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Thomas Dillin Bible

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, New York, American Bible Society, 1854.

These Bible images and transcription were provided by Dawne Slater-Putt. She also provided the following information. The provenance of the Bible is as follows: The Bible originally belonged to Thomas M. Dillin, then to his daughter Minerva A. Dillin Jarrard; then to her daughter Ella Mae Jarrard Cooper Gerred; then to her son Merle Stanley Gerred. Marilyn Gerred Sichler, daughter of Merle Stanley Gerred, gave photocopies of the family record pages to Dawne Slater-Putt in 1997.

Images:
Title Page
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Transcription:
The
HOLY BIBLE,
Containing the
Old and New Testaments,
Translated out of
The Original Tongues;
And with the former
Translations Diligently Compared and Revised

New York:
American Bible Society,
Instituted in the Year MDCCCXVI
1854
[Small Pica Ref.] [Royal Octavo]

[Page 2]
Received from Neil L. Gerred, my younger brother, Sept. 24, 1943 Signed Merle Stanley Gerred

[Page 3]
This book first belonged to Thomas M. Dillin
Second. Minerva A. Dillin Jarrard, Daughter of Thomas M. Dillin
Third. Ella Mae Jarrard, Cooper, Gerre[d,] Daughter of (Born May 30, 1874) Minerva A. Jarrard. (Died 2/27/22)
Fourth. Merle Stanley Gerred (Born 11/2/19[)] Oldest son of Mae Gerred (Died Mon, 4:30 A.M., 9/13/43[)] Age 69
Elbert M. Gerred, Husband of ↑ [pointing to Mae Gerred] died July 20, 1936 (Age 59) Born 1877?

[Page 4]
Data pertaining to Janice’s family Sun, 1/31/60
By Merle S. Gerred

Janice’s father
Francis Edward House
Born 12/14/1862 } Y M D
Died 10/7/1935 72 9 25

Janice’s mother
Sarah Jane (Nee Gough) House
7
Born 12/26/61871 } 88 1 17
Died 1/24/1960

Mrs. House was 8Y, 11 Mo. And 23 Days younger than Mr. House and outlived him 15 years, 3 months and 22 days

Merle Stanley Gerred (11-2-1900)
And }married Sat. 1/13/1934
Janice Guillelma House (10-21-1900)

Merle's &
Janice’s }married 6/22/1958
only child

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Family Record.

Births.
Thomas D. Jarrard,
Was Born,
Nov. 6th A.D. 1850.

Minerva A. Dillin,
Wife of,
Thomas Jarrard,
Was Born,
Sept. 22nd A.D. 1850.

Births.
Ella Mae Jarrard
Was Born,
May. 30th 1874

Frank Lester Jarrard
Was Born
Aug. 13th 1881,

Lloyd E. Cooper,
Husband of
Mae Jarrard,
Was Born,
Sept. 9th 1875

Mable Lola Tyler
Wife of
Frank Jarrard
was born
January 8th 1883

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Family Record.

Births.
Elbert M. Gerred
Husband of
Mae Cooper
was born,
Nov. 20th 1876

Merle Stanley Gerred
son of
Mae & Bert
was born
Nov. 2nd 1900

Neil Leonard Gerred
Son of
Mae & Bert
was Born
Oct. 20 1911

Marylin Kay Gerred
Daughter of
Merle & Janice
born
March 20 – 1937

Births.

Billie Lee Gerred
Son of
Neil & Margaret
was born
Aug. 12 – 1938

Dale Gerred
son of
Neil and Margaret
was born
Sept. 15 1940

[Page 7]
Family Record.

Marriages.

Thomas D. Jarrard,
And,
Minerva A. Dillin,
Was Married,
Nov. 28th 1872.

Lloyd E. Cooper
And
Mae Jarrard
Was Married
Feb. 25th 1897

Elbert M. Gerred
And
Mae Cooper.
was married
April 12th 1899.

Marriages.

Frank Lester Jarrard
And
Mable Lola Tyler
was married
Aug. 13 1901

Merle S. Gerred
and
Lucile Jensen
was married
Aug. 1924

Neil L. Gerred
and
Margaret Rosenow
was married
Feb. 20 1937

Merle S. Gerred
&
Janice House
married Jan. 13 1934

[Page 8]
Family Record.

Deaths.

Lucile Gerred
died March
1929

Frank Jarrard
Died
April 23 1941

Deaths.

Lloyd E. Cooper
Died.
March, 28th 1898
age 23

Thomas D. Jarrard
Died
May 12 – 1924
aged 74-6

Minerva Ozona [or Azora] Jarrard
Died
July 15 – 1929
age 78

Elbert
Died
July 20 – 1936
age 62 yrs., 8 months