FAMILY BIBLE - Jobe W Scott

FAMILY BIBLE - Jobe W Scott (top view)

(7 Oct 2012 – The Family Bible is a handwritten record of the births, marriages, and deaths of Family Members.  I have had the honor of holding in my hands and photographing the Family Bible of Jobe W Scott and his wife Rebecca Scott.  These two are my second great grandparents.  The Family Bible was originally purchased by Jobe and Rebecca in September 1851 in Delaware, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, and today is over 161 years old and very fragile; but the Family has grown and is very strong.  Dorothy Hazel Tarr)

 

FAMILY BIBLE - Jobe W Scott (side view)



"MOVED TO DELAWARE OCT 8TH 1851" (Ontario, Canada)

 "JOBE W SCOTT BOUGHT SEPT 1851"



 

 

 

Introduction

This Bible is a legacy of its first owners Jobe W Scott (22 Sep 1817 Ontario, Canada – 3 Dec 1893 Superior, McPherson, Kansas) and Rebecca Scott (5 Feb 1820 Ontario, Canada – 1899 Superior, McPherson, Kansas).

NOTE: ANY errors or inconsistencies in this Short Family Lineage Story are my own, from typing, spelling, or research errors, and will be addressed as time permits and information is gathered.  Comments are welcomed in the spirit they are offered to this compiler.  All dates are approximate, for the records and documents that I have researched have different dates and even locations--very interesting!!

Lineage Details

Jobe W Scott is the fifth of six sons of Samuel Enos Scott (1774-1861) and Christine Bowman/Baumann Scott (1775-1848).  Jobe's siblings are:  John Amos Scott (1797-1897), Jacob Scott (1797-?), Charles Scott (1804-?), Adam Bowman Scott (1812-?), and Enos Scott (1824-1908).  The parents of Rebecca Scott (maiden name also Scott) are unknown to this compiler at this time. 

 

The Scott Family was such a large group and owned so much land in the same area near St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, that a Hamlet was named for them and was called Scottsville, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.  In 1993, Scottsville was annexed by the City of London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.  Scottsville is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated area near Highways 401 and 402.  LOCATION LINKS: 

[https://maps.google.com/?q=42.8852777,-81.2894444] and

[http://www.canmaps.com/topo/places/f/fdvxa.htm].

Scottsville is an dispersed rural community on Colonel Talbot Road in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario.  It is south of the Village of Lambeth and of Ontario Highway 402 and of Westminster Road.  It is north of the village of Talbotville Royal, of Ontario Highway 401 and of Decker Road.

In 1993, it was annexed by the City of London, Ontario, along with a number of other small villages and hamlets around the city.

It appears to have been named after John Scott who owned part of lot 64 west on the North Talbot Road in 1878.  (See the Westminster map in the Middlesex County Atlas of 1878.)  Source Link: [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Scottsville,_Middlesex,_Ontario,_Canada]



Land Map Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, circa 1840 (some SCOTT parcels highlighted)

Jobe W Scott and his wife Rebecca were married on 11 Nov 1840 with the ceremony witnessed by Jobe's older brother Jacob Scott and younger brother Enos Scott.  The ceremony was performed by Reverend M Burnham in the St Thomas Church, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. 

The St Thomas Church is today a museum and is still located in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.  There are several websites with interesting info about the St Thomas Church and the area.  The Church was built between 1822 – 1824 and is one of the oldest structures in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.  The Church was used for religious service until 1877, and then another Church was used for services.  The Church was founded on land donated by Captain Daniel Rapelje, the founder of the Township of St Thomas. 

The St Thomas Church Graveyard next to the St Thomas Church is maintained beautifully with the original markers.  {If I were able to take a walk in the St Thomas Church Graveyard, I wonder how many names of my Scott and Bowman/Baumann Family would be on the aged grave markers.}  

In 1982, the St Thomas Church was designated a historical property and the Church site was made a heritage site.  In 1986, it was restored and renovated.  The Church is known today as the Old St Thomas Church and is open for touring.  Source Links for the Old St Thomas Church: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St._Thomas_Church] and [http://oldstthomaschurch.com/], and on FACEBOOK--"The Old St Thomas Church"
[https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Old-St-Thomas-Church/142844092398278]
 

The children of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott are:

Sarah Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);

Hyram/Hiram William Scott (1845-1910);

Elvina Scott Stansel (1847-1942);

John Henry Scott (1850-1945);

Charles Edward Scott (1853-1932);

Zenas George Scott (1856-1935);

Samuel Enos Scott (1858-1951);

Hannah Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);

Rachael/Rachel Scott (1860-1882);

Helen R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);

James Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1^st great grandfather}.

On 13 May 1891, James Alfred Scott married Mary Grace Jennings Scott (13 Jun 1872 Iowa-12 Mar 1908 Oklahoma) in McPherson County, Kansas, with ceremony performed by Reverend Clark.

The children of James Alfred Scott and Mary Grace Jennings Scott are:

Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);

Raymond Cyril Scott (1894-1961);

Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandfather};

Clarence Jennings Scott (1900-1943);

Zara Harold Scott (1904-1956);

Mary Rebecca Elizabeth "Mamie" Scott Webster (1908-1989).

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Bible gently opened on Jeannette's dining room table.

Title Page.

This illustration is opposite the title page.

Description of Bible

The Bible has a brown paper cover, badly worn, sized 8-1/2 x 11, and 2-3/4 thick.  The paper pages are yellowed in color and very fragile with lots of age spots.  I feel the Book was exposed to weather as it smells musty and looks like it was damp at one time.  It has some illustrations.

The following is printed on the title page of the Bible.  

The HOLY BIBLE, containing the

OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:

TOGETHER WITH

THE APOCRYPHA:

TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES,

AND WITH

THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.

WITH

CANNE'S MARGINAL NOTES AND REFERENCES.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

AN INDEX;

AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE

OF ALL THE NAMES IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS,

TABLES OF SCRIPTURE WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINS, & c.

BUFFALO: 

PUBLISHED BY PHINNEY & CO.

1851

 

Stewardship of Bible

The Bible is currently (as of this posting in Oct 2012) in the care and stewardship of Jeannette Scott (born 10 Jan 1934 Delano, Kern, California).  Jeannette is the great granddaughter of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.

Jeannette is the youngest sister of Margaret Lucille Scott Higinbotham (1919-2001) and Dorothy Helen Scott Tarr (1923-1982) {my Mother}.

The Mom and Dad of Jeannette, Margaret, and Dorothy Helen are Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett Scott (1897-1980) and Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandparents}.  Laurel Flynn Scott is the grandson of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.

Aunt Mamie [Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Scott Webster] is the youngest sister of Laurel Flynn Scott and granddaughter of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.

Aunt Gladys [Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap] is the oldest sister of Laurel Flynn Scott and granddaughter of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.

Jeannette says the following about the stewardship history of the Bible:  

I was given the Bible by Margaret [Margaret Lucille Scott Higinbotham], who was given it by our Mom and Dad.  I think Aunt Mamie gave it to Dad.  I can't remember if Margaret said, but I have a feeling, Aunt Gladys had it, and then gave it to Aunt Mamie, then to Dad, then to Margaret, then to me.





Family Member Names in Bible (Page 1 of 4)

Here are the full names on this page, with dates of birth and death.

Jobe W Scott (1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};

Rebecca Scott (1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};

Sarah Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);

Hyram William Scott (1845-1910);

Elvina Scott Stansel (1847-1942);

John Henry Scott (1850-1945);

Charles Edward Scott (1853-1932);

Zenas George Scott (1856-1935);

Samuel Enos Scott (1858-1951);

Hannah Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);

James Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1^st great grandfather};

Zara Harold Scott (1904-1956);

Helen Simpson Scott (1911-1996);

Gary Kenneth Scott (1939-?);

Stanley Lloyd Scott (1941-1991);

Helen R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);

James Harold "Jimmy" Scott (1930-2000);

Henry Howard Scott (1933-2010);

Beverly Joan Scott (1935-?);

George Mervyn Webster (1907-1989);

Mary Elizabeth Rebecca "Mamie" Scott Webster (1908-1989);

Mary Marca Webster Ferry (1929-?);

Merrill Mervyn Webster (1931-?);

James William Dunlap Scott (1909-1979);

Jessie Valera Griffith Scott (1913-1996);

David Laurence Scott (1937-?);

Joseph Lee Scott (1943-?).

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Family Member Names in Bible (Page 2 of 4)

Here are the full names on this page, with dates of marriages and some births.

Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott (11 Nov 1840) {my maternal 2nd great grandparents};

Sarah Jane Scott Dark and James W Dark (8 Feb 1864);

James Alfred Scott and Mary Grace Jennings Scott (13 May 1891) {my maternal 1^st great grandparents};

James Alfred Scott and Mary Alice Dunlap Scott (30 Dec 1908);

Mary Elizabeth Rebecca "Mamie" Scott Webster and George Mervyn Webster (3 Nov 1928);

James William Dunlap Scott and Jessie Valera Griffith Scott (15 Feb 1936);

David Laurence Scott (1937-?);

Joseph Lee Scott (1943-?);

Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap Scott and Forrest Earle Dunlap (6 Sep 1911);

Raymond Cyril Scott and Dora Burnett Scott (12 Nov 1919);

Laurel Flynn Scott and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett Scott (23 Aug 1916) {my maternal grandparents};

Clarence Jennings Scott and Mary Genave Evelyn Phillips Shackleford (10 Nov 1928);

Zara Harold Scott and Helen Simpson Scott (23 Aug 1929).

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Family Member Names in Bible (Page 3 of 4)

Here are the full names on this page, with dates of birth and death.

Mary Grace Jennings Scott (1872-1908) {my maternal 1^st great grandmother};

Jobe W Scott (1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};

Rebecca Scott (1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};

Hyram William Scott (1845-1910);

Sarah Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);

Hannah Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);

Charles Edward Scott (1853-1932);

Helen R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);

James Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1^st great grandfather};

Zenas George Scott (1856-1935);

John Henry Scott (1850-1945);

Elvina Scott Stansel (1847-1942);

Clarence Jennings Scott (1900-1943);

Samuel Enos Scott (1858-1951);

Zara Harold Scott (1904-1956);

Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);

Raymond Cyril Scott (1894-1961);

Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandfather};

James William Dunlap Scott (1909-1979).

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Family Member Names in Bible (Page 4 of 4)

Here are the full names on this page, with dates of birth and death.

Mary Grace Jennings Scott (1872-1908) {my maternal 1^st great grandmother};

Jobe W Scott (1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};

Rebecca Scott (1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};

Hyram William Scott (1845-1910);

Sarah Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);

Hannah Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);

Charles Edward Scott (1853-1932);

Helen R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);

James Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1^st great grandfather};

Zenas George Scott (1856-1935);

John Henry Scott (1850-1945);

Elvina Scott Stansel (1847-1942);

Clarence Jennings Scott (1900-1943);

Samuel Enos Scott (1858-1951);

Zara Harold Scott (1904-1956);

Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);

Raymond Cyril Scott (1894-1961);

Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandfather};

James William Dunlap Scott (1909-1979).

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Closing Thoughts

The Family Bible of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott is more than just that of God's story and a few pages with the names of their descendants.  It is a Family Heirloom whose pages hold the hopes and prayers of a Family with firm beliefs in God and founded in the daily living in His Word.  I am honored to be a member of this Family and feel blessed to have held this Family Bible in my hands.  My name and the names of other descendants are written in this Family Bible via the names of our forebears albeit not visible to the eye—yet inscribed with our Hearts.

 

World Within Words – Unraveled

(I wrote this tangle, 24 Aug 2011, while trying to order my thoughts and realizing there are so-o many mysteries in Life's vast Realm that can never be understood, from the hollow pledges of others to the strange 'ports of call in the waters along our Life's Journey'. One thing is constant, though, and that's the 'last port' is the same for all. [dht-2011])

*** World Within Words – Unraveled ***

Day's Mysteries an intricate knot,
Whence attempts to unravel,
Prevail ere unresolved eclipse,
Whence nag Troubled Heart,

Whether confidences of Others,
Shared kindnesses of Kindred Spirits,
Whether hollow pledge spoken,
Or pledge rendered as token,

We yet go forth our Ports of Call,
Whence the Herald's Call,
We know the Tune,
Whence Journey's End looms.
[dht-2011]

[PHOTO SOURCE: GOOGLE online images]

Everyday Words - Everyday Thoughts

Your thoughts don't have words every day
They come a single time

Like signal esoteric sips
Of the communion Wine

Which while you taste so native seems
So easy so to be

You cannot comprehend its price
Nor its infrequency

[~ Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, Poem #1452]

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DEF: "esoteric" Adjective: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

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In this poem, my Maternal Cousin EMILY Elizabeth Dickinson (10 Dec 1830 - 15 May 1886), says to ME that there are NOT words enough to describe every feeling and emotion that float through my mind every day. Moreover, that the meaning of some thoughts is confusing to some who do not know my circumstance or me. In addition, some 'words' when said or written have a 'price' that is a toll paid by the author for their effect on the emotions and attitude of self and others.

EMILY did not follow the typical path of a woman of her time for she never married. She lived a solitary life in her parent's home taking care of the household and her parents during their lifetime and illness and after their deaths living alone in the homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts. She spent many hours in conjugating the mental processes and writing down some of her feelings and thoughts about her life, nature, faith, love, death, and other topics. In over 1700 poems and writings, that are known about, she recorded on paper by hand (no computers or MSWord) her thoughts in 'words'. Today she is considered a genius with the use of words, and there are college course, books, museums, and historical societies that are dedicated to reading her 'words' and analyzing each punctuation, phrase, topic, and nuance.

For myself, I believe EMILY'S 'words' and her poetry and writings can be best enjoyed when applied to my own life and experiences. In this way, I am internalizing her whispered words that murmur to my heart and that put a 'period' to my feelings and thoughts. Sometimes, I find that by reading something she has written, I am better able to gain clarity on a point in my life. Clarity helps remove the confusion and shadows that intrude and hinder the 'walk of life'. There are enough 'boulders' and 'rough seas' that make the journey difficult!

I am reminded of a time that a DEAR FRIEND helped me to reach clarity at a time, a couple of years ago, when I was baffled and confused. My friend listened to me describe my status and said that it sounded like I was experiencing DEEP GRIEF. This was a welcome realization and helped me put into perspective the many confusing feelings and thoughts that floated through my mind and heart and fell softly on to my wet cheeks. Grief is a personal process that no 'words' can explain, but 'words' in a Poem, a Prayer, or from a DEAR FRIEND can help the healing process through the solitary feelings from loss of loved ones.

[~ DOROTHY HAZEL TARR, dht-2011]


[PHOTO SOURCE; GOOGLE online images]

A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS

Before I was a Mom


Before I was a Mom
I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth every day.


Before I was a Mom
I cleaned my house each day. I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.


Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on - Pooped on - Spit on - Chewed on, or Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and My thoughts. I slept all night.


Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.


Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.   [AFTER ALL,  I WAS ONLY AGE 17 when I became a MOTHER! ~dht-2011]


Before I was a Mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.


Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known The warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.
[~ UNKNOWN]


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And Grandma's too...
While we honor all our mothers
with words of love and praise.
While we tell about their goodness
and their kind and loving ways.
We should also think of Grandma, [be they here with us or only a memory ~dht-2011]
she's a mother too, you see....
For she mothered my dear mother
as my mother mothers me.
[~ Author Unknown]


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Before the child is born
A mother's love begins
Before the child is born
And lasts through time
And difficulties
And differences
And many wounds
And days of joy
And days of sorrow
Winding, wearing
Weeping, sharing
Changing
Until, at the end
What remains
Is that solid core
That began as love
Before the child was born.
[ ~ Ruth Greer]

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A SPECIAL HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY !!

These are so beautiful.  I teared up – USED LOTS OF TISSUES -- while reading them, that's why I selected these particular poems to share! 

They are not my words – BUT they express my sentiments and feelings well !!  They are a wonderful sentiment and tribute to Mothers – both Mothers in our lives now and those Mothers that paved the way.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY – to Mothers everywhere!

[dht-2011]

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