Henry Jerome Brown Family Bible

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Brown, Burns, Acree

This page displays the pages from a family Bible and provides a transcript of what's written on the pages.

The first page of interest is the dedication page. The page reads "Presented to Mrs. Bettie S. Burns by her father Raleigh N.C. December 6th 1866

The next page is the cover page showing that the Bible was printed in 1866 in New York.

The first page of genealogical interest is the Marriages page. (These pages are not necessarily in the order that they appear in the Bible.)

The following describes the contents of the Marriages page.

• Left top box

In the City of Raleigh on the 3rd of March 1859 by the Rev. L. L. Hendren Mr. Ebenezer B. Burns to Miss Bettie S. daughter of Mr. H. J. Brown

• Left middle box

Married Thursday April the 29 1880 By Rev. Mr. Hoyet/Hoyt? Owen Acree to Jennie E. Burns daughter of E. B. Burns

• Left bottom box

Married Tuesday Nov 2, 1886 by the Rev. C. B. K. ??? J. G. Tharpe to

• Right top box

Bettie L. daughter of E. B. Burns

• Right upper middle box

Married Wednesday June 27: 1888 by the Rev. Mr. Ainsworth J. W. Kitchings to Katie Belle daughter of E. B. Burns.

• Right lower middle box

Married Sunday March 22, 1896 by Rev. Jones; W. N. Burns to Henrietta Fornter

• Right bottom box

Married May 26 1903 Miss Jodie Acree to Mr. John H. Borland by

Married Sunday Apr. 6, 1917 Jax. Ha brother Born Nat Burns to Leila May Prior daughter of Horace Prior

The next page lists family births.

Left upper box E. Benton Burns Born May 1st 1805

Left second box Elizabeth Smith Burns Daughter of H. J. & Ludia J. Brown Born October 23d 1836

Left third box Elmyra Engenia daughter of E.B. and E. S. Burns Born January 13th 1861

Left fourth box James Henry Benton Son of E.B. & E. S. Burns Born February 28th 1862

Left fifth box William Nathaniel Son of E. B. & E. S. Burns Born November 17th 1862

Left sixth box Minnie May daughter of E. B. & Bettie S. Burns Born February 11th 1864

Left seventh box Bettie Lydia daughter of E. B. and E. S. Burns born Dec 29th 1867

Right upper box Robert Pettigrew Son of E. B. & E. S. Burns born September 5 1866

Right second box Katie Belle daughter of E. B. & E.S. Burns born July 3rd 1870

Right third box Joseph Wesley Son of E. B. & E. S. Burns born October 26th 1872

Right fourth box Carlton Lane Son of E. B. & E. S. Burns born Sunday - Jun 21st 1875

Right fifth box Willie Eugene Carlton and Nettie Son of W. N. Burns was born Thursday, Dec 17, 1896 in Dothan, Ala

Right sixth box Nat Son of W. N. and Nettie Burns born Sunday September 11:1898 Dothan Ala

This page also lists family births.

Left upper box Henry Jerome Brown Born June 24th 1811 Lydia Jane Lane wife of H. J. Brown born April 30th 1814

Left second box Benton Kitchings son of J. W. + Katie Bell Kitchings borned dec 1, 1889

Left third box Ebenezer Jacob son of W. N. and Nettie Bernice was born Oct 27 1900 in Dothan Al

Left fourth box Mattie Jean Daughter of W.E.C.+ Frances Burns born July 19-1921

Left fifth box Bettie Lois Daughter of W. E. C. + Frances Burns born May 13, 1923

Left sixth box Ebenezer Jacob son of E. J + Marion Burns born Jan 31 1922

Right upper box Jodie Lane daughter of O. L. + Jennie Acree borned May 17th, 1881

Right second box Nellie Wood daughter of O. L. + Jennie Acree borned January 28th 1885

Right third box Janie May daughter of O. L. + Jennie Acree borned May the 5th 1887

Right fourth box Nonie daughter of O. L. & Jennie Acree borned Nov 18, 1889

Right fifth box Robert Marcus son of E. J. + Marion Burns born Sept 20 . 1928