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Bible of Isaac Wasson Blake Shared by Lynn Marti
Handwritten inscriptions on fly-leaf: “Alex. McDonald Bible bought March the 3 A.D. 1828 Price $.25 cents.” “Isaac W. Blake book bought of Alex McDonald October the 10th 1833 Price $2.75 cents.”
Marriages: “Isaac Wasson Blake and Rachel Line was married on the l2th day at October, A.D. 1828” Births: “Isaac Wasson Blake was born on the 8th day at October, A.D. 1805” “Rachel Line was born on the 27th day of February, A.D. 1811” “Elizabeth Jane Blake was born on the 25th day of August, A.D. 1829” “John Elihu Blake was born on the l8th day at October, A. D, 1830” “Charles Abel Blake was born on the l3th day of April, A.D. 1832” “Isaac Newton Blake was born on the 8th day at March, A.D. 1834” “Dennis Killgore Blake was born on the 8th day of August, A.D. 1836” “Rachel Blake was born on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1839” Deaths: “Rachel Blake died March the 11th 1839” “Isaac W. Blake departed this life the l3th day of November, 1862” “Dennis K. Blake departed this life May the 23, 1865” “Isaac N. Blake departed this life May the 1, 1876” “John E. Blake died July the 25, 1880” “Charles A. Blake died May the 25 1908” “Elihu Line died December 21, 1849” “Nancy Line died November the 13, 1812 maiden name Bell” “Dennis Line died September the 14, 1846” “Rebeca Line (wife of Dennis) died March the 10, 1847 maiden name Cowger” “Salome Jessup maiden name Line died August 21, 1897”
Inserted in the records section of the Bible are two additional sheets of paper with the following handwritten records:
Births: “So1oman Line was born March the 27, 1751” “Selome Line was born April the 6, 1749” “Marhea Line was born September the 9, 1776” “Nancy Line was born April the 1, 1778” “Jacob Line was born April the 24, 1779” “Dennis and Johnathan Line twins were born December the 15, 1780” “Johnathan Line was born May the 26, 1783” “Margaret Line was born September the 14, 1786” “John Line was born December the 4, 1789” Deaths: “Selome Line died September the 1, 1811” “Soloman Line died June 29, 1824” “Martha Ball died February the 14, 1817” “Johnathan Line died November 28, 1881” “John Line died December the 17, 1832” “David Line died January the 3, 1835” “James Lyon (sic) died July the 20, 1832” Marriages: “Elihu Line and Nancy Bell was married May the 6, 1810” “Isaac W. Blake and Rachel Line was married October the 12, 1828” “Smith Jessup and Salome Line was married September 30, 1832” “Dennis Line and Rebeca Cowger was married December the 2, 1841” Births: “Elihu was born September the 14, 1787” “Nancy Line was born September the 6, 1787” “Rachel Line was born February the 27, 1811” “Abel Line was born April the 11, 1812” “Selome Line was born January the 30, 1814” “Dennis Line was born October the 29, 1816”
Bible of Isaac Wasson Blake (cont.) Deaths: “Elihu Line died December the 21, 1849” “Nancy Line died November the 18, 1882” “Dennis Line died September the 14, 1846” “Rebeca Line died March the 10, 1847” Dennis Line’s Children Births: “Louisa Jane Line was born December the 18, 1842” “Nancy Margaret Line was born February 27, 1844” “Dennis Line was born March the 3, 1847”
The ISAAC WASSON BLAKE Bible information: New York, Published by J. Emory and B. Waugh For The Methodist Episcopal Church, at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1828.
[Taken from Indiana Source Book V compiled by Rebah M. Fraustein, Hoosier Genealogy 1982-1984, c. 1990]
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Parke
County, Indiana