This Bible, published in 1826, was given by Moses Cavitt to his son,
William Canada Cavitt and, as of 1979, was in the possession of Pauline
Beall Sims of Alpine, Texas. She was a great, great granddaughter of
Moses presumably descending via William C.
I have a photocopy of the eight pages on which births, marriages and
deaths were entered over a span of three generations. I also have a
statement authenticating the photocopy dated 2 April, 1979, and notarized
in Tom Green County, Texas. The sequence of the pages (beyond the first
two, which are obvious) is unclear due to the way in which they were
photocopied. The Bible was probably acquired by Moses and first wife
Elizabeth Tinnin after their fourth child was born (1819) since the
children's birth dates and the marriage date of the parents were
obviously entered at one sitting. The last event recorded was in 1873
A verbatim transcript of the pages are as follows:
(1)
Moses Cavitt and
Elizabeth B. Cavitt was
Married October the 22nd
1812
Alexandria T. Cavitt
was born August the 20
1813
Margret J. Cavitt
was born January the 4th
1815
Mary A. Cavitt
was born December the 6
1816
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(2)
William C. Cavitt
was born January the 15
1819
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Rachel & Mary Elizabeth Cavit
was born April the 5 1841
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(3?)
Elizabeth B Cavitt
Departed this Life June the 17
1839 Betwen one & Two
o'clock in her 46 year of age
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Margaret J Wrenn
Departed this Life March
the 29th 1861 in her 46th
Year of age died in Panola
County Miss
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(4?) (My guess is that Nancy and her children were slaves who belonged
to Moses Cavitt)
The Birth and Date of
Nancys children. Written by
William Cannada Cavitt
at the residence of my Father in the State
of Mississippi Holms County
August 25th 1833
In the fifteenth year of my age
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Milly was born 11th of July
1822
Charles was born January 5th
1828
Harriett Y was born august
14th 1829
Julian was born December 6th
1831
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(s) William C. Cavitt
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(5?)
Sarah A Nations
Was borned October 20th 1822.
_________________________
William C Cavitt
&
Sarah A. Nations
Was Maried January 10th 1839.
__________________________
James Alexandria Cavitt
Was borned June 29th 1840.
__________________________
William Armstrong Cavitt
&
Elizabeth Caroline Cavitt
Was borned October 20th 1842
__________________________
Joseph Frances Cavitt
Was borned August 23rd 1845
___________________________
Elviry Jane Cavitt
Was borned March 20th 1848.
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Mary Cavitt was borne august 12th 1852
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(6?)
William C Cavitt and Sarah A Cavitt
was married January the 10th A D 1839.
James Alexandria Cavitt was born
June the 29th A D 1840
Wm. Armstrong Cavitt and Elizabeth
Caroline Cavitt was born the 20th of
Oct. A. D 1842
Joseph Frances Cavitt was born the 20th
of August A. D 1845
Elviry Jane Cavitt
was born march 20th 1848
Mary Cavitt was born august
12th 1852
Hannah Cavitt was born
November 24th 1857
Thomas Andrew Cavitt was born
April 25th 1855
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(7?)
Elizabeth B. Tinnin
Was borned June 28th 1793
Sarah Mosetta Cavitt
Was borned Jully the
30 1860.
Lenora Fudge was borned
January the
28 1866
Sarah A Cavitt Wife
of W, C. Cavitt Died
Feby 5th 1866
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James A Cavitt
Died April 12th 1864
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W. C. Cavitt died the 19th
of January, 1873
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(8?)
Leroy C. Fudge
&
Bettie C. Cavitt
Was married January the 25, 1860
James A. Cavitt
&
Mary Boothe
was married Sept. the 3 1863
(END)
Jack Bryan