Bible of John Smith, Who Lived at Oak Grove
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. Ida Hodges, daughter, of Morristown, TN
Transcription: Aug. 4, 1937
Births:
John Smith was born Nov. 15, 1820
Catherine Caroline Bare was born May 7, 1830
Parthena Elizabeth Smith was born Jan. 21, 1848
Polly Ann Smith was born Dec. 27, 1849
Wm. Hardin Smith March 2, 1852
Hannah Jane Smith was born May 1, 1854
Francis Marion Smith was born Sept. 3, 1856
Julia Alice Smith was born Feb. 9, 1859
Ellenia Smith was born Jan. 7, 1861
Ida Love Smith was born March 12, 1865
Clara May Smith was born Nov. 1, 1869
Deaths:
John Smith died Feb. 22, 1905
Catherine Caroline, his wife, died April 24, 1916
Parethena Elizabeth Smith, wife of Wm. Fain, died Jan. 22, 1879
Polly Ann Smith, wife of John Moore, died Aug. 20, 1884
Marriages:
John Smith and Catherine Caroline Bare were married Jan. 21, 1849
Parthena Elizabeth Smith married Wm. Fain
Polly Ann Smith married Jno. Moore
Julia Alice Smith married J. C. Hammer
Ellenia Smith married Jno. Mitchell
Ida Love Smith and J. T. Hodges Mar 15, 1891
Deaths:
Wm. Hardin Smith died Aug. 5, 1934
Hannah Jane Smith died Dec. 9, 1929
Julia Alice Smith, wife of J. C. Hammer, died Jan. 8, 1929
Clara May Smith died Dec. 20, 1929
Births:
John Bare was born Oct. 24, 1792 and died Oct. 13, 1843
Polly Inman Bare was born July 12, 1795 and died Jan. 20, 1872
John Bare and Polly Inman were married Nov. 17, 1818