Genealogy

The first page of records states, “Peter Akes his Bible May 2nd 1830.” The family Bible contains names and dates of births, marriages, and deaths of the Akes family. Several handwritings indicate different people recorded the dates in the Bible over time. The Bible is missing the front and back cover as well as many of the Bible pages. All of the family record pages between the Old and New Testaments remained intact.

This collection consists of two letters from the Jefferson County Genealogical Library addressed to Peter Wilson, one page of lined paper that lists the names and locations of genealogical research, four short correspondences from Alfred Megrail from various dates, and one journal of Alfred Megrail dated 1860. The items in this collection range from 1860 to 1984.

The family register in the middle of the Bible begin with the marriage of William Albert Bass and Ann Joyce Burroughs. The pages contain pedigree charts for the father’s family and the mother’s family. Other pages include information about children and grandchildren as well as pages to record things to remember.

This collection contains family photographs and photographs of gravesites of the Bean family, as well as photocopies and notes on family history. There is a copy of a Manual of Interior Guard Duty, signed by Jesse W. Bean in 1918. Jesse W. Bean died in the Influenza epidemic of 1918.

This collection consists of the genealogical research that Bernice Burkeholder conducted. Her research follows a number of lines and each folder within this collection represents one researched line. Other surnames found within collection include BURNS, CAGE, EVERETT, GIBSON, MACKERY, STUBBS, TERRELL, WALTNER, WEST, and WOLZ. In addition to the genealogical research, this collection also contains photographs, family histories, and photocopied documents.

Within this collection are many different types of documents including family group sheets, letters, vital records, and more. The surnames found within this collection are as follows: Benning, Berry, Boulware, Blaser, Dabney, Gaines, Pendleton, Strother, Dumas, Emery, Ewing, Garnett, Hardin, Harris, Jones, Little, Mann, Marsh, Moon, Perkins, Plunkett, Smith, Stark, Stork, Waggoner, Walker, Watkins, Willis, and Via.

This collection contains the genealogy research from Paul P. Brinkman, Jr. These research is in the form of computer generated pedigree charts and family group records. In addition, there is an index to the research. All this work was completed in June 1994.