Bible of Rev. J. M. Otey & Wife

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: Widow and her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Hudson, Jefferson City, RFD #2
Transcription: Sept. 21, 1937

Marriages:
Rev. J. M. Otey and Maggie M. Hale on the 2nd day of June 1874 were married at the home of Henry Hale, the father of the bride, married by the Rev. Jesse Baker

Births:
Henry Hale was born May 9, 1816
Emmaline Hale was born June 27, 1818
J. C. Hale was born Nov. 11, 1844
Mary Jane Hale was born March 7, 1846
Ruth A. Hale was born March 13, 1848
Sarah Hale was born May 26, 1850
Manerva A. Hale was born Oct. 11, 1852
Maggie M. Hale was born Aug. 6, 1855
Richard Hale was born Jan. 16, 1857
Wm. A. Shefey was born Apr. 3, 1840

Deaths:
Henry Hale died Mar. 20, 1894 Age 78 Yrs.
Emmaline Hale died Feb. 13, 1886 Age 67 Yrs.
J. C. Hale died Aug. 31, 1925
Mary Jane Hale died March 10, 1927
Sarah Hale died Sept. 9, 1883
Manerva A. Hale died Apr. 7, 1929
Richard Hale died March 26, 1883
Wm. A. Sherfey died Jan. 31, 1898

Births:
Serenia E. Otey born March 3, 1875
John W. Otey born April 26, 1877
Infant born July 3, 1878
Mollie V. Otey born June 10, 1879
William S. Otey born Nov. 23, 1880
Ruth Ann Otey born Nov. 25, 1883
Fanny M. Otey born May 6, 1887
E. K. and R. N. Otey born March 16, 1889
R. T. Otey born Dec. 6, 1892
John M. Otey born Feb. 2, 1847
Maggie M. Hale born Aug. 6, 1855

Marriages:
W. S. Otey and Maggie Carpenter was married April 9, 1902
J. F. McKinney and Annie Otey were married Sept. 8, 1904

Births:
Rev. J. M. Otey was born April 16, 1845 and died Oct. 1, 1926
Rev. Charles H. Otey was born Aug. 4, 1852 and died April 9, 1926
Mary V. Otey Bates was born Aug. 1, 1854, and died March 13, 1935