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Polk County, Tennessee

Thomas Morrison
REV. John Laird Burns
Rogers Family Bible
Rogers Family Bible
Browder Family
Dixon Family

Bible Records of Thomas Morrison

Thanks to Edith Ward for providing the following records.

The following dates are contained in a Bible in the possession of A.D. Webb, 1216 Brookside Dr., Maryville, Tn. and were copied by Paul Kelley in Aug. 1958. All are dates of birth; there are no marriage or death records. The book is leatherbound, and the title page is missing.

Thomas Morrison, b; SC. died 12-11,1874 in Polk County, is buried in Cockson Cem. Lived to be 100.
Born Thomas Morison 25 Jul 1774
Francis (sic) Morison 11 Jan 1776
Esther Morison 18 Sep 1801
Sarah Morison 15 Aug 1802
Francis Morison 21 Aug 18__ illegible A word following this name might be jun.
Elizabeth Morison Apr the ________ illegible
Huldah Morison 4 Nov 1809
Nancy Morison 5 Oct 1811
Polly Morison 20 Apr 1813
Susanna Morison 5 Jun 1815
Milton Morison 17 Jun 1818
Elizabeth Morison 11 Apr 1808
Huday (sic) Morison 4 Nov 1809
Pleasant Morison 29 Mar 1821
Fanney Webb 14 Jun 1822
Milly Webb 1 Aug 1823
Thomas Webb 7 Apr 182__ illegible
Saly (sic) Webb 8 Jul 1826
Polley Ann Webb 14 Sep 1827
William R. Webb 3 Aug 1828
John R ____(Illegible) Webb 4 Feb. 1831
James Plasant (sic) Webb 2 SEp 1832
Huldah Webb 18 Jan 1834
Betsy Matilda Webb 7 Aug 1836
Elijah Nelson Webb 7 Mar 1837
Esther Cariline Webb 24 Dec 1834
Nancy Susan Webb 11 Oct 1840
Elisha Welcom (sic) Webb 11 Oct 1840
Enos Webb 22 Aug 1843
Nancy Elizabeth (no family name) 12 Dec 1845
Esther Ann Devine 26 Nov 1844
Wm. E. Talent 4 Nov 1843
Frances Rogers Webb 9 May 1844
Mary Elizabeth Tallent 21 Dec 1844
James Webb 11 (or 17) Dec 1853
William Eliga (sic) Webb 24 Nov 1855
Nancy E. Webb 14 Oct 1856
Ester E. Webb 10 Jan 1857
Milly Matilda Webb 29 Sep 1858
Tennessee Webb 7 Oct 1858
The pages containing this record are loose, and it is possible that I did not arrange them in the original order.


Thanks to Sue Burns Newby for submitting the following Family Bible Records.
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM
REV. JOHN LARD BURNS FAMILY BIBLE

TITLE PAGE MISSING: NOTE SAYING BIBLE PURCHASED ABOUT 1882
MARRIAGES:
Date Names
20 Jan 1856 J. L Burns and Elizabeth Pair John Lard Burns
BIRTHS AND DEATHS:
Date of Birth Name Date of Death Notes/Comments-Not part of the official bible record.
01 Dec 1826* Rev. J. L Burns 27 Oct 1883* *Note written by Fred M. Burns in 1939: " Uncle Frank says Grandfather was born December 1, 1825 instead of 1826."
03 Nov 1833 Elizabeth Burns 11 Sep 1901 Maiden name: Elizabeth Pair
27 Jan 1857 J. R. Burns 22 Aug 1857 James R. Burns
18 Jul 1858 Mary Frances Burns 07 Aug 1859
25 Apr 1860 H. F. Burns Henderson Franklin Burns
25 Apr 1862 Baby, sex unknown 25 Apr 1862 Note says "One born Apr. the 25th, 1882, died immediately without name."
11 May 1863 O. J. Burns Oliver Jackson Burns
19 Nov 1865 Nancy Ann Burns
23 Mar 1869 J. A. Burns John Anderson Burns
15 Aug 1871 G. W. Burns George Washington Burns
18 Jun 1873 Clementine Burns 24 Aug 1873
09 Jul 1874 A. M. Burns Andrew Madison Burns
04 Oct 1880 Missouria M. Burns 03 Feb 1881 Missouri Magdaline Burns
NOTE: Comments and death dates in parentheses are from Cora Sue Burns Newby
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM
A ROGERS FAMILY BIBLE

(OLD TESTAMENT ONLY--NEW TESTAMENT MISSING)
NEW YORK: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY 1889
BIRTHS AND DEATHS:
Date of Birth Name Date of Death Notes/Comments (mine)
27 May 1804 Travis Rogers 09 Mar 1889 (Father of this family)
21 Oct 1806 Fanny Rogers 15 Jul 1877 (Mother of this family)
01 Oct 1825 Welcome B. Rogers Welcome Beard Rogers
10 Dec 1826 Thomas Rogers
His wife: Elisbeth 16 Dec 1863
28 May 1828 Josephus Rogers (Name hard to read--ink blurred)
16 Jan 1830 Milton E. Rogers
04 Aug 1831 Fanny J. Rogers
23 Feb 1833 Elijah Rogers
13 Feb 1835 William Rogers 14 Jan 1854
05 July 1836 Pleasant Rogers 09 Mar 1863
24 Feb 1838 John Rogers 11 Oct 1855
21 Nov 1839 Anda Rogers 05 May 1840 (Name hard to read--ink blurred)
18 May 1841 Henry D. Rogers
14 Nov 1845 Isaac A. Rogers
11Jun 1847 Travis Elisha Rogers 08 Mar 1885
25 Jul 1774 Thomas Morison (Relationship not explained, but he is father of Travis Rogers' wife, Fanny.)
INFORMATION TAKEN FROM
A ROGERS FAMILY BIBLE
PROBABLY BELONGING TO MARY ELIZABETH ROGERS BURNS
NEWYORK: AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, 1889
BIRTHS
Date of Birth Name Comments
01 Oct 1825 Welcom B. Rogers Benton, Tenn., Polk County
02 Nov 1832 Susen E. J. Fergison Susan Elizabeth Jane Fergison
14 Jul 1855 Jane Rogers (Birthdate hard to read--may be 19 Jul 1855)
25 Apr 1857 William Newton Rogers
17 May 1859 Fannie Ann Rogers (Birthdate hard to read--may be 14 May 1859)
05 Nov 1861 Travis Welcom Rogers
10 Dec 1864 Mary Elizabeth Rogers
03 May 1867 Moses Benjamin Rogers
19 May 1871 David Calvin Rogers
NOTE: No marriage or death dates were recorded in this Bible. Comments in parentheses are mine.
--Cora Sue Burns Newby (Granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Rogers Burns)

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29 April 2000

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