This Bible is in my possession. Information from the Carvell and Niess pages was obtained from it. The following information is on the flyleaf: "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testatments, Translated out of the Original Tongues together with the Apocrypha, Concordance and Psalms, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. The Text conformable to the originial edition of the year of our Lord 1610, and the American Bible society's original standard edition of 1816".
Published by:
William W. Harding
No. 326 Chestnut Street
1866
J.M. Carvell and Mary J.Z. Gantt were united in Holy Wedlock in Dauphin, Pa by Rev. L.M. Still on the 2nd day of August AD 1866.Edwin A. Niess and Carrie Virginia Carvell, Married September 18, 1890, at Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. J.M. Carvell
Nellie Viola Niess and William Francis Sherman, Married September 16, 1914 at Washington D.C., by Rev. Jay C. Stocking in First Congregational Church
BIRTHS: J.M. Carvell was born near McKees 1/2 Falls, Snyder Co., PA on the 3rd day of March AD 1843
Mary Jane Zeigler was born at Sunny Dell, Perry Co., Pa on the 26th day of January AD 1839.
Children:
Carrie Virginia Daughter of J.M. and Mary J.Z. Carvell was born at Newville, Cumb. Co., Pa on the 2nd day of May 1868 AD.Annie Lenora Daughter of J.M. and Mary J.Z. Carvell was born at Bainbridge PA on the 23rd December AD 1869.
James Edgar Augustine, Son of J.M. & Mary J.Z. Carvell was born on the 30th day of April AD 1874 at Coldsboro, York Co., PA.
Nellie Viola, daughter of Edwin A. and Carrie V. Niess, born Saturday, August 15, 1891, at 822 I St., N.E., Washington, D.C.
Edwin Mark, son of Edwin A., and Carrie V. Niess, born Monday, February 20, 1893, at 113-C-St., N.E., Washington D.C.
William Francis, Jr., son of William F. and Nellie V. Sherman, born Saturday, Sept. 4, 1915, at Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C.
DEATHS: Minnie May, Daughter of J.M. and Mary J.Z. Carvell was born and died at Pleasant Grove, August AD 1867 Note: the day was left blank.
Annie Lenora Daughter of J.M. and Mary J.Z. Carvell died at Palmyra, Pa, Aug AD 1870 Note: this date was left blank, also, he left a space for the day, but never filled it in, in either event.
James Edgar Augustine Son of J.M. and Mary J.Z. Carvell died at Altoona, Pa on Friday, September 34d at 2 1/2AM AD 1875
Mary Jane Z. Carvell died February 1, 1879 at 2035 Warnock St., Philadelphia, Pa, age 40 years and 5 days.
Jeremiah Mark Carvell died September 1, 1894 at Shippensburg, Cumb. Co., Pa, aged 51 years, 5 months and 28 days.
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