Shope Family Bible

From The Shope Family Bible
submitted by Sanford Webster Brown and Mary Martha (Nieblas) Brown
as received from Mrs. Roy Armstrong
“The NEW TESTAMENT  of our LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, Translated out of
the ORIGINAL GREEK and _________ 1849″
Family Records
Thomas Jefferson Shope was born the 11 May 1846
Marcus Lafayett Shope was born the 2 May 1847
Malinda Catherine Shope was born the 26 March 1850
John Wesley Shope was born Feb the 17, 1855
Matthew Gaines Shope was born March 5, 1857
Wilard Whitington Shope was born Jan 31st, 1861
Frances Adaline Shope was born March 9, 1865
Amos A. Shope was born April 27, 1867
(another name which isn’t distinguishable)
Alex A. and Carrie D Shope’s children:
Audrey B. Shope was born December 9 1889
Ada Z. Shope was born Jul 28 1891 died 1895
Raymond H. Shope was born March 13 1893
A. Hillard Shope was born Oct 19 1894
Mamie L. Shope was bornd Oct 6 1897
Dora Billi Shope born May 1st 1900
J.Vance Shope bornd Jan 30 1903
Maurice R. Shope May 6 1906
Little Baby Lawrence bornd Oct 20 1904
Little Elizabeth Baby bornd Dec 30 1910 and died Jan 14 1911
Hosea Alexander Shope was born the 1 Jan 1823
Emily Shope was born the 16 Feb 1825
Emily C. Shope died Jan 13 1891
Hosea Shope 74 year old when died 1897, Born 1823
Daddy A.A. Shope 70 years old when died Sept 1937, Born 1867
Mother Carrie Shope died June 16 1960
   90 yr 9 mo 8 days old”  Bible currently in possession of a granddaughter of Amos A. Shope.

–“A Lot of Bunkum” October 1984, Vol. V, #10, p. 84-96

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