Monday, September 12, 2005

Family Bible: Andrews

An antique family bible titled the oxford text american edition, There is writing in the very last page where it is dated 1891 to Mr Oliver C, Andrews with a list of different first names of the Andrews Family.

The writing reads as follows

Mr Oliver C Andrews Sept 9 1891
Mary N Andrews From Mar 12 1899
Lourse T Andrews Aug 29 1918
Harry O Andrews from May 12 1920
Robert G Andrews From Aug 24 1920
Charlotte S Andrews From feb 19 1925 Died April 2 1925
Lourse T Andrews died dec 1 1930
Oliver C Andrews Died Sept 2 1954

no picture available but I found Oliver in the 1900 Census United States

Name: Oliver C Andrews
Home in 1900: Hyde Park, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's name: Henry age 49 born about 1851 in Canada (Ontario)
Mother's name: Jane age 53 born about 1849 in Canada (Ontario)

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Family Bible POWELL, ALDRICH

Old Family Bible with 3 pages of history listing marriages, births and deaths etc. Also some handwritten notes from an Aunt Sarah's bible with a note to save this information. Other last names are Vandenburg, Roberts, Bedell, Thompson. Oldest date listed is 1825.

MARRIAGES
Milton Powell & Leila Aldrich
married Aug 24, 1892

DEATHS
Sarah [Aunt Sarah??] O Dell died Dec. 20, 1937
Julia Powell died Dec 29, 1937

Lydia Ann Bartlett [born] Belchertown Massachusetts, Jan 19, xxxx
Died March 13, 1907

Lewis Powell died ...?
Milton Powell