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TRANSCRIPTION of MORTON – GILBERT BIBLE Entries Dated from 1806 to 1914 Bible of William C. Morton (1829-1911) and Sarah M. (Gilbert) Morton (1834-1901) of Lincoln Co., TN.  Transcriber: Patricia A. West, St. Louis, Missouri; email: wiz [at] websitewiz [dot] com; http:// www.websitewiz.com.  Current location: Bible in possession of Christina Lee West Ramey, Ozark, Missouri, niece of the transcriber. Provenance: The Bible was given to Alice Eugenia (Kirkland) West by her mother, Gertie B. (Morton) Kirkland, b 1892, d/o Alice…

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SMITH—ROBERTS BIBLE, Entries dated from 1792 to 1898 Bible of Sarah (Smith) Roberts (b 1774 NC/SC? – d Tenn.) & John Roberts (c1770 Va.-1861 Tenn.) Submitter, transcriber, & current holder of the Bible: Patricia A. West, wiz [at] websitewiz [dot] com http:// www.websitewiz.com/genealogy/ The Bible fragment consists of pages 581-1080 and pages 1-25 of the Psalms of David in Metre. The Bible is in fragile condition, with a leather binding only on the spine. The Bible register pages (pages 677-680)…

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Family Bible Dates 1811-1964 Note: Washington A. Gilbert (1811-1894), who was born and died in Lincoln Co., TN, was the son of the Rev. John Gilbert and his wife, Sarah (possibly Bourland) Gil bert, who were both born in N.C. and later settled in Bedford/Lincoln Co., TN. W.A. and his wife, Sarah (Oliver) , were married in Rodgersville, AL in 1842. Her parents were William and Sarah Oliver. W.A. and Sarah Gilbert ha d seven children, including one set of…

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