AUGUSTUS M. BATTE BIBLE RECORD
Submitted by Mrs. O. Frankia STORY, Meeker, OK 74855-0607
Mrs. STORY writes, “I now have the BATTE/BATT’s Old Family Bible. It is in bad shape. It belonged to my great-grandfather, Augustus M. BATTE
The Bible’s long journey – Augustus BATTE brought it from Wayne County, TN to Wayne County, IL in the early 1870’s. My grandfather W. T. (William Thomas) brought it to Lincoln County, OK in the fall of 1898. W. T.’s oldest daughter, Lillie CHILCOTE took it to Bakersfield, CA in the early 1950’s. After her death, her daughter Gwen HUBBS of Los Angeles got the Bible. In October of 1997, the Bible was given to me at a BATTE/BATT reunion at the Old Batte Homestead – a farm that has remained in the Batte family since the fall of 1898. The farm is now owned by Bill and Buddy BATT. (The farm is located in Lincoln County north of McLoud, OK).”
Title page missing.
New Testament Title Page
THE/ NEW TESTAMENT/ OF OUR/ LORD And SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST/ TRANSLATED OUT OF/ THE ORIGINAL GREEK, / AND WITH THE FORMER/ TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED/ NEW YORK:/ AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY/ INSTITUTED IN THE YEAR MDCCCXVL/ 1857
Written on the New Testament Title Page across the printing is
[looks like] A_almirepals BATT Was born July
First page of copy
“FAMILY RECORD”
1871
Clarece BATT Was born July the 22 and died August 26 [question this]
[next entry unreadable]
[next entry unreadable except for year 1876]
_______BATT died August the 24 1879
[on the unprinted page opposite the first page of the Family Record there appear to be several entries which have completely faded.]
Second page of copy
“FAMILY RECORD”
{first entry unreadable]
M. O. BATTE was born October the 9th 1835
A. W. BATTE and M. O. WILSON was married June the 17.. 1851
Mandia M.BATTE was born August the 16 1852 and died in March 56
W.. T.. BATTE was Born March the 3d 1855
Third page of copy [appears to be a darker copy of the first page]
1871
Clarece BATT Was born July the 22 and died August 26
Zuler[?] Ann [?] Batt was born July the 13th [or 15th] 1874/5 and died 1876
Martha BATT died August 24th 1879
Next page of copy
[top of page torn off]
M. O. BATT was born October the 9th 1835
A. W.BATT and M. O. WILSON was married June the 17 1851
Mandia M. BATT was born August the 16 1852 and died in March 56
W. T. BATTE was born March the 3rd 1855
Next page of copy [unprinted sheet]
A.W. BATT 186_ his book
John H. BATT was born April 18 1858