Vintage condition with visible age and handling wear. The burgundy/red textured cover has rubbing and wear along the corners, edges, and spine, including some separation/wear at the lower spine area. Pages show age-related yellowing/discoloration and some minor spotting. The binding remains together. Please review all photos carefully for the exact condition.

The family-record pages contain original handwritten genealogical information. Some areas of the printed family-record pages show discoloration/wear.

Description

Offered is a vintage National Bible Press Holy Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, Self-Pronouncing Reference Edition, printed by The National Bible Press, Philadelphia.

This is a particularly interesting copy because it contains handwritten Vaughn–Ellis family genealogy, documenting multiple generations of a Georgia family.

Family information recorded in the Bible includes:

Pleas J. Vaughn

* Born: September 24, 1877
* Murray County, Georgia
* Died: January 21, 1958

Maggie L. Ellis

* Born: April 29, 1888
* Whitfield County, Georgia
* Died: July 1, 1973

The Bible’s family pages also record their children, including:

* Clarence S. Vaughn — married Ruth Russell
* Winfred E. Vaughn
* Nellie Mae Vaughn — married J. P. Smith
* Annie J. Vaughn — born October 12, 1909 — married Charles J. Ross
* Rumble L. Vaughn
* Paul J. Vaughn — born May 3, 1922 — married Peggy Cox
* Betty M. Vaughn — born July 27, 1927 — married Bill J. Hanner

Earlier family information identifies:

* John Vaughn
* Rebecca Angle Vaughn
* Lawson Ellis
* Florence Jones Ellis

The Bible also contains a printed Holy Matrimony certificate page filled out with the names of Pleas J. Vaughn and Maggie L. Ellis.

This would make an interesting addition to a collection of vintage Bibles, genealogy materials, family documents, Georgia history, or religious Americana. The handwritten family records are an especially notable feature of this particular copy.

Please examine all photographs carefully. The Bible is being sold in its present vintage condition, with no guarantee regarding completeness beyond what is visible in the photographs.