FUTRELL BIBLE RECORDS
JACKSONVILLE, NC
BACKSWAMP COMMUNITY
Transcribed by Melanie Kelly
FAMILY BIBLE OF JOHN DANIEL FUTRELL AND MINERVA WOOD FUTRELL
Bible is in rather bad condition. Some of the pages with family information are torn out and stuck inside the bible. The bible is in possession of Celia Futrell of the home place in Jacksonville, NC.
THE HOLY BIBLE – Self pronouncing Edition with the words spoken by Christ printed in red. Published by C.H. Robinson & Company Charlotte, NC. Written on the back page is:
M R J D Futrell, Jacksonville, NC
FAMILY RECORD
PARENTS NAMES
Son of John and Nancy Futral
HUSBAND J.D. Futrell
BORN August the 26, 1859
WIFE Nerva Wood
BORN April the 3rd in the year of 1864
MARRIED in the year of 1888
Nerva Futrell died January 26, 1942
CHILDREN’S NAMES
- Mary R. Futrell was borned August the 26th 1888
- Jessie P. Futrell borned July the 29 1890
- Julian H. Futrell was borned September the 6, 1892
- Roy Lee Futrell was borned September the 7 1894
- Lola P. Futrell was borned August 22, 1897
- Ray Vaugh Futrell was borned September 24, 1902
MARRIAGES
Lola Futrell was married June the 1st, 1921
1st child Raymond L. Ball born August 25, 1922 son of Roy and (can’t read, but it must say Lola, as she was his mother)
First child of Roy and ? Futrell ?Junior Futrell born July 8th 1927
Edna Pearl daughter of Roy and Lola Ball borned (can’t read) 30th, 1929 Tuesday 8am.
Donnie ? ? borned 12:00 ? 20th 1928
Selia Futrell borned on the 16, 1933 in afternoon
? Children of Roy Futrell and ? (this refers to Donnie and Selia)
Shirley Mae daughter of (can’t read but know it’s Roy) and Lola Ball borned (can’t read but know it’s April) 17, 1936.
Raymond and Frances Ball 1st child was born January 11, 1946 name Gwendolyn Jan Ball she weighed 6 lb 3 oz.
Quilted Rays quilt September 1916
TWINS
Ronald and Donald Futrell was born August 25, 1944 near noon about 3 o’clock belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Futrell
DEATHS
- Julian H. Futrell was borned September the 6th in the year 1892 was killed by a dead tree on the 6th in the year of 1924.
- J.D. son of Nancy and John Futrell departed this life October 2, Thursday 11 am 1930.
- Albert ? A. Wood departed this life 27th at 3 o’clock am 1937. ?
- A. Wood was the seventh son of Jesse Wood Sr and Celia (can’t read but know it says Pickett)
- Caroline Futrell died November 27th 1937
- Annie Wells Leary died June 27, 1938.
- Mary Rosetta Futrell first child of John Daniel Futrell and Minerva Wood Futrell passed away Sunday August 25 near noon 1940 (looks like it says “witnessed) by her mother.
- My sister Mary Susan Rhoades died February 5th, 1931.
- Ronald William Futrell was born August 25, ?
- Donald Robert Futrell Annie Leary died in the year of 1937
- ? Futrell died January 1, 1944 (?) (Can’t read the rest)
Transcribed by Melanie Kelley on October 21, 1998.
Note: Anything in parenthesis is a comment made by me.