Christianity was,and still is, a very big part of the lives of the woman in my family.This is evident not only by the lives they lead but by the things they left behind.
I am so blessed to have a collection of old, worn, well read set of Scriptures and Religious Texts. In them are notes and keepsakes from loved ones and friends, along with recorded family information.
.Bible verses and uplifting poems are cut out from various sources and placed as book marks. One, when I first opened it, showered down with generations of birth, wedding, and death announcements.
These were owned by my Great Grandmother Martha Bradford Baker and her daughters Kate Baker Ryan and Ella Baker Wells.
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| Personal Bible of Martha "Mattie" Victoria Bradford Baker 1862-1947 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
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| Personal Bible of "Auntie Kate" Kate Baker Ryan 1898-1987 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
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| The Words of Jesus Owned by Aunt Bess Ella Baker Wells 1889-1971 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
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| Personal Bible of Ella Baker Wells 1889-1971 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
Bibles belonging to my Grandmother Azile Daughrity Roberts Sullivan.
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| Personal Bible of Azile Junita Daughrity 1921-2009 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
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| Personal Bible of Azile Daughrity Roberts Sullivan 1921-2009 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
This book called The Story of the Bible was in the home of my Great Grandparents John and Margaret Ann "Annie" Thames. John had previously been married to Annie's sister Louvinia Blanche Thames who died in childbirth. It is not known which member of the family it belonged to.
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| The Story of the Bible Owned by the Thhames/Hudson Family Early 1900's-1960 © Cheri Hudson Passey |
These faithful women set the foundation for generations.
What an impressive array of family Bibles -- seven of them (including one Story of the Bible)! These are considered one of the "gold standards" of genealogical information, I believe. (At least, that's what the DAR told me.)
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of all the birth, marriage, and death announcements showering out when you opened one of the books. Most of my Southern family felt the same way about their Bibles.