By Karly E. Lainhart
Title: Pauline G. Lander Bible, 1849-1902
Extent: 0.31 Cubic Feet
Date Acquired: 03/11/2005
Languages: English
Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source: Marsh, Harriet
Commenced reading of the Bible on January 1st, 1849; read almost every year until 1896.
Outline of baby's hand, note reads "Born June 14th, 1861"
Allie's hand; Dec. 9, 1877.
Made notes throughout of dates when pages were read
Notes regarding the events of the Bible
Daily activities:
Jan. 18, 1880, went to First Presbyterian Church with "Allie"
Feb. 11, 1866, taken ill, in bed until the 16th, "suffered intensely" (144)
Visitor: Clem (149)
Marion left for Memphis (150)
Feb. 10, 1899, fell today, fractured hip
Feb. 27, 1879, Uncle Zachary 80 years old
March 1, 1873, snowed incessantly all day March '75; cloudy March '72; sleet melting, rather cold; March '80, bright but cold
"Helped put Aunt Cornelia in her coffin" (220)
March '68 Allie left for home?
P. 402, april 21, 1879, "Went to princeton today"
P. 406 "Weaned Alice"
May 5, 1866, joined the Baptist church today (442)
May 5, 1896, "30 years ago today I joined the Baptist Church," "spent last night with Lillie"
'61, Minnie's birthday
P. 539 "June 1st 1865: during the war..."
'66 read at Uncle Harry's w/ grandma's bible
Mrs. Henry has been with us two weeks, Aug. 5, '72
Aug. 8, 1863, Mary's baby born (626)
Oct. 10, 1902: went to Winston's grave (642)
Aug. 25, 1865: "To meet Winston I went south" (674)
Aug. 28, 1880: "Minnie left home this eve to teach..." (687)
Aug. 31, 1863: "Dr. McCurdy is near Clarksville" (698)
Sept. 2, 1887: Karl's birthday, born Sept. 2, 1884 (702)
Sept. 20, 1879: Mrs. Henry left for Princeton
Sept. 23, 1874: Marion left for Princeton
Sept. 23, 1872: Went to Princeton today
Sept. 23, 1887: helped put Mrs. Davidge in her coffin
Sept. 29, 1870: Allie married this afternoon 40 days (786)
Sept. 30, 1882: Cousin Israel was killed (787)
Oct. 3, 1879: Leslie's 21st birthday (795)
Oct. 7, 1863: Home from South at Cousin Will Paynes
Oct. 16, 1874: been married 18 years this morning
Oct. 12, 1864: "during the war?" (827)
Oct. 30, 1862: Mary H. married yesterday
Oct. 29, 1887: Minnie's babe Ruth came
Nov. 7, 1888: Allie was baptized tonight
Nov. 21, 1879: Allie - 4 years old? (971)
Nov. 20, 1879: paid for Winston's coffin
Nov. 26, 1879: Lizzie left today
Dec. 17, 1873: Minnie baptized Jan. 7, 1897: Minnie's baby Amy came
Dec. 2, 1863: Winston sick with pneumonia, Minnie joined the church
Dec. 20, 1863: got back to the Mason's Sunday night
1887: "25 years since all of my family were together on Christmas"
War:
Dec. 12, 1864: Confederate general Colonel Hylan B. Lyon "took possession of Hopkinsville" (1025)
Dec. 16, 1864: Gen. McCook? (1034)
Deaths:
Judge Rodgers died this morning, Jan. 17, 1864
Feb. 4, 1873: Lucien Jones John Watson
March 15, 1896: Russell Lander?
March 15, 1897: '75, aunt francis P. 570, my mother died
July 13, 1834 Lander's mother died (570)
July 13th, 1895: George Lander (580)
July 22, '74: "My Leslie died about 7:00 14 years ago"
July 22, 1860:
July 25, '78: Sallie Rodgers died
July 31, '69, buried Miss Fannie Campbell?
Aug. 11, 1896: Mrs. Cornelia Phelps died (633)
Aug. 18, 1869: Mrs. Price died (644)
Aug. 21, 1887: Bro. Keen died (662), buried Aug. 24 (673)
Dec. 18, 1890: Aunt B. died? (672)
Sept. 8, 1862: Mollie went to heaven today
Oct. 7, 1870: Isaac Lander buried today (790)
Oct. 22, 1865: Ella died today after 12 (864)
Nov. 7, 1887: Lucille died