The Solomon Snow Family Bible Record
Franklin County, Kentucky • Snow, Brawner, Moore, Pilcher & Morgan Lines
Provenance & Archival Context:
The files of Miss Vivian C. Moore (1906–1979), a lifelong resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, contained photocopies of a Bible originally owned by Solomon Snow (1784–1860). Handwritten inscriptions suggest the volume was passed down through the Brawner and Snow families over the years.
Publication Details: Two title pages were photocopied—both bearing the imprint of The American Bible Society (D. Fanshaw, printer), dated 1843.
Family Lineage Note: John T. Snow (b. 1834), son of Solomon & Ann, married Miss Moore's great-aunt, Sarah Ann Moore (daughter of Henry Scott Moore & Margaret Robertson Moore) on October 5, 1854.
Transcribed and prepared by Carl E. Moore, Jr. (Chicago, IL, March 26, 2010; moore@attglobal.net).
Transcribed Sheet-by-Sheet Entries
| Photocopy Sheet | Event / Record Type | Primary Individual(s) | Transcribed Record & Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Sheet | Inscription / Transfer | G. Murray Brawner & Euron Snow | "Jan 10, 1928 — This Bible was presented to G. Murray Brawner by his Aunt - Mrs. Prucilla (Snow) Morgan, Wife of Francis M. Morgan" • Inscribed by G. Murray Brawner presenting the Bible to Euron Snow. |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Margin Inscription | Solomon Snow / Prucilla June Snow | "Solomon Snow's Book a Present from the Bible Society 1847" • Bottom margin: "Given to Prucilla June Snow" |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Birth | Solomon Snow | Born May 8, 1784 |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Birth | Ann Brawner | Wife of Solomon Snow • Born December 21, 1793 |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Birth | William Franklin Snow | Son of Sol'm and Ann Snow • Born Wednesday ~11:00 AM, October 24, 1821 |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Birth | Henry Carter Snow | Son of Sol'm and Ann Snow • Born Thursday evening (between 9 & 10 o'clock), March 6, 1823 |
| Second Sheet (Left) | Birth | Elizabeth Ann Snow | Born Thursday morning (between 1 & 2 o'clock), October 13, 1825 |
| Second Sheet (Right) | Birth & Death | John B. Snow | Son of Sol'm & Ann Snow • Born April 13, 1827 • Died April 29, 1827 (aged 16 days) |
| Second Sheet (Right) | Birth | John Thomas Snow | Son of Sol'm & Ann Snow • Born Friday morning (between 7 & 8 o'clock), September 30, 1831 |
| Second Sheet (Right) | Birth | Prucilla Jane Snow | Daughter of Sol'm & Ann Snow • Born Wednesday evening (between 2 & 3 o'clock), February 25, 1840 |
| Second Sheet (Right) | Birth | Emily Pilcher | Born January 2, 1851 |
| Second Sheet (Right) | Birth | Margarette Ann Snow | Daughter of John D. Snow • Born September [page torn], 1855 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | Wady C. Hales | Born December 5, 1828 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | John William Snow | Son of Henry C. Snow • Born November 17, 1857 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | William Henry Snow | Son of John T. Snow • Born September 20, 1858 (entry X'd out: "a mistake") |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | Richard H. F. Snow | Son of John T. Snow • Born March 20, 1858 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | Llewellyn Snow | Born November 17, 1860 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | Susan Elizabeth Snow | Born April 30, 1861 |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Birth | [___]lland & Mary Snow | Born May [blank], 1863 (page torn) |
| Third Sheet (Left) | Death / Funeral | Prucella Jane (Snow) Morgan | Died April 7, 1928 at 7:30 AM • Funeral held with Mrs. Hannah C. Bruner on April 11, 1928 |
| Third Sheet (Right) | Title Page Inscription | G. Murray Brawner | Inscribed Dec 1, 1937: "May this Book be handed down to a Snow for Many Generations." |
| Fourth Sheet (Right) | Death | Solomon Snow | Died December 5, 1860 |
| Fourth Sheet (Right) | Death | Sarah Ann Snow | Died May 9, 1862 |
| Fifth Sheet (Left) | Birth | Susan E. Snow | Born April 30, 1861 |
| Fifth Sheet (Left) | Birth | Ann Elizabeth Pilcher | Born September 8, 1860 |
| Fifth Sheet (Left) | Birth | Luellen Snow | Born November 17, 1860 |
| Fifth Sheet (Left) | Birth | [illegible] Elizabeth Snow | Born April 1861 |
| Seventh Sheet (Left) | Death / Burial | Prucilla Jane (Snow) Morgan | Died April 7, 1928 (aged 96) at home of niece Mrs. Harry Shaw (Prudence Brawner Shaw) • Buried beside husband Francis M. Morgan in Frankfort Cemetery on April 11, 1928 |
| Seventh Sheet (Right) | Marriage | Solomon Snow & Ann Brawner | Married December 21, 1820 |
| Seventh Sheet (Right) | Marriage | Elizabeth S. Ann Snow & John Pilcher | Married November [blank], 1849 |
| Seventh Sheet (Right) | Marriage | John T. Snow & Sarah Ann Moore | Married October 5, 1854 |
| Seventh Sheet (Right) | Marriage | Henry C. Snow & Wady Catherine Hales | Married September 4, 1856 |