Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook Bible

WESTBROOK-CARR BIBLE

transcribed and edited by Jack D. Elliott, Jr., February 19, 2002

On February 16, 2002, I found in the Westbrook file in the Bryan Public Library, West Point, Mississippi, four pages of photo static copies of family entries from a Bible that had been used by the Westbrook-Carr family. The record suggests that it was initially kept for the family of Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook, then following Moses' death in 1854, the Bible remained with Sidney Ann following her remarriage to Lewis Whitfield Carr, who was presumably her cousin.

The photo static copies were apparently sent to West Point in 1971 by a descendant, Moses Lawrence Westbrook, of Houston, Texas, as suggested by this excerpt from a letter that I found in the same Westbrook file:

"Several months ago my cousin, Floy Robinson, grand daughter of Sidney and L. W. Carr, died in Austin, Texas. I knew she had the original Westbrook-Carr bible, so I called her daughter in Austin and she said yes she had it and I was welcome to copy anything made in the bible by Gr. Grandmother Sidney in her own handwriting. For the first time we learned who Sidney's Mother and Father were. It also records the birth of her sons by Moses Westbrook in West Point. I wanted you to have this. You may want to give it to West Point library, but do as you wish."
--- from letter: Moses Lawrence Westbrook, 2108 Willowick Road, Houston, Texas, 77027, to a Mrs. McClennan, March 27, 1971

The publication date and place of this Bible were not provided, nor was the sequence of the four copied pages given. Consequently, I transcribed the pages below according to a sequence which I have devised.

Each page has "FAMILY RECORD" printed across the top. Below this, each is divided into two columns with each column labeled as "BIRTHS," "MARRIAGES," or "DEATHS."

PAGE ONE

first column:
BIRTHS
Moses Westbrook Son of Charles Westbrook and Winafred Westbrook was bornd the 17 of May 1810

Sidney Ann wife of Moses Westbrook was bornd the [?] day of January 1814

Our first Child was a Daughter and lived to be 9 months old

second column:
BIRTHS
Charles Westbrook Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrok was bornd the 12 day of January in the year of Lord 1838
Alonzo Westbrook, Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrook was bornd August 17 1840 and Departed this life Oct the 24 day 1842
Titus C. Westbrook was bornd Oct the 1 day 1842
Allen C Westbrook was the 17 of December 18 1844 [sic]
Moses Westbrook Son of Moses and Sidney was bornd the first Sabboth morning in October 1847
Moses Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrook was born the 11 of Aug. 1851

PAGE TWO

first column:
BIRTHS
Titus Carr Father of Sidney Ann Carr was borne February 28th AD 1788
Absley Carr Mother of Sidney Ann Carr was bornd April 5th AD 1790
Lewis Whitfield Carr was Borne in Lenore county N.C. February the 7th AD 1824

second column:
BIRTHS
Sidney A. Carr Daughter of Sidney A. and L. W. Carr Was borne on the 18th of July AD 1858 in Washington County Texas

PAGE THREE

first column:
MARRIAGES
By the Rev F. E. Harris
L. W. Carr two Sidney A Westbrook, Boath of Lown[de]s County Mis. November the 23th A.D. 1854

second column:
MARRIAGES
By the Rev J. Don
Moses Westbrook to Sidney A. Carr April 1, 1835

PAGE FOUR

first column:
DEATHS
Moses Westbrook Departed this life, on Monday at 11 Oclock Jany 9, 1854
husband of Sidney A Westbrook
Son of Charles and Winafred Westbrook

Departed this life 12 Minutes after 12 M. [noon] July 10 1883 Sidney A. Carr wife of L.W. Carr and Mother of C.A., T.C. and M.L. Westbrook and Sidney A. (Carr) Beckham.
Asleep in Jesus

second column:
DEATHS
Titus Carr Father of Sidney Ann Carr Departed this life February 5th 1837