BIBLE RECORDS, Rockbridge County, VA-- "B" Surnames. ********************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. ********************************************************************** Submitted by: Angela M. Ruley, 1998 reddog@rockbridge.net Library of Virginia Digital Collections Archives and Manuscripts "Blackwell family Bible record, 1835-1977" 17 leaves "Self-Pronouncing Edition. In Which all the Proper Names are Divided, Accented, and Marked with the Vowel sounds, Showing How they ashould be Pronouned. HOLY BIBLE containing the King James and the Revised Versions of the Old and New Testaments Arranged in Parallel Columns. The Text Conformable to that of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Copious MarginalReferences, Chronlogical tables, and many important and valuable aids to the study of the holy scriptures. Written to increase the interest in and simplify the word of God." Title page of the New Testament states: The revised version of A.D. 1881. "This Bible was published in 1881. It belonged to Newton B. and Virginia Blackwell of Rockbridge Co., Va. It is in the possession of Virginia Logan Templeton of 3434 Brandywine Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24018," Page one The Rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between Newton Branham Blackwell of Timber Ridge and Emily Virginia Selph of Walker's Creek January 5, 1887 at her home by Rev. Messers Haddon and Coe Witness: Mr. James Gibson Miss Susie A. Thorn Page two Nellie Agnes Blackwell to John Lowry Baskin Mar. 25, 1919 Mary Rebecca Blackwell to Kyle Wilson Logan April 16, 1913 Wylie Newton Blackwell to Annie Rogers Berry Feb. 13, 1919 Harry Ruben Blackwell to Helen Virginia Wade Dec 22, 1920 Cora Virginia Blackwell to Joseph Lucious Winn May 39 1931 Page three Births Newton B. Blackwell August 26 1960 E. Virginia A. Selph February 14, 1862 Harvey J. Blackwell October 15 1887 Nellie A. Blackwell June 26 1889 Mary R. Blackwell May 9 1891 Wylie N. Blackwell January 31, 1893 Gilbert A. Blackwell February 13 1895 Mattie I. Blackwell February 17 1897 Harry R. Blackwell June 21 1899 Cora Virgina Logan March 11 1914 Connie E. Logan February 3, 1916 Nellie Lee Logan July 22 1921 Kyle Blackwell Logan April 24, 1924 Donald Wylie Blackwell July 30, 1920 Lionel Wayne Blackwell Aug. 10 1922 Lillian Isabel Blackwell Jan 22, 1924 Robert Bruce Blackwell April 7, 1925 Anna Louise V. Blackwell Sept. 26, 1921 John Blackwell Baskin Dec. 14, 1919 Josephine Virginia Winn Nov. 19 1932 Page four Deaths Harvey J. Blackwell Jan. 15 1908 Mary Rebecca Logan Nov. 15, 1925 Kyle W. Logan Dec. 8, 1942 (50 yrs.) Mattie Isabel Blackwell April 10, 1900 Connie Estaline Logan Feb. 3, 1916 John Blackwell Baskin Dec. 16, 1919 Jennie Blackwell March 12, 1956 (age 95) Newton B. Blackwell Jan. 11, 1936 Page five Family Temperance Pledge Jennie A. Blackwell Nellie A. Blackwell Mayme R. Blackwell "Wallie" Robertson Page six Marriages Thomas Selph and Mary Jane Snyder were married Sept 3rd 1835 Catherine Agnes Selph and Thomas Paxton McManama were married Nov. 15th 1871. Mary Elisabeth Selph and Job Thorn were married April 8, 1875 Phylander Ewing Selph and Fannie Tolley were married March 4, 1885 Mhelhollen Shields Selph and Loula Hart were married Sept. 18th 1882 James Legrand Selph Georgie Gesinger were married Oct 2nd 1887 Emily Virginia Anne Selph and Newton Branham Blackwell were married Jan 5th 1887 Mary Rebecca Blackwell and Kyle Wilson Logan were married April the 16th 1913 Nellie Agnes Blackwell John Lowry Bakin were married March 25- 1915 Page seven 1. Iris Anne Blackwell was born August 2. Josephine Virginia Winn was born Nov 19th 1932 (Virginia Logan) 3. Faye Ann Robertson was born Jan. 20th 1941 (Virginia Logan) 4. Wallie Adela Robinson was born July 4th 1942 (Virginia Logan) 5. Leon Dyson Robertson was born April 1st 1948 (Virginia Logan) 1. Walter Fredrick McManaway was born March 26th 1953 (Jo Winn) 2. Patricia Marie McManaway was born December 13th 1954 (Jo Winn) 3. Linda Shirley Toney born September 23, 1963 (Jo Winn) 4. Danielle Lee Minnear born July 18, 1967 (Wallie Robertson) 5. Lisa Marie Robertson born March 22, 1968 (Leon Robertson) 6. Denise L. Minnear born April 6, 1970 (Wallie Robertson) Page eight 1. Chauvin Cory Cassady born Sept. 29, 1977 (Patricia McManaway) 2. Patrick Darrell Cassady (Patricia McManaway) ********************************************************************** Submitted by: Angela M. Ruley, 1998 reddog@rockbridge.net Library of Virginia Digital Collections Archives and Manuscripts "Benson Family Bible record, 1889-1972" 4 leaves [page one] FAMILY REGISTER Sept. 18, 1919 Marriage Buena Vista, Va. Chas. Earnest Benson Husband Aug, 2 1896 Augusta Co., Va. date of birth birth place March 23 1969 Richmond, Va. died Where Burial- Buena Vista, VA. Greenhill Cem. Mamelia Lee Camden Foster Benson Wife Oct 21, 1889 Rockbridge Co., Va date of birth birthplace April 8 1972 Buena Vista, Va. Died Where Burial- B.V. Greenhill Cemetery [page two] CHILDREN date of birth where 8/15/1920 Buena Vista, Va. date married where Dorothy Mae 10-4-41 Richmond, Va. To whom R. Lumpkin date of death where date of birth where 11/22/1922 Buena Vista, Va. date married where James Atlee Sharon, Penna Merland To whom Helen Krapac date of death where date of birth where 8/26/1924 Flynn, Va. date married where De[lne] Marguarite Powhatan, Va. To whom Wesley Llyod Simpson date of death where date of birth where 10/19/1929 Waynesboro, Va. date married where Dennis Berry 12/24/1946 Buena Vista, Va. To whom Loraine Denzler 1st marriage date of death where 2nd marriage Bucy (Boots) Shaw date of birth where 4/13/1932 Augusta Co. date married where Clyde Thomas To whom date of death where [page three] FATHER'S FAMILY TREE Father's name Chas. Earnest Benson His Brothers His Sisters Clyde Mable George Lilly James His Father James Franklin Benson His Brothers His Sisters Henery Lucinda John Maggie Dap Rob Robert Jake Jacob Morris Marshall His Mother Mary Elizabeth Berry Her Brothers Her Sisters Frank Lucy Harvey Fannie Walter William John His Father [James Franklin Benson's] Preston Benson His Brothers His Sisters Henry His Mother [James Franklin Benson's] Sally A. Lucas Her Father [Mary Elizabeth Berry's] Litten [page four] MOTHER'S FAMILY TREE Mother's Name Mamelia Lee Camden Her Brothers Her Sisters Thomas Molly ----- John Nockles "Mable" Gallie Ida Willie Jenny ---- Emmet Kelly Willy Kelly Jessie Dora Brook Annie ---- Estell Tate Maggie Her Father James Bailey Camden His Brothers His Sisters William Betsy Lane Polly Her Mother Mary Martha Bunch Her Brothers Her Sisters George Wilminer John His Father [James Bailey Camden's] William Camden His Mother [James Bailey Camden's] Sallie Jones -- Age at death 116 yrs. Blind Her Father [Mary Martha Bunch's] John Bunch Her Mother [Mary Martha Bunch's] Mary Bush William Thomas Foster his mother Mary Victoria born [11/10] 1882 Amherst Co., Va. married 12/30/1905 Buena Vista, Va. To Mamelia Lee Camden Their children Robert Annie Key Minnie Myer Elbert John Robert Foster born 1906 died 1981 Billy Foster 3-7-1980 Annie Lee Foster Huffman Jester born 2-21- 1914 Died 6-4-1983 **********************************************************************