Williamson Patterson Wise Bible
These are pages from the Williamson Patterson Wise family Bible. The Bible was almost destroyed in a fire at the home of Elmer Wise Jennings, son of Thomas Jefferson Jennings and Ruthan Louisa Wise. The surviving pages are partially burned and very tattered, but much of the information has been preserved. Below is an edited transcript of these pages. Missing information is bracketed in “[ ]” to distinguish it from surviving script and editorial notes are in italics.
Deaths
W P Wise Departed this life January the 26th 1861
Walden Wise Departed this life August the 241862
James I[saac] Wise Departed this Life July the 10th 1862
Flemen Wise Departed this life January the 9 1862
Susan E Wise Departed this life April 181866
T? Patterson Wise Departed this life July 181870. (The notation Mother[s] Brother EWJ was added by Elmer Wise Jennings, i.e., EWJ.)
Frances A Freeman Departed this life October the ___ 1862
Hartwell Freeman Departed this life May the th181862
George W Freeman departed this life January the 241863
S J Mcleroy departed this life August 291865
(Remaining text on this page very fragmented.)
F..J..Freeman Died March the 10 1885 (This is likely Fred J. Freeman.)
Was Beried the 12---- Hamilton M____
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Contributed by Jimmie Boyett