"From Legend to Reality: The DEBERRY-NAVARRO STORY" by Susan Daugherty Navarro Copyright 1965 by S.D. Navarro (private printing) pp 15-17 Family Bible Records (The Bible was last known to be in the hands of the Reverand Fred DeBerry of California - in 1964) MARRIAGES William Ellis D'Berry (son of Lemuel and Delphia D'Berry) m. 13 Dec 1836 Eliza Ellen Morison (daughter of Spencer & Mary Ann Morison) (from 1836 to 1849 wre in Sumter Co. Ala. then went to Grimes Co. TX) Ann R. D'Berry & Copwer S. Taliaferno (sic) were married 25th of Jan'y 1858 Mary D. D'Berry & James W. Woller were married on 13th Sept. 1858 Eliza E. D'Berry & Frederick W. Deets were married on the 21st July 1858 W. Eugene D'Berry & Kate Churchman were married on the 15th of May 1871 A. A. DeBerry & Nellie Moore wre married on the 7th of May 1874 Edwin M. DeBerry & Mrs. M. E. Lamb were married ont he 26 of March 1876 A.A. DeBerry & Mary Long were married on the ---- of ----- 1877 BIRTHS W. Ellis son of Lemuel & Delphia D'Berry was born on the 11th of July 1809 in Sumter Co. ALA. Eliza Ellen Daughter of Spencer & Mary AAnn Morison was born Oct. 8th, 1811 in Sumter Co. ALA Ann Rebecca daugther of William E. & Eliza Ellen D'Berry was born Dec 11th 1837 in Sumter Co., Ala. Mary Delitha daughter of Wm . E. & Eliza E. D'Berry was born Aug 25th 1839 in Sumter Co, ALA. Elliza Ellen Daughter of William Ellis and Eliza Ellen D'Berry was born Dec 3rd 1841 in Sumter Co. ALA. William Eugene Son of William Ellis & Eliza Ellen D'Berry was born Feb 14t 1844 in Sumter Co. ALA Albert Adair son of Wm. Ellies & Eliza D'Berry was born 17th of April 1852 in Grimes Co. TX Edwin Morrison son of Wm. Ellis & Eliza D'Berry was born 17h of April 1852 in Grimes Co. TX Elizza Ellen daughter of E. M. & M. E. deBerry was born Feby 4th A.D. 1877 Edwin Morrson son of E. M. & M. E. deBerry was born Aaug 23rd in Freestone Co. TX Albert Adair son of E. M. deBarry & M. E. De Berry was born Mar 9th 1880 William Ellis fourth child of M. E. & E. M. deBerry was (born) on the 10 day of Oct A.D. 1881 Ralph deBerry fifth child of E.M. and M.E. DeBerry was born on he 21st day of July A.D. 1884 Rosa Belle De Berry was born on the 11th day of March A.D. 1886 Annie Laura seventh child of M.E. and E. M... deBerry was born on the 8th day of March A.D. 1888 DEATHS William Ellis D'Berry departed this life 20th June 1860 age 50 years 11 months & 14 days at his residence near Anderson in Grimes Co. TX Ann Rebekah Taliferno (sic), oldest daughter oldest child of W. E. and E.E. D'Berry departed this life on the 19th of Nov 1872 William Eugene D'Berry departed this life the 15th of Oct. 1875 Mrs. E. E. DeBerry departed this life 21st of Sept. 1876 aged 65 years 11 months and 13 days at the residence of her son E. M. deBerry near Woodland, Freestone Co., TX William Ellis fourth child of E. M. and M. E. deBerry departed this life Nov. the 10th 1882 Annie Laura seventh child of E. M. and M. E. deBerry departed this life Jan. the 13th 1889 Mr. E. M. DeBerry departed this life May 4, 1920 at 4:10 a.m. at the residence of his son A.AA. DeBerry's near Marth, Jackson Co., OK and laid to rest in the cemetery of Martha, OK Mother - Mrs. M.E. DeBerry - wife of E. M. DeBerry was born Jan 20, 1847 at San Augustine, TX (signed by) Albert AA. DeBerry - son Mother - Mrs. M. E. DeBerry - departed this life June 28, 1936 at 11:10 a.m. at Norman, OK and was buried at Martha, OK (signed by ) Albert A. DeBerry- son ----------------------------- Comments on Bible Records by S.D. Navarro: There are descrepencies and blanks. The only conclusion is that many of these entries were made long after the events took place. 1. W. Ellis & Eliza Ellen are noted as being born in Sumter Co. ALA. while on the 1850 census of Grimes Co., TX, William gave his birthplace as NNC and Eliza Ellen gave hers as SC 2. Under marriages...Cowper S. Taliafeno. In Grimes County Deeds the name is spelled Ccowper S. Taliaferro. The Taliafeno is probably a typographical error. 3. The son of Williaam Ellis who inherited the Biblee was only 8 yrs old at the time of his father's death so later entries were probably guessed at. ie: He has Wm. Eugene's death as 1875 but Wm Eugene's son said his father was killed when he was about 35 yrs old which would make the date 1879. Barbara Rivas sayona@telepath.com

> .....how do we access the records submitted previous to our signing > on with the Family Bibles Mailing List? http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl is where the lists are archived. type in Family_Bibles -- Marti Graham, OKGenWeb State Coordinator

I tried to get into the Bible Archives and it said that not available. edna Franklin wefrank@accessus.net

Are there any LAKE family Bibles existing for the Lake families in NJ? Jim LaRue popcarpet@aol.com

Hello list, I too MUST ask.....how do we access the records submitted previous to our signing on with the Family Bibles Mailing List? We may be looking for something that is already there! Thanks for your time! Floa SWISHER

This Bible was found in an Antique shop in Southwestern Virginia and has since been sent to the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The information is typed exactly as it appears in the Bible. I think Abram MASON might have purchased the bible after it had belonged to Zachariah BELL because there are two different handwritings for the BELL family and MASON family. This family was from the Mason's Grove area of Madison Co. TN. Tami Ramsey tami@i-plus.net MASON/BELL Bible Front inside cover: Zachariah P. BELL his Bible Bot at Jefferson January 18 AD 1818 Price $9=25 Abram MASON his bible E.B. MASON Book August 27, 1864 Printed and Published by M Carey No. 121 Chestnut St. Philadelphia 1814 Zachariah BELL married to Nancy WALKER May the 9th 1812 John G BELL married to Mary P. LULLIVANT Sept. 8th 1818 Green H. MASON married to Frances C. WOOD 17 January 1833 Abram MASON was married to Peggy CURREY a daughter of Ezekiel CURREY’s October the 28th, 1800 Ezekiel B. MASON was married to Candase H. WALDON a daughter of John WALDON February the 26, 1822 Elizabeth B. MASON was married to B.F. COLLINSWORTH September 21, 1825 Zachariah BELL born December 8th, 1791 Nancy BELL born June 30th 1797 John G. or J. BELL born November 22nd 1795 Martha J. or G. BELL February 22nd, 1797 Thomas B. KEEL or BELL born February 14, 1798 Harris was born October the 14, 1803 Green Washington was born May the 15th, 1830 Weit was born September 15, 1839 Mary Pope born April 24th 1761 Abram MASON was born October the 22, 1778 Peggey MASON was born July 15, 1774 Partheanea MASON was born July the 22nd, 1801 Ezekiel B. MASON was born October 18, 1802 Betsy MASON was born October 19th, 1804 Isaac Hall MASON was born October 14, 1807 Polly MASON was born April 22, 1807 Sally MASON was born Februuary 6th, 1811 Martha MASON was born January 26th, 1814 Nancy MASON was born January 11th, 1806 Joseph Price MASON was born Friday the tenth day of October 1823 a son of E.B. & C. H. MASON John Walden MASON was born Monday the twenty first of March 1825 and weighed 11 pounds, son of E.B. & C.H. MASON Abram Hall MASON was born the 31 day of December 1826 Green Washington MASON was born January 4th day 1829 Mary BELL died January 27th 1805 Nathaniel BELL died January 27th 1806 John BELL died on December 29th 1806 Hester died July the 22, 1846 Peggy MASON departed this life September 29, 1858 Aged 84 years 14 days Abram MASON departed this life August 29th 1862 Aged 83 years 10 months 7 days Sally BROWN wife of J.R. BROWN departed this life July 26th 1870 Isaac H. MASON died April 3rd 1880 at 9:30 A.M. Mr. Jacob M. TWIGG and Mizz Manerva MERRITT married March 26, 1850 Jacob M. TWIGG born March 13th 1813 Manerva M. TWIGG born October 18, 1823 Andrew M. LEARY was born Oct 4th 1812 Martha H. MASON was born July 20th, 1814 Jacob M. TWIGG departed this life January 17th, 1851 Minerva TWIGG departed this life October the 6, 1852 Isaac MASON and Parthenea his wife was married November 24, 1774 Polly MASON was married to William DUNGAN February the 13, 1800 Abram MASON was married to Peggey his wife October the 28, 1800 Isaac MASON, Jr. was married to Sally his wife October the 16, 1806 Jacob MASON was married to Martha his wife July the 14, 1805 Caty MASON was married to Timothy TWIGG October the 12, 1803 Joseph MASON was married to Edieth his wife June the 30, 1812 Thomas MASON was married to Elenner his wife the 26 of February 1818 Reynear H. MASON was married to Elizabeth his wife January the 12, 1826 Isaac MASON, Sr. was married to Sarah his second wife September the 28, 1817 Isaac H. MASON and Rebecca A. FURGISON was married October 26, 1830 Sarah MASON was married to James R. BROWN December the 19, 1833 Green H. MASON was married to Frances C. WEBB January the 17, 1833 Martha H. MASON was married to Andrew McCLARY January 3, 1837 Nancy M. MASON was married to Thomas M. DUNGAN January 3, 1837 Isaac H. MASON was married to Mary A.E. CORE? September the 24..... 1846 Isaac H. MASON died April 4..... 1880 Elizabeth B. COLLINWOOD died January 26......1879 Isaac MASON was born January 31...... 1753 Parthenea MASON his wife was born June the 6.....1756 Polly MASON was born November the 21..... 1775 Abram MASON was born October the 22...... 1778 Isaac MASON, Jr. was born April the 16.... 1782 Jacob MASON was born March the 3 ...1784 Caty MASON was born January the 31...1786 Rebeckah MASON was born December the 18....1787 Joseph MASON was born February the 3.....1790 Thomas MASON was born February the 25...1792 Elizabeth MASON was born February the 11....1794 Reynear H. MASON was born December the 23...1797 William H. MASON son of Isaac H. & Rebecca Ann MASON was born October 14, 1831 Bergman C. MASON was born March 6th 1833 Robert W. MASON was born January the 4..1834 Tennfree C. MASON was born July 25 1854 Thomas MASON died 31 December 1847 aged 55 year and 10 months Jacob MASON departed this life January 26 the year 1810 aged 26 years Parthenea MASON departed this life June the 13...1816 Aged 60 years Caty TWIGG departed this life April the 15 ..1818 aged 32 years Rebeckah MASON departed this life the 23 of August 1818 Aged 30 years Elizabeth MASON departed this life February the 24..1822 aged 28 years Polly DUNGAN departed this life December the 22 ...1825 aged 50 years Polly LANE departed this life August 30 ..1830 aged 21 years William H. MASON departed this life October the 10 ... 1832 aged 1 year Isaac MASON Sr. departed this life August the 30 ...1832 aged 80 years Rebecca A. MASON departed this life August 30 ..1845 aged 32 years Martha MASON departed this life September the 30 ...1846 aged 11 years Parthenea H. GARVER departed this life December the 20......1846 aged 44 years Isaac MASON Jr. departed this life October 5th 1853 aged 70 years and 5 months Reynear H. MASON departed this life January the 1 ...1852 aged 55 years Peggy MASON departed this life September 29, 1858 age 88 years Harrette was born 28 of November 1845 Luci’s boy Tom was born the 27th of February 1850 Luci’s girl Mary was born the 3rd of May 1851 Henry was born August the 10...1848 Gladys POWELL born October 24, 1906

A lot of Bible records can be found at State Archives and Libraries. Here in Virginia I buy old bibles with family histories, trancribe them, then search out on the net to find out what County they were found in and send the transcription to the US Genweb to put in their archives, I then send the original Bible to the State Library for safe keeping as most of them are very old and brittle. Tami Ramsey Dublin, VA tami@i-plus.net -----Original Message----- From: Mary Jane & Martin Albright <Malbrigh@gwi.net> To: Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com <Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 12:10 PM Subject: Re: Accessing Bible records >I am curious how do you find and access family bibles at all. Where are >they found? > >MJ >-----Original Message----- >From: Ray Hunt <rhunt@bbtnet.com> >To: Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com <Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:33 AM >Subject: Accessing Bible records > > >>I am new to this list.... >> >>How do I access earlier Bible records? >> >>Ray Hunt >> > >______________________________

Looking for bibles from the above named familys..All are related to the Sinks family. Greatgrandfathers came up missing during his funeral. Or so I have been told... Forgot to mention the Family is from Illinois... Any information will be appreciated.... Maureen Pushbar11@aol.com

I am curious how do you find and access family bibles at all. Where are they found? MJ -----Original Message----- From: Ray Hunt <rhunt@bbtnet.com> To: Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com <Family_Bibles-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:33 AM Subject: Accessing Bible records >I am new to this list.... > >How do I access earlier Bible records? > >Ray Hunt >

I am new to this list.... How do I access earlier Bible records? Ray Hunt

This certainly seems like a long shot. My g-g-grandfather died in the Civil war. His widow's request for a pension for the children has created a rather good sized file in the National Archives. In order to prove their relationship, the family Bible was used instead of vital records which were not recorded at the time. Because a family Bible did exist, there is always the slim chance that it still exists ----somewhere. This is what I am searching for: Family Bible of Henry and Christina Elizabeth PORTER from Marine city or the vicinity in MICHIGAN. Most of the births would be dated about 1860 or so. If anyone has this or has seen reference to it, please e-mail me. THANK YOU. Good luck with your own quest. Sincerely, Maxine Capezza

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The following is an extracted copy of the family Bible of Mason and Margaret (SHELTON) HARDING. My understanding is that this copy was made by Gordon E. Lyons of Kansas City, MO. The extracted copy was given to Charles Mallette of Houston, Texas, prior to Mr. Lyon's death in 1974. Mr. Mallette sent a copy of it to me, Tony Servies, of Greenback, TN in 1995. All I have is a typed copy of the original. Since Mr. Lyons evidently extracted this data, I feel that he did not own the original. Due to the wealth of information that this Bible contains, I thought I'd pass it on to other researchers. I do not have a photocopy of the Bible, and in fact have no further information on it. I would like to locate the original version. If you know where it is, please let me know. Notes: The extracted copy is a typewritten document. It is subdivided into five "pages" which identified the original page numbers in the Bible. The data is separated into two columns, which I will designate as Column 1, Column 2 below. The original extractor must have had problems reading all of the data, since there are missing data identified by hyphens (---) and question marks (??). Apparently the Bible was illegible or barely legible. I will faithfully reproduce all of the typewritten information, except portions that are denoted as strikeouts, since these were the typist's errors (as noted in a footnote). I do not have any information on the copyright date of the Bible, so I don't know if it was authentic or a recollection. My notations are identified with my initials (TLS:) ================== Page 677 Column 1 ======================== Marriages Lyda A Sarvis married April 9th 1815 Mason Harding was married the 28th day of April, 1811 Adah Harding was born the fifth of March 22, 1812 (TLS: "the fifth of" was evidently a transposition error from the following line) Betsy Harding was born the fifth of December 1813 John Scot Harding was born March the eighteenth 1815 Jean Harding was born November the second 1817 ================== Page 677 Column 2 ======================== Marriages Mason Harding, Sr. was born June 22th 18?? Sarah Harding was born Nov. the eighth 1820 Nancy Harding was born August the 1?, 1828? William Daniel Harding was born March the 22th 1824 Mary Healean Harding was born April the sixteenth 1826 Perline Harding was born October 31, 1828/9 ================== Page 678 Column 1 ======================== Births Simeon Shackleford son of John & Polly Shackleford Sept. 6, 1811 Emmeline Shackleford born January 9th 1813 ???to third a daughter in August 19th 1814 d. 29th of same month ---able Shackleford born May 23rd 1816 William S. Playle son of Thomas-Lydia Playle born May the 2th 1816 James W. Playle born October the 30, 1818 John (or Ann? C. Playle born February 1th 1821 Anderson S. Playle born ------y 17th 1823 ================== Page 678 Column 2 ======================== Births Edmond Reed Shackleford son of Harling and Nancy Shackleford born Oct 13th 1810 Martha Ann Shackleford born April 25 1812 Amelia Shackleford born February 18 1814 Thomas Jefferson Shackleford born April 4 1816 Thomas Playle the son of William and Clary Playle born April 24th 179? ================== Page 679 Column 1 ======================== (TLS: On this page, the Sarvis entries were typed in as "Jarvis" and then a letter "S" was handwritten over them). Births Johnathan W. Sarvis son of William & Polly Sarvis born April 11 1798 Lyda A. Sarvis born January 11, 1800; Nancy G. Sarvis born September 25 1802 John A. Jarvis (TLS: This was not overwritten in the extracted copy -- it should have been) born July 22, 1803. Lucinda L. Sarvis born May 14 1806. William A. Sarvis born April 11, 1808 Samuel H. Sarvis born February 14 181? George W. ? Sarvis Dec 18 1810 Henry M. Sarvis born Nov 30 1812 Julet E. G. Sarvis born January 17, 1817 Emily Finetta Sarvis born December 1th 1819 Madison Barzo (Barge?) the son of Voluntine & Polly Barzo born August the 17 1815 John? Barriger born Jan the 1st, 1797 ================== Page 679 Column 2 ======================== Deaths John Barriger deceased Feb the 28 1814 Lydia Barriger deceased on the 20 of Nov 1819 Hickerson Barriger deceased on the 28th April 182- ================== Page 680 No Columns ======================== Begins with the death of 2 Sarvis males 1826, a Wm. Playle d. 1815. An Elizabeth Hartley born June 13 1833 and a Mary Jane Hartley born February 1 1835. Then it gives Margaret Harding mother of William D. died at 87 years 6/21/1869. ================== Page 681 No Columns ======================== William D. Harding was married January the 24th 1850 James Clinton Harding was born December 28th 1850 Margaret Elizabeth Thornal was born March the 1 - 1847 ========================= end ================================= If you use this information in your research, please include everything listed above this paragraph. I want future researchers to be able to know where it originated, how I came to be in possession of the extracted copy, and to understand the comments. Tony Servies TLS@USIT.NET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara Rivas sayona@telepath.com

This is a very interesting site. It seems to be new. The site shows photos (most of them identified) that have been bought at flea markets, etc. People that can prove relationship can retrieve the pictures. Lost Photos http://geneagraphx.com/lost_leaves/photo.htm Barbara Rivas sayona@telepath.com

*blushing* - I'm soo sorry - I got so excited over the post about Family Bibles that I forgot where I got it from. I didn't mean to repost it here. *smile* Barbara Rivas sayona@telepath.com

I just found a new site. It has a list of Family Bibles On-Line. http://www.genealogy-books.com/ It also has a list of Family Bibles for which one can get a CD or floppy disc copy. Barbara Rivas sayona@telepath.com

I am looking for a Franklin Family Bible ,that was bought by Rachael (nee Franklin) Johnson, at the sale of her father's estate in the 1860's at Washington County,Illinois I am trying to find out who her grandfather's father is and also what her mother's maiden name was. All help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Edna Franklin wefrank@accessusus.net

Looking for the HUNTER family bible from Providence, RI Has births ect. of Wlliam B. ,Alex. plus others. At least one page copied July 26, 1893 for record to the RI State Archives

I am looking for information on Edward Chisholm born in South Carolina, probably a slave. He left South Carolina and was in Gainesville, Florida around 1870. Any information would be help full. Any Chisholms, any variations are invited to send info. thank you, Antoinette

I have some online bible records on my site, from all over the country. Go to - http://www.genealogy-books.com/ and click on "Online Bible Records" Hope this helps somebody Jeannette