Hall-Caswell Bibles OWNER OF THE BIBLE PAGES The following pages from two Hall bibles were kindly provided to me by Charlotte Ruffner of VA, a descendant of Wm Henry Hall (1846-1931), on Feb. 20, 2005. The original pages are in her scrapbook and have been removed from two family bibles. The information in the first three categories listed -Births, Marriages, and Deaths-is from one bible. The 2nd Deaths listing and the Memoranda section are both from a 2nd bible. 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 Hall’s daughter, Carrie Melissa, or his wife Annie was the third recorder. I have a sample of William Henry Hall's signature and it does not match any of the recorders. NOTES on BIRTHS: The handwriting for Rosaline (daughter of William and Margaret T Caswell), and the following children - George Washington,, Harriett Ann, Henry Clay, William Henry, John Harvey and Sarah Lucretia is the same (recorder #1). The record for Caroline Wearing and Benjamin Franklin is by a 2nd recorder. The record for Harriet M. Caswell is by a third recorder - added later - who obviously made a mistake, as the incomplete date of 185_ makes clear. I also note that the original Christ Church, New Bern baptism record clearly has Rosaline T. Caswell rather than Rosaline M. Caswell. My final observation is that Harriet M. Caswell died June 10, 1862 and her three nieces had her will from her death until 1886 when it was probated. Harriet A., and Caroline Hall, and Sarah Hall Miller 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 Harriet M. Caswell's birth date. NOTES on DEATHS: The record for Henry C. and John Harvey is done by recorder #1. The record for Benjamin Franklin is done by recorder #2. NOTES on Marriages: Purnell and Rosaline's parents and marriage date is written by recorder #1. Sarah and Richard Miller's marriage is done in blue ink by a fourth recorder. BIBLE # 1 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 * 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. 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. Bible #2 DEATHS (The decorative border on this page and the Memoranda page is different from the border on the other pages) Sarah Lucretia Hall, departed this life at twenty minutes past seven Sunday morning the seventh day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty five. Hattie A. Hall died Wed. May 18 at 5 minutes past three p.m. Born May 25, 1842 died May 18, 1910. Wm. H. Hall died Friday, December 11, 1931 at 1:15 p.m. Age 85 years. Wm. Purnell Hall died Friday Aug.9, 1940 at 6:10 p.m. Age 62 years Carrie M. Hall died Monday, July 15, 1942 at 8:15 a.m. age 62 years. MEMORANDA William H. Hall born Aug. 4th, 1846, married October 25th 1876 to Annie Adams Born January 9th, 1850 Carrie M. Hall was baptized Sunday, May 3rd 1903 at Grace Baptist Church by Rev. W.H. Baylor
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