Bibles

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Thelma Miller Overholtzer Family Bible. Bible belonged to Thelma Miller Overholtzer (Mrs. Albert G.) and contains entries for Hughs, Cason, Bush, Miller, Overholtzer, McIntyre, McKenzie, Bullock, Ivey, and Deason families. Bible is dated 1907. Bible is in extremely fragile condition and its spine is damaged. “Bible from First Presbyterian Church.”

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Thomas Frost Family Bible The Bible contains NO FAMILY RECORDS. Box contains one Bible with the front and back boards and pages missing. An original letter from Snyder Roberts documents the original family records pages with photocopies of some family records pages, and related photocopies.

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Thomas N. Clark Bible, 1802; Thomas N. Clark Bible, 1847; Murphey/Murphy Bible.

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Three family bibles (Will. C. Peck 1891) (P M. Senter 1815) (Reuben Grove 1830)

Scope and Contents BOX 1: John Trotter Bible 1829 Bible published by J. Emory and B. Waugh for the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby Street, New YorkBook of Romans 1821 Book of Romans with Commentary and Critical Notes by Adam Clarke, LLDFAS published by Joseph Mitchel, Cincinnati inscribed “Ashley Wynne” multiple times no family entriesA. W. Trotter Bible (name embossed inside front cover) no date published by John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia PA no...

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This collection documents the Van Deventer, Rhea, Campbell, Cowan, Lynn, and Russell families. The major donors were Martha Rhea Van Deventer and her children: Robert, Laetitia, and Isabella. The collection includes many small artifacts, textiles, manuscripts, photographs, and artwork. Robert Van Deventer’s art is an important part of the collection. 1877 photographs of Island Home in boxes 52-53. A finding aid is available.

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H. & E. Phinney’s Stereotype Edition. Cooperstown, New York. 1827. Contains family entries for Vangilder and Ireland families.

Scope and Contents W. H. and J. T. Moffett Papers include store accounts, papers, and books , ca. 1830s-1880s, from New Market, Tenn. Most are from W. H. Moffett’s mercantile business, including partnerships with J. S. Moffett, General William Brazelton, and his son J. T. Moffett. Several other subjects include East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad; New Market area; account books; coal kiln; Panther Springs; tax receipts; health and medicine; Moffett & Shields Iron Founders; Andrew McMillan; Wilson &...

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Bible printed in Welsh “Presented by W. W. Williams of Gomer, Ohio to the Welsh Congregational Church, Knoxville, Tenn., 1876” There is no family information in the bible.

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The bible was published by Matthew Carey in Philadelphia in 1813. Front board of the binding, title page and some of the first pages missing.

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Family Bible of William Claiborne Chumlea (born 1845 in Knox Co., Tenn). New York: American Bible Society, 1871.

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Family Bible of William F. Park. 1867 edition.

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Family Bible of the Williams Family, including Mary Williams, Floid (Floyd?) C. Williams, Flora B. Williams and others. Many of the entries are faint and difficult to read. Bible has 1868 copyright, American Bible Society.

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Williams Family Bible, gift of J. P. Roddy III. Bible belonged to David and Ella Cormick Williams, and contains marriage, death, and birth records (1827-1929) for Williams, Cormick, Hutton, Ellis, Knox, Adams, and Stewart families. Bible is dated 1881 and is in good condition. Also, there are three envelopes of items found inside the Bible: loose papers, unidentified braided hair, and a handmade bookmark.

Scope and Contents (The complete Col. John Williams Family Papers collection is 4 boxes but the Bibles with family records are all in Box 2.) Four Bibles housed in the Col. John Williams Family Papers: Dorothy Brandau Bible with birth entries for Brandau family members (1913-1918; Eliza and E. D. Sneed Family Bible with birth, marriage, and death entries for Sneed, Williams, and Jones family members (1812-1875). Bible was published in 1847.; Sneed Family Bible, 1826 with birth, marriage, & death entries...

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The Self-Interpreting Pictorial Family Bible (Cincinnati: Jones Bros., 1881) Christopher C. De’Armond and wife Emily Catherine McCallie.

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M.A. Woodward Family Bible, 1889 ; Mrs. F.J. Brown Bible, 1920 (no family entries). Both thought to be from Bristol area.

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Bible of George Worsham, 1828.

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Young Family Bible and photographs. Bath County, Ky. “The Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments” was published in Cincinnati by E. Morgan & Company in 1851. The bible also has a Young family genealogy (handwritten) inserted with the section of births, deaths, and marriages. The genealogy was written by V. B. (Van Buren) Young (1830-1892). 24 photographs mounted on cards are also included, unidentified but mostly taken in Mt. Sterling, Ky.