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Jerry, Thought might be interested in this Sylvester Smith & Martha A. Gottee Bible
records. Is sylvester one of your Smith's?
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The following birth, death, & marriage records were taken from the Bible of Sylvester
Smith and Martha A. Gootee. The original Bible is held by my cousin, W. Smith.
Marriage certificate in the Bible - Sylvester Smith and Martha A. Gootee Married at Saint
Mary's Church Daviess County, Indiana October 24, 1843 by Rev. La or Da Franc.
Births
James E. Smith March 5, 1846
John W. Smith November 22, 1849
Silas Smith September 22, 1847 (date not included in bible)
Martha J. Smith September 19, 1852
Sarah W, Smith December 11,1854
William S. Smith and Barbara J. Smith Twins June 8,1857
Charles L. Smith August 28, 1859
Joseph M {Marion - not in the Bible} Smith July 26,1861
George D. Smith October 26, 1862
Thomas S. Smith December 14,1864
Andrew L. Smith April 21, 1866
Frances Eugene Smith November 2, 1869
Catherine Smith (no date in bible)
Gustie D. Smith July 27, 1876.
Marriages
James E. Smith married Angeline Mosier no date
John H. married Annie Mary Jenkins April 29, 1873
Martha J. Smith married John T. Cushing September 23, 1879
Wm. S. Smith married (illegible - I think spelling is) Tide ORurro or O Burro October 29,
187?
Charles L. Smith married Mary E. Dowling September 23, 1879
Sarah H. Smith married P.J. McGrath October 23, 1883
George D. Smith married Helen OBrian November 14, 1883
Joseph M. Smith married Aggie Cavenaugh November 25 1891
Frank E. Smith married Lydia M. Wood September 28, 1891
{Note: Frank and Lydia were my grgrandparents}
Lee Smith married Emma Bramble April 23, 1888
Gustie D. Smith married Lizzie (hard to read last name I think it is spelled) Waulton
November 19, ????, I think 1919.
Deaths
Sila Smith no date (Note: also spelled Silas on birth records)
Josie no date
(Note: not sure, but this person, Josie, may be one of the twins Barbara J. Smith)
Catherine A. Smith no date,
John H. Smith May 12. 1888
Martha A. Smith May 12, 1892
George D. Smith October 13, 1893
Sylvester Smith August 1, 1895
Mary Ella Smith February 7, 1901 (or 1907 hard to read)
Thomas S. Smith March 6, 1910 (or1911 or 1912 hard to read)
Lizzie Smith March 5, 1913
Wm Sidney Smith January 31 1921
Charles Lee Smith April 10, 1923
Joseph Marion May 12, 1923
Thomas Smith March 6, 1911
George Smith October 23, 1892
(Note: this George Smith entry looks strange - appears to be a double entry, but death
dates do not match exactly - see George D. Smith listed above?)
Frank E. Smith February 19, 1946
Gustie D. Smith April 17, 1947.
(Note: Gustie is also spelled Gusta in some areas of the Bible)
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