Minerva B Nicholas Bible


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Title Minerva B Nicholas Bible, Email from Kay (Nicholas) Shiery to Dwight Thompson, Dated 16 Nov 2003

Author Kay (Nicholas) Shiery

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Minerva B Nicholas Bible I wish I could imitate Minerva's handwriting...it is so pretty. As I told you, my oldest brother, Donald Blayne, has the Family Bible in his possession. It is quite fragile and I wouldn't want to attempt to lay it on copy machines for fear of tearing the pages. I have copied the info in my own handwriting (trying to duplicate her handwriting---not an easy fete)...so I will attempt to type it out for you in similar fashion.

Minerva B Nicholas
Her Book

A Present from Her Husband
Ernest E. Nicholas

Sep 5, 1870

Family Record

        Marriages
   Ernest E. Nicholas
Minerva B. Morris
December the
12, 1867
12-12-1867
                  1905
Bema
N ove    15
N o y e 15

Family Record

Births

William Ernest
Nicholas
Born
April 29, 1869

George Heizer
Nicholas
Born
January 4, 1875

Edward Henry
Nicholas
Born
April 25, 1871

Karlos Adolphas
Nicholas
Born
June the 4, 1876

Minerva Ernestine
Born
Nov the 8
1866

John Ralph
Nicholas
Born Sep the 7
1878

Lurena Adalade
Born
April the third
1873

Conrad Julious Abijah
         Nicholas
           Born
June the 3
            1882

King Fritz
Nicholas
Born July 6, 1884

Deaths

Minerva Ernestine
      Died
August 25, 1867
  Aged nine months &
     seventeen days

Emily died
  July 26, 1875
  Aged 17 years
   8 months 24 days

George Heizer
Died
February the 16 1876
Aged one month &
twelve days

Mother (Nicholas)
Minerva B Hastings
was born in village
of Bombay
N.Y. State April
19, 1839
Died Dec 3, 1900
in Rippey, Iowa
________________
Father
Ernest Edward Nicholas
Died
Oct. 9, 1924
Age 86 year
3 months & 14 Days
Rippey, Iowa

Dwight....please note: The extra dark print under 'Deaths' was written in a different handwriting. I presume it may have been written by Aunt Addie (their daughter Adalade). Also, note: she wrote Ernest's death age as 86 years, 3 months & 14 days...which figures out with his birth year as being 1838.
There is another page of births that is written which is almost idential as the one I have included here...the only difference was the oldest son's name. In one place his name is William Ernest Nicholas...and the other it is written as Ernest William Nicholas....go figure! I have absolutely no idea what the '1905....Bema....N ove 15, N o y e 15' means. Ah, the joys of working with old documents.
Oh yes, note she wrote her name under marriages as Morris! I believe Morris may have been her maiden name....I am sure she was married to a man by the name of Hastings...as soon as scanner is working I will you some papers supporting my belief. Plus...under Deaths, she mentions Emily...dying at age of 17. All right, now you have some food for thought. :) Have a fun time of going through this. I hope it prints out in the same format that I typed it. Take care. Kay