Gilbert Moore Bible

As many of you know by now, Stephen was my 4-great grandfather, Robert was my 3-great grandfather, and Gilbert was my 2-great grandfather.  Gilbert Moore married Levina Satterfield on the 19th October 1830 and this is their bible.

Through many years of handling, the bible is in very fragile condition today.  It still retains its leather binding and the engraving on the cover is remarkably good.

The first pages of the old testament are now gone, and the pages have loosened from the binding as seen here:

Fortunately, since there exists no title page to the old testament, there is one for the new testament which allows us to know the publisher [H&E Phinney, Cooperstown, NY] and date of publication [1832]:

The Family Record section in the middle of the bible gives us quite a bit of information.  On page one under Marriages, is listed the following information: "Gilbert Moore & Levina Satterfield was married the 19th Oct. 1830 ~"

Page two lists Births

Francis Ann Moore was

   Born 23rd July 1831

Radford Robert Moore

   was born 7th March 1833

James William Moore was

   Born 13th September 1835

Thomas Barnett Moore was

   Born 4th August 1837

George Lewis Moore was

   Born 4th Stept. 1839.

George Washington Moore was

   born 5th July 1841

Sarah Elizabeth Moore

   was born 15th June 1843

Martha Jane Moore

   was born July 15, 1845

Mary C. Moore

   was born Augt 8th 1848

Page three also shows Births, but these appear to be the births of their slaves:

Births

         Af  Blacks

Mary's children

Eliza was born August 1st

   1840

Mahaley was born 27th

   July 1842

Lcory ~ was born April

   8th 1845.

Mary Susan was

   born 23 Sept [smudged] 1856

Page four in the Family Record lists

Deaths

George Lewis Moore died

   27th Sept. 1840

Robert R. Moore died

   Sept 17th 1862 in the

   Battle of Sharpsburg

Thomas T. Satterfield

   died Sept 4th 1872

Lavina Moore died

   december the 23 1882

   in the 79 year of

   her age

Gilbert Moore

   died July the 5

   1883 in the 78 year

   of his age

[Ed. note: Robert R. Moore and Thomas T. Satterfield are very faint pencil entries. Lavina and Gilbert made bold as senior members of the family.]

Copyright © January, 2010 by David E. Jeffreys.