OLD FAMILY BIBLE PAGES PERKINS TIMBERLAKE FAMILY, ALSO BENNETT AND BUCK

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OLD FAMILY BIBLE PAGES PERKINS TIMBERLAKE BENNETT BUCK
The main item in this auction lot consists of old 19th century printed pages that have been DETACHED from what must have been an early family bible. The pages measure about 8.5 x 10.75" and are on LAID PAPER of fine old rag content. The pages are only partly attached together at the spine and there are rather severe rips, tears & chipping around the edges. There are also a few old spots & stains (see scan below).
The pages are partly printed and have numerous entries written in manuscript with old brown ink (there are also a few entries in pencil). Many of the entries were apparently written by ANDREW JACKSON PERKINS.
The first page lists MARRIAGES. The second page lists BIRTHS. The third page has one column for BIRTHS and one column for DEATHS. The last page has two columns for DEATHS.
There appears to be primarily two Virginia-area families recorded in these pages:
1 -- the marriage (1816) & issue of JOEL TIMBERLAKE & MARTHA PERKINS
2 -- the marriage (1812) and issue of ANDREW JACKSON PERKINS & MARTHA A. MORRIS (also a second marriage for Andrew in 1855).
Besides the genealogical information written into these pages, Andrew has written a moving 8-line tribute to his wife after her death in 1873. This tribute appears to be the last entry written into these old pages of family record.
There are also a few additional family genealogy items that date from a more recent era that were kept with the family bible pages and these include:
--Some miscellaneous World War II era papers belonging to John Edward BARRETT, Jr., including his 1943 draft card, and a wartime ration book for alcoholic beverages.
-- There are also twelve (12) unidentified old photos, 5 from about the 1940s era and 7 earlier (c1915?) photos pasted onto the front and back sides of an old album page (see scan below). These photos vary in size from about 2.5 x 3.5" to about 8 x 10".
-- Finally, there are a few other miscellaneous papers, etc.
From information contained in the lot, it appears that John Edward Barrett, Jr. was a son of Addye Perkins Buck and John Edward Barrett Sr. Addye Perkins Buck was a daughter of Addye Lou Perkins who appears to be listed in the old family bible pages of genealogical record.
This would be an interesting group of items for a genealogist or a genealogy research Institution.
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1881 BELL McELROY FAMILY BIBLE PAGES ALSO ROSE REGAN GANDEE FAMILIES
Six (6) old printed pages (copyrighted 1881) that have been DETACHED from what must have been a 19th century family bible. The pages measure about 9.5 x 12" and are colorful chromolithographs printed to resemble old "illuminated manuscript" pages.
The pages have a horizontal fold line. They have a few stains, smears & spots. There are a few chips & tears around the edges. All the pages have begun to split about one inch in on each side along the old fold line (see scan below). As stated above, these pages are DETACHED from an old Family Bible and they are also now separated from each other at the spine.
The pages are colorfully printed and filled in with manuscript entries in old dark-brown ink. The entries are a chronicle of family history. Most of the writing is quite clear & legible.
The first two pages record the 13 August 1884 MARRIAGE of AUGUSTUS MILES BELL and KATE ROSE McELROY, both of RACINE, OHIO.
The third page lists other MARRIAGES, the fourth page lists BIRTHS, the fifth page lists DEATHS, and the sixth & last page lists MEMORANDA.
Augustus & Kate's parents earlier marriages (1828 & 1857) are also recorded in the pages as well as the marriages of their children.
The page listing BIRTH records Augustus & Kate's birth in the 1850s, with older dates back to 1802 for their parents & as late as the 1940s for their children. Most of the same people have their DEATH dates recorded on the next page and on the last page there are two Baptisms recorded for children.
ALSO, there are two BLACK ENAMELED PAPERS included with the family bible pages. One measures about 3.5 x 6" and further records DEATH dates "IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF" some of the BELL family members listed in the Family Bible Pages. Another black paper which measures about 2 x 8.5" has a memorial verse.
These important & attractive pages of family history would provide interesting record for a genealogist or a genealogy research Institution.
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