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Jesse Thomas Etheridge, Sr. Bible

This Bible is currently owned by Charles Lee Wescott who was 100 years young on September 27, 2018.  His daughter, Mary Johnson Wescott, has given us permission to post the Bible here, on the Dare Co., NC website.

Jesse Thomas Etheridge, Sr. was born January 24, 1841 in Wanchese, Currituck Co., NC and died June 5, 1924 in Wanchese, Dare Co., NC.  He married Elizabeth Caroline Daniels (Nov. 3, 1844 - July 21, 1921) on Oct. 11, 1863  Jesse was Keeper at the Bodie Island  Life Saving Station from 1878 through 1915.  Jesse, Caroline and several of their children are buried in the Daniels Cemetery in Wanchese.

Jesse T. Etheridge (see obituary) was Married to Caroline Daniels Oct the 11th 1865
Charles D. Wescott was Married to Elvina Etheridge January the 16th 1882*
R.S. [Robert Seldon] Midgett was Married to Ida A. Etheridge January 16th 1884

*The actual marriage certificate states the marriage occurred on January 27, 1882 and a  newspaper announcement was made.

Elvina H. Etheridge daughter of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born Sep 26th 1864
J.B. Etheridge son of
Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born Oct the 22nd 1866
J.B. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born January the 6th 1868
Ida A. Etheridge dauter of
Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born May the 13th 1869
Jesse Elizabeth Etheridge daughter of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born Dec 28th 1871
Emberson Y. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born Oct 22nd 1874
Isaac D. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born Oct the 16th 1877
James W. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born March the 20th 1879
Jesse T. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born January the 3rd 1881 (see obituary)
Sarah F. Etheridge daughter of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife was born February the 20th 1884 and died Same day

J.B. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife died January the 8th 1867
J.B. Etheridge
son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife died January the 14th 1868
Jesse Elizabeth Etheridge daughter of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife died Nov the 15th 1879*
Isaac D. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife died Oct the 24th 1877
James W. Etheridge son of Jesse T. Etheridge and Caroline his wife died March the 28th 1879

* Listed as Jenny E. Etheridge on the 1880 Mortality Census--died of typhoid fever in November 1879

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