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Bible of Christina Jewel Shelor

This Bible was in the possession of Mary Winston Jewel Shields at the time of her death. The handwriting on the left hand side of the first page of Births is hers. The other entries were apparently made by her aunt, Christina Jewel Shelor, wife of Daniel Shelor. The original title page has been lost. The original Family Record pages are in the possession of James Jewel Geary.

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BIRTHS
Daniel Shelor was born Nov 9th 1820
Angeline E. Shelor was born Nov. 4th 1839
Meurthu Ann E. Shelor was borned Febuary the 6th 1848
Leona M. Shelor was borned May the 7th 1858
Manerva F. Shelor was borned July the 10th 1860
Arrintha, S. g. Shelor was borned Febuary the 18th 1866

Handwriting changes at this point
[The following items start on the next column of the original pages]

William Jewel Jan. 25, 1800
Mary Hall Jewel Aug. 3, 1805

Children of Wm & Mary Hall Jewel Martha Jewel May 16, 1828
Elizabeth Jewel Akers Oct. 5, 1830
Mary Jewel Summer Mar. 2, 1833
Christina Jewel Shelor Aug. 7, 1835
Va. Jewel Overstreet Apr. 15, 1838
Margaret Jewel Weeks Jan 25, 1841
Lucinda Jewel Nunley Sept. 15, 1843
Emeline Jewel Nov. 10, 1845
Wm. Hank Jewel Aug 10, 1848

Christina Jewel Shelor Bible - page 1.

BIRTHS
James Tazwell Akers June 25, 1852
Wm. Blackwell Akers Feb. 4, 1854

Children of Isaiah and Mary Jewel Sumner
Martha Ellen Sumner
Charles Ingle Sumner
James Madison Sumner
Elizabeth Sumner


Children of T. and Virginia Jewel Overstreet
Annette Overstreet
Flora "
Mollie "
Ellen "
Lucy "
George W. "
Albert "


Children of Wm H. Jewel & Sallie Davis
Viva Alice Texas Jewel - June 28, 1875
Louin Jewel - Nov 24, 1877
Iva Jewel - May 9, 1880
Riner Warwick Jewel - Mar. 20, 1882
Leslie H. Jewel - Feb. 22, 1885
and Cora Lee Winston Jewel
Mary Winston Jewel - Jan 24, 1894
Joseph Wm. Jewel - Dec 7, 1896
Ruth Michelow Jewel - Sept. 3, 1902

 

BIRTHS
Children of James T. Akers Harris Arthur Akers
Elizabeth "
Susan "
John "

Children of Martha Sumner King
Edward Reed King
Henry King
Oscar King


James Jewel Geary - May 14, 1914
Iva (Tissie) Geary - Aug 4, 1916


Children of Riner Jewel & Gertrude Hurst
Ellen Jewel
Elizabeth "
William "
Margaret "
Louin "


(Son of J. W. Jewel & Florence Albert Jewel
Joseph William Jewel - Mar 30, 1924

BIRTHS

(children of Ruth Jewel & Hans Boetcher)
Jane Winston Boetcher Apr. 15, 1933
Ruth Ellen Boetcher May 20, 1939


Children of James Jewel Geary and Celia Lavinder Geary
Anne Shields Geary
Ellen Eliz Geary
Martha Lavinder Geary
Letitia Geary

Leslie Jewel Geary  (daughter of James Jewel Geary and Karen Leyonmark Geary (Jim’s second wife)

All dates for above children deleted as they are still living.

Christina Jewel Shelor Bible - page 2.

 

MARRIAGES
Daniel Shelor and Julian was married on the 14th of April 1847
Daniel Shelor and Angeline Elizabeth was married February th 11th 1857.
Daniel Shelor and Christina was married December the 17th 1874.

Handwriting changes at this point.

Louin Jewel & Retta Lofland Gibboney
Riner Jewel & Gertrude Hurst
Harvey D. Walters & Viva Jewel
James M. Geary & Iva Jewel
Mary Winston Jewel & Richard LeRoy Shields Mar 28, 1945

[The following names start at the beginning of the next column but have been transcribed her to save space]
William Jewel and Mary Hall July 24, 1825
George Akers and Elizabeth Jewel June 11, 1851

MARRIAGES
T.C. Overstreet and Virginia Jewel June 18, 1855
George Akers and Nancy Shanks Dec 27, 1855
Isaiah Summer — Mary Jewel Oct. 7, 1858
William Hank Jewel & Sallie Davis Oct. 3, 1872
Daniel - - -
James F. Miller & Lucinda Jewel Sept. 7, 1880
John Acquilla Weeks & Margaret Jewel Aug 27, 1882
William Hank Jewel & Cora Lee Winston Jan. 25, 1893
Isaac Nunley & Lucinda Miller Dec. 28, 1893
Joseph Wm. Jewel & Florence Albert Oct. 1
" " " & Nancy Watts Nov 18
Hans Nielson Boetcher & Ruth Jewel July 12, 1930

Christina Jewel Shelor Bible - page 3.

 

DEATHS
Angeline Elizabeth Shelor died May the 9th 1873

Handwriting changes at this point

Christina Jewel Shelor January 11, 1923
William Hank Jewel Sept. 1919
Margaret Jewel Weeks January 8, 1915


The first born of Wm. & Mary Jewel May 17, 1827
Martha Jewel Oct. 25, 1835
Elizabeth Jewel Akers Feb. 11, 1854
William Jewel Jan. 11, 1886
Emeline Jewel Feb. 10, 1890
Mary Hall Jewel Feb. 24, 1890
Virginia Jewel Overstreet Sept. 15, 1891
Mary Jewel Sumner Dec. 27, 1900
William H. Jewel Sept. 10, 1919
Cora Winston Jewel June 18, 1931
Sarah Jane Jewel Feb. 28, 1886
George Akers June 25, 1881 (25 crossed out) 21

DEATHS
Lucinda Nunley ( Aunt Lucy) Nov. 27, 1933
Juliann Shelor died January the 18th 1852 {In same handwriting as Angeline Elizabeth Shelor}
Daniel Shelor Dec. 24, 1909
James F. Miller June 15, 1890
T.C. Overstreet Aug. 20, 1891
James T. Akers " 10, 1901
Lindsey Louin Jewel Sept. 5, 1915
Retta Gibboney Jewel May 7, 1915
Iva Jewel Geary Sept. 15, 1918 (Tissie)
John Weeks 1919
Isaac J. Nunley Nov. 4,
Florence Albert Jewel Feb. 2, 1935
Leslie Jewel Jan. 13, 1940
Hans Nielson Boetcher Apr. 19, 1945
Viva Jewel Walters Sept. 20, 1945
Riner Warwick Jewel July 6, 1952
James Madison Geary March 18, 1865
Ruth Jewel Boetcher Feb. 26, 1966

Christina Jewel Shelor Bible - page 4.

 

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