JONES COUNTY, NC - BIBLES - Westbrook/Rhodes Family Bible

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WESTBROOK BIBLE

The following Bible comes from the estate of the late William Rhodes JONES, 
Jr. of Greensboro, N.C.; with kind permission of his family, Ms. Sharon M. 
JONES and children. sharonjones@post.com
(Transcribed by Sloan S. MASON) SloMas7@comcast.net
(WESTBROOK/RHODES/SHAW/EUBANKS/NOBLES/WEST/GUEST/BARNETT)

The following letter was in the bible:

Spartanburg, S.C.
Since William Rhodes JONES, my son, has expressed a desire for my father's 
(Zaccheus RHODES) mother's (WESTBROOK) Bible and is to have it rebound; I wish 
him to have it. And hope he will study it and proclaim its teachings. It is a 
good Bible, I read and compared it with others. I like the fact it has no 
pictures.
Feb. 9, 1967
Annie Rhodes JONES

BIBLE

(on  inside cover-several marks in pencil, unable to read)

Zacious RHODES
Euin? L. RHODES

Holey Bible
Book of Divine
presheus treasheurs thou art mine
(next blank page)

Ms. Huillie SHAW?/SHOW?
Sally "Sally" EUBANKS

Huillie SHOW was Borned
March the 1st day 1843  this Febury
This 21 1866

Huille SHOW         Huille SHOW

(next blank page)

Feb. 3, 1865
I am here at his time but I don't
no how long I shall stay


TITLE PAGE

The
HOLY BIBLE
Containing the 
Old and New Testaments
Philadelphia
Published by M'Carty & Davis, No. 171, Market Street.
I. Ashmead & Co. Printers
1834

(Blank page in bible-unable to read most of it)

franey maran Hoskins
franey maran Hoskins
Co. --- 67 Regt.
January 13the 1865
P Butram
Pu-----s
Returned              H S
At home Jones County
H S at home Jones County, N.C.


FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS

Harmon WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord July the 18-1799
Dovy WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord March the 30 1800
Benjamin WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord January the 7th, 1822
Serenah WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord Febuary the 3rd, 1828
Samanthan WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord March the 17th 1833
William H. H. WESTBROOK was bornd in the year of our Lord October the 
    24th 1835
Elzary WESTBROOK was born in the year of our Lord 1838 August 20th
---thy Ann Alsay WESTBROOK was born in the year of our Lord  ----y 18th 1844

DEATHS

Nancy WESTBROOK died in the Wife of John WESTBROOK, Sr. died in the year of 
    our Lord 1843 July the 18th day.
Dovy WESTBROOK wife of Harmon WESTBROOK died in the year of our Lord 1844 
    January the 19th.
John WESTBROOK, Sr. died in the year of our Lord May 26th 1845
Harmon WESTBROOK died the twelf of March 12 1848
Benjamin RHODES was born August the ---- 1812

FAMILY RECORD
MARRIAGES

Benjamin RHODES and Surenh WESTBROOK was mared October 28 1846
H. D. SHAW and Mary E. JARMAN was marrid July 14th? 1867

FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
 
Lucy Dorcas WESTBROOK daughter of Harmon WESTBROOK & wife Hannah WESTBROOK 
    was born in the year of Lord June 25th 1845
Zacharias RHODES was born November the 13 1847
--ly RHODES --- bornd May 20 1849
-----t and was bornd --- twenty fift  of --buary -- 1852
Margat and was bornd the twenty fifth of febuary 25 1852

FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS

-lnor- ---------- --s born in the year --  our lord 1830 -pril the 1st

END OF DOCUMENT

Poems found in Bible: 
"Leap Year Lyrics" by Eugene Field from the Chicago News circa 1864.
"They Miss Me at Home" a Parody on "Do They Miss Me at Home." From the Prison 
Ship "Dragoon," off Hilton Head 1864.  Signed on the back by Mollie S. RHODES, 
Kinston, N.C.

Handwritten Notes and Names in Bible

Zaccheus RHODES was bornd Novr 13th day A.D. 1847
Mary E. J. RHODES was bornd July 20th day A.D. 1853
Mary S. RHODES was bornd Aug 3rd day 1869
Jinnie RHODES was bornd Sept 3rd day 1871 and died Octr 1st day 1871
Ideller Wineford RHODES was bornd Sept 2nd day, 1872
John F. RHODES was bornd Dec. 16th day 1874
Elenor Olivia RHODES was bornd Sept 24th day 1876
Lucey RHODES was bornd January 18th day 1878.

Harmon WESTBROOK was bornd July the 18th day 1799
Dovy WESTBROOK was bornd March the 30th day 1800
Benjaman RHODES was born Aug    1812 (1822? Handwritten & circled-different 
    writing)
Serenah WESTBROOK was bornd Febr the 3 day 1828
Ersuly RHODES was bornd May 20th day 1849
Margat Ann RHODES was bornd Febr 25th day 1852

(next note written on the back of a book order form with the blank date of 188-)
Rosa --- Blanche
Berta ---Mozelle
Myrlie
Lorena
Bessie
Mariah
Cattie
Llewelyn
Dora
Ida
Laura
Nanie
Rosa May R-
Georgana

END OF NOTES


The following letter was found in the WESTBROOK BIBLE


Craighead County, Ark., Jan. the 6th A.D. 1867

Dear Unkle and Aunt and Cousins,
I seat myself to right you a few lines to let you know that we are all as well 
as comon  and the connection all so- so far as I no at this time--- and we 
hope that those few lines may find you all well and a doing well. I have 
nothing mutch to rite that is worth your attention-I received your kind letter 
on the 3rd of this inst. Dated Oct. the 28 and 30th 1866 which give us great 
satisfaction to hear from you all and hear of your all being well butt I was 
sory to hear of Unkles being unwell, the health of our country is good at this 
time.Times is hard hear now more so than was suspected by the Generality of 
the people.  Corn is worth one dollar per bushel.  Wheat two dollars per 
bushel Pork 8 cts per lb-you wanted to no where my Mother was she is hear with 
me this morning her family is all well Aunt Zilphy lives a bout 3 miles from 
us her family is all well so far as I no they are all living yet Cousin Ann 
WEST is Married she has bin Married a year ago last July she married A man by 
the name of David A. GUEST-I am mistaken about Unkle Needoms family Cousin 
Craven is ded he died in the army.  My mother lives about 3 miles from me 
Unkel Richard's family is all scaterd mitely Unkle lives up in Missouri in 
Scott County near a litle place calld Burtran his postoffice is Charlston, 
Mississippi County he has 6 children up there with him and 2 of them is 
married, Marthy and Nancy. There is four of his children living hear in 
Arkansas-two of them is married Winey and Polly. The other 2 is George and 
Richard. Barnet and Martin lived in Tennessee the last I heard of them and 
Jane is there too, they are all well that lives hear but the most of the 
family and Unkle Richard him self is getting along mity bad. You rote that all 
your boys was maried but one and he was a going to get married the next week 
we give you all our best respects and disire you to rite to us as often as is 
convienent with you our post office is all the same. Jonesboro, Ark.
Your nephew and cousin til deth  
Isaac T. NOBLE and Mary J. NOBLE
To James J. RHODES 
To Winiford RHODES and cousins all.

END OF LETTER

In the 1860 CENSUS, I found the following NOBLE family.

1860 CENSUS
Powell Township, Craighead County, Arkansas
June 7, 1860
Family 156/dwelling 156

Wm. A. NOBLES, age 47, M, birth: N.C., farmer-2000/910
Elizabeth NOBLES-age 50, F, birth: N.C.
Isaac T. NOBLES-age 22, M. birth: Tn.
Kisiah NOBLES-age 17, F, birth Tn.
Nancy A. NOBLES-age 13,F, birth: Tn.
Martha P. NOBLES-age 13, F., birth Tn.
George W. NOBLES-age 11, M, birth: Ark.
Winford NOBLES-age 7, F, birth Ark.
Rachel E. NOBLES-age 4, F, birth Ark.

(Source-Rootsweb-Census Records)