William Turner Oliver and Margaret Ann Freeman Bible
Be It Known and Remembered: Bible Records Vol V. Pub by Louisiana Genealogical
& Historical Society. 1992
WILLIAM TURNER OLIVER BIBLE
The William Turner Oliver Bible, submitted by Mrs. Sargent Pitcher, Jr.,
Baton Rouge, La.
This Bible record was given to Mrs. Pitcher in 1967 by Mrs. Hale Boyd of
Rayville, Louisiana. She stated that the information was copied from a Bible
that belonged to Margaret Louisa Oliver (1848 - 1907) and that the Bible was
in the possession of Mrs. L. D. Finley of Malvern, Arkansas.
MARRIAGES
Wm. T. Oliver and Margaret Ann Freeman was married on l8th Sept. 1838.
Wm. T. Oliver and Susan Jane Martin was married on 12 Jany. 1859.
John H. Griffin and Margaret L. Oliver was married on 14th Dec. 1865.
William Day Oliver and Julia F. Homer was married on the 1st day of Feb. 1866.
William T. Oliver and Mary F. Yarbrough was married on 15 of Dec. 1876.
William L. Jones and Lavilla Oliver was married on the 16th October 1878.
Wm. T. Oliver and Victoria E. Killian was married on 23 Dec. 1884 by Rev.
Proser.
George H. Wimberly and Ninah L. Killian was married at W. T. Oliver's by Rev.
Wm. Proper on 25th day of Nov. 1885.
Dr. Albert C. McGee and Katie I. Oliver was married by Rev. C. T. Munholland
at 6 Ock. A.M. on Dec. 27, 1885.
George B. Coorpender and Edmonia Almira Oliver was married by Rev. J. F.
Patterson at 7 P.M. Dec. 30, 1888.
William T. Oliver, Jr. and Katie Prichard was married by I. T. Weems (Mrs.
Boyd stated that this couple was her grandparents and that in her mother's
Bible W. T. O. wrote "I. T. Reams".) at the Father of the Bride at 4 P.M. on
December 8, 1893
(in Mrs. Boyd's mother's Bible, the date was given as 1895).
John Ryan Griffin and Miss Sophronia A. Randall were married May 6, 1900 at
3:00 P.M.
Byron Freeman Griffin and Miss Josie Mae Halley were married Dec. 24th 1901.
This being his first marriage.
Eugene Horace Griffin and Miss Jessie Baucher were married Dec. 26th 1906.
Byron Freeman Griffin & Miss Mamie Sue McKinney were married Nov. 9, 1913.
This being his second marriage.
Miss Margaret Oliver Griffin and Charles Alexander McKay were married
March 15, 1925.
John Ryan Griffin, Jr. and Miss Carrie Elizabeth McKay were married March 24,
1932.
Miss Willie Mildred Griffin and Robert Wilfred Cumpton were Married June 18,
1922.
Miss Jessie Maude Griffin and John Pittman were married Oct. ___, 1922.
John Richard Griffin and Vasser Singletary were married July 1, 1939.
BIRTHS
Wm. T. Oliver was born on 22nd November, 1817 (Mrs. Boyd stated that the Bible
of Katie Sue Oliver gave the year as 1816; that a loose sheet in the Bible of
Margaret Louisa Oliver gave his birth date as Nov. 22, 1813; but that the 18l7
date was in accord with the 1860 census of Carroll Parish, La.).
Margaret Ann Freeman, first wife of W. T. Oliver was born 16 Feb. 1822.
William Day Oliver was born 10th January 1844.
A son born on 29th Jany. 1845 and died soon after coming to the world.
Mary Jane Oliver was born on the 8th March 1846.
Margaret Louisa Oliver was born on the morning of 1st Sept. 1848, the oldest
of the twins, the other a son died soon after coming to the world.
John Peter Oliver was born on 22 February 1850.
Mildred Florance Oliver the oldest of the twins was born on the morning of the
26th Sept. 1852 and David Pugh Oliver, the Youngest of the twins was born on
the morning of 26th Sept. 1852.
Infant daughter 21st Sept. 1858, no name.
Susan Jane Martin, second wife of Wm. T. Oliver was born on the 22nd Nov.
l836.
Ackley Sanders Oliver was born on the 15th of Oct. 1859 at 2 P.M.
Lavilla Oliver was born on the 27th of Nov. 1861 at 10 P.M.
James Thomas Oliver was born on the 29th June 1863 at 4 A.M.
A daughter born on 29th July 1865 and died soon after coming into the world.
Pinckney Smith Oliver was born Sept. 21st 1866.
Kate Irene Oliver was born June 2, 1869.
Edmonia Almira Oliver was born 27 Nov. 1871.
A son was born on 1st of June 1874 and died in a few hours.
William T. Oliver, Jr. was born on 4th Sept. 11 A.M. 1875.
M. F. Yarbrough, third wife of W. T. Oliver was born Dec. 15, 1855.
George Warren Oliver, first born of W. T & Mary F. Oliver was born on the
13 November 1877.
Milton Lafayette Jones Oliver was born Feb. 20, 1880.
A daughter of W. T. and M. F. Oliver was born on 5 Sept. 1882 but did not
breathe.
A pair of twins was born to W. T. and M. F. Oliver a son & daughter at 15 min.
& 30 min. after nine A.M. on June 21, 1884. The son breathed after birth the
daughter was dead when born.
Victoria E. Killian, 4th wife of W. T. Oliver was born 1st Feb. 1839.
Katie Prichard, wife of Wm. T. Oliver, Jr. was born on Aug. 10, 1877.
James William Oliver, son of W. T. & Katie Oliver, Jr. was born on Dec. 10th
1897.
George Packwood Oliver, son of Wm. T. & Katie Oliver was born on Nov. 18,
1900.
Family of John Ryan Griffin & Saphronia Randall Griffin
Margaret Oliver Griffin was born Jan. 8, 1902.
John Ryan Griffin, Jr. was born Sept. 15, 1904.
James Littleton Griffin was born Sept 5, 1906.
Mae Adelaide Griffin was born April 29, 1909.
Family of Eugene Horace Griffin & Jessie Baucher Griffin
Eugene Horace Griffin, Jr. was born June 3rd 1908.
William Milton Griffin was born Oct. 30, 1911.
John Richard Griffin was born Sept. 23rd 1914.
Family of Byron Freeman Griffin & Josie Halley Griffin
Willie Mildred Griffin was born Jan. 21st 1904.
Jessie Maude Griffin was born March 1st 1905.
Family of Byron Freeman Griffin & Mamie McKinney Griffin
Margaret Julia Griffin was born Aug. 7th 1914.
Katie Sue Griffin was born | (these blanks were in the Bible)
Byron Griffin, born |
Marion Hardy Griffin was born March 28, 1921.
Clarence Hiram Griffin was born Nov. 8, 1923.
Douglas Freeman Griffin was born April 23, 1925.
Ruth Elois Griffin was born Sept. 18, 1927.
Madge Griffin was born Oct. , 1929.
Family of Willie Griffin Cumpton and Robert W. Cumpton
Audrey Elaine Cumpton was born April 28, 1923.
Robert Wilfred Cumpton was born April 24, 1925.
Carolyn Sue Cumpton was born Nov. 8, 1935.
DEATHS
A son died 29 Jan. 1845.
A son died 1st Sept. 1848.
David Pugh Oliver died on the 6th Oct. 1852.
Mildred Florance Oliver died on 8 Oct. 1852.
Margaret Ann Freeman, first wife of W. T. Oliver died on 21st Sept. 1858.
An infant daughter died at the same time.
Mary Jane Oliver oldest daughter of Wm. T. & Margaret Ann Oliver, died June 4,
1865.
Ackley Sanders Oliver died Aug. 29, 1863.
John Peter Oliver, youngest son of Wm. T. & Margaret Ann Oliver, died on
June 4, 1865.
James Thomas Oliver, youngest son of Wm. T. & Susan Jane Oliver died on
Nov. 16, 1865.
Died on the last day of July 1865 an infant daughter in that home having died
the same day it was born.
Pinckney Smith Oliver, youngest son of Wm. T. & Susan Jane Oliver died on 11th
day of Aug. 10 1870. [sic]
A son died on 1st day of June only living a few hours without a name.
William Day Oliver died on the 16th day of November 1874.
Susan J. Oliver, second wife of W. T. Oliver died on 12th Aug. 1876.
Geo. Warren Oliver only son of W. T. & Mary F. Oliver died Dec. 26, 1878.
Melton Lafayette Jones Oliver, second son of W. T. & M. F. Oliver died May 7,
1881.
Lavilla Jones, oldest daughter of W. T. & S. J. Oliver died on the 15th of
June 1882.
Died at half past 12 o'ck on June 21st 1884 Mary Frances Oliver, third wife of
W. T. Oliver after dying delivered of a son & daughter which was born 3 hours
before her death.
Victoria Eugenia Oliver, 4th wife of W. T. Oliver, Sr. died Aug. 7, 1895.
Wm. T. Oliver, Sr. died Jan. 7, 1907.
Mrs. Margurette Louisia Griffin, Nee Oliver, born Sept. 1, 1848 and died Oct.
15, 1907, age 59.
Mrs. Josie Halley Griffin, wife of Byron F. Griffin died Sept. 30, 1909.
Eugene Horace Griffin, Sr. died April 1, 1907.
John Ryan Griffin, Sr. died Oct. 1, 1930.
Mrs. Jessie Baucher Griffin, wife of Eugene Horace Griffin, Sr. died March 9,
1931.
Marianna Griffin died Dec. 23, 1941.
Byron Freeman Griffin died June 25, 1959.
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