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Loren and Sarah (Tibbets) Harkness Family Bible

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments. New York: American Bible Society, 1845.

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Page 1:

Loren Harkness Bible
Bought, July 4th 1848

Page 2: [Title Page]

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 1816

1845

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Family Record
Marriages

Loren Harkness & Sarah Tibbets,
was married in Adams County Illinois
by N.B. Gooding Esqr. Oct 8th 1840

Samuel S. Harknes and
Elisabeth R. Young was married
December 24 [a 4 has been written over a 5 to change the date from 25 to 24] 1871 at Payson
Ill by Rev Gibson

[These two entries are in different hands]

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Family Record
Births

Ebenezar Harkness father of Loren
Harkness was born in Pennsylvania
Jan 1.. 1784 Died in Adams Co Illinois
April 15.. 19 1865 (by S.S. Harkness).
[The note about Ebenezar Harkness’s birth and death is written in the top margin above the Family Record. The date of death has been crossed out, using a different ink, suggesting that it was crossed out some time after S.S. Harkness wrote the entry.]

Loren Harkness, was born in Springfield,
Bradford County Pennsylvania
February 9th 1816

Sarah Harkness was born
in Cincinnatti, Hamilton County,
State of Ohio September 7th 1818

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Family Record
Births

Lucy Maria Harkness was born in Adams County Ill
September 27th 1842 [the 2 in 1842 has been written over another number, obscuring it]

Oscar Loren Harkness, was born in Adams County
Illinois March 21st 1844 Died Sep 9, 1930

George Francis Harkness was born in
Adams County, Ills August 16th 1846

Samuel Sprague Harkness was born in Benton,
Adams County Illinois January 21st 1850.

John William Harkness
was born in Benton, Adams County
Illinois September 22nd 1852

Eugene Bell Harkness was born in
Benton Adams County Illinois,
December 24th 1855 Died Aug 9, 1934 [a 4 has been drawn over another number to change the year from 193? to 1934]

James Edward Harkness was born in Benton
Adams Co. Ills. November 9th 1858. 1900

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Deaths

Lucy Maria Harkness, Died---
October 8th 1843.

George Francis Harkness, Died---
September 9th 1847

John William Harkness Died---
September 7th 1853.

Loren Harknefs Died
April 15th 1865.

Sarah Harkness Died-
April 14 1895

James E Harkness Died
March 20 1900

Elisabeth R. Harkness Died
April 5 1905

Page 7: [Handwritten text on lined paper]

Family record of S.S. Harkness by Samuel Harkness 1934

My Grandfather Ebenezer Harkness born in Pennsylvania Jan 1st 1784 died in Adams Co Ill {
{My Father Loren Harkness born in Springfield Bradford Co Pennsylvania Feb 9-1818. My Mother Sarah Tibitts was born in Cincinnatti Hamilton Co Ohio Feb 9 1818 [Feb. 9 1818 has been crossed out and Sep. 7 1818 has been written above it in ink different from the original]. Both died in Adams Co, the former April 15th 1865, the latter April [undecipherable numeral scribbled out] 14-1895. Loren Harkness and Sarah Tibetts were married in Adams Co Ill Oct 8-1840.

Samuel S. Harkness born in Adams Co Jan 21-1850}
{Elisabeth R. Turing [perhaps Young] was born in Orange Co Virginia May 20” 1905 [1905 has been crossed out] 1848 [part of this year’s date has been crossed out and 52 has been added to change the year to 1852]. and died in adams Co Ill April 5-1895. Samuel S. Harkness and Elisabeth R. Turing [perhaps Young] was (over)

[text continues on Page 8]

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married by Rev Robert Gibson at Payson Ill December 24” 1871. Their Children as follows.

Oscar Tibetts June 9, 1874 [The date appears to have been written by somebody else at a later time. The 4 has been crossed out and a 3 has been written above to change the date to 1873.]

Willis Herbert Born Oct 17, 1875 [The 5 has been crossed out and a 4 has been written above to change the date to 1874.]

Lucy Born 1877 [1877 has been crossed out] Jan 2 1876 Died Mar 26 1877

Charles William Born Dec 23. 1878

Columbus Loren Jan. 30, 1884 [Another date has been rubbed out and partially erased. This date appears to be Dec. 23, 1878.]

By Samuel S. Harkness.

Page 9 [Coupon from World’s Fair Gallery for free photographs]

Page 10 [Verso of page 9, with handwritten text]

L Burke Urra [?]

Mrs. Sarah Harkness
Newtown Ills.

Pages 11-13: [Scraps of papers from newspapers, perhaps used as bookmarks]