HOLDEN FAMILY BIBLE, Harrison County, WV __________________________________________________________________ PEARSON BENJAMIN HOLDEN BIBLE .......................................................................... BIRTHS Pearson B. Holden was Bornd December the 22 day, and in the year of our Lord. 182..........1802 Nancy Holden Wife of P.B. Holden was Bornd December the 20 and in the year of our Lord 186 1806 Rebecca Ann Holden was Born October the 26 day and in the year of our Lord 1825 George W. Holden was Born January the 15, and in the year of our Lord 1828 1828 Gemina D Holden was Born May the 17 day and in the year of our Lord 1834. ............................................................................ .... DEATHS Nancy Holden, Wife of P.B. Holden Departed this Life February the 26 in the year of our Lord 1848 at 11 o'clock PM 1848 Pearson B Holden Husband of Nancy Holden Departed this Life March 24 day in the year of our Lord 1867 Writen by his Son P.B. Holden .............................................................................. BIRTHS Gemina D. Holden Departed this Life September the 10 day, and in the year of our Lord 1831 1831 Samuel S Holden was Born September the 6 day in the year of our Lord 1832 Sary Jane Holden was Born April the 2 day in the year of our Lord 1835 Mary Louisa Holden was Born March the 20 in the year of our Lord 1837 Gemina D. Holden the Second was Bornd September the 27 day in the year of our Lord A.D. 1839 ............................................................................ DEATHS Jemima D. Holden Departed this Life July the 5 day and in the year of our Lord 1842 Elizabeth Holden Departed this Life January 16 1844 Gracy Holden was Born August the (crossed out) Gracy Holden Departed this Life Augist the 31 in the Year of our Lord 1847 P.B Holden Emigrated to the State of Ohio in the Yeare of our Lord A.D. 1832. ............................................................................ ....... MARRIAGES Pearson B. Holden and Nancy Knisley Was Married. September the 12 and in the year of our Lord 1823 Jason Crow and Rebeck Ann Holden Was Married June 16 in the year of our Lord A.D. 1844 George W. Holden and Minervey McMillen Was Married June 4th A.D. 1850 Richard Law and Sarah Jane Holden Was Married October the 1 in the year of our Lord 1852 on Friday. Pearson B. Holden and Priscilla Ridenour was Married in May 31 day and in the year of our Lord 1848 1848 Samul S. Holden and Sarah A. Buxton was Married in September the 30 day in the year of our Lord 1856 John Comer and Mary L. Holden was Married November the 27 day in the year of our Lord 1856 ............................................................................ ... BIRTHS Pearson B. Holden Juner Was Bornd in the year of our Lord A.D 1842 Mdy the 4 day Elizabeth Holden was born in the year of our Lord A.D 1844 January the 16 Andrew J. Holden was Bornd in the year of our Lord A.D 1845 febuary the 5 day Gracy Holden was Bornd Augest the 26 in the year of our Lord 1847 ............................................................................ ............. DEATHS Mary Louisa Holden Comer departed this Life October 7 1891 54 years 7.18d George W Holden Departed this Life September the 6 Age 69 yrs year 1896 Rebeca Ann Holden Crow Departed this Life July the 12 Age 74 Nuza 1889 (written on top 1899 ............................................................................ ................ Pierson B. Holden Jr Died March 20 1917 at Albuquer eque New Mexico Heart disease. He was my father. W.R. Holden Pontiac Mich June 15 1951 My GrandFather, P.B. Holden Sr. was buried in small cemetry in second small cemetry out of Cloverdale Ohio on way to Kalida on West side of Auglaize River. I had monument reset...My Father P.B. Holden was buried at Albequerque NM W.R. Holden Pontiac Mich sept 24 1941 This bible belonged to my Grand Father Pierson B. Holden Sr. was given to me by my Father Pierson B. Holden Jr. William Reed Holden Pontiac Mich Nov. 29 - 1940 - ............................................................................ (Thanks to Eleanor Johnson and Mary Sayers for sending me copies of this Bible. This might never have happened if not for the Internet. ) ______________________________________________________________________________ Photocopies of these Bible pages in the original form may be viewed on my Genealogy Homepage with the Holden photos. Many of the people listed in this Bible are also shown on this page. Submitted by: Jane Hunter Hodgson, November 19, 1997 Tucson, Arizona hodgson@azstarnet.com http://208.199.40.215/genealogy/index.html