Langston Family Bible

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Title

Langston Family Bible

Subject

Langston family
Gibbs family
Bible Records--North Carolina--Beaufort County
Bible Records--North Carolina--Wayne County

Description

Family Bible belonging to George D. Langston of Goldsboro, N.C., and Aurora, N.C.
7 pages; photographs; 8.5x11 inches

Creator

Langston, George D.

Date

1844-1949

Rights

This item is presented courtesy of the New Bern-Craven County Public Library for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library is required for any commercial use.

Format

pdf

Language

English

Type

Bibles

Identifier

MS.21.Langston

Coverage

North Carolina

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

[p. 1 photo of the Bible]

[p. 2]
Literature, History, and Inspiration of the Holy Bible. Prepared Expressly for the People’s Standard Edition By James P. Boyd, L.B., A.M.
Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1872 …

[p. 3]
Certificate.
This Certifies That the Rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between Geo. D. Langston of Goldsboro N.C. and Sallie A. Gibbs of Aurora N.C. on Jan 9th 1868 at Aurora N.C. by Rev. John W. Litchfield. Witness J.R. Best, John Pate

[p. 4]
Births.
Louvisa Avaleta Langston was born Nov 11th 1868. died 1871
Ella Ophelia Langston was born Nov 10th 1870
Sallie Sophronia Langston was born Nov 14th 1872
William Henry Bryant Langston was born Feb 10th 1875 died March 1944
Jenie Turner Langston was born April 24 1877
Rosa Arthur Langston was born Oct 10th 1879
Jonathan Dallas Langston [was] born March 22 1881

[p. 5]
Marriages.
Geo. D. Langston And Sallie A. Langston was married January 9, 1868
Ella Ophelia Langston and Edward Ragland Thomas were married Dec. the 25th 1901
Rosa Arthur Langston and H.J. Elmore were married Oct. the 24th 1903
William H.B. Langston and Lena Coward were married Dec 21st 1903
Jonathan Dallas Langston and Mollie Williamson were married the 24th [stricken out] 23d of Dec 1903
Jennie Turner Langston and Fredrick S. Thomas were married Dec. 29 1908.

[p. 6]
Deaths.
Louvisa Avaletta Langston Died Sept. 10th 1870
Joh
Jonathan H. Gibbs died July 11th 1861
Jennette Gibbs died June the 14th 1893
Jonathan and Jenette Gibbs were married 1844
Sallie A. Gibbs was born Feb 20th 1846. Died May 11, 1928
George Dallas M. Langston was born May the 16th 1846 [died Apr. 24 1923] Grandson of Uriah Langston Capt. of in Revolution
Sallie Sophronie died July 1912
Geo. Dallas Langston died April 24th 1923.

[p. 7]
Childrens births
July 17, 1904 Hubert Lynwood Elmore, son of Rosa Langston and Henry Elmore
Mabel Ruth Langston Oct 4, 1904, daughter of W.H. Langston and Lena Coward
Johnathan Dallas Langston, Jr. November 1904, son of John D. Langston and Mary Williamson
Edward Ragland Thomas Jr. }
Frederick Shepherd Thomas } Twins born April 26, 1905, sons of E. Ophelia Langston and E.R. Thomas
Philip Langston Thomas born Nov 1906
Bonner Gibbs Thomas born May 24, 1912

William H.B. Jr. born }
George Dallas Langston} sons of W.H.B. Langston and Lena Coward

Janet Frederick Thomas December 19, 1919 at 9 o’clock daughter of Frederic Shepard Thomas and Jennie Turner Langston
Janet Frederick Thomas and Thomas Neal Ivey Davis married May 16th 1942
Thomas Neal Ivey Davis Jr. born June 7th 1945
Frederick Michael Davis born May 19, 1949

Original Format

Photographs
Photocopies

Citation

Langston, George D., “Langston Family Bible,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/943.