Fort-Daniel Family Bible
The original owner of this Bible was Fannie Fort Daniel
The Holy Bible containing the Old and New testaments, Translated Out of the Original Tongues with a Complete Concordance, Embracing Every Passage of Scripture in the Largest Edition ... with Revised New testament, The Old (King James) Version and the Revised Version Arranged in parallel Columns for convenience in Reference and Comparison... Cincinnati, Ohio: F. M. Dillie & Co., 162 Elm Street (No publishing date given)
Given To: Fannie Fort Daniel, By Her Brother Henry, June 1885
Births
Infant son of Chelsey Daniel & Fannie Daniel born in Holly Springs, Miss. Oct 17th 1881
James Fort son of Chelsey & Fannie Daniel born in Holly Springs Dec 5th 1883 died Dec 27th 1885
Maria Voorhies, daughter of Chelsey & Fannie Daniel born in Holly Springs, Dec 22nd 1886
Fannie Craft, daughter of Chelsey & Fannie Daniel born in Holly Springs Oct 25th 1888
Lucy Hill, daughter of Chelsey & Fannie Daniel born in Holly Springs, Miss Sep 17th 1891
Julia Sutherland, daughter of Clarence & Susan Sutherland June 21, 1872 in Nashville, Tenn.
(Written in Margin)
Edward Alston Thorne, son of Voorhies Daniel and B. W. ____ (illegible) was born March 16, 1907
Chelsey Thorne daughter of Voorhies and B. W. Thorne was born June 1, 1910
Frances Thorne daughter of Voorhies and B. W. Thorne was born Aug 30, 1908
Polk (?) Daniel daughter of J. F. Daniel (illegible)
Willie Polk McNeill was born June 13, 1912
Voorhies Daniel daughter of J. F. Daniel and Sallie May S. Daniel was born Feb 19, 1920 at home (Holly Springs)
James Richard French M. D. born Dec 11, 1934, died Feb Feb,. 29, 1976
James Richard French, Jr. born June 23, 1964
Shelby Suddath French born April 9, 1968
Marriages
B. W. Thorne and Maria Voorhies Daniel were married in the Methodist Church, Holly Springs, Miss., Nov. 1st 1905 by R. H. B. Gladney assisted by Rev. T. W. Raymond.
James Fort Daniel & Willie Polk McNeill were married in the Presbyterian Church, Holly Springs, Miss., Jan 26, 1909, Rev. W. S. Chuchran of Bolivar, Tenn. officiating assisted by Rev. C. Z. Berryhill
Willie P. McNeill Daniel died in Holly Springs, Miss., June 13, 1912, leaving an infant Willie Polk Daniel, who was kept by her grandparents Dr. Chelsey & Fannie Daniel until her father J. F. Daniel married Sallie Suddath of Starksville, Miss. Feb 23
Deaths
Fannie Craft daughter of Chesley & Fannie Daniel died in Holly Springs, Aug 14th 1889
Dr. Chelsey Daniel died in Holly Springs, Miss March 2, 1914
Fannie Fort Daniel died May 25, 1934
Voorhies Daniel Booker died Oct 21, 1967
E. B. Booker died April 13, 1966
Dr. Edward A Thorne died June 6, 1967
James Richard French died Feb 29, 1976, buried in Hill Crest in Holly Springs, March 1, 1976
James Fort Daniel died Dec 27, 1975, buried in Hill Crest Dec 29, 1975, service at Methodist Church by Mr. Hubbard.
(Top Margin)
B. W. Thorne died in Holly Springs, Miss. May 10, 1910. Little Francis Thorne died in Holly Springs, Miss., Aug 23, 1910
Memoranda
Thorne Smith, daughter of Chesley Thorne and Gus Smith, jr. was born Dec. 10, 1932 at Oxford Hospital - Died Dec. 30, 1937
James Richard French, son of Willie Polk Daniel and Richard French was born Dec 11, 1934 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, died Feb 27, 1976 - buried Hill Crest.
Martha French, daughter of Willie Polk and Richard French born at Methodist Hospital, Mps., Tenn., May 31, 1941, died Dec. 23, 1941, age 7 mos.
Caffey Smith born June 28, 1937 at Methodist Hospital, memphis, Tenn.
Gus Smith III born Oct 17, 1939 at home
Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved