Benton County, Tennessee Genealogy Family Bibles

Benton County Bible Records


Barnes Family Bible
Josiah Turner Florence
Charles Lee Herrin & Mattie Bell Hicks Herrin
William D. and Alice E. Johnson
John Paton Lashlee Bible
William Pinkney Lashlee Abstract of Family Record
McKenzie Family Bible
Hinton Hall Mitchell Family Bible
Rayborn Family Bible
Robert Bruce Travis Family Bible
James and Mary Wyly Family Bible
Rev. Wesley Young
McMurtry Family Bible
William Wheeler Smothers Family Bible
 



"In the midst of life we are in death."

Charles Lee Herrin and Mattie Bell (NEE Hicks) Herrin & Family
Big Sandy, Tennessee

Charley Herrin was born 1871. Married September 22, 1889
Mattie (Hicks) Herrin was born May 1, 1870 died June 23, 1906
Verna Lee Herrin was born August 8, 1890
Ermon Avery Herring was born May 20, 1892
William Clyde Herrin was born April 6, 1894 and died october 18, 1931
Mary Maudine was born April 21, 1899
James Lillburn Herrin was born May 30, 1903
Jewel Ineze Herrin was born September 23, 1905

Submitted by Norma Watson


McKenzie Family Bible

The Bible was printed and published in 1832. The authors of the entries are unknown.

The following entries (including spelling errors) were written:

a. After Feb 10, 1846, but before Jun 16, 1853 (all in the "same hand"):

Births:

Margaret McKenzie was born March the 25th, 1814
Nancy McKenzie was born February the 29th, 1816
John B McKenzie was born February the 7th, 1818
Gilbert McKenzie was born March the 18th, 1820
Chistian B McKenzie was born January the 20th, 1822
William L McKenzie was born February the 7th, 1824
Christopher McKenzie was born April the 16th, 1826
Malcomb J McKenzie was born July the 22nd, 1828
John C McKenzie was born Agust the 21st, 1830
Effy P McKenzie was born June the 3rd, 1832
Martha Ann McKenzie was born January the 10th, 1835

Deaths:

John B McKenzie September 10, 1829
Christopher McKenzie May 16, 1830
Effy P McKenzie October 15, 1833
Malcomb McKenzie September 20, 1834
Martha A McKenzie January 24, 1835

Married:

Malcomb McKenzie and Nancy Beaton was married February13, 1812
Daniel Brewer and Nancy McKenzie was married April 23, 1835
Margaaret McKenzie was married April, 1838
Gilbert McKenzie and Esther F. Pitt was married February 10, 1846

b. After June 16th, 1853 but before January 16, 1896 (in a different hand)

Deaths:

Christian B McKenzie June 16th, 1853


Submitted by Dave Snow


Young Family Bible

Young family bible (published 1831) was owned by the Rev. Wesley Young, and was eventually owned (per inscription in the bible) by his granddaughter, Julian Alice Bateman (Mrs. Christopher Columbus Vick).

Rev. Wesley Young - born August 22, 1799, died November 6, 1859.

He married Alice Robins - born May 20, 1805, died August 30, 1882.

They had issue:

William J. Young (b. Oct. 22, 1823, d. Oct. 1851)
Mary Ann Young (b.May 21, 1825, d. June 10, 1868)
Martha E. Young (b. illegible, 1820, d. Dec. 16, 1826)
Malinda E. Young (b. Feb. 10, 1828, d. Dec. 25, 1859)
John F. Young (b. Dec. 9, 1830, d. ilegible, 1830)
Martha J. Young (b. Jan. 23, 1833, d. Feb. 18, 1862)
Nancy E. Young (b. June 6, 1835)
James A. Young (b. Sept. 13, 1838)
Infant (b. Jan. 19, 1841, d. Jan. 19, 1841)
John W. Young (b. June 12, 1844)

Submitted by Scott Rowland


ROBERT BRUCE TRAVIS FAMILY BIBLE RECORD

The original Bible record was owned, in 1977, by Mr. Philip L. Travis, Chicago, Illinois.

R. B. (Robert Bruce) Travis was born 7 miles west of Paris in Henry County, State of Tennessee on the 18th of May 1832

Mary Jane, wife of R. B. Travis, and daughter of J. D. Gillespie, was born in Williamson County, State of Tennessee on the 11th of Nov. 1835

Sarah Jane, wife of R. B. Travis, and daughter of Charles Cowell, was born 2 miles west of Camden, in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 26th of December 1843. R. B. Travis was married to Mary J. Gillespie Nov. 22d 1857

R. B. Travis was married to Sarah J. Cowell, Feb. 10th, 1861
James Virgil, son of R. B. and Mary Jane Travis, was born 1 mile east of Camden, in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 7th of March 1859
Sarah Jane, daughter of R. B. and Mary Jane Travis, was born at Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 9th of Apri1 1860
Robert Bruce, son of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis was born at Camden, in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 26th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1861
Charles Napier, son of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis was born at Camden in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 13th of December 1863
Willie Silas Mansfield, son of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis was born 6 miles East of North from Camden, in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 29th day of October 1866
Viola Frances, daughter of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis, was born in Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 6th day of July in the year of our Lord 1869
Eugene Emory, son of R. B. and S. J. Travis was born at Camden in Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 28th of February 1877
Sarah Jane, daughter of R. B. and Mary Jane Travis, died in Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 16th of April 1860
Mary Jane, wife of R. B. Travis, died in Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 26th of April 1860
Robert Bruce, son of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis, died in Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 24th day of March in the year - our Lord 1862
Willie Silas Mansfield, son of R. B. and Sarah Jane Travis, died in Camden, Benton County, State of Tennessee, on the 7th of August at 20 minutes to 10 o' clock p. m. in the year 1867
Mrs. O. W. Hubbs, nee Viola Frances Travis, died July 19, 1902, at 11:35 p.m. at the home of her parents, R. B. and S. J. Travis in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee

Also in this Bible, in old script, is this record:
Joseph Travis was born at White Plains, New York, December 9th 1760
Elizabeth Travis or Elizabeth Savage was born Dec. 23rd 1762
Children:
Catherine Travis was born March 14th 1782
Elizabeth Travis was born July 2nd 1784
Jacob Travis was born Dec. 23rd 1785
George Travis was born May 23rd 1787
Harry Travis was born Oct. 30th 1788
John Travis was born Oct. 27th 1790
Susannah Travis was born May 25th 1796
Silas Travis was born July 1st 1797
William Travis was born Nov. 17th 1800

Hugh G. Caruthers was born May 22d 1771
Margaret Caruthers was born May 22d 1781 (same month and day as Hugh G. )
Sarah G. Caruthers was born Nov. 21st 1804: died 1805
Hugh G. Caruthers died Aug. 16th 1804
Margaret Caruthers died June, 1828
John Caruthers was born July 22d 1802

Silas & Jane Caruthers marriage, children---
Silas Travis and Jane Caruthers was married Aug. 22d 1820.
Horace M. Travis was born Oct. 12th 1821:
Albert Travis born Oct. 28th 1822
G. L. Travis born Nov. 6th 1824
Harriet C. Travis born Jan. 29th 1827
James G. C. Travis was born Aug. 31st 1829
Robert B Travis, born May 18th 1832
Thomas O. Travis born Feb. 20th 1836
Sarah J. Travis born June 10th 1838
Amanda A. Travis was born Dec. 27th 1842

Jane Travis died March 11th 1845
Horace Travis died June 11th 1822
Hariet C. Travis married to Jesse James Oct 11th 1847
Albert Travis was married Dec. 24th 1851, M.A.V. Wood
James G. C. Travis married Sophia Covington Feb. 8th 1852
J. L. Travis married Martha J. Hicks Oct. 13th 1853

Submitted by Dianne Davidson



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