Richmond Lee Family Bible Records
                        Transcribed by Doug Moore

  Here is what I know about the history of these records. Frances Jane Lee
married Silas Monroe Ford in 1871 in Pope Co, AR. One of their sons was
Porter Massard Ford. He married Lilie Belle Philpot and they raised their
family in Fort Smith, AR. Their oldest daughter was Edith Ford (b 1903),
who was my mother. Frances Lee Ford spent the last months of her life in
the home of my grandparents and died there in 1926. My grandparents kept
some of Fannie's personal possessions. 
  My grandmother, Lillie Belle, died in 1953 and and I believe it was at
that time that my mother found 9 pages that appeared to have once been 
part of a family bible record. It turned out that these pages contained
information about the parents and siblings of Frances Jane Lee.  They
are quite old and have entries in a number of different handwritings. It
is impossible to tell when the first entries were made, but I might guess
that it was started by Frances' mother and then continued by Frances.
  Frances Jane Lee was the daughter of Richmond Lee and Judith Baucham.
The maiden name of Frances' mother was not in bible records, but was
found by my mother in other family records. The Lee family appears to have
been in Anson Co, NC, until 1856. They were in De Soto Co, MS, from 1857
until, say, winter of 1859-60. Then they moved on to Pope Co, AR.
  The bible pages are not too difficult to read, although a few of them
are covered by the doodlings of some child. I have looked at the pages
very carefully and have transcribed everything that can be read. 

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             Richmond Lee Bible Records
 

Richmond Lee Was Bornd November the 1 Day 1805
And Dyde December 24 1862

Judieth Lee Was Bornd June the 23d Day 1815
and Died November the 8th 1874

John F Lee Was Born May the 1th 1830

James P Lee was Bornd May the 17th 1831

Sarah Frances Lee was Bornd September the 19 1832

Layn?? Rosan Lee was Bornd September the 8th 1835

William James Lee was Bornd Febuary the 14th 1838
And Dyde October 10 1862

Laurow Lizabeth Lee Was Bornd September the 8th 1839
Departed from Life April 1915   

Marthey Ann Lee was Bornd July the 2th 1841
And Died November the 24 1867

Francis Jain Lee was Bornd July the 10 1851

Winey Clementine Lee was Bornd December the 9th 1852

Clarkey Ann Angelene Evelin Catherine Lee was Born April the 15th 1854

William Richmond Gosset son of thommas and francis Gosset was Bornd
January th 1, 1869  And died October the 18th 1871

Clarkie ann Lee Died January the 26 1875

Judieth S Lee departed this life november the 8th 1874

The Richmond Lee moved to Misusippi De Soto County February the 8th 1857
and Left Anson County North Carolina December the 19th 1856.

Matilda T Hudson was bornd June 16 1869

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Note: My mother's records contained a note from her cousin Bobby Ford 
      dated 30 Jul 1943. There were two comments that relate to the bible
      records.
      1) The trip from Anson Co, NC, to De Soto Co, MS was made by walking
         and wagon in the extreme cold of winter.
      2) Matilda Hudson was born in De Soto Co, MS, but her relation to
         the Lee family was unknown to Bobby
          
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