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Morris Family Bible

This Bible was presented to Mrs. C. F. Morris by her friend Those. H. Taylor December 25th 1848.

BUTLER'S EDITION

THE HOLY BIBLE

Containing the Old and New Testaments:
Translated Out Of
The Original Tongues, and With The Former Translations
Diligently Compared and Revised
With Reference and Various Readings
Together With The
APOCRYPHA
In Two Volumes
Vol. 1

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Philadelphia:
Published By E. H. Butler & Co.
1848

[It is obvious information was recorded at various times by a different hand.]

FAMILY RECORD - page 1

Marriages

C. D. Morris and C. T. Blanton were married on the 1st day of November 1842
T. H. Taylor and S. E. Blanton on the 30th day of July 1844
Kate M. Morris and John Patton on the 18th day of February 1868
A. M. Blanton and E. W. Swigert on the 21st day of December 1848
B. H. Blanton, Jr. and Mattie H. Reid was married July 19th 1899
B. H. Blanton and Alice Bacon on the 15th January 1868
James Bacon Blanton, son of B.H.B. & Alice E. Blanton was born in Frankfort, Kentucky 2nd Jany 1869

FAMILY RECORD - page 2

Births

Edmond H. Taylor, son of Those. H. Taylor and Sarah E. Taylor was born June 9th, 1845
Edward Morris, son of C. D. and C. F. Morris was born September 7th, 1843
John Morris, son of C. D. and C. F. Morris was born February 6, 1846
Kate Morris, daughter of C. D. & C. F. Morris was born November 13th, 1849
Virginia McFarland, daughter of C. D. & C. F. Morris was born November 11, 1854
John Patton was born the 4th day of May 1838 in Ramelton Co. Donegal  Ireland
C. D. Morris son of Jno. and Ann Morris was born February 10, 1814
C. F. Blanton daughter of Harrison and Elizabeth Blanton was born November 7, 1821
David Patton was born in Ramelton County Donegal Ireland on the 21st day of August 1852
Ben H. Blanton, Jr. son of Ben H. Blanton and Alice Bacon was born Dec. 10th 1875
James Bacon Blanton son of Ben and Mattie Blanton was born May 15th 1901

FAMILY RECORD - page 3

Deaths

Edward Morris son of C. D. and C. F. Morris died March 7th 1845
John Morris son of C. D. and C. F. Morris died February 6, 1849
C. D. Morris died Nov 14th 1862
A. M. Blanton died March 18th 1861
S. E. Taylor died August 19th 1858
Jno. McFarland died October [blank] 1863
B. H. Blanton died January 29th 1884
C. F. Morris died June 8th 1899

FAMILY RECORD - page 3

Memorandums

Kate M. Patton adopted  [typed exactly as written]
Ben H. Blanton, Jr.
April 1883

[Also included - on two sheets of lined tablet paper: births, deaths and marriages of the Morris & Innes Family]

Births

John Morris - son of William & Elizabeth Morris was born 8th day of May 1776.
Ann Morris - daughter of Harry Innes and Elizabeth Innes was born 10th day of April 1786.
Elizabeth Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 8th of Dec 1803
Ann I. Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 12th day of Dec 1805
Sarah F. Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 19th of Oct 1807
Harry I. Morris - son of John & Ann Morris was born Jan 1st 1810
William Morris - son of John & Ann Morris was born Oct 4th 1811
Charles Dabney Morris son of John & Ann Morris was born Feby 10th 1814
Mary Hanna Morris daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 24th of Nov 1815
Louisa Fontain Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 17th of May 1818
Catherine Maria Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born 10th of Jan 1821
Susan Dabney Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born Oct 11th 1823
Frances Stepto Morris - daughter of John & Ann Morris was born Feby 13th 1828
John and Ann Morris were married the 6th day of Oct 1802.

Births & Marriages

Harry Innes born 4th day of Jan old stile now 15th 1753 was married to Elizabeth Calloway 2nd Oct 1775, aged 19 - their children viz-
Sarah Innes was born 13th of July 1776 was married to Francis Thornton in May 1792
Katherine E. Innes born 9th of May 1779 married to Sam G. Adam May 1st 1779
Elizabeth Innis born 22nd of Sept 1785
Ann Innes born 10th day of April 1786 and was married to John Morris the 6th day of Oct 1802
Harry Innes married Ann Shield - widow of Hugh Shield in Feby 1792 who was born 9th of Nov 1760
Maria Knox Innis their only child born 19th of Oct 1796 was married to John H. Todd Oct 30th 1817

Deaths

Elizabeth Innes, wife of Harry Innes died Dec. 26th 1790 aged 34
Sarah Thornton dieds May 2nd 1806
Harry Innes died 4th of Sept 1816 aged 64
John Morris departed this life 22nd of March 1860 aged 83 years and ten months
Ann Morris wife of John Morris departed this life July 13th 1858 aged 72 years and three months

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