Hello Everyone, This just appeared on the Henry Co VA list. Some of these folks are in Cedar/Polk/Greene Cos MO. Since we all have lines that cross over here and there, I thought it might be of interest to someone. (FYI, other than looking at the names of the counties I haven't read it). My best, Janet Hunter Subj: [VAHENRY-L] BIBLE RECORD HARMON, DAWSON, NAYLOR, PANE, KING, JONES, GOTHARD, HUGHES, TWYMAN, HOLDER, LANE, PAYNE, AUSTIN, & SNODGRASS. Date: 4/29/00 6:24:14 PM EST From: morgans4@swbell.net (Joanne Scobee Morgan) To: VAHENRY-L@rootsweb.com These people are of no relation to me... I'm only transcribing the book... and this is all there is. Sorry. Can't answer any questions unless you think there is a typo. Hope someone out there can find something of use here. The Bible is The Revised Version of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Translated out of the most ancient authorities and revised A. D. 1881. HARMON BIBLE - WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER Mr. David Harmon of Davidson, N.C. and Jennie E. Dawson of Forsythe, N.C. on January 19, 1859 at her fathers res. by Rev. John Naylor. MARRIAGES: Cordelia M. A. Harman was married Oct. 10, 1886 G. J. Pane Angeline J. Harman Sept. 8, 1887 William C. King Addie E. Harman November 30, 1890 J. W. Jones Arminta J. Harman July 3, 1892 G. S. Gothard BIRTHS: David Harmon March 6, 1834 Jennie E. Harmon March 25, 1843 Children's Births: Margaret M. C. Harmon Sept. 5, 1861 David P. Harmon Oct. 4, 1863 Cordelia M. A. Harmon May 20, 1866 Angelina J. Harmon Oct. 27, 1868 Addie E. H. Harmon March 31, 1871 Milton H. Harmon Sept. 25, 1873 Arminta J. Harmon Oct. 18, 1876 Cora R. Harmon Sept. 28, 1880 George E. Harmon June 2, 1884 DEATHS: Margaret M. C. Harmon Aug. 24, 1863 David P. Harmon Nov. 5, 1863 (in pencil): Cordelia Harmon July 8, 1922 George Edward Harmon Oct. 12, 1922 PAPER FOUND INSIDE THE HARMON BIBLE - ON OLD TABLET PAPER George Washington Gothard was born May the 10th 1832. Henry County, Old Virginia. Left Virginia when 17 years of age. Come to Mo. Barbara Ellen Hughes was born July the 21, 1835, Jackson County, Tennessee. Left Tennessee when 14 years of age, come to MO. George Washington Gothard and Barbra Ellen Hughes was married the 26th day of September, 1855. Cedar Co., MO. Amey Caroline Gothard was born August the 18, 1856. Cedar County, MO Nancy Jane Gothard was born March the 15th, 1859. Dallas Co., Tex. (MO?) Mary Margaret Gothard was born May the 11, 1865. Dallas Co., MO Elizabeth Easter Gothard was born October the 23rd 1868. Webster Co., MO Rhoda Lieueasy Gothard was born July the 18th, 1872. Webster Co., MO Julie Ellen Gothard was born January the 30th, 1875. Web. Co., MO Rannie Lieu Setty Gothard was born March the 7th. 1878. Webster Co., MO Vernie Winton Gothard was born January the 26th, 1896 Polk Co., MO George Sigel Gothard was born July the 28th, 1861. Cedar Co., MO John Abraham Gothard was born March the 5th, 1864. Died March the 6th, 1864. LeClede County, MO Nancy Jane Twyman died September the 16th, 1902 Webster Co., MO Barbara Ellen Hughes Gothard died April the 20th, 1902. Webster Co., MO (continued in pencil) George Washington Gothard died May 21, 1916 Blynn Boyd Gothard was born April 11, 1916 Robert Franklin Gothard was borned Oct. 15, 1918 Etta Lue Gothard was borned Jan. 23rd, 1928 LETTER FOUND INSIDE HARMON BIBLE: WRITTEN TO JENNIE (JANE) DAWSON HARMON, WHO LIVED NEAR OLIVE, MO., DALLAS CO. (I left in the bad spelling and lack of punctuation) Lewisville Forsythe Co., NC Jan 14th, 1890 Dear Aunt. It is again I attempt to answer your kind & welcome letter that came to hand a few days ago. Was very sorry to hear of your afflictions. Wish I could aid you in some way or other. Hope you are all better in this time. I have been very poorly for over two month. not able to do my housework and have to keep a girl hired. I am sometimes up & sometimes down. At time I feel that I'll not live long, but yet I do not. --- I will be --- I have such awful pains in my back & side & on my heart at times I can't lay on either side. I just have to lay flat on my back & propped up part of the time but I will take it for my share we have crosses & trials & afflections in this world for this is a world of trouble any way and if it wasn't for the blessed hope of a better one I would at times give up in dispair. but just think of Jesus how he was tempted in the wilderness & we can suffer a little & he has said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee and he also says he will not put more on us than we can bear. and thoug we think it hard but it is all for our good, perhaps. Mrs. Warner, (nighbor of mine) says she has heard a sure cure for bronititis. Take rock candy & put it in rye whiskey & drink it. & smoke life everlasting. Aunt Jane I recon you know what that is. it is a weed that grows in old fields. Don't know if grows there or not. There is plenty of it here. Kind a new discovery for is said to be a safe & sure remedy for bronchitis. I sent Pa your letter & part of your hair so he could read it. I haven't seen him since 2 weeks before Christmas. He lives in Salem now. Walter was down at Christmas. He is on the Dobson Circuit - Surry Co. He will move to Dobson in a few weeks to the Parsonage. He has 13 places to preach at. John was down nearly 2 weeks ago. They live in Stokes, 10 miles this side of Walter. Demarices has a baby girl over 2 weeks old. I haven't been able to go to see her. & she lives some 4 or 5 mile from hear. I havent heard anything from Harmona or Bowdens since I wrote before. And as to the reason for Pas not writing I could tell you for I have heard him say. but then it isn't any of my business & I don't like to mettel. I think if you will send him a receipt for the last money he sent you or a clear receipt. he will then write & be like always. but he says he has been a brother to you & has a receipt for every dollar or cent that he has paid out. debts that come p & he had to pay. Others come up that he fought against 1 - or one that I know of if he hadn't you would have lost that much out of your estate. I talked to him about it several times. and you know how he is as good as I do. don't think hard of me now for telling you I thought I'd give you a little satisfaction about it for I have tried hard to get him to write & he wont. I want you to answer soon. Give my love to all your children & tell them to write & send me theirs when you send yours soon Your ever loving nice S. J. Holder ps what was it you said you'd send me if you had any. I could not make it out. Tell it again. I will send you some of mine & Birtha's hair. Would send some of the boys but it is too short. They are going to school now. The darkest hair mine. Marie Lane, who shared the preceding Bible record and letter with us, sent along the following family record of the Harmon family: David Harmon, b 6 Mar 1834 Davidson Co., NC, d 22 Nov. 1897 Dallas Co., MO Jennie E. Dawson (Jane), b 25 Mar 1843 NC, d 31 Jan 1906 Dallas Co., MO David Harmon and Jane Dawson were married 19 Jan 1859 in Forsythe, NC at her father's residence by Rev. John Naylor. Their children: 1. Margaret M. E. Harmon, b 5 Sep 1861 NC; d 24 Aug 1863 NC 2. David P. Harmon, b 4 Oct. 1863 NC, d 5 Nov 1863 NC 3. Cordelia M. A. Harmon, b 20 May, 1866 NC, d 8 July 1922 Dallas Co., MO. m George J. Payne 10 Oct. 1886. 4. Angelina J. Harmon b 27 Oct. 1868 BC d 1 Nov 1941 Greene Co., MO m Wm. Charlie King 8 Sept. 1889 5. Addie Elizabeth Harmon, b 31 Mar 1871 MO, d 13 April 1950 Webster Co., MO. m J. Wesley Jones 30 Nov. 1890. 6. Milton Harve Harmon b 25 Sept 1873 Mo, d 22 Jan 1945 Roosevelt Co., NM m. Nancy Austin 3 Nov. 1901 7. Arminta Jane Harmon b 18 Oct. 1876 Dallas Co., MO, d 21 Mar 1951 Polk Co., MO, m George Sigel Gothard 3 July 1892 8. Cora R. Harmon, b 28 Sept. 1880 Dallas Co., MO d childbirth 8 Nov. 1904 Dallas Co., MO m M. A. Snodgrass 19 Oct. 1902 9. George Ed. Harmon, b 2 June 1884 Dallas Co., MO, d 12 Oct. 1922 Dallas Co. MO never married Editor's note: I think the letter found inside the Harmon Bible gives us a very typical example of family letters, as it touches on so many of life's problems and situations. The very common reference to ill health begins the letter --- the pains and illnesses tat were suffered stoically before the use of the modern medical treatments we take for granted. So many letters carry the same religious references to bearing physical ills as Jesus bore his suffering. But immediately the letter becomes more practical, with advice about the latest remedy for bronchitis. Don't you want to try it? -- take rock candy & put it in rye whiskey & drink it. & smoke life everlasting". The letter writer describes life everlasting as a "weed that grows in old fields" and with Martha Meyers' help, I can tell you what it is. Joseph E. Meyer's book, "The Herbalist" describes it as being in the aster family and known also as Old Field Balsam, Indian Posy, Sweet scented Life Everlasting, White Balsam. Meyer says it is an astringent that relieves irritations of the mouth and throat if the leaves and blossoms are chewed. Bruises and local irritations are also relieved by placing the leaves on the areas. It grows 1-2' high. l If home remedies like life everlasting interest you, you'd enjoy Mr. Meyer's book. Its complete title is, "The Herbalist: Medicinal Plants, Plant Vitamins and Minerals, Beverage Teas, Spices and flavoring Herbs, Plant colors for food and cosmetics, plant dyes for fabrics, Botanicals for Potpourri and Sachets, Dentifrices, gargles, cosmetics, botanical curios, smoke flavoring Botanicals, assorted other information". The book was first published in 1918, the Revised and enlarged edition was published in 1960 by Rand McNally and Company., Conkey Divison. Our letter writer goes on to family news, including the birth of a baby. Then we get a glimpse of a family estrangement over money, apparently -- again, a fairly common occurrence. One can picture the unhappiness on both sides as family members in North Carolina and in Missouri tried to bridge the gap of distance and misunderstanding. I love the postscript of the letter: "What was it you said you'd send me if you had any. I could not make it out. Tell it again." Then the bits of hair were included in the letter -- how typical that was, too, and the necessary explanation that the darkest hair belonged to the writer. And we have the comment that the boys' hair is too short to sample! Exchanging bits of hair was a way, short of sending a photo, that told the receiver what the person looked like, and was a way of haring oneself in affection. It was another typical touch to this letter in the Harmon Bible.