Fox Bible Record, Berks County

FOX BIBLE RECORD BERKS COUNTY from the GSP Collection * This Bible, with no date of publication, was published and sold by Kimber and Sharpless at their bookstore at No. 50, N. 4th Street in Philadelphia. [first page] MARRIAGES At Reading on the Thirtieth day of August Eighteen Hundred and Forty Six By the Rev. Geo Kessler Mr. Jacob Fox, of Pottsville to Miss Susan Jane Jones, of Reading Witnessed by Joseph D. Jones and Cathrine Learcher [second page] BIRTHS [left column] Elmira Lavinia Fox born June the Seventh Eighteen Hundred Forty Seven at Reading Pa. 11½ AM Keturah Florence Fox born March the tenth Eighteen Hundred Forty Nine at Minersville Pa 11½ PM Kate Anna Fox Born April 9th Good Friday Eighteen Hundred & Fifty Two 8 oclock P.M. Philadelphia Pa. Jacob Christian Alexander Fox Born September 27th Eighteen Hundred & Fifty Four at 1 oClock PM. Philadelphia Pa. BIRTHS [right column] Jacob Fox born March the 29th 1824 Maiden Creek Township Berks County Pa. Susan Jane Fox wife of Jacob Fox Born March the 9th 1825 [in different hand] Mama’s father William Jones Born July 12th 1782 [in different hand] Mama’s mother Catharine Jones Born Leis Wife of Wm. Jones born August 23rd 1784 Susan Jane Elizabeth Fox born August 14th 1858 at 11½ oclock P.M. [third page] DEATHS [left column] Elmira Lavinia Fox Died April the Thirtieth Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Two of Membranous Croup at 12 oClock AM at Philada Pa. * Fox-Jones folder; 5 photocopied sheets; 2 pages of transcripts. 46 FInal copy 31 January, 2010 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 43 (2003) 2003] Fox Bible Record 47 [in different hand] Mama’s mother Catharine Jones Died Sept 14th 1859 at 3 oClock AM Shamokin Pa. [in different hand] Mama’s father Wm. Jones Died Dec 16th 1862 at 11 oclock PM Shamokin Pa. DEATHS [right column] Jacob Fox died Feb. 17th, 1894. Philadelphia Pa. Susan Jane Fox died Dec. 31st 1899 midnight on 23rd St. Phila. Pa. 1 [Several handwritten notes are inserted between the pages. These were written by Susan Jane Elizabeth Fox who married a Mr. Laubenstein.] My Mothers side. Great Grand Mother Leize. Her maiden name was Madaline Knupp. This was my Mothers grandmother. It is my Great Grand Mother and your Great Great Grand Mother and this would be Erma’s, Roberts, Phyllis & Bens Great Great Great grand mother. [The following text of the handwritten notes is in the typescript, but there are no photocopies.] My father’s side. Great Grand Mother Schlottman. Her maiden name was Reiff. This was my father’s Grand mother. It is my Great Grand Mother and your Great Great Grand Mother, and this would be Erma’s, Robert’s, Phyllis’s & Ben’s, Great Great Great grand mother. My father’s mothers name was Mrs. Elizabeth Fox and her maiden name was Elizabeth Schlottman. My Mothers mothers name was Mrs. Catharine Jones, and her maiden name was Catharine Leize. (German) Madaline, Madeline Knupp. She married Henry Lieze. My mothers grandparents. My mothers parents name was Jones. Her name was Susan Jones. William Jones Born 1782 on the 12th day of July. Catharine Jones wife of William Jones Born 23 of August 1784 & Died in Sept. the 14th of Sept. 1859 at 3 o clock AM. Jacob Fox born Mar 29th 1824. Maiden Creek Township, Berks Co., Pa. Susan Jane was born Mar. 9th, 1825. Reading. Jonas Laubenstein died with a stroke. Born Oct. 24, 1826; Died April 10, 1892. Catherine L. Born June 28, 1822; Died Dec. 5, 1893. Rev Wm. L. Born July 16, 1850; Died Sept, 8, 1888. Kate A. L. Born Dec. 15, 1866; Died Dec. 8, 1890, Francis L. Born March 5, 1848; Died Jan. 2, 1850. Died from the affects of measles. These were taken from the Laubenstein’s tomb stones in Minersville, Pa. 1 Note from typescript: Her death certificate, recorded at City Hall Annex, Philadelphia, shows the date of death as December 31, 1898, and date of burial as January 4, 1899. FInal copy 31 January, 2010