Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Bibles.....Raiford, 1807-1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ RAIFORD/BABB Family Bible, 1807-1956 Original Owner - Philip and Tabitha (Johnson) Raiford Current Owner - Bruce Saunders- Gift from Nancy Cogsdale This is 4 pages, saved from a small Bible- copyright page not included. Page 1 FAMILY REGISTER - PARENTS' NAMES HUSBAND - Philip Raiford - born July 1st, 1807 WIFE - Tabitha Raiford - born June 13th, 1815 PAGE 2 CHILDREN’S NAMES Edwin Loyd Babb born Nov. 11, 1905 Mary Agnes Babb born May 26, 1907 Caswell Jay Babb born Nov. 15, 1908 Mary Agnes Babb died Dec. 7, 1907 Agnes Louise born June 3, 1912 Anna May - May 2, 1914 PAGE 3 MARRIAGES (BIRTHS) Philip Raiford born July 1, 1807 Tabitha Raiford born June 13, 1815 Edwin Raiford born March 2, 1840 George W. Raiford born Dec. 30, 1841 Lucy E. Raiford born June 7, 1844 Mary L. Raiford born Sept. 22, 1846 Mills E. Raiford born Oct. 11, 1851 Edward J. Raiford born Jan. 5, 1854 William G. Raiford born May 1, 1860 PAGE 4 DEATHS Lucy E. Raiford died Jan. 19, 1872 Tabitha Raiford - Jan. 23, 1887 Philip Raiford - July 13, 1877 Geo. W. Raiford - Dec. 22, 1904 Mary Lu Raiford (Bradshaw) - Sept. 1927* Murdock Bradshaw died April 1925 Edwin L. Babb died Nov. 16, 1956 Lelia F. Babb died June 17, 1945 ************************************************ Additional information (from Matt Harris) Philip RAIFORD {Jr.} (1 Jul 1807 - 13 Jul 1877), sn/o Philip & Mildred "Millie" (JOHNSON) RAIFORD {Sr.}, m. 15 Dec 1838, Southampton Co. Tabitha JOHNSON (13 Jun 1815 - 23 Jan 1887) issue: Edwin Walter RAIFORD (2 Mar 1940 - 1 Dec 1920) George Washington RAIFORD (30 Dec 1841 - 22 Dec 1904) Lucy Eveline RAIFORD (7 Jun 1844 - 19 Jan 1872) Mary Louisa "Dolly" RAIFORD (22 Sep 1846 - 28 Sep 1926*) Mills Everett RAIFORD (11 Oct 1851 - 17 Apr 1914) Edward Jackson RAIFORD (5 Jan 1854 - 16 May 1923) William Goodwin RAIFORD (1 May 1860 - 24 Jun 1927) Edwin Walter RAIFORD 1m. 21 Jun 1868, Southampton Co. Mary Agnes BRADSHAW (3 Mar 1837 - 29 Jan 1881), dt/o Watson & Achsa BRADSHAW issue: Lelia Florene RAIFORD (2 Apr 1869 - 17 Jun 1945) Annie Mary W. RAIFORD (25 Jan 1871 - 29 Jan 1881) Lelia Florene RAIFORD m. 25 Dec 1904, Corinth John Enock BABB (5 Nov 1876 - 13 Feb 1964), sn/o Enoch Luther & Judith (BABB) BABB issue: Edwin Loyd BABB (11 Nov 1905 - 16 Nov 1956) Mary Agnes BABB (26 May 1907 - 7 Dec 1907) Caswell Jay BABB (15 Nov 1908 - 5 Jun 2003) Agnes Louise BABB (3 Jun 1912 - 21 Mar 2003) Anna May BABB (2 May 1914 - 15 Mar 2001) Mary Louisa RAIFORD [*grave marker gives Sept.22,1846 - Sept.28,1926] m. ca. 1916 Murdock BRADSHAW (ca. 1846 - Apr 1925), sn/o Watson & Achsa BRADSHAW Murdock had previously married 2 of Dolly's 1st cousins: 1m. 18 Jan 1872 Martha E. RAIFORD (b. ca. 1846), dt/o Allen & Diza (BAILEY) RAIFORD 2m. 8 Aug 1896 Diane Mildred RAIFORD (1846 - 1912), dt/o Lemuel & Sarah W. (FIVEASH) RAIFORD Most of the individuals above are interred in the Corinth Friends Meeting (RAIFORD/BRADSHAW) Cemetery, located at the intersection of Clayton Rd. (Rt. 623) and Appleton Rd. (Rt. 626), across the Clayton Rd. from Beulah Land A.M.E. Zion Church. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I - 1-7): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt The most of the BABB family are interred in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Rosemont list (S - 1-2): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt Further data, and photographs of the gravestones of many of the above individuals, available from Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file size: 5 Kb file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/bibles/r163p2bl.txt