Location: Pensacola, Florida

Surnames/tags: Harding Thomas Anthony
This is a hard leather-bound Bible in the possession of Alicia Taylor. It's a Pictorial Parallel Bible published by Globe Bible Publishing in 1885 measuring 12.5 inches long and 10.5 inches wide. It is published in 1885. The description from the publisher reads:
- Bound in American Morocco, Elegant Raised Panel sides, Beautifully ornamented gold centre stamp, comb edges... with 38 full-page Steel and Wood Engravings, over 1000 pages, patriarchs, prophets, and kings of the Bible, lives of the Reformers and Translators, Smith's Illustrations and Events in the Life of St. Paul, Biography and History of the Apostles and Evangelists, FOUR THOUSAND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, and numerous other Biblical subjects, Illuminated Family Record, Marriage Certificate, Lord's Prayer, Ten Commandments and Beatitudes, embracing in all 284 Features found in the Table of Explanatory Features, Two Photograph Album Cards.
Some parts of the Bible appear to be printed in German.
Bible's Passage through the Family
Nora Cordenia Harding wrote the following inscription on the first page:
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- This Bible first belonged to Robert S. Anthony, the father of Julia Ann Anthony, Thomas. Following his death it was presented to his daughter, Julia Ann Anthony, Thomas.
Upon her death (17 Jul 1929), it was given to her daughter, Lillie May Thomas, Harding, Hilderbrand.
On the death of Lillie May Thomas, Harding, Hilderbrand on April 2, 1969, the Bible was given to her daughter, Florence Ozella Harding, Clear, McCrackin.
Following the death of Florence Ozella Harding, Clear, McCrackin, Feb. 20, 1993, the Bible was given to her sister, Nora Cordenia Harding, Thompson. Upon the death of Nora Cordenia Harding, Thompson, it is to be presented her daughter, Ethel May (Thompson) Wyre.
Willed Posession
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- Many pages deeper into the Bible and on the back of the Temperance Pledge, on 23 Aug 1933, Lillie Hilderbrand wrote that she desired the Bible to pass to her daughter, Florence O Harding, upon her death.
- Florence wrote that, upon her death, she wished it pass to her sister, Nora Thompson.
Presentation Pages
- A history of denominations and many prints follow the Temperance Pledge. After this, the Bible contains an official presentation page.
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1st Presentation Page - Presented to Lillie May Hildebrand from Julia Ann Anthony on 17 Jun 1929 |
It's actually out of order, as this presentation page documents when Julia Ann Anthony gave the Bible to her daughter. But the Bible was presented to Julia by her father, and that presentation page is towards the back of the Bible.
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Presentation Page from Robert S Anthony to his daughter, Julia Ann Thomas - dated 1890. |
How Alicia Taylor Got It
- Upon the death of Ethel May (Thompson) Wyre, the contents of her belonging were sold in an estate sale, including this Bible and a family photo album. The woman who bought it subsequently passed away and her granddaughter sent the items to me because I knew Aunt Nora and am a direct descendant of Robert Anthony, and his daughter, Julia.
First Family Records
- Immediately following the appendix in front of the Bible, the Bible has pages titled: "Holy Matrimony," "Marriages," "Births," and "Deaths."
Marriages
- The "Holy Matrimony" page is empty, but the "Marriages" contains at least two different handwritings and consists of marriages primarily involving Thompsons or Hardings. The page reads as follows:
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- Edwin Harding & Annie Thomas was married September 1899
- Noble Thomas & Oda Smith was married September 1890
- Miles Thomas & LIzzie Smith was married - Dec. 1900
- Allie Thomas & Ida Thompson was married January 27, 1904
- Mortie Harding & Lillie Thomas was married April 27, 1904
- Alfred Thompson - Nora C Harding- May 18, 1922
- Henry W. Harding - Katherine Robinson - Sept. 6, 1930
- Julius E. Harding & Harriette Robinson Nov. 10, 1930
- John Lee Harding & Bessie Shinkle Dec. 12, 1936
- Richard Lee Clear & Florence Harding Nov. 5, 1946
- Richard Lee Clear (borned} June 6, 1921 and departed this live Dec. 10, 1950
- William F, Hielderbrand - Lillie Harding united in marriage Feb 8, 1925
- W. M. Hilderbrand (borned) March 21, 1883 Departed this life June 19, 1948
- Henry W Harding & Mable Peal (married) Nov. 22 - 1952
Conflict
- Miles Thomas and LIzzie Smith marriage is listed as December 1900. However, they are on the 1900 census in June with a baby with a marriage date of 1899. I believe they were married in December 1898, as his obituary indicates.
Birth Record
1st Record Set
- This is the first set of birth records in the Bible. They are recorded in two sets of handwriting and consists of Harding and Anthony births as follows:
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- Mortimer harding Born March the 17 1886
- lillie May harding Born November 21 1888
- Nora Codiena harding born November 7 1904
- Julia ann harding Born Octber 19 1906
- henry W harding Born february 15 1909
- Julius E Harding Born april 16 1911
- fienettie l Harding Born june 14 1913
- John W lee Harding Born april 4 1917
- Florence Ozella Harding Born Sept 20 1919
- Silas P Anthony Born Born Oct. 28 1847
- Zachary T Anthony Feb 28, 1849
- Julia Ann Anthony feb 5 1851
- Rufus P Anthony Aug 2 1853
- Manda Anthony July 22 1855
2nd Record Set
- This page is right after a page naming the books of the Old and New Testament. It contains a record of Harding Births descending from Annie E Thomas.
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- Edwin Harding was born December 17, 1868
- Annie E Harding was born March 22, 1874
- James Herbert Harding was born August 9, 1890
- Elmer Columbus Harding Harding was born October 15 1892
- Frank Edwin Harding was born nove. 21, 1894
- Mandy Cammorn Harding (borned) Aug. 9, 1896
- Ezra Gilbert Harding (borned) Mar. 3, 1898
- Lou Etta Harding (borned) Sept. 2, 1900
- Willis Edgar Harding (borned) Aug. 29, 1903
- Marion Harding (borned) Mar. 17, 1910
- Ed Harding (borned) - 1907
- Earl Emory Harding (borned) May 17, 1912
- Nellie May Harding (borned) Dec. 17, 1914
Conflicts:
- Annie E Harding's death certificate puts her death at 27 March, 1874, but the family Bible lists it as 22 March 1874
- Earl Harding's middle name is recorded as "Emory" in the family Bible under the second birth register, but is recorded as "Otha" (and that's the name he primarily used) under the second death register. I am not sure if "Emory" was recorded in error or if he changed his name. [1]
Death Record
First Record Set
- This is the first of the death record, beginning with Julia Ann Anthony and continuing with Nora's siblings and family.
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- Julia Ann Harding departed this life at the April the 15, 1910, age 6 months
- Fienettie L Harding Departed this life february 18, 1916
- Mortimer Harding Departed from this life Feb. 20 - 1923
- Julia Ann Thomas Departed from this life July 17 - 1929
- John B Thomas Departed this from life Sept. 21 - 1925
- Alfred Thompson July 20, 1990
- Lillie May (Thomas Harding, Hilderbrand) Departed from this life April 2, 1969
- CA Charles Alfred Thompson Feb 20, 1965
- John W. Lee Harding Departed from this life May 19, 1973
- Henry W. Harding Departed from this life May 4 - 1978
- Florence Ozella Harding, Clear, McCrackin February 20, 1993
- Julius Emmerson Harding Died, Jan.10, 1994 age 82 years
Conflict
- The Bible records Julia Ann Harding death on 15 April 1910, but her headstone records her death 1907. She was 6 months old, as the Bible states. I believe her dates were recorded inaccurately long past baby Julia's death. If she were 6-months old and passed away in 1910, her brithdate would conflict with her brothers. (However, the Births record page has it recorded properly and matches FindAGrave.
Second Record Set
- This is the first of the death record. It contains the records of Anne (Thomas) Harding, Edwin Harding and their children.
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- James Herbert Harding (died) February the 5 1896
- Mandy Cammorn Harding (died) July 29, 1897
- Ed (Jr) Harding (died) Jan. 18, 1928
- Ed Harding (Sr) (died) Sept. 10, 1953
- Annie E Harding - died - May 8, 1957
- Elmer Columbus Harding - Died - Oct. 21, 1977
- Frank Edwin Harding - Died - June 26, 1979
- Ezra Gilbert Harding Harding - Died - Jan. 23, 1984
- "Ettie" Lou Etta Harding - Died Mar. 16, 1973
- Willie Edgar Harding - Died - April 23, 1981
- ("Ed") Edwin Harding Jr. - Died - Jan 18, 1928
- Marion E. Harding - Died - Sept. 2, 1979
- Earl O. Harding - Died - Aug. 12, 1973
- Nellie May Harding -
Note
- (Ed Harding Jr is listed twice
- Nellie May Harding is listed, but her date is empty
Anthony Family History
- After the Presentation page documenting the Bible's passage from Robert Silas Anthony to his daughter, Julia Thomas, follows two pages of Anthony Family History.
History of the Anthony Family Pg 1
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George Anthony, born in 1745 in New Jersey. Died - A.D 1837, in Missouri, Scotland County. Mary Anthony, born in 1792, in Pennsylvania. Died - A.D, 1867, in Missouri, Scotland County. Their Children, to whom Married, Date of Marriage,
- Robert S. Anthony
- Elizabeth Thrush. Sept. 10, 1846
- Ann Coon, Thrush - Nov. 16, 1856
- Elizabeth Thomas - March 9, 1893
- Elizabeth Anthony - Robert Gurny -
- Cedona Anthony- George Thrush
- Rhoda Anthony - Abram Thrush Dec. 18, 1846
- George Norman Anthony - Susan Clark June 25 1859
- Merritt Anthony - Lucinda ?
Note: George Norman Anthony (Antony) was born in 1840 in Half Breed Reservation, township 67, Range 7, West, Lee County, Iowa. The Reservation was created as a result of the terms of treaties of August 4, 1828, Set 21, 1832, and Oct 11, 1842. The lands were of the Sac and Fox Half Breed Reservation.
Conflict
- The note says that George Anthony was born in 1840, but his father passed away in 1837.
- The Family bible records George Anthony's death in 1837, but he appears on a census with his children listed in 1856, so I do not believe that is correct. I also believe he passed away in Iowa given his age on the last Iowa census. But, Widowed Mary Anthony appeared on the 1860 census in Missouri with her son, Merritt, so it's possible he made the trip with her. However, I cannot find a date for him.
- The Bible records Mary's birth in Pennsylvania, however, on three separate census opportunities, her birth is recorded in New Jersey.
Anthony Family History Pg 2
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Robert S Anthony Family History (First Marriage) (Anthony Family History P2)
Robert S Anthony, born March 15, 1821 in Clark County, Ohio, Died - March 12, 1894, age 73 years, in Johnson County, Missouri. Burial in Old Adams Cemetery, a few miles south of Montserrat, Mo. Elizabeth Thrush Anthony, born Sept. 9, 1830, in Pennsylvania, Died, Sept. 15, 1855, at the age of 35 years, leaving her husband and five children.
- Silas Pickney Anthony - born Oct. 28, 1847
- Zachary Taylor Anthony, born, Feb 25, 1849
- Julia Ann Anthony,, Feb. 5, 1851
- Rufus Payne Anthony, Oct. 2, 1853.
- Amanda Anthony - born July 22, 1855.
- Silas P Anthony - Married - ?
- Zachary Taylor Anthony married - Florence - ?
- Julia Ann Anthony m. John Brummett Thomas (March 31, 1870 in Warsaw, Mo)
- Rufus Payne Anthony - Mattie A. Solomon
- Amanda Anthony - m. William Hickson (Hixon), Mar. 19, 1872.
- Amanda Hickson died in Kansas in 1889 age 34 years
Conflicts
- The Bible lists Elizabeth Thrush Anthony's death date as Sept. 15, 1855. However, FindAGrave marks it as Nov 1855. There is no headstone and the only source on FindAGrave is illegible.
- FindAGrave, which is unsourced lists Silas Anthony's last name as Peter. However, the family Bible lists it as Pickney. Most records that mention his middle name use Peter
- FindAGrave records Rufus Anthony's middle name as Penn, but the Bible records it as Payne. His Death certificate records it as Penn. [2]
- FindAGrave - and the Bible birth records record Rufus' birth date as August. But this page records his birthday in October. His Death Certificate also records it as August. [2]
- FindAGrave records Amanda's death place as Colorado. The Family Bible records it as Kansas.
Anthony Births
- This page was intended to hold Marriages, but whomever kept these records recorded the births of Robert Silas Anthony's Children.
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-Births-
- Silas P Anthony October 28, 1847
- Zachary T Anthony Feb 28 1849
- Julia Ann Anthony Feb 5 1851
- Rufus P Anthony August 2 1853
- Amanda Anthony July 22 1855
Conflict: Zachary Anthony's birthday is recorded as Feb 28, 1849 on this page, and on the first page Family Birth Record. However, the second page of the Anthony family history records it as Feb 25.
Children of Miles and Lizzie Thomas
The next page lists the children of Miles Thomas and LIzzie Smith. Miles Thomas was a son of Julia Ann Anthony.
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Children of Miles and Lizze Thomas -Births-
- Minnie May Thomas - June 10, 1900
- Janie Lenore Thomas - June 15, 1903
- Daisy Vine Thomas - Dec. 30, 1905
- Martha Ann Thomas - Jan 2, 1907
- Julia Dolly Thomas - August 13, 1909
- Paul Elmer (died) - March 30, 1911
- Teddy B Thomas - July 7, 1912
- Lawrence Gilbert Thomas - Sept. 9, 1918
- Lee Roy Thomas (died) - March 7, 1921
- Mildred Loraine Thomas - March 17, 1922
Children of Julius Harding - son of LIllie Thomas
- This page names some of the children of Julius Harding and Harriet Rose Robinson - and it names their children's children. Since many of those on the page are still living, I won't share an image of the page, but here is the information about those who are no longer living.
- Billie Lee Harding married Sept: 21-1952
- Gerald A Harding & Sally Borkette - (married) - Jan 10, 1953
- Sally (Borkette) Harding (borned) March 22 - 1936
- Their Children
- (Steve) Steven Dale Harding - Born - Feb. 27, 1958
- Kitty Louise Harding & Richard O'Dell (Married) July 17, - 1953
- Richard Odell (borned) Feb 20 - 1933
- Their Children
- (Timmy) Timothy Ray O'Dell. Born. Dec. 18, 1963
- Their Children
Conflict
- Richard ODells birthday is recorded as Feb 20, but all official sources have him born on 18 Feb.
Noble J R Thomas Siblings and Children
- This page records the children of Julia Ann Anthony and John Brummet Thomas. And it records the children of Noble Thomas (son of Julia and John). Note that it doesn't list all of his children.
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- Noble R J Thomas Born April the 24 1871
- Lou Annis Thomas Born February 3 1873
- Annie E Thomas Born March the 22 1874
- Willis H Thomas Born September the 27 1876
- Miles Elmer Thomas Born June 19 1879
- Alie Thomas Born April 2 1882
- Lillie May Thomas Born November 21 1888
- Martha Ann Thomas was born July 5 1891
- Birdie May Thomas was born January 19 1893
- George Noble Thomas born March the 25 1895
- Deeda Thomas departed This life March the 12 1910
- Noble RJ Thomas departed this life December 15 1914
Conflict
- The Bible records Birdie May Thomas's birthdate as January 19, 1893, but Social Security Death records records it as 25 Jan 1893
- The Bible records Annie Elizabeth's birthdate on 22 March 1874 when listed with Noble Anthony's siblings and children. But, it is listed as the 27th on the 2nd set of Anthony Family Birth Records
Memoranda
- The top of this page says "Memoranda" and records the children of Noble and Oda Thomas, including children that didn't appear in the previous page of Noble's children.
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- Noble R J Thomas Born April 24 1871
- Lenora Thomas Born August 26 1871
- Martha Ann Thomas Born July 5 1891
- Birdie May Thomas Born January 25 1893
- George Noble Thomas Born March 25 1895
- Rosie Cammorn Thomas Born March 23 1897
- Annie Dollie Thomas Born February 19 1898
- Johnny Theopllis Thomas Born February 19 1901
- Willis Elmer Thomas Born May 12 1905
- Robert Oral Thomas Born May 28 1907
- Dida Thomas Born March 12 1910
- Oda Lenora (Thomas) Smith Anthony (died) Feb. 12 -1954
- Birdie May (Thomas Schricker (died) Sept. 18 - 1941
Conflict
- The Family Bible records Oda Lenora Smith's birth as August 26, 1871. However, FAG records it as 1869 (but there is no photo of her headstone), as does her death certificate. Her marriage license says 1871, as do census records.
- The Bible Records Birdie Thomas's birthday as 19 Jan 1893 on the page listing Noble Thomas's siblings and children. However the Memoranda page says her birthday was 19 Jan 1893.
- His draft card records Willis Elmer's birthday as 17 May, as does the Social Security Death Index. The Bible records it as 12 May, and FindAGrave records it as 27 May 1905
- I cannot find any mention of Robert Oral Thomas outside of the family Bible. He may have died young.
Thomas Deaths
This page lists the deaths of several Thomas family members - but also includes Robert Anthony, himself.
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- Lou Annis Thomas departed this life age six weeks old March the 20 1873.
- George Noble Thomas Departed this life Marth the 28 1899 age 4 years and 3 days.
- Elizabeth B Thomas Departed This life January the 29 1905 age 72.
- Jessie Thomas Departed this liife January the - 1893
- Willis H Thomas (died) May 14 - 1952
- Robert Anthony Departed this life March, 12, 1894 age 73 years.
Temperance Pledge
- The Temperance Pledge follows the Births, Marriages, and Deaths. It reads:
- We Hereby solemnly promise, God helping us, to abstain from all distilled, fermented and malt liquors including wine and beer and to employ all proper means to discourage the use of and the traffic in the same.'
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Family Bible - Temperance Pledge
It is signed by Lillie May Hilderbrand and her son, John L Harding, and dated 1946. |
Wyre Family History
- On the back of the first presentation page, Ethel Thompson (the last person in the family to possess this Bible before me) recorded her marriage to George Wyre and their four children, most of whom are still living (so I will not share this page). They married on 8 June 1946 in Olathe, Kansas.
Other Family History Pages
- This Bible contains MANY other pages, but they are so modern, that they have the private information for living people. Therefore, I won't be sharing those images.
- Finally finished scanning our Family Bible Jun 30, 2020.
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