The Family Bible of
Sophia Evans Dale
of
Liberty, Tennessee

Submitted by Dale Givan Cantrell


The Bible is in the possession of Frank Bratten in Liberty. A negative copy is in TSLA in Nashville. Photocopies are in the possession of Dale Givan Cantrell.


(Note: This Bible is very old and some pages are missing, thus no printing date. There are no pages designated for Births, Deaths, etc, just blank pages with writing.)


On the first blank page:


Sophia Evans Dale her Book Steal Not this Book for fear of Shame for here
you se the owner Name
Price 7/6
Thomas Dale his hand and pen 1801 was Born 1778

(Note: The rest of the page is torn. Thomas Dale is Sophia's father.)


The second blank page:


William Givan and Sofiah his wife was married June the twenty sixth in the year of our Lord 1802


Childrens ages

Nancy Givan Daughter of William Givan and Sofiah was born January the 11th 1804

George Givan Son of William Givan and Sofiah was born September the 21st 1806


The third blank page:


Elizabeth Givan Daughter of William Givan and Sofiah was born May the first day 1810

Sarah Givan Daughter of William Givan and Sofiah was born April the 11th day 1812

Thomas Givan Son of William Givan and Sofiah wa born March the 20th day 1814


The fourth blank page:


Maryann Givan Daughter of William Givan and Sofiah his wife was born June the 23rd 1816

Robert Johnson Givan Son of William Givan and Sophia his wife was Born August 9th 1818

Martha Laws Dale Givan Daughter of William Givan and Sophia Givan was born November 6th 1820


The fifth blank page:


Henry Bratten and Nancy his wife was maried July 22 1822

William G Bratten Son of Henry and Nancy his wife ws born April 25 1823

Henry A Bratten Son of Henry and Nancy his wife was born october 7 day 1824

Henry Bratten Departed this life May the 2 1824 aged 22 years---------

Nancy Mullinix wife of A. Mullinix Departed the life November 21 1833 Aged 30 years

William Givan who Departed this life November the 3 day in the year of our Lord 1822 Aged 45


The sixth blank page:


Nancy Emeline Fite was born Dec 2 1820 married to Thomas Givan Feb.4-1836 her mother Annie Ford wife of moses Fite

Thomas Givan and Nancy Emmeline his wife was married Febuary 4th 1836


---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Granny Givan died October 22-1860

Aunt Mary West (Grandstaff) died Sept. 1860

Grandma Grandstaff died June 20-1893

Thomas Measle died Sept 15 1892

Ella M. Measle died Sept 5 1895

George Ella Cooper died June 8 1894


(Note: The entries above was done by Bertha Chapman great-grandchild of Sophia Dale Givan)

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The seventh blank page

Childrens ages

Mary Elizabeth Givan Daughter of Thomas Givan and Emeline his wife was born October 6th day 1837

Robert James Givan Son of Thomas Givan and Emeline his wife was born January 30 day 1839

Nancy Emeline Givan Daughter of Thomas Givan and Emeline his wife was born November the 24 day 1841

Moses Fite Givan Son of Thomas Givan and Emeline his wife was born Febrary 14 1844

(Note: There are no more pages with info in the Bible. These are only the first four children of this family. There were 12.)


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