Bible in possession of Charles Russell Perry of Greenfield, Weakley Co., Tennessee
Transcribed by MaryCarol 1999
Holy Bible
‘The
Same
Yesterday
And
Today
And
Forever’
James Harve Drewry
Nannie Green Bell
Black Missouri
Sunday November 27, 1887
in presence of family
Signed by
Rev. Johnson
BIRTHS
James H. DREWRY December 30, 1863 born in Greenfield Tenn Married November 27, 1887 died January 7, 1965 at 6:30am Thursday.
Nannie Green DREWRY March 12, 1870 born in Black Missouri Married November 27, 1887 died August 6, 1948 Friday
Herman Ira DREWRY December 5, 1889 born in Greenfield Married December 25, 1917 Died January 10, 1963 1:30pm Thursday.
Flaggler A. DREWRY March 11, 1892 born in Greenfield Married June 4, 1917 Died November 21, 1967 Wed. Early morning Tues??
May B. DREWRY Monday January 29, 1894 born in Greenfield Married December 30, 1911 Died January 8, 1969 Wednesday early morning.
Raymond J. DREWRY Tuesday April 21, 1896 born in Greenfield, Tenn (never married) Died Saturday July 4, 1914.
Lula Gracie DREWRY Tuesday July 19, 1898 born in Hillside, Tenn Married May 18 1922 Died August 15, 1965 Sunday.
John Willard DREWRY Thursday December 6, 1900 in Greenfield, Tenn Married June 29, 1922 (Death date blank).
Elsie Arree DREWRY Wed June 3, 1903 in Greenfield, Tenn Married December 14, 1929 Died March 1, 1988 Tuesday 1:45am
George W. DREWRY Tuesday May 8, 1906 in Greenfield, Tenn (never married) Died March 26, 1933.
Wayne Alton DREWRY (scratched out…looks like Oct 1908?) in Greenfield, Tenn Married March 17, 1945
14 Grandchildren are listed…living
20 Great Grandchildren listed..living
This James Harve Drewry family Bible is 12’x 9 1/2’x 2′ The copyright page with printing date is missing. The book is very fragile, book binding held with tape. The family history pages are in the middle of the book. Each name entered goes across two pages with entries for birth, location, marriage, death. There are many beautiful full page color pictures of Bible stories.
Inside cover page says: The Holy Bible Old and New Testaments translated out of The Original Tongues. The sayings of Christ are printed in Red. 20th Century Edition. Text conformable to 1611 edition commonly known as the authorized King James Version.
Submitted by their Great-Granddaughter, MaryCarol
