2017 4 I Davie Dossier, October 2017 page 1
DAVIE DOSSIER
Issued by
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Mocksville, North Carolina
October 2017, Issue 4
Family Bibles
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DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
President, Linda Leonard
Vice President, Margaret Cevasco
Secretary, Pat Mason
Treasurer, Marie Craig
Board of Directors, Claude Horn
Dossier Editor, Marie Craig
Webmaster, Marie Craig
Our Website, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.com/~ncdavhgs has these features:
All the churches in Davie County
Cemeteries in Davie County with locations
Names on the War Memorial in Mocksville
Index to Bible Family Records at DCPL
Order blanks so you don’t tear up Dossier
History of nine newspapers in Davie County
Meeting Dates and Programs
Guardian Accounts, Davie Co., 1846-1859
Apprentice Bonds, Davie Co., 1829-1959
1974 booklet about old schools in Davie
Branson’s NC Business Directories for Davie Co.
Sources for black family history
Other Websites about Davie County genealogy and history:
http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina
http://ncgenweb.us/nc/davie/
Meetings are on the fourth Thursdays at 7 pm at Davie County Library History Room.
DCHGS PROGRAMS IN 2017:
January 26: Brent Shoaf, registrar of deeds
February 23: Lynn Rumley, “Pearson Cemetery in Cooleemee”
March 23: Tour of Jesse Clement house
April 28: Video made in 1991, “A Conversational History of Mocksville”
May 6: Help with Daniel Boone Festival
June 22: Bring a newspaper article or advertisement to share from the year that you were born
August 12: Yadkin Valley Historical Association Annual Meeting
September 16: Field Trip to Family History Center, LDS Church, in Winston-Salem
October 26: Tour of DCPL History Room
November 16: Program by Marcia Phillips
FUTURE CONFERENCES
National Genealogical Society: May 2-6, 2018, Grand Rapids MI. https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
RootsTech: February 28 – March 3, 2018 in Salt Lake City. https://www.rootstech.org/
It is not too early to make hotel reservations!
Federation of Genealogical Societies: August 22-25, 2018, Fort Wayne IN http://www.fgs.org/cpage.php?pt=43
Back issues of the Davie Dossier are online at http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
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FAMILY BIBLES
The History Room has 31 Bibles that contain genealogical data. Due to age and uniqueness, they are locked up in the
vault, but there is an index of these 984 included names at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavhgs/bibleindex.pdf .
Marie typed these about eight years ago. Future plans include digitizing each page of these Bibles and uploading the
images to the Internet. Data from Davie County Bibles in private possession could also be listed. If you could help with
this, please let us know.
You received an email that described a family Bible that was for sale on EBay. Several of us decided that our DCHGS
should buy this to place in the History Room. It has arrived. The name written on the title page is P.T. Davis, Carlisle
NC, Feb 9th 1896. The printed date on the title page is 1869.
This is the family data that was written between the Old and New Testaments. This is typed as it was written.
Enoch Hartman and Nancy Elizabath Beachamp wer marid on the 2 day of Sept 1869.
Enoch Hartman wer born Jan 5th 1846
Nancy Elizabath Beachamp wer Bornd May 19th 1851
Eli Beachamp Hartman was Bornd November the 23 day 1870
Lewis Alexandra Hartman was bornd July the 19th 1872
Thomas Alfred Hartman was bornd Sept the 5th 1873
Ed Jacob Hartman was bornd Febuary the 7th 1876
Fally Arre (Anne?) fier Hartman was born November the 11th 1878
Lewis Alexandra Hartman died July the 20th 1872
Enoch Hartman died April 2 1880
Nancy E. Hartman wife of Enoch Hartman died Jan 20 1921
Eli B. Hartman died April 29, 1921
John Beachamp died July 1 1887
Emly Beachamp died October 7 1884
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COMMENTS: You will see many variants of spelling of names above: Beachamp instead of Beauchamp, Elizabath
instead of Elizabeth. My spell checker went crazy.
One person has listed some data about this family on Ancestry. Fally’s name in this tree is Fallie Arelia Hartman. This is
the only child she listed, so is probably the ancestor of the submitter. See next page for image from Bible with her name.
Nancy Elizabath was only 28 when her husband died. Her four living children would have ranged in age from two to nine
when their dad died. She lived forty more years after his death. That would have been a hard life for her.
Perhaps John and Emly were Enoch’s brother and sister. Ancestry tree listed Enoch’s parents as Eli and Nancy Martin
Hartman.
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This is the Family Group Sheet based on the Bible records.
FindAGrave (www.findagrave.com) lists Enoch’s information and gives death dates of the children. However, only four
children are listed. Lewis Alexandra who only lived one day is not included. There would have been no birth certificate
or death certificate from that early time. North Carolina required them after 1913. This Bible record could be the only
way that Lewis’ existence could be known. Missing death dates above are listed at FindAGrave. Thomas died 14 May
1946. Jacob died 17 March 1944. Fallie died 18 August 1940. She was married to Oscar Lee Davis. Most of the family
was buried at Advance United Methodist Church Cemetery. A note includes three women who compiled the church’s
cemetery book, and one of them is Edith Shutt Zimmerman. As you research FindAGrave and take notes or add
information to your software program, make a field for FindAGrave numbers. Enoch’s number is 82992480. You can
enter that unique number at the bottom of the Search Page and find him quicker than typing in his name and location.
The Davie County cemetery book for Advance United Methodist Church cemetery lists forty-two Hartmans buried there.
Ancestry lists his appointment as Postmaster in Advance on 16 February 1877.
The Civil War Roster of Davie County, page 112, lists his service as Private in Company G, 5th Regiment, NC State
Troops. The biography lists his wife, Nancy, and their four children but does not list Lewis.
An interesting thing about this Bible is that the inner corner of this page was torn. Someone sewed it back in with black
thread and needle.
If this data has been helpful to you, please let us know. Email: DCHGSlist@gmail.com.
Father Enoch Hartman (5 January 1846 – 2 April 1880) (married 2 September 1869) 34 years at death
Mother Nancy Elizabath Beachamp (19 May 1851 – 20 January 1921) 69 years
Child Eli Beachamp Hartman (23 November 1870 – 29 April 1921) 50 years
Child Lewis Alexandra Hartman (19 July 1872 – 20 July 1872) 1 day
Child Thomas Alfred Hartman (5 September 1873 -
Child Ed Jacob Hartman (7 February 1876
Child Fallie Arelia Hartman (11 November 1878
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY BIBLES
Online collection of Family Bibles: http://www.biblerecords.com/
You can search by surname, and you can submit your own data for sharing.
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Another set of data at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familybibles/
This is their summary of the importance of Family Bibles: “FAMILY BIBLES ARE VERY
VALUABLE! Some Family Bibles show Church membership and some include family members’
birthplaces. It is a good idea to ask your family members whether or not they are aware of any old Bibles that
are still in the family. Years ago, many Mothers and Grandmothers kept Family Bibles, where they wrote
information about Family members, such as births, christenings, marriages, deaths and burial information
These Family Bibles are very valuable and when hand written as the events occurred are most usually very
accurate. Many Family Bibles are in the Family for several generations and contain some information that may
NOT be found at the local court house.
“When you find information in actual Bibles, check the publication date of the Bible. If the Bible was
printed in, for example, 1900, but a birth is recorded for 1849, you know that the information about that
particular birth was not written down at the time of the birth, but was written down several years later.
Information recorded after the fact is not always entered correctly and needs to be considered 2nd or 3rd hand
information. You will need to find other documented records to back up your findings. On the other hand, if
the Bible has a printed date of 1850 and the entered Family Data is dated 1855, it may very well have been
entered at the time of the event.
“When you cannot find family Bibles among your own family members, you can check with churches,
libraries, historical and genealogical societies in the area where the family lived. They may be aware of the
location of local Bible records. It is always wonderful to be able to locate the Family Bible, but if you are not
able to find it, look for Bible Records. When you are searching for Bible records, be sure to look under both the
maiden name and married name.”
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There’s even a Facebook group named Lost & Found Geneology (sic) Bibles.
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Interesting Family Bible story: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865583398/Rare-Bible-rescued-from-
trash-provides-missing-family-history.html
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Links to many Family Bible sites: https://www.cyndislist.com/bibles/
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Do you have a Family Bible? Are you taking good care of it? Is it stored in an acid free box?
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THE FAMILY BIBLE IS A GREAT PLACE TO SEARCH YOUR FAMILY TREE
By Joy Neighbors
https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6542475-joy-of-genealogy-the-family-bible-is-a-great-place-to-
research-your-family-tree/
Old Bibles may contain the trilogy of family
records: births, marriages and deaths. Perhaps even
more. Maybe an elusive maiden name is listed in
the marriage records or a baptism is recorded for a
child you didn’t know existed. These events were
of such importance that someone took the time to
write them down, and the notations can assist us in
putting more detail, and more life, into our family
tree.
A family Bible was important, even to non-religious
families because that’s where family milestones
were recorded. You’re lucky if you have one.
Many were lost, given away or thrown out when the
family historian died. Others passed from
generation to generation, many times ending up
hundreds, even thousands of miles away from
where the family originally settled.
Thrift stores and estate sales, along with genealogy
and auction websites, are great places to search for a
family Bible. Here are a few websites you can
check out from the comforts of home:
Ancestry Hunt has more than 500 pages of Bible
images and records, along with a master list of
surnames. There’s also a “Find-A-Home” page,
which lists Bibles that have been found. Ancestry
Hunt is working to get these Bibles back to the
descendants. If you have a family Bible that is not
of your linage, contact Ancestry Hunt and they will
try and find the rightful owner.
Cyndi’s List has a specific category for family
Bibles with a section for “Lost and Found” along
with an index that is location specific. “People and
Families” provides a listing of databases and
surnames, many also with locations.
It’s always worth taking a look on eBay.
Hundreds of family Bibles are listed in auctions
every month. You can search by surname under the
“Family Bible Genealogy” category, or you can set
an alert to be notified if a certain surname shows up
in the listings.
Bibles Lost has an extensive listing of posts from
people who have found, or are searching for, family
Bibles. The material is a bit dated and not arranged
alphabetically, but definitely worth a look.
Don’t forget local and regional libraries, archives
and museums, including those in the countries
where your ancestors migrated. Many have
programs where Bibles are donated when no one
wants them. The Allen County Public Library
Genealogy Center has a section on family Bible
records that contains transcriptions and images from
Bibles donated from around the world.
Once you’ve found a family Bible, check inside to
see if it contains any special remembrances like
newspaper clippings, memorial cards, letters,
photos, even pressed flowers that have been tucked
between the pages. These mementos had significant
value to your ancestors; that’s why they were left in
such a safe and treasured place: the family Bible.
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Title Author Total
Cost # Cost
Davie County. A Brief History, paperback James W. Wall, 128 pages $ 6.50
The Boone Families in Davie County Wall, Howell Boone, Flossie Martin $ 8.00
Davie County Marriages 1836-1900 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Marriages 1901-1959 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00
Davie County Cemeteries, a 2-volume set D.C. Historical/Gen. Soc. $55.00
1850 Federal Census-Davie County Forsyth Genealogical Society $15.00
1860 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
1870 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
POSTCARDS OF DAVIE CO. SCENES, (set of 8) $ 2.50
CD of all issues Davie Dossier since 1987 $ 7.00
Maps: Prices below, postage is $5, mailing tube is $2
All four maps cost $12, for example
Lagle Land Grant Map, $2
Hughes Historical Map, 1700's, drawn in 1977, $1
J.T. Alderman Map, 1887 , $1
Wilson F. Merrell Map, 1928, $1
Davie County Heritage Book, cost is $45; Make check to Davie County Heritage Book.
Use DCHGS address below.
The Historic Architecture of Davie Co., cost is $30;
History of Davie County, hardback, by James W. Wall, 449 pages; cost is $30;
Make check to Davie County Public Library. Use DCHGS address below.
The Civil War Roster of Davie County by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree incorporates
biographical and military service sketches of 1,147 Davie County Civil War veterans. Non-NC resident cost is $60. NC
resident cost is $64.26. Checks should be made out to M & M Books and sent to Mary Alice Hasty, 105 East Brick
Walk Court, Mocksville NC 27028.
History of Davie County Schools, 318 pages, by Marie Benge Craig Roth has photos, locations, longitude/latitude,
names of students, and teachers. There is an 18 page index of 3,222 names. Make check to Marie Roth for $40.26 for
non-residents and $43 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC
Davie County in World War One by Marie Benge Craig Roth has 670 biographies of Davie men and women who
served, photographs, old letters, description of military bases, and extensive index. 400 pages. Make check to Marie
Roth for $42.47 for non-residents and $45 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC 27028.
Davie County Veterans’ Memorial, by Marie Benge Craig Roth has lists of all war deaths and biographies and photos
of WW2, Korean, Vietnam, and Beirut Bombing deaths. Tom Ferebee’s 32 minute talk at the dedication in 1987 is
included. $31.23 for non-resident and $33 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC 27028.
Remembering Davie County Protection and Service Personnel by Marie Benge Craig Roth contains biographies of the
five law enforcement personnel who died on duty and also photos and descriptions of the monument erected in their
memory. The monument also honors all first responders in Davie County. Order: 276 Park Ave.; total cost $17.
Davie County in the Spanish-American War by Marie Benge Craig Roth contains biographies of the 15 men who
served in this war and the resulting war in the Philippines. Order: 276 Park Ave.; total cost $20
Cana Connections, 201 pages, by Betty Etchison West; Life in Cana in the Thirties and Forties and Special People
with Cana Connections. There are many biographies and photos of people and buildings. Order from Betty West, 3532
NC Hwy. 801 North, Mocksville NC 27028. Make check to Betty West for $35, which includes tax and shipping.
Looking Back at Davie County II by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith. $45. Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw, 421
Park Avenue, Mocksville NC 27028
DCHGS
371 North Main Street
Mocksville NC 27028
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Davie county historical/genealogical society
371 North Main Street
Mocksville NC 27028
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