Bible Records
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TOPPE, HENRY AND LEONA Bible Records. "MOTHER TOPPE'S BIBLE".
THIS BIBLE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER, LEONA TOPPE'S. I GOT IT AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY IN 1990.
PAGE 1: In the year of 1943. Oct 31, 1943. On your birthday 75 years (The bible was originally given to Mary Elizabeth Toppe who lived either in Seymour, Ind. or in Indianapolis.)
Dearest Mother--May God watch over you not only one day but everyday through these years to come. From your childrens: Daughters--Mary and Leona (this would be Mary Elizabeth Toppe Griffith and Leona Gertrude Denny Toppe--Mary being her daughter and Leona being her daughter in law); Sons--Homer and Henry (these were her sons Homer and Henry Toppe). God bless you. Love.
PAGE 2: July 25, 1952. From Mother and Daddy To our little girl Margaret Mae Toppe (This was an entry made by Leona Toppe to her and Henry's adopted daughter, my mother). Take this book Honey and let it guide you on through life. With our love.
PAGE 3: (prayers written by Leona Toppe) . December 5, 1954 Oh God, our Father so fill us with goodness and Love, that we may live our lives with the good things in life. Help us to be obedient to they command. Father bless each one as they pretake of this bread representing the broken body which was givin for you in memory of him. In Jesus name we ask it. Love mother.
Jesus, bless these gift we bring thee, give them something sweet to do, may thy help some child to love thee. Jesus we would love thee to. Amen.
Go ye, into all the world and preach the gospel.
FAMILY REGISTER: This section was completed by Margaret Toppe:
PARENTS NAMES:
Husband: Norman Sanders; Born: July 13, 1938 in Madison County (Frankton);
Wife: Margaret M. Toppe; Born: July 5, 1942 Indpls.--actual parents were Robert and Freida Reese Daglish of Indianapolis --Robert was Leona's son by her first marriage to Raymond Daglish of Marion County.
CHILDRENS' NAMES:
Dorothy Leona Sanders Sept 5, 1961 Tues. 10:05pm b. Anderson; Colleen Gay Sanders Sept 10, 1962 Monday 4:51pm b. Anderson; Donna Lee Sanders Nov 25, 1966 b. Anderson; Norma Lucile Sanders Sept 28 b. Anderson; Roi Parise Phillips (added by someone else later) no relationship to Sanders---March 31---this was Margaret's son by later marriage to Roy Phillips in
Tennessee.
MARRIAGES : Jerry Sanders and Sue Hickerson Nov 1961 (Norman's brother)
DEATHS: Grandmother Toppe passed away July 25, 1952 (Mary Elizabeth Stille Toppe); Richard Sanders on Sept 3 between 1963 and 1966 (son of Margaret and Norman who died a few hours after birth); Grandpa Toppe passed away on October 4, 1975 (this being Henry F. Toppe of Pendleton, Ind.
November 28, 2001: C. Brown sent us a transcript of the Bible records belonging to his grandparents, Henry and Leona Toppe.