Bible of James Oscar Colvin


From transcriptions prepared by W. A. Lyle, of Jefferson County, and subsequently typed and published by the Works Progress Administration under the title Jefferson County Bible Records.
Transcribed for this site from the WPA volume by Doris Kinser Fountain.  We are extremely grateful to her.
Researchers Note:  this is a transcription of a transcription of a transcription.  Therefore, every item must be verified through separate sources.


Possession: Mrs. J. O. Colvin, Dandridge, TN.
Bible printed in the USA by the National Bible Press.  It was brought from Culpeper, VA, by John R. Colvin and given to Jams Oscar Colvin, his son, and then to Mrs. J. O. Colvin, his daughter-in-law, who now lives in Dandridge, TN.
Transcription: July 28, 1937

John R. Colvin - Born in Culpeper, VA, Nov. 9, 1820 – Died in Dandridge, TN, Jan. 10, 1899
Sarah Frances Marshall Colvin, 1st wife of J. R. Colvin Born in Culpeper, VA, Sept. 23, 1824 Died in Dandridge, TN, June 14, 1882
Hattie Marshall Colvin, 2nd wife of J. R. Colvin Born in Culpeper VA, Sept 23, 1837 Died in Dandridge, TN, Jan. 10, 1918

Children of John R. Colvin and Sarah Marshall Colvin:
James Oscar Colvin Born April 19, 1855 Died Feb. 6, 1936 Dandridge, TN
John M. Colvin Born Aug. 6, 1863, Mossy Creek, TN

James Oscar Colvin married Sarah Frances Goforth, Sept. 5, 1877, by Rev. W. H. Lyle, Dandridge, TN.
Children of James Oscar and Sarah Frances Colvin:
Lillian Colvin born July 11, 1878, Dandridge, TN
Ida Olivia Colvin born April 1, 1880, Dandridge, TN
Margaret Virginia Colvin born July 23, 1883, Dandridge, TN
Charles Kilmore Colvin born July 19, 1886, Dandridge, TN

MARRIAGES
Ida Olivia Colvin was married to E. M. Neff on Jan. 25, 1899, Knoxville, TN
Their children:
Sarah Olivia Neff, born Feb. 6, 1900, Knoxville, TN
Charles William Neff, born June 15, 1903, Rural Retreat; Died June 28, 1930
Oscar Monroe Neff, born May 12, 1906, Rural Retreat, VA, Died Sept. 11, 1936

Lillian C. Ewing (sic) was married to L. M. Ewing, Dec. 6, 1899, Knoxville, TN
Their children:
George Colvin Ewing, born Dec. 26, 1903, Knoxville, TN
James Wood Ewing, born April 15, 1907, Knoxville, TN
Lodelius Massey Ewing, Jr., born July 24, 1915, Knoxville, TN; died Dec. 11, 1916
Mary Elizabeth Ewing, born Feb. 17, 1910, Knoxville, TN; died June 10, 1910
Charles Goforth Ewing, born Dec. 28, 1918, Knoxville, TN

Margaret V. Colvin was married to Carl L. Yearwood June 15, 1905, Knoxville, TN
Their children:
James Forrest Yearwood, born March 31, 1906, Knoxville, TN
Carl L. Yearwood, Jr, born May 5, 1909, Knoxville, TN

Charles Elmore Colvin was married to Eula Harrell Sept. 20, 1908.
Their children:
Charles Elmore Colvin, Jr., born April 11, 1910
Wilma May Colvin, born May 23, 1913, died Jan 27, 1914
Richard Harrell Colvin, born Aug. 21, 1915
Sarah Frances Colvin, born Nov. 16, 1920, Danville, KY

Hattie Rowena Parsons (sic) was married to William A. Parsons, July 27, 1915
Their children:
William Jackson Parsons, born April 26, 1916, Knoxville, TN
James Colvin Parsons, born Jan. 25, 1918, Knoxville, TN
Sara Margaret Parsons, born Jan. 2, 1925, Knoxville, TN
Norma Louise Parsons, born Feb. 29, 1928, Knoxville, TN