HESS, GILLHAM, SIMM, EDSALL, KRAUSE, BELLION
I am a member of the Historical Society of Dayton Valley (Nevada) and we've been reorganizing old books donated to our society over the years. One old Bible was found, missing its cover and frontispiece (and the identity of its owner) but having handwritten notes of deaths and a few births. We would like to get the information to anyone interested and possibly return the Bible to a family member. Here is a full transcript of the handwritten records:
Full text of handwritten family record, all but one written in heavy blue ink. Written continuously on printed page labeled “Family Record.” I’ve spaced the entries one per line but they are written continuously. I added comments in brackets.
Deaths
My Dear Aunt SallieMay 11 - 1950
Dear Uncle Hebert [sp?]Feb. 12 – 1949
Dear Grandma Hess [Hiss?]May 18 - 1922 went to Her Heavenly Home. God Bless Her.
Dear Daddy Gillham Passed to His Heavenly Home Jan. 21 - 1920
Dear Mother Gillham Passed to Her Heavenly Home Feb. [over- or under-written “Oct.”] 18 - 1926
My Darling Forever all 3 of them.
Dear Uncle Sesy [sp?]Mom Hess Sept. 8 - 1925
Dear Uncle Louis [Lewis?] H.May 10 1917
Daddy G. Simm [Simon?] July 20 - 1924
Minnie Hess April 7 - 1935
Dear Mom EdsallSept. 10 - 1939
Dear Aunt (to next page)who both loved me so. Oct 30 – 941
Dear Pop EdsallFeb. 15, 1929 [1919?]BirthdayFeb 4.
Florence SimmB. May 11, 1945
Dear Mother Krause Our DarlingMay – 1950
Bootsie Our Dear Little DoggieDec. 17 – 1944
Written in next section in older [?], very fine, fading black ink hard to read due to blue ink fading through:
Deaths [printed heading]
Eliza Bellion [??]Feb 21 1893