Bibles

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One circa 1873 Bible titled "The Complete Domestic Bible." The text includes illustrations and a dictionary of religious terms.

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One family Bible presented in 1984 to Tucker House in Norfolk, Virginia. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society in 1868.

Scope and Contents Family papers and photographs from 1831-2001, including genealogical notes, family trees, crests, biographical sketches, and obituaries of the Brooke family of Norfolk, Virginia. Related surnames include Tucker, Andrews, Cary, Coleman, Custis, Dallas, Drummond, Hagan, Higgins, Lucas, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mercer, Ramsey, Randolph, Taliaferro, Walton, and Washington. Most of the materials in the collection relate to Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, her husband David Tucker Brooke, and her...

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One Catholic Bible presented to Rita Madeline Smith Carter by her husband, Josiah George Carter, Sr. on April 19, 1955. The Bible was published by Good Will Publishers, Inc. in 1953.

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One family Bible originally owned by D. Tucker Brooke of Norfolk, Virginia. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society in 1870 and given to Brooke's father, Henry L. Brooke, in Charlestown, West Virginia in 1873.

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The Dalby and Stoakley Families Bibles include 19th and 20th century genealogical information for the families of John L. Dalby and Sally S. Dalby Stoakley, both of Northampton County, Virginia. The John L. Stoakley Family Bible was published circa 1875 by Henry F. Cook. The Sally S. Dalby Stoakley Family Bible was published circa 1886 by Charles Foster Publishing Company and presented to Mrs. Stoakley on December 25, 1890 by her son.

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One circa 1879 Bible of the Samuel Solomon DeFord Family of Norfolk County, Virginia. The Bible's family record is located before the New Testament and ends with the death of S. S. DeFord on January 1, 1926. Loose papers from the Bible include poems, clippings, and a postcard.

Scope and Contents A genealogical collection of the Ferebee family, created by Annie Adelia Ferebee and continued by her niece, Sarah Cason Ferebee. This collection contains their research manuscripts, notes, photographs, correspondence, obituaries, articles, and Sarah's personal copy of the Ferebee book with her many notations. Most of the items in this collection are photocopies and research copies acquired from various sources. The Ferebee Genealogy Collection includes information organized by Annie that...

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One 1861 pocket Bible of the New Testament previously owned by Confederate soldier Fillmore Jordan. The Bible has a hole through the front cover and indentation through a majority of the pages where an alleged bullet went through the book during fighting in Petersburg, Virginia. Jordan was a member of the 12th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery.

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Photocopied genealogical information relating to the family of Edward Lee Gibson and Dorothy Elizabeth Early of Norfolk, Virginia.