BYWATERS and Mary O. BYWATERS, was born the 8th day of August 1873 Bessie Florinteen BYWATERS, the daughter of Thomas R. BYWATERS and Mary O., his wife, was born the 25th day of February 1877 Thomas R. BYWATERS, son of Henry and Jemima BYWATERS, his wife, was born the 29th day of September 1834 Mary O. CAMPBELL, daughter of J. Walker and Eliza Jane CAMPBELL, his wife, was born the 28th day of April 1839 Russell JOHNSON, was born the 19th day of October 1877 Annan Darrel JOHNSON was born the 18th of February 1879 Robbie R. and Winnie Bird JOHNSON were born the 19th of April 1881 Deaths Eliza William BYWATERS deceased the 21st day of December 1862 Josephine COMPTON deceased May 11, 1882, aged 27 years, 7 months and 10 days Thomas R. BYWATERS departed this life January 27th 1923, age 88 years and 4 months Robert H. BYWATERS deceased December 23, 1881, age 50 years 8 months Robert Lafayette BYWATERS died June 17, 1904, age 30 years, 2 months, 14 days 7. ART: 8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The Bible itself. =============================================== END OF FILE