{"id":3091,"date":"2022-01-10T11:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T17:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lauderdale\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2022-01-10T11:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T17:29:30","slug":"anne-elizabeth-walker-gillespie-family-bibles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lauderdale\/2022\/01\/10\/anne-elizabeth-walker-gillespie-family-bibles\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Elizabeth Walker Gillespie – Family Bibles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transcribed from copies of the bibles by Joann Fairbourn.<\/em><\/p>\n

The first bible is Anne Elizabeth Walker’s given to her by her grandmother, Elizabeth Kirton and the second bible is Anne Elizabeth Walker Gillespie’s (same person) given to her by her husband, Rufus Calvin Gillespie.<\/p>\n

Front cover:
\nAnnie E. Walker\u2019s bible presented to her by her grandmother Mrs. E. Kirton.
\nAnno Domini 1843 (smeared)<\/p>\n

This bible is torn and smeared in several places. I will put () on the information that is
\nmissing, but I know.<\/p>\n

Page 1: Marriages (1st bible)
\n(C)harles Rice and (Hannah) Phillips (were m)arried Ja(n 5th 1782).
\nThos Kirton and Elizabeth Rice were married 18th Oct. 180(8).
\nAndrew B. Jayroe and Hannah Rice (were) married May (18 18)20.
\n(the next entry was written and then crossed out)
\nJames P. Walker and Maria L. Wilson were married Jan 13th 1842.
\nWilliam Wilson and Maria L. Kirton were married in March 1825.
\nWilliam Wilson and Elizabeth M. Kirton were married in June 1828.
\nJames P. Walker and Maria Wilson were married (January) 13th 1842.
\nWilliam S. Sugg and Louise J. Walker were married January 10th 1864.
\nThos. J. Taylor and Hannah (M.) Walker were married on the 8th of (_______) by Rev. George Yore.
\nRufus C. Gillespie and Annie E. Walker were married June 8th 186(9) by Rev. Gregory.<\/p>\n

Benjamin T. Walker and (Annie) T. Bragg were married Nov (11)th 1869 by Rev. J. Gregory.
\nJames P. Walker and Eva Bragg (were married 12 May 1875).<\/p>\n

Page 2: Births (1st bible)
\nThos. Kirton was born 9th of June in the year our Lord 1788.
\nElizabeth Rice was born Jan. 10th 1783.
\nDavid Rice was born Jan. 25th 1788.
\nJane Rice was born Sept. 19th 1785.
\nMaria Kirton was born 19th Sept. 1809.
\n(Eliz)abeth Kirton (was b)orn 9th April 1811.
\nPhillip Kirton was born 5th March 1815.
\nHannah Kirton was born 3rd may 1817.
\nThos. Kirton was born 5th April 1819.
\nMary Kirton was born 25th Dec. 1820.
\nBenjamin T. Wilson was born Dec. 1st 1826.
\nLouisa Wilson was (born) April 8th 1828.
\nAnn E. Walker was born Apr 1st 1843.
\nLouisa J. Walker was born Feb. 2nd 1845.
\nHannah M. Walker was born May 19th 1847.
\nBenjamin T. Walker was born Feb. 14th 1849.
\nJames P. Walker was born March 14th 1851.
\nWilliam Francis Walker was born Dec. 14th 1853.
\nCharles Rice Walker was born Apr. 21st 1855.
\nMary Gerry (Guerry) Walker was born Jan 17th 1857.
\nNannette Cameron Walker was born May 26th 1863.
\nBlanche H. Sugg was born March 14th 1865.
\nWillie Cameron Sugg was born June 6th 1867.
\nWalker Mooring Taylor was born 12th of October 186( ).<\/p>\n

Page 3: Baptism (1st bible)
\nAnn E. Walker was baptized by the Rev. Jones.
\nLouisa J. Walker was baptized by the Rev. J. J. Allison.
\nHannah M. Walker was baptized by the Rev. Jas. Alison.
\nBenjamin T. Walker was baptized by the Rev. Jas Hennry.
\nJames P. Walker was baptized by Rev. J. J. Allison.
\nWilliam Francis Walker was baptized by Rev. J. Allison.
\nRobert Sugg Spencer Bland Gillespie was baptized in 1871 by Rev. J. Gregory.<\/p>\n

Page 4: Deaths (1st bible)
\nThos. Kirton departed this life 5th Feb. 1823 in the 35th year of his age.
\nMary Kirton departed this life 3rd May 1824 in the 4th year of her age.
\nMaria Wilson departed this life 23rd Dec. 1826 in the eighteenth year of her age.
\nElizabeth Wilson departed this life on the 27th of May 1829 in the 18th year of her age.
\nMrs. Elizabeth Kirton, relict of Thos. Kirton, departed this life on the 19th of Nov. 1863 in the 82nd year of her age.<\/p>\n

Died at Camp Chase on the 27th of December 1864, James P. Walker in the 43rd year of his age.
\nDied at Cypress Hall, Ark, Blanch, infant dau of W. S. and Lou Sugg.
\nDied at Woodland, Tenn, on the 23rd of December 1864, Doc (Charles Rice) youngest son of James P. and M. L. Walker.
\n(the next entry was written and then crossed out)
\nDied at Cypress Hill, Ark. Blanche Sugg in 1865.
\nDied at Kennett, Mo, 8th of Feb 1870, Mrs. Louise Sugg aged 24.
\nDied at Kennett April 8th (1870) Lou Sugg aged two months.
\nDied at Kennett Feby 8th 1871 Willie Sugg aged three years.
\n(the next 3 entries are very light)
\nDied (___________) 1875 W. S. Sugg
\nDied at Clarkson Oct. 7th 1875 Annie wife of B. T. Walker.
\nDied at (Dexter) Mo, Minnie Walker Moore Dec. 12th 1877.
\nDied Mrs. Hannah Taylor June 17th 1880.<\/p>\n

Gillespie Bible (2nd Bible)
\nInside Cover:
\nBible of Mrs. A. E. Gillespie, presented by her husband, R. C. Gillespie.
\nNov. 7th 1886.<\/p>\n

Page 1 (2nd bible)
\nThis certifies that the rite of Holy matrimony was celebrated between R. C. Gillespie
\nof Tazewell, Va. and Annie E. Walker of Durhamville, Tenn on the 8th of June \u201869 at
\nKennett, Mo. By Rev. Jas. R. Gregory.<\/p>\n

Page 2: Births (2nd bible)
\nSuffer Little Children to Come Unto Me.
\nRufus Calvin Gillespie born July 20th 1835.
\nAnn Elizabeth Walker born April 1st 1843.
\nRobert Sugg (Spencer Bland) Gillespie born March 16th 1871.
\nCharles Bowen Gillespie born Dec. 17th 1872.
\nBess (Elizabeth Kirton) Gillespie born March 25th 1876.
\n(Mary) Minnie Moore Gillespie born April 6th 1879.
\nJames Walker Gillespie born July 17th 1880.
\nBenjamin Frank Gillespie born Dec. 6th 1884.<\/p>\n

Page 3: Deaths (2nd bible)
\nBlessed are the Dead Who Die in the Lord.
\nDied Benjamin F. Gillespie Dec. 7th 1884.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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