Presently on site you will find the following family Bible Records:
| Atkins-Darr Family | transcribed by Jim Long |
| Brigham Family | transcribed by Stephen Moody |
| Darr-Brinton Family | transcribed by Jim Long |
| Dunning-Carney Family | transcribed by Debbie Rosenbloom |
| Earhart Family | transcribed by Kristi Morgan |
| Free Family | transcribed by Jim Long |
| Lancaster Family | transcribed by Debbie Rosenbloom |
| James W. Smith Family | transcribed by Jim Long |
| Stavely-Largent Family | transcribed by Cristin Vandiver-Santiago |
transcribed and contributed by Stephen Moody
The Brigham Family Bible, bearing a publication date of 1831, is owned by Mrs. Evelene M. Riley, 7120 Christie Lane, Dallas, TX 75249. Mrs. Riley is a Brigham descendent, and a double second cousin of the transcriber. The first several of the birth entries appear to have been written in the same hand, later entries are obviously the work of several persons. The style of writing suggests that the first entries were made in the 1830's, with later entries added as they occurred, or shortly afterwards. Although the transcriber has done no research on the Brigham line, it is almost a certainty that the Thomas Brigham whose birth is the first entry was a son of the Revolutionary War soldier James Brigham who was among the earliest settlers of Stewart County, Tennessee. What follows is a verbatim transcription of the record. No attempt at correcting spelling, or any other discrepancies, has been made. Transcriber's comments are in parentheses ( ).
BIRTHS
Thomas Brigham was born March 17th 1774
Mary Brigham was born March 8th 1775
Louisa Brigham was born September 3rd 1797
Albert Brigham was born February 10th 1800
Harriet Brigham was born April 3rd 1802
Elisabeth Brigham was born April 17th 1804
Lucinda Brigham was born June 8th 1806
Mary Brigham was born January 26th 1809
Caroline Brigham was born May 2nd 1811
James Brigham was born June 29th 1813
Minerva Brigham was born October 22nd 1815
HorseAnn Caroline Brigham daughter of Albert Brigham was born March 25th 1827
Mary Brigham was born January 27th 1828
Thomas L. Brigham was born October 11th 1829
Samisa Brigham was born December 19th 1830
Quintus Brigham was born February 4th 1832
Harriet A. Brigham was born March 25th 1834
James H. Brigham was born February 26th 1836
Albert Clausel Brigham was born February 1st 1838
Marion McDonald Brigham was born April 21st 1840
Manerva Jane Brigham was Born July the 29th 1842
Constentine Polk Brigham was born Septr. the 27th 1844
Arcantus Missouri Brigham was Born Aug the 17th day 1845
John Wesley Brigham was born March the 7th day one Thousand Eight Hundred and forty Eight
Elisabeth Tennessee Brigham bornd april The 15th 1851 (This is at bottom of page)
William Franklin Brigham was bornd December the 28. 1869 (Also at bottom of page)
Thomas H. Saunders was born September 2nd 1839
James Dallas Bailey was born in the Year of our lord July the 10th 1844
Marian McDonal Bailey was born in the year of our lord March the 16th 1846
Albert Lee Brigham was Bornd November the 18. 1871
francis Prentis (?) Byrd june the 3 1834 (Second word almost illegible)
Lucy Elizabeth Spiceland was born December 10th 1833
DEATHS
Mary Brigham died August 22 1840
Constentino=P=Brigham Died Octr. the 24 1844
Thomas L. Brigham departed this life on the 19th day of Septr. 1845
Thomas Brigham died September the 14th in the year of our Lord 1849
Manirva Sanders died December the 30th 1840
Quintus C. Brigham died april the 8th 1860
Albert Brigham died November 30th 1875
Mary Brigham wife of Albert Brigham died August 17th 1892
Harriet Brigham died April the 11th 1897
Albert Clausel Brigham died May 26-1911
James H. Brigham Died May 4th 1920
Betty Brigham died March 15th 1923
MARRIAGES
J. U. Brigham and Mollie Jones was maried December the 25. 1887
Nellie Uegenie Brigham was Born April the 11. 1889
(The entry above, which is the last entry in this Bible, appears in the section headed "Marriages")
--END OF ENTRIES--
Note: A copy of this transcription has been placed on file with the Stewart County Historical Society at the Stewart County Public Library, Dover, Tennessee. This transcription was prepared from photostatic copies furnished by the owner of the Bible. The transcriber, Stephen W. Moody, will be happy to answer any questions about the Brigham Family Bible which any interested person might have.
MARRIAGES
John C. Earhart and M.C. Andrews were married Oct. 26. 1884.
John C. Earhart and Eliza McCarty were married June 15, 1892.
BIRTHS
John Calvin Earhart born Apr 12. 1858.
M. C. Andrews born Oct. 26. 1862.
Eliza McCarty born May 8. 1866.
John Calvin Earhart, son of John Calvin Earhart and Eliza Earhart, his wife, born May 29th 1893.
James David Earhart born Sept 29. 1894.
Catherine C.. Earhart born Feb. 21. 1896.
Benjamin F. Earhart Sept. 6. 1900
Perry Abraham Earhart Feb. 1 1903.
William Steger Earhart born Mar. 19. 1905.
Henry Wesley Earhart born Jan. 23. 1908.
DEATHS
Mrs John C. Earhart died June 2. 1891.
E.D. Earhart departed this life June 4th 1903..
Mrs. Caroline Earhart departed this life Mar. 19. 1905.
William Steger Earhart died Jan. 3. 1906.
Henry Wesley Earhart died Nov. 10. 1908.
John Calvin Earhart Jr. departed this life March the 3rd-1927.
John Calvin Earhart Sr. departed this life April the 12th 1938.
Eliza Earhart departed March 18, 1953
James David Earhart died Aug 12. 1974
Katherine Earhart Downs died Jan 12 1975
Perry Abraham Earhart died June 24 1987
Ella Samantha Earhart died Aug. 17 1993
This has been transcribed exactly as it appears in the Bible. Note Benjamin (Franklin) Earhart's birth year of 1900. This appears to have been added at a much later date. Papa Frank always said he was born in 1899. Submitted by Kristi Morgan
"I have a copy of the family records from the William Free family Bible. Back about the same time (1980), my mother borrowed the Bible which was then in possession of Bernice (Wyatt) Shelby, great-granddaughter of William Free. Indeed, William's first wife was Martha Phillips (they married in Montgomery County), and Eliza Ann (Free) Cherry was their daughter. Here's the text from the William Free Bible (printed 1867), verbatim, with margin notes in a different handwriting." Contributed by Jim Long.
Births
William Free was born December the 6th 1814
Martha, first wife of Wm. Free was born Oct. the 27 1820
Sarah, 2nd wife of Wm. Free was born the eighth Sept. 1821
Johnathan, first son of Wm. & Martha Free was born December 8, 1838
Nancy E. Free, 1st daughter of Wm. & M. Free was born Oct the 28th 1841
Susan, 2nd daugther of Wm. & Martha Free was born March the 2nd 1844
Eliza Ann, 3rd daughter of Wm. & Martha Free was born Octo 4th 1846
Sarah R., 1st daug. of Wm. & Sarah Free was born July 1st 1848
William J. 1st son of Wm. & Sarah Free was born Oct 10, 1850
Joseph M. 2nd son of Wm. & Sarah Free was born June 21 1852
Mary Par, 2nd daug. of Wm. & Sarah Free was born Aug. 8, 1854
Martha E., 3rd daug. of Wm. & Sarah Free was born March 5, 1856
Joseph Irvin Wyatt was borned Oct. 11th, 1899
Geneva Bernice Wyatt was borned in Calloway Co., Ky March 31, 1901
Herschel Read Wyatt was Born the Jan 11, 1903
Edgar M., 3rd son of Wm. & Sarah Free was born March 22nd 1858
Emmer, 4th daughter of Wm. & Sarah Free was born Dec. 25th 1859
Tabitha, 5th daug. of Wm. & Sarah Free was born October 27, 1861
Harriet F., 6th daug. of Wm. & Sarah Free was born Nov. 10th 1865
Joseph Oscar Free, first son of Joseph M. and Lucy L. Free was born November the 29th, 1877.
Lucy Lela Free was born April the 4,1881.
Sally R. Free, 3 daughter of E. M. was born March 9, 1896.
Joseph M. Free, 2nd son of Wm. and Sarah Free was born June the 24, 1852.
Lucy L. Free, wife of J. M. Free was born March the 31st, 1862.
William Albert Free, 2ond son of Joseph M. and Lucy L. Free, was born February the 20th, 1879.
Lucy Lela Free was born April the 4th, 1881.
Mary Laurine Wyatt was borned Feb. 19, 1905
Marriages
Nov. 27, 1898 Lela Wyatt
William Free was married to Martha Philips February 14, 1839
William Free & Sarah Morgan was married 5th of Sept., 1847
Emma Free married to Jim Knott
W. R. Wyatt was married to Lela Free November 27th, 1898
W. A. Free was married to Stella Bibb Sep. 12, 1898.
Mattie Free was married to Pink Luton
Mary Free was married to Willie Pace
Willie Free was married to Mariah Elliott
W. R. Wyatt was married to Lela L. Free Nov. 27, 1898.
Deaths
Martha Free, first wife of Wm. Free, departed this life Nov. 19th, 1846
William Free Senior Died November the 20th 1870.
Oscar J. Free Died July the 9th 1882.
Joseph M. Free Died February 28th 1883.
Lucy L. Free died Oct. 25 1884.
Emma L. Free Died ----- 1892.
Oscar J. Free Died July the 9, 1882.
Joseph M. Free Died February the 28th, 1883.
Lucy L. Free Died Oct 25, the 1884
Lucy L. Free Died Oct. 25th, 1884
Joseph Oscar Free Died July 9th, 1882
Joseph Marion Free Died February 28th, 1883.
This is taken from the Stavely family bible as written by my gg grandfather Seth Stavely. Cristin Vandiver-Santiago,cristin@wko.com
A.C. STAVELY(AUTHOR COLLIER) STAVELY was born Jan 21 1821
Ellinor Tomlinson Stavely(D/O THOMAS ELLIOT TOMLINSON-LANEY CATHEY)born Nov 23, 1823.
was born to A.C. & Ellinor
W.D. STAVELY
M.E. STAVELY
MATILDA ? STAVELY
THOMAS ? STAVELY
JOHN W. STAVELY
PAGE 2
WILLIAM HENRY STAVELY was born May 1847 Margaret Richards Bell was born April 19, 1855 William Henry & Margaret Stavely 9 born to this union was 6 boys and two girls
William Seth Stavely Dec13 1873
Sarah Elen Stavely May 2, 1875
Arthur Pinkny Stavely Feb 24 1877
Harshel Lee Stavely Feb 7 1879
Albert Deutan(?) Stavely May 30, 1881
Thomas Comer Stavely March 19 1883
?alrahah? nuicl? Stavely March 19 1883
John Bell Stavely March 4, 1887
d.w. ? August 14, 1890
page 3
Minie Lilian Stavley Johnson and a Galbert? Johnson
Calven Neal Johnson
Cale L. Johnson
Jeral Lee Johnson
Robert Lynn Johnson
Reginia Rose Johnson
page4.
Elgil D. Stavely and ? Stewart J. W. Stavely
Max E. L. Stavely
Laskil Jene Stavely
Rachel May Stavely
Marth L. Stavely
This is the record of the Largent Family
Z. H. Largent Aug. 16, 1845
Sarah Jane Stavely Largent born Feb 20, 1857
C? Largent Nov. 3, 1874
J. R. Largent Dec. 4, 1876
M. E. Largen Jan. 26, 1874
H. W. Largent Oct. 18, 1881
Orpha V. Largent-Effa D. Largent June 7th 1884 (twins) married brothers and cousins.
A. H. Largent Dec 28, 1886
V. D. Largent Oct. 30, 1889
Deaths
Margaret Richards Bell Stavely Feb. 3, 1898
?? Stavely died May 2, 1899 (Cariah? uice?)
Harshel Lee Stavely Sept. 7, 1904
William Henry Stavely died Oct. 19, 1905
Effie D. Stavely d. March 17, 1906
John Bell Stavely
Sa??? Gibbs
Sarah Jane Stavely Largent
Margaret Jane Stavely Largent
Z or G Largent
Thomas Deutan Stavely
page 7....
Rosie Bell Stavely Jarett -Claud Jarett
born to this was
Betty J. Jarrett. was dec 21 1937
page 8
born to Henry Lee Stavely and Effie Largent
Robert Wiley Stavely Nov 12 1901
M.J. Stavely Feb 15 1903
page9
Robert Stavely and Julia Stavely was born to this union
Robert Michael Stavely
Christina Ann
page 10...
Henry Frank Stavely and Ethel Settle
Irene Stavely
Aubrey Lee Stavely(my grandpa)
Gilbert Roy Stavely
Frank was married to Ila Mae Newman
and four children was born to this union..
Glenn Edward Stavely
Elmer Lynn Stavley
Judy and Richard(all live in Visalia California) I dont know their birthdays....
page11...
William Seth Stavley and Orpha Largent stavely
William D. Stavely Oct 28 1902
Minie Liliam Stavely May 5 1905
Henry Frank Stavely May 13 1906
Elgil D. Stavely Feb 13 1908
Robert E. Lee Stavely May 7th 1910
Rosie Bell Stavely April 18 1912
George Charles Stavley Sept 18 1914
Thomas Deuten Stavely August 17 1917
p.12
William d. Stavley R. Johnson was born to this union
Marthie Louise stavely
James Earl stavely
A.J. stavely
Jerry Roy Stavely
p.13
James Robert Largent died Oct 16th 1897
Perlina c.(Martin) Stavely March 11, 1935
Andrew? Harshel Largent died Jan 30 1939
V. D. Largent died Feb 24th 1936
Orpha V. Largent Stavely died May 7 1952
page 14...
Ethel Largent b. Feb 28th 1892
William Cherry Largent Sept 21 1897
George M. Largent b. Oct 7 1900
Trimble Thomas Lancaster ,August 30, 1859 - March 16, 1926 (Lives on the Tyler Farm) Married December 23, 1880 Julice Jackson Flood, August 9, 1862 - March 10, 1926
Luther S. Lancaster, October 16, 1881 - April 23, 1892
Mary J. Lancaster, October 16, 1884 ( I am not sure if Luther and Mary are twins, as the birth year for Luther is crossed over and could be 1881 or 1884-Debbie Rosenbloom)
John Skaggs Lancaster, June 6, 1887 - June 13, 1887
Lilly Agness Lancaster, August 29, 1889
Mattie Armintie Lancaster, July 23, 1892 - January 12, 1893
Maybell Lancaster, July 23, 1895 - August 5, 195?
Garive Jefferson Lancaster, September 6, 1901
Troy H. Hendricks, June 24, 1899
Troy Jr., September 3, 1933 - September 15, 1933
Issue of Troy H. Hendricks and Garvie Jefferson Lancaster.
margaret Jackson Hendricks, February 20, 1937 - February 27, 1937
Mary Ann Hendricks, date not included, may be that of a living individual
Kay Lancaster Hendricks, date not included, may be that of a living individual
Transcribed by Debbie Rosenbloom
1834
Bible of Levi Dunning: in the possession of Mrs. Cordelius Bridges, Cadiz, KY 1960
Marriages
Levi Dunning and Jennet Carney his wife were married February, 1817
Icy T. M. Dunning (oldest) daughter of Levi and Hennet Dunning and Harvey Kenady were married May 1841
Births
Levi Dunning was born the 3rd day of October 1797
Jennet Moore Carney Dunning wife of Levi Dunning was born on the 24th day of November, 1803
Icy T. Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Carney Dunning was born on the 24th day of November, 1821
Alexander Dunning son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 24th day of July 1824----Died April 21, 1862
Carney F. Dunning son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 15th day March 1826---Died June, 1872
_________ Dunning was born on the 16th day of January 1830. Died in June 1873
Elizabeth E. Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 17th day of December 1831----Died Nov. 1862
Tabitha K. Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 11th day of October 1833
William L. Dunning son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born the 22nd day of December, 1834?
FareElender Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 23 day of December, 1836---Died Oct. 28, 1933
John J. Dunning son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born the 17th day of June 1838
Levi Sholar Dunning Jr. son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born Nov. 29th 1839
Joseph Tanner Dunning son of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born 2nd day of Feb. 1844
Rosana Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born 25th December 1817----Died Sept. 1818
Jinnet A. Dunning was born on the 4th day January, 1842
Gabereler H. Dunning daughter of Levi and Jennet Dunning was born on the 3rd day of April 1846
Rufus H. Dunning was born Nov. 14th 1847
Tabitha K. Dunning died Aug. 1834
John J. Dunning died January 1839
Levi Dunning died April 16, 1853
Jennet M. Dunning died April 3rd, 1877
Notes in Levi Dunning Bible
Wm. L. Dunning m. Laura Coy, went to Texas
Fare Ellander Dunning m. A. J. (Tom) Martin
Levi Dunning Jr. m Henri Shelton (music watcher) (da of Dr. Shelton of La Fayette and Paducah, KY)
On file at the Stewart County Public Library, and at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, in the Darr family file.
Contributed by Jim Long.
(Writing at bottom right of page cannot be deciphered.)
On file at the Stewart County Public Library, and at the Tennessee State Library & Archives, in the Darr family file.
Contributed by Jim Long.
On file at Tennessee State Library & Archives, Microfilm #483 (TN Bible Records, Roll 4)
Contributed by Jim Long.
Bible donated to TSLA by Rebecca Smith (Mrs. Owen) Lee, Lexington, KYSee: Biography of James Washington Smith, M.D., 1818-1901, native of Stewart County, in Goodspeed's History of Tennessee for Stewart Co., pp. 1318-19.
Dr. James Washington Smith (2-3-1818 to 6-17-1901), son of Joseph and Sally (Swor) Smith, both natives of N. C. Joseph Smith settled in Stewart County about 1800.
Native of Stewart County, where he practiced medicine from 1848 to about 1890. Commissioned surgeon in CSA but imprisoned by Federals after the fall of Fort Donelson - he helped Forrest and his men to escape surrender.
Maried Rebecca Atkins Lewis on 7-17-1845, by whom he had eight children, the youngest being Frank Bunch Smith (1-13-1860 to 8-18-1938).
MARRIAGES
Joseph Smith and Sally his wife was married Sept. 22, 1802
J. W. Smith and Rebecca A. his wife was married on the 17th day of July 1845
Letitia Levine Smith married to Louis Edward Walter January 1869
Thelis Eunice Smith married Robert Evans
Ida Viola Smith married Thomas R. Martin
Joseph Bryant Smith married to Sally Stone Sept. 1877
John Oneal Smith married Margaret Weaks and later in life married Donna Overstreet
Sarah Elizabeth Smith married William Bernard Walter
Frank Bunch Smith married Carolyn Weaks
James Washington Smith married to Martha Lewis Tomlinson, widow, and sister of Rebecca A. Lewis Smith, about 1886
James W. Smith married to Eliza (Lindsay) Bell, widow, about 1889
BIRTHS
J. W. Smith was born on the 23 day of February 1818
Rebecca A. Smith was born on the 9th of March 1822
Joseph B. Smith was born Jany. the 5 1852
John Oneal Smith was born on the 19th day of Feby. 1854
James Henry Smith was born Decr. the 3rd 1856
Frank B. Smith was born Sept. the 13th day 1860
Letitia L. Smith was born on July the 5th 1846
Thetis Eunice Smith was born March 14th 1848
Ida V. Smith was born on the 8th day of Jany. 1850
Sarah E. Smith was born the 13th day of Mch. 1858
DEATHS
Joseph Bryan Smith departed this life the 26th day of Feby. 1880
James Henry Smith departed this life the 20th day of Mch. 1857
James Washington Smith died June 17, 1901
John Oneal Smith died Dec. 11, 1928
Rebecca A. Smith departed this life Oct. 27th 1881
Thetis Eunice Smith departed this life the 20th day of Novr. 1881
Sarah Elizabeth Smith Walter died Sept. 15 1884
Ida Viola Smith Martin died July 26, 1887.
Martha Lewis Smith died Feb. 3, 1888
Margaret Weaks Smith died ---------
Jessie Smith died May 1887
Letitia Levine (Smith) Walter died Oct. 12, 1920