Mahony Bible

Owned by Betty Nash Dinkins Smith

Photographed and Transcribed by the Clarendon Co. Archives

April 2002

[transcriber’s notes and commentary in brackets]

Handwritten information in Italics

Red Letter Art Edition

Combination

Holy Bible

D.E. Luther Publishing Co.

Atlanta, GA

[no dates]

[Presentation page]

Presented to Robert Marion Mahony

BY G. Wash Mahony

_____________19____

[the ‘19’ here seems to indicate that the publishing date was after 1900]

to Annie Mae Mahony Nash

May 21, [19]51

To Betty Nash Dinkins Smith

1966

[midsection before New Testament]

The Parables of our

Lord Jesus Christ

Illustrated by

John Franklin

Copyright 1883

Marriage Certify

That Rev. H.W. Mahony of Marlboro Co. SC

And E.C. Bethune of Clarendon Co. SC

Were united by me in the bonds of

Holy Matrimony

At the bride’s residence on the 3^rd day of November 3 in the year of our Lord 1831 in Presence of Wily Fort [?] and C.C. Childs signed Professor Hasswell of Furman University

[reverse page]

MARRIAGES

J.A. Fullwood [?] and H.S. Mahony married 1855

J.H. Mahony and A.S. Way married Dec. 18^th 1856

H.D. Mahony and C.E. Harvin married Jun 5, 1865

W.A. Mahony and Rebecca Rigal married Dec 28^th 1870

D.F. Mahony and Molie Brogdon married Feb 13, 1875

G.W. Mahony and Tryphosa [?] Benbow married Nov 3^rd 1880

BIRTHS [this column in different pen]

Rev. H.W. Mahony born Dec 28^th 1804 (91) June 1895

Died

6 18 1895

E.C.B. Mahony born Nov 11^th 1812

J.H. Mahony born Sept 5^th 1832

Wm J.S. Mahony born March 1^st 1834

Henrietta S. Mahony born Sept 19^th 1835

Ann L.J. Mahony born Apl 20^th 1837

Wm A(Angus) Mahony born March 20^th 1839 1911

Henry D. Mahony born Aug 7^th 1841

Jas H. Mahony born March 17^th 1843

Dallas F. Mahony born Sept 12^th 1845

Geo. W. Mahony born June 20^th 1847 1936

Jas S. Mahony born Aug 20^th 1849

Harriet E. Mahony born June 4^th 1851

Richard B(Bryan) Mahony born March 12^th 1857

[reverse]

DEATHS

[no entries]

[the following pages do not appear to be original to this book but have now been bound into book//rebinding?; upper right hand corner missing indicated by ***; the first 3 entries are in the same hand and pen, the last 3 are different pen, hand and ink from above and from each other as well.]

MARRIAGES

H.W. Mahony

And Elizabeth Caroline

Bethune was married

November the 3^rd 1831

James***

And Henr***

Was married***

1855

___________________

John H. Mahony

And Amanda S[?L]

Way was married

Dec 18, 1856

___________________

Henry D. Mahony and

Caroline E. Harvin

Was married June 15^th 1865

___________________

[scroll decoration]

William A. Mahony and

Rebeca Rigal was married

Dec 28^th 1870

____________________

D.F. Mahony and Ann

{Molie} Brogdan was married {Feb 13, 1875}

{notes} overwritten in another hand

REVERSE PAGE with missing corner ***

All in same hand but different ink

***was

***28 1804

***lizabeth C. Mahony

was born Novm

the 18^th 1812

---------------------------------

John H. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born

Sept 5^th 1832

William J S/L[?] Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born March

the 1^st 1834

Henrietta S/L? Mahony

daughter of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his wife

was born Sept 17, 1835

Ann L. J. Mahony

Daughter of H.W.

Mahony and Elizabeth

C. his wife was born

April 20 1837

[BIG smear]

***RECORD

BIRTHS

William A. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his wife

was born March 20^th 1839

Henry D. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his wife

was born Aug 7^th 1862 {crossed out and overwritten with} 1841

James H. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born March

17^th 1843

Franklin Dallas Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony and

Elizabeth C. his wife

was born April 12^th

1845

--------------------------------

George W. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born June {overwritten}

20th 1846 {7 overwritten the 6}

---------------------------------------

FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

James Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born 20^th

of Augt 1849

Harriett E.A. Mahony

Daughter of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his wife

was born June 4, 1851

Richard B. Mahony

son of H.W. Mahony

and Elizabeth C. his

wife was born 12^th of

March 1857

-----------------------------------------------End of page--------------------------------

page fragment lower left corner of page; border different from previous pages

**********************

daughter of H.W.Mah***

and E.C. his wife was

born April 20^th 1837

FAMILY RECORD

DEATHS

Departed this life on

the 22^nd of Nov 1836

William J.S. Mahony

Age two years and

six months

Departed this life

On the 7^th of June 1844

James F. Mahony

Aged one year and

two months

DEATHS

Died on the 2^nd day of

June 1844 Elizabeth

Montgomery aged 60 years

____________

Died on the 25^th of July

1852 W.J.F. Bethune

aged 32 years

_____________

Died on the 22^nd of Sep

1854 H.D. Bethune in

the 32 year of his age

____________

Died on the 21^st of

Oct. 1848 John A.

Mahony aged 47 years

____________

Died on the 13^th of

July 1849 Francis

Mahony about

70 years of age

____________

Departed this life

On the Oct 1872

{above words all crossed out}

Died the 18^th of June

1895 Rev. H.W. Mahony

in his ninety first year

Next to last page—nor borders at all [new hand] items in brackets added by different hand and ink

William A[ngus] Mahony and Rebeca Rigal

Were married Dec. 28 1870

Sons and daughters of W.A. and Rebeca Mahony

[1)] Willie H. Mahony was born Oct 1, 1871

[2)] Robert Marion Mahony was born Jan 12, 1873

died May 21, 1951

[Mrs. Henry K. Beatson]

[3)] Elizabeth Rebeca Mahony was born April 5, 1877

died Oct 31, 1967

[4)] John Bunyan Mahony was born May 17, 1881

died May 16, 1900

[Jim] [5)] James P.[ercy] Mahony was born April 25, 1883

died Nov 19, 1923

[6)] Infant son of W.A. and Rebeca [R. Mahony]

Ernest Linwood lived to be six months old

Was born July 3 1883 when his mother

Died [Dec 1883]

[7)] W.H. Mahony [and Carrie Mahony] had 5 children

two sons and three daughters in [Leesburg] Fla.

Robert Marion and Mattie B. Mahony had

Nine children four girls and five boys

And [lost] four infants

Elizabeth Rebeca & Henry K.[elly] Beatson

Had two girls and [lost] one infant [girl]

James P.[ercy] & Lula Mahony had one

Girl and four boys and [lost] two infants

Reverse page

Robert Marion Mahony and Matlie Olivia

Beatson were married Dec. 1, 1895

1. Infant son born and died Jan 1897

2. Annie Mae Mahony daughter born Nov. 22, 1897

i. died Feb 22, 1967

3. William Marion Mahony, son, born Sept 22, 1899

4. Susan Bessie Mahony daughter born May 31, 1901

5. Henry Beatson Mahony, son, born March 31, 1904

7. John Bunyan Mahony, son, born Aug 5, 1908 [7 overwritten 8]

6. George Washington Mahony, son, born Feb 12, 1905

8. Infant son born Nov 18, 1909-Nov 27, 1909

9. James Daniel Mahony, son Feb 5, 1911

10. Eunice Olivia Mahony, daughter, born March 5, 1913

11. Elizabeth Mahony, daughter born Jan 4, 1915

12. Mattie Olivia Mahony, daughter, born Sept 1916

died Jan 1917

13. Infant son, born and died Nov. 1917

Numbers 6 and 7 were reversed as shown above.