Lenoir County, NC - Hall Bible

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NOTES on family bible by Clair Hadley

The following pages from a Hall bible were kindly provided by 
Charlotte Ruffner, a descendant of Wm Henry Hall (1846-1931) on 
Feb. 20, 2005. The pages are in a scrapbook and have been removed 
from a family bible. All the information is from the same bible, 
though the recorders were different. We don't know when the 
information was recorded or by whom. I suspect the maiden Hall 
sisters, Carrie and Hattie, did the recording and perhaps Wm. 
Henry's daughter, Carrie Melissa, or his wife Annie was the third 
recorder. I have a sample of William's signature and it does not 
match any of the recorders. 

NOTES on BIRTHS: The handwriting for Rosaline, Geo., Harriett Ann, 
Henry C. William Henry, John Harvey and Sarah Lucretia is the same 
(recorder #1). The record for Caroline and Benjamin Franklin is by 
a 2nd recorder. The record for Harriet M. Caswell is by a third 
recorder who obviously made a mistake as the incomplete date of "185" 
makes clear. I also note that the original Christ Church baptism 
record clearly has Rosaline T. Caswell rathar than Rosaline M. Caswell. 
My final observation is that Harriet M. Caswell died June 10, 1858 and 
the two sisters had her will from her death until 1886 when it was 
probated. Harriet A., Caroline, and Sarah appeared for probate and 
Harriet declared that the will had been in her possession. Recorder 
#3, who made the Harriet M. error, was obviously not aware of this. 

NOTES on DEATHS: The record for Henry C. and John Harvey is done by 
recorder #1

The record for Benjamin Franklin is done by reocrder #2.

NOTES on Marriages: Purnell and Rosaline's is done by recorder #1.

Sarah and Richard's is done in blue ink by a fourth recorder.

SOURCE: pages from an original Bible record belonging to Charlotte 
Ruffner, descendant of Wm Henry Hall

BIRTHS

Rosaline M. Caswell daughter of William L. & Margaret T. Caswell was 
born 25th day of December A.D. 1817.

Geo. Washington Hall son of Purnell & Rosaline M. Hall was born 
April 3rd 1840.

Harriet Ann Edwards Hall daughter of Purnell and Rosaline M. Hall was 
born May 25th A.D. 1842

Henry C. Hall son of Purnell and Rosaline M. Hall was born January 11th 
A.D. 1844

William Henry Clay Hall son of Purnell & Rosaline M. Hall was born 
August 11th A.D. 1846

Caroline Wearing Hall daughter of Purnell and Rosaline M. Hall was born 
Nov. 17 A.D. 1848 

Benjamin Franklin Hall Son of Purnell & rosaline M. Hall was born 9th 
day of September A.D. 1850

John Harvey Hall son of Purnell & Rosaline M. Hall was born Monday April 
16th at 8 O Clock A.M.

Sarah Lucretia Hall daughter of Purnell & Rosaline M. Hall was born 
Monday april 16th at 8 O clock A.M.

Harriet M. Caswell was born Friday September 20th 185_
                                                      
DEATHS

Henry C. Hall son of Purnell & Rosaline M. Hall departed this life January 
19th A.D. 1844 Age 8 days

Benjamin Franklin Hall Son of Purnell & Rosaline Hall departed this life 
September 14. A.D. 1850 Aged 5 Days.

John Harvey Hall son of Purnell & rosaline Hall died Saturday June 30 1854 
at 7 O'clock P.M. & was buried nest day at 5 O'clock P.M.
  
MARRIAGES

Purnell Hall and Rosaline M. Caswell were married by Geo. W. Dixon, Esq. 
July 13th A.D. 1839.

Richard A. Miller and Sarah L. Hall were joined together in *holly wedlock 
on the 19 of November 1873 by the rev. William T. Speake    
[*holy is misspelled in the record]

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