Gauvey Bible
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Primary Family Name: Gauvey
My Name: Freda Brown
My best email address: hillbillymom43@yahoo.com
How I got the information: I have a copy of the pages with the names and dates
from a Bible that is in the possession of a distant cousin in California.
Description of Bible: I don't have the actual Bible so I don't have the publisher
information.
Family Lived: The family ancestors were born in England, others born in New
York, Kansas, and Arkansas.
SURNAMES:
GAUVEY
BIRDSALL
BROADHURST
WATSON
GILPIN
SMITH
CHASTAIN
STEVENS
SLEEPER
HUNTINGTON
MILLS
RUPPERT
INFORMATION FROM BIBLE:
(Page 1)
BOUGHT [printed by hand]
By James A. Gauvey [handwritten]
June 8, 1857 [handwritten]
(Page 2)
PARENTS' RECORD [these words are preprinted]
|
Father |
Mother [these words are preprinted] |
| George Birdsall Born July 29th, 1801 |
Elleanor E. Broadhurst [handwritten] Born Jan 2nd, 1808 [handwritten] |
| James A. Gauvey Born Mar.1st, 1832 |
Elleanor E. Birdsall [handwritten] Born Sep. 17th, 1836 [handwritten] |
(Page 3) (has 2 columns)
(Column #1)
MARRIAGES. [preprinted word]
George Birdsall [following dates/names are all handwritten]
And
Elleanor Broadhurst
Married Sep. 9, 1824
James A Gauvey
And
Elleanor E Birdsall
Married June 8th, 1857
(Column #1 - Cont)
George F Gauvey
And
Mary E. Watson
Married Nov 17, 1881
Edwin M. Gauvey
and
Fannie J Gilpin
Dec 9, 1897
(Column #2)
MARRIAGES. [preprinted word]
A.C. Smith [following dates/names are all handwritten]
and
J Estella Gauvey
April 29, 1901
Edwin M. Gauvey
&
Myrtle Chastain
Ruth Marie Gauvey
and
Harold Albert Stevens
Married June 4, 1927
Harold Lee Stevens
Irish-Eng.
Shirley May Sleeper - 11/19/45
(Page 4) (has 2 columns)
(Column #1)
BIRTHS. [preprinted word]
Brother of Edwin [written in small letters over name of George in different handwriting]
George F. Gauvey [following dates/names are all handwritten]
Born June 4th, 1858
Edwin M. Gauvey
Born April 29th, 1864
Grandchildren
Born Oct. 13, 1882
Elleanor E. Gauvey
Jennie E. Gauvey
Born Sept 30, 1884
Jas. Wm. Gauvey
Nov. 27, 1886
Addie R. Gauvey
Apr 24, 1889
Lida J. Gauvey
Apr 15, 1891
Born Mar 20, '51
Jimmy Allen Stevens
(Column #2)
BIRTHS. [preprinted word]
Son of Edwin M. Gauvey [written in small letters over name of James in different handwriting]
James Charles Gauvey
Born Oct 14, 1898
Daughter of Edwin M. Gauvey [written in small letters over name of Ruth in different handwriting]
Ruth Marie Gauvey
Born July 24, 1908
Grand Sons. [written in small letters over name of Harold in different handwriting]
Harold Lee Stevens
Born July 29, '27
Allan Eugene Stevens (Genie)
Born Aug. 4, '31
Harold Curtis Stevens
Born Apr. 26, '46
Son of H.L. Stevens
& Shirley Mae Sleeper
(Page 5) (Has 2 columns)
(Column #1)
DEATHS. [preprinted word]
George Birdsall [following dates/names are all handwritten]
Died Nov 1st, 1875
James E. Birdsall
Died Nov. 13th, 1876
Elizabeth Huntington
Died Nov 2, 1881 [day hard to read]
F.B. Mills
Died March 12, 1883
Elleanor E. Birdsall
Died Dec. 1, 1888
James A. Gauvey
Dec. 19, 1908
age 76 yrs 9 mo 18 da
Elleanor E. Gauvey
Dec. 22, 1908
age 72 yrs 3 mo 5 da
(Page 5) (Has 2 columns)
(Column #2)
DEATHS. [preprinted word]
Lida J. Gauvey [following dates/names are all handwritten]
Feb 18, 1892
age 10 mo 3 da
Edwin M. Gauvey
May 22, 1928
aged 64 yrs - 23 days
Mrs. G.E. Ruppert
(Myrtle Gauvey)
Oct. 8, 1939
age 55 - 5 mo - 26 days
Born Apr. 1884
6 Grandchildren