This is a transcription of the Family Bible once owned by John N. Ward and his wife Annie H. Jones, now in the hands of Gail M. Walczyk. This Bible has traveled from Wardtown to Quinby. After John's death it came into the possession of his youngest daughter Annie Lillian and probably traveled to Chesconessex. When Annie Lillian became elderly, it again traveled from Chesconessex to her son John T. Joynes' home in Cashville. It was given to me by John's son Dunton - GMW
NOTE: The two different colors denote the two different handwritings in the Bible.
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THE PEOPLE'S STANDARD EDITION
OF THE HOLY BIBLE
CONTAINING THE
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
AND THE APOCRYPHAL WRITINGS,
Translated from the Hebrew and Greek, and carefully compared with former Translations;
TEXT CONFORMABLE WITH THE STANDARD OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY:
TOGETHER WITH
A COMPLETE CONCORDANCE, THE PSALMS IN METER, NEARLY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MARGINAL READINGS AND REFERENCES, AND A HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL
INDEX TO THE ENTIRE WORD.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE
UPON THE LITERATURE, HISTORY AND INSPIRATION OF THE BIBLE, EXHAUSTIVE TABULAR AIDS AND A CONCISE HISTORY OF ALL THE DENOMINATIONS AND SECTS IN EVERY AGE OF THE WORLD:
ALSO
ILLUSTRATIVE MAPS, FULL PAGE STEEL ENGRAVINGS.
AND A GALLERY OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS, EMBRACING SPIRTURAL SCENES AND EVENTS FROM CREATION TO THE CLOSE OF THE CANON, AND REPRESENTING BIBLICAL ARCHITECTURE, CUSTOMS, ARTS, SCIENCES, RITES, COINS, WRITINGS, BOTANY AND NATURAL HISTORY
ALSO A COMPLETE PRONOUNCING AND DEFINING
DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE.
THE WHOLE PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS EDITION
SOLD BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY.
BRADLEY, GARRETSON & CO.
66 NORTH FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, P.A.;
AUBURN N.Y.; BRANTFORD ONT.
WM. GARRETSON & CO.,
COLUMBUS OHIO; CHICAGO ILL.; NASHVILLE TENN.; ST. LOUIS MO.; SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
1878
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
THE RITE OF
HOLY MATRIMONY
WAS CELEBRATED BETWEEN
JOHN N. WARD OF NORTHAMPTON
AND ANNIE H. JONES OF NORTHAMPTON
ON 24TH MARCH 1880 AT WARDTOWN VA
BY REV. MR. DAVIS
WITNESS JOHN W. GLADDEN - WITNESS GEORGIE HATTEN
BIRTHS
Elizabeth C. Ward
Daughter of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Born April 21th 1881
Eva May Ward
Daughter of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Born Oct. 18th 1882
John Loyd Ward
Son of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Born Oct. 1st 1886
Idra Thadie Ward
Son of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Born August 3rd 1889
Annie Lillian Ward
Daughter of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Born Oct. 4th 1891
MARRIAGES
Thomas M. Campbell of Accomac Va.
and Elizabeth C. Ward of Accomac Va.
were married on Machipongo Bridge April 17th 1904
John L. Collonna of Accomac
and
Eva May Ward of Accomac
were married at [-----] Chapel Feb. 11, 1906
Idra H. Ward of Accomac Va.
and Clara Drummond of Accomac Va.
were married at Princess Anne Md.
December 2, 1914
Carroll V. Joynes of Accomac Va.
and Annie L. Ward of Quinby Va.
were married at Wachapreague Va.
June 16, 1915
DEATHS
Cornelius A Ward
Departed this life
September the 28th 1878
Elizabeth F. Ward
Wife of C. A. Ward
Departed this life Sept. 18th 1875
John Leoyed Ward
Son of John N. and Annie H. Ward
Departed this life November 28th 1886
Annie H. Ward Departed this
life November. 11. 1928
John N. Ward
Departed this life August 4, 1932
Eva Mae Colonna Departed this life
Feb. 3, 1963
Cora Elizabeth Campell Departed this life
[not date]
FAMILY HISTORY
A RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
George Ward Campbell
born July 21, 1907
[-----] Walfard Campbell
born August 19, 1908
Virginia May Campell
Daughter of Thomas M. and Cora E. Campbell
Born May 12th 1910
Lillian Esther Campbell
Daughter of Thomas M. and Cora E. Campbell
Born March 5th 1912
Eva May Campbell Born Oct. 1, 1913
Edwin F. & Julia E. Campbell Born Dec. 15, 1915
Allice Marie Campbell Born June 4, 1918
John T. Joynes " Jan. 14, 1921
Mary Elizabeth Joynes " Aug. 4, 1924
Annie L. Joynes " Feb. 12, 1927
Albert Joynes " February 26, 1930
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© Copyright 2005 by Gail M. Walczyk