Today's post is a treasure trove. I have scanned copies of the originals, but decided to transcribe them to make it easier to read the information.
HAIGHT / SMITH FAMILY BIBLE PAGES
Transcribed by Shirley H. Hobbs
GRANDPARENTS
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Grandfather’s Father
David Addams Haight Aug
1796 Dutches Co, NY May
5, 1876 Delaware, Albany Co. NY
Grandfather’s Mother
Sally Ann Avery Apr 1809 Albany Co. “ Oct.17/88 Delaware,
Albany Co. NY
Grandmother’s Father
Jefferson Monroe Bullock 1818 Spottsylvania
Co, VA Sep 1865 Hanover Co. near Ash Coke, VA
Grandmother’s Mother
Amanda Fitzallen Cox Aug 9, 1819 Spottsylvania Co, VA Mch 1856 Caroline
Co., Va
PARENTS
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Father Edwin
Reed Haight May 14, 1841 Albany Co., N.Y. Oct. 17, 1915 Washington,
DC.
Mother Lucy
Ann Bullock Oct 15, 1843 Spottsylvania Co., VA May 16/79 Washington,
DC
THEY WERE MARRIED at Washington, DC by
Rev. Butler
CHILDREN
BORN MARRIED DIED
NAMES WHEN WHERE When To
Whom
1. Mary Augusta Dec 9/66 Lambs Creek. Pa. Aug
22/71
Tioga
Co.
2. Willard Reed Dec. 24/67 “ Apl.17/89 Ida May Smith of Wh. DC April 5/1926
(Willard) Spring
of 1903
3. Arlynn Mortimer May 17/69 “
4. Edwin Wallace Jul 26/72 Washington, DC
5. Walter Reed Berry Apr 19/79 “ Married
6. Arthur Clarkson Nov. 1/80 “
Son by Mary
Janette Clarkson Born June 22/60 (date not clear).
7. Ralph Avery /94
8. Elmer F.
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FAMILY RECORD
MISCELLANEOUS
Grandmother Tinkler’s name, Hannah
or Ann Riggles
Born about 1790, England
Died “
1844, Washington, DC
Grandfather Tinkler’s name Samuel
Born about 1796, England
Died “
1844, Washington, DC
Grandmother Smith’s name Elizabeth
Mary Butcher
Born
about 1805, in Portsmouth
County
of Kent, England
Died
Nov. 28 (?) 1867, Wash., DC
Grandfather Smith’s name Thomas
Henry
(Soldier) Born 1769, Portsmouth, County Kent,
England
Died
about 1837, Kandy Island
Of
Ceylon, East Indies
Father Smith thinks his Grandmother Butcher was born in Scotland
“ “ “
“ Grandfather Butcher was born
in England
Father had a sister Mary (Smith) Vessey born 1829, England
“ “
“ “ Fanny (Smith) Meany ‘
1831, England
“ “
“ brother Sidney Smith
“ 1833, “
Information received from Samuel T. Smith, brother
Of Ida May Smith (Haight), born Mch 28. 1869 Wash., DC
Page 2
FAMILY RECORD
MISCELLANEOUS
Furnished to Sam’l T. Smith by John W. Lauder, of Wn
DC
Thomas Riggles and
Millicent Richardson married July 5, 1814
*Hannah Padgett born
Nov. 2, 1817 – ½ sister to Mary A. (Tinkler) Smith
Amy Padgett born Dec 14. 1819 - “
“ “ “
“ “
Samuel Tinkler, born Aug 17. 1823
Mary Ann Tinkler, born Apl 21, 1827
Eliza Tinkler, born June 24, 1831
Samuel Richard Tinkler, born Oct. 17, 1831 (?)
William Thomas Tinkler, born Feby 13, 1834
James Riggles and Eliza Tinkler, married Aug
21, 1855
Mary Ann Millicent
Riggles, born Aug 31, 1856
Page 3
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FAMILY RECORD
GRANDPARENTS
BORN DIED
NAMES WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Father’s Father
Edwin Reed Haight May 18/1841 Albany Co. NY Oct. 7/1915 Washington,
DC
Father’s Mother
Lucy Ann Bullock Oct. 15/1843 Spottsylvania Co. VA May 16/79 Washington,
CD
Mother’s Father
Thos. Henry Smith Oct.14/1835 Island of Ceylon Nov. 3, 1926 “
Mother’s Mother
Mary Ann Tinkler Apl.21/1827 Schropshire or Jan 15/87 “
Lancashire
England “
PARENTS
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Father
Willard Reed Haight Dec. 24/67 Lamb’s Creek Apr. 5/1926 Kents
Store, Fluvana Co. VA
Tioga
Co. Pa.
Ida May Smith Mar 30/67 Wash’n D.C. Mar. 30/1930 Richmond,
VA
THEY WERE MARRIED April 17, 1889 at Washington, D.C. by Rev.
Sam’l Green
Page 4
Great Grand Parents
Father’s Grand Parents
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Grand Father’s Father
1.
Grand Father’s Mother
2.
Grand Mother’s Father
3.
Grand Mother’s Mother
4.
Mother’s Grand Parents
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Grand Father’s Father
5. Edwin Reed Haight May
14, 1841 Albany Co., New York Oct. 17 1915 Washington, D,C,
Grand Father’s Mother
6. Lucy Ann Bullock Oct.
15. 1843 Spottsylvania County, Va, May 16, 1879 Washington, D.C.
Grand Mother’s Father
7. Thomas Henry Smith Oct. 14, 1835 Island of Ceylon Oct.
1926 Washington, D.C.
Grand Mother’s Mother
8. Mary Ann Tinkler England Jan 15, 1887 Washington, D.C.
above probably written by Ida Smith Haight, most of rest of page below
also probably by Ida except where noted otherwise
Grand Parents
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
Father’s Father
9.
Father’s Mother
10. Laura Howard (this
is a different handwriting from the rest of the page, probably Carol Bishop)
Mother’s Father
11. Willard R. Haight Dec. 24, 1867 Lamb’s Creek Apr.
1926 Columbia, Va.
Tioga
Co. Pennsylvania
Mother’s Mother
12. Ida May Smith Mar. 30, 1867 Washington, D.C. Mar. 22,
1930 Richmond, VA
Parents
BORN DIED
NAMES
WHEN WHERE WHEN WHERE
13. B. Howard Bishop Oct. 23, 1892 Leechville, NC
14. Minnie B. Haight Nov. 1, 1893 Richmond, VA
Page 5a
Children
BORN MARRIED DIED
NAMES WHEN WHERE When To
Whom
1. Carol Lee Oct. 10, 1920 Portsmouth, VA Aug.2, 1940 John H.
Wickham
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Names Nationality Where Educated Occupation or
Profession
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Edwin Reed Haight American New York Co. School Real Estate
6. Lucy Ann Bullock “ Virginia
Co. School
7. Thomas Henry Smith British Ireland
& N.Y. Merchant
8. Mary Ann Tinkler “ England
9.
10.
11. Willard Reed Haight American Washington, D.C. Baptist Minister
12. Ida May Smith
“ “
13. B. Howard Bishop “ St.
Paul’s Beaufort, NC Traveling Salesman
14. Minnie B. Haight “ Elizabeth City H.S. Sales
person
Page 5b probably written by
Carol Bishop Wicker
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Family History
Names Religious Converted or Confirmed Baptised
Persuasion When Where When by Whom
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Names Cause
of Death Where
Buried Vault. Monument
Or
Headstone
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. E. R. Haight Heart trouble Washington
6. Lucy B. Haight Child Birth “
7. T. H. Smith Old age “
8. Mary Ann Smith “
9. Bishop Appoplexy Leechville
10. Laura Bishop “ “
11. W. R. Haight “ Washington
12. Ida Haight “ Richmond
13.
14.
Page 6 Probably written by Carol
Bishop Wicker
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Names and Birthdays of our Children –
Walter Clayton May 30,
1890 Harrisonburg, VA
Effie Vieve June
4, 1892 Richmond, VA
Minnie Belle Nov. 1,
1893 “
Thomas Edwin Sept. 13,
1805 Swansboro, VA
Esther May Oct. 13,
1897 “
Amy Catharine June 29,
1899 “
Arlynn Reed Oct. 15,
1902 Portsmouth, VA
Lucy Wallace Aug. 7,
1904 “
Charles Parrish Nov. 18,
1906 “
Died Friday a.m. 325,
July 3, 1908 1 yr. 7 m. 15 days
This information was written by Willard
Reed Haight, on the flyleaf of his Bible.
Page 7
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Family Record
Marriages
Thomas Smith to
Elizabeth Mary Butcher
By the Rev. W. Tynell
St. Paul’s Church
Dublin April 4, 1827
Mary Isabella Smith
to Leonard Vessey
By the Rev. W. French
Church of the Epitheny
Washington, DC
Nov th 13
John L(?) Meany to
Fannie Smith
by the Rev ?? Anthony
at the Rectory
St. Marks’ Church
June 9, 1856 in New York
Thomas H. Smith
to Mary A Tinkler
by the Rev. M. Leman
June 20, 1865
Washington, DC
Page 8
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Deaths
Thomas Smith died
March 23, 1838
On Garrison Trincomalee, Ceylon
Sydney Smith
Sep 29
Colombo
Martha Ann Smith
March 16 1834
Colombo Ceylon
Mary Vessey died
Feb. 4, 1867
Washington
Births
Thomas Smith
June 24, 1800 (29?)
In Munden County Kent, England
Elizabeth Mary Bucher
Born May 5, 1808
In Sandwich. St. Portsea,
Portsmouth
England
Sydney John Born
June 14, 1830
in garrison of Colombo, Ceylon
Frances Smith
Born Oct 9, 1831
Kandey, Ceylon
Martha Ann Smith
Oct 24, 1833
Kandey, Ceylon
Thomas H. Smith
Born Oct. 14, 1835
(last line cut off)
Page 9
Pages 8 and 9 were handwritten by
unknown person on paper. I have chosen
to include them with the Bible pages.
Handwriting was very difficult to read.
