My ggggrandfather was
Ezekiel Smith, who was part of the
Mier Expedition in
Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. His family
Bible is housed in the
Alamo in San Antonio,
Texas, and is too fragile to be handled or photo-copied, but about twenty years ago one of the librarians at The Library,
Daughters of the Republic of
Texas at the
Alamo, sent me a typescript of the contents. Some of the people mentioned in the
Bible are descendants of Germanna families. (My father was allowed to see and touch the
Bible.)
Transcribed directly from the
Ezekiel Smith Family
Bible. The
Bible is stereotyped by B.J. Collins,
New York. No publication date appears on the remaining title page.
1. William G. WHITE was born April the 4th day in the year of our
Lord,1817.
2. Cerling WHITE was born Dec. 31, ______.
3. ____ WHITE was born _____21st, 1821.
4. Ezekiel
Smith was born October 19th, 1781.
5. Susannah
Smith was born May 9th, 1774.
6. Dorcus
Smith born February the 9th, 1805.
7. Harriet
Smith, daughter of Dorcus was born March 27th, 1828.
8. Susan Jane was born October 20th, 1848.
9. Emmett was born October 22, 1831.
10. William
Anderson was born November the 9th, 1833.
11. Elizabeth
Henderson was born November 1st, 1821.
12. Ezekiel
Henderson Smith was born February 20th, 1841.
13. Paris
Smith, Jr. was born August 13, 1842.
14. Gertrude
Smith was born January (25), 1844.
15. Margaret
Smith was born September 14, 1847.
16. Emily
Smith was born March 22, 1850.
17. Ezekiel
Smith born October 19, 1781, dec October 28, 1854, 1/2 past 1 o'clock in the p.m.
18. Susannah
Smith born May 9th , 1774, dec October 26, 1848 three o'clock in the forenoon.
19. Cornelius WHITE was married the 28th day of May 1816.
20. Ezekiel
Smith married the wife Susanah
DINGESS, February the 4th, 1802.
21. Paris
Smith was born in the year of our
Lord 1803, March 16th.
22. Peter D. SMITH was born November 13th, 1805.
23. French
Smith was born April 2, 1809.
24. Gertrude and Charles A. SMITH was born September 21, 1811 (twins)
25. Polly and
Harriet Smith was born March 11, 1814 (twins)
26. Polly
Smith dec about the 21st of December 1815.
27. Harriet
Smith dec the 1st day of December 1824.
28. Rufus A. French was born December 31, 1808.
29. Claugherty born October 30th day, 1804.
30. ____ was born 16 May ____.
31. Eliza A. SMITH born December 27, 1812.
32. Albert Galetan
Smith was born February 24, 1840.
33. Rufus French deceased February 13, 1823.
34. ____ daughter of
Paris and Dorcus
Smith on the 27th March A.D. 1828.
35. Paris
Smith was married to Dorcus
WILSON June the 3rd 1827 at 1/2 past 2 o'clock p.m.
36. Peter D. SMITH was married to Jane DOBYSHIRE February 14, 1833.
37. Gertrude
Smith was married to Mr. A. DINGESS, March 26th, 1829.
38. French
Smith married Eliza HECTOR October 30, 1831.
39. John E. SMITH, son of Peter D. and Jane F. SMITH born January 13th 1834, dec'd March 1840.
40. Charles A. SMITH and Elizabeth
Henderson were married June 18, 1839.
I hope some of you find this information useful.