Bible – First belonged to John Russell Hare (b. 1839 – d. 1881) and his wife Sarah Lee Cockman (b. 1845 – d. 1887). Transcribed by Fred Meek, 2008. The information in this bible may have been entered by Sarah Lee, as the word Bornd changes to born after she dies. I suspect one of the children entered the dates after 1887. My comments are in parenthesis.

BIRTHS

A. R. Hare was bornd Sept. 18 1834

Mary Hare was bornd March the 8, 1845

Mary Ann Hare was bornd Oct the 29, 1863

Molcy Hare was bornd November 16, 1865

John T. Hare was bornd Jan 19, 1869

Sara Ellin Hare was bornd April 21, 1871

Lydia Hare was bornd the Nov 19, 1874

Hattie Hare was bornd May the 14, 1878

Willie Hare was bornd July the 12, 1880

Jas. Hare was bornd Aug the 30, 1882

Rena Hare was bornd Nov 16, 1885

Mabel Hare was bornd July 30, 1887

Alvie Freeman was born Nov ________ (part of page is torn off –Alvie was born November 1898 according to 1900 Morris County Texas Census)

Loyd Freeman Oct 5^th 1901

Cecil Freeman was born Sept 19, 1904

Thomas Doyle Hudnall was born Sept 29, 190_

Sweetest kid in the world

(part of page is torn off – Thomas was born 1909 based on the 1910 census. The 1910 census for Precinct 1 of Morris County, was enumerated April 14 1910, and Thomas was aged 6 months)

Alfred Morris Hudnall was born Oct 8, 1911

Billie Bob Hudnall was born Oct 9, 1925 (formal name was William Robert Hudnall)

DEATHS

J. R. Hare died September. 28^th, 1881

S. L. Hare died 2^nd of May 1887

Mattie Hare died July 25 1897 at 12:30

Hattie Freeman died Feb 22^nd 1908

(Her) soul is safe in (the) arms if Jesus (where) rest and peace is found (part of page is torn off)

Little John Hillie Hare was born Aug 31^st 1880 and died July 3^rd 1881. L____ _____ your sweet little spirit has gone to its heavenly home. T’was ever there’s from childhood hour I’ve seen my fondest hopes decay. I never loved a child or flower but what t’was the first to fade away. 9/19__ (part of page torn away)

(This text appears to be based on the poem “Lalla Rookh” first published by Thomas Moore in 1817, and often quoted by later poets)

O! ever thus from childhood's hour,

I've seen my fondest hopes decay;

I never loved a tree or flower,

But 'twas the first to fade away!