George Harvey Elms Family Bible

SOURCE: Family data, George Harvey Elms Family Bible, A New Self-Pronouncing Dictionary of the Bible, Containing Every Important Scriptural Word (No place: no publisher, 1872); original owned in 2006 by Eva Mae (Simpson) Grim - daughter of Frederic Wheeler Simpson & Sarah Virginia Elms. Inquiries can be sent to her niece Cicely Stewart-Kunsman.

Transcribed in 2006 by Candice Buchanan. Entries are presented here as they appear in the original document. Notations regarding some, though not all, spelling errors are made in brackets [ ]. Please report any errors in transcription to Candice.

Title Page (View Image)

A New Self-Pronouncing / Dictionary of the Bible, / Containing Every Important Scriptural Word. / Designed to Aid Students and Bible-Readers in Better Understanding the / Sacred Scriptures: / Illustrated With Nearly Five Hundred Engravings. / Compiled from the Latest Editions of / William Smith , LL. D. / Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

Births (View Image)

Sarah Virginia Elms Born June 3 1895

Lucy Beach Elms Born December 8 1897 [a number “6” is written in another ink to indicate 1896]

Sarah Ann Dille June 24, 1926

Frederic W. Simpson Jr. April 20, 1920

George Elms [Simpson] Sept. 20, 1921

Robert Morris [Simpson] Nov. 2, 1922

Charles Austin [Simpson] Dec. 10, 1925

Sarah Emma [Simpson] Dec. 7, 1926

Eva Mae [Simpson] May 5, 1928

William Harvey [Simpson] Aug. 19, 1930

Matthew Joseph [Simpson] Aug. 3, 1932

Elizabeth Margaret [Simpson] Dec. 22, 1933

Marriage Certificate (View Image)

I, a Minister of the Gospel, hereby certify, that on / the 18th day of October, one thousand eight hundred and ninety 4, at Waynesburg, Pa., / George H. Elms and Miss Eva Morris / were by me united in marriage in accordance with license issued by / the Clerk of the Orphan’s Court of Greene County, Pa., numbered 1810 / No. 1810 / A. B. Miller

Marriages (View Image)

Sarah Virginia Elms / Frederic W. Simpson / June 25, 1919

Lucy Beach Elms / Charles Austin Dille / May 8, 1920

Sadie Sellers Huffman / George Harvey Elms / Sept. 14, 1918

Deaths (View Image)

Eva Florence Morris Elms Died Jan. 17, 1902

George Harvey Elms [Died] June 27, 1947

Sarah E. Simpson [Died] May 10, 1934

Baby – Charles Austin Simpson [Died] Feb. 28, 1926