The George Tolley Family Bible is currently in the possession of Grace Lee Tolley, his granddaughter. The Bible is rather large and leather bound, and was apparently used frequently. At some point, the binding broke down, and was repaired with a leather belt and brads by George Tolley. Several pages from the front of the Bible are missing, and the name of the printer and publication date could not be found. George Tolley lost his right arm in an accident, and learned to write with his left hand. He was apparently the one who completed the marriage certificate on the first page of the Family Records. The second page has a comment at the top of the page, "this was written by my Daughter Georgie Tolley 2/21/31". It appears from the hand writing that she made all of the other entries in the Bible.

Page 1, Marriage Certificate

Geo Tolley of Avery County
and Hattie Gribble of Avery County
on July 21, 1910 at Shell Creek, Tennessee
By Rev William Johnston of Elk Park, N.C.
Witness     Waits Ollis
	    Dovie Greene

Page 2, Marriages

Mr. George Tolley and Hattie Gribble
was married July 21, 1910

Mr. Charles Greene and Miss Edith Tolley
were married Aug 3, 1930

Mr. Stephen Pittman of Newland, N.C. and
Georgia Tolley of Cranberry, N.C. were married
May 28, 1933, at the home of Mr. D.M. Pittman.

Mr. George Gutherie and Miss Ethel Tolley
were married Nov 9, 1935

Page 3, Births
this was written by my Daughter Georgie Tolley 2/21/31

George Tolley was born Aug 4, 1890
Hettie Tolley was born March 1, 1893
Edith Tolley was born Aug 26, 1911
Ethel Tolley was born April 13, 1913
Georgia Tolley was born July 23, 1915
Howard Tolley was born Dec 21, 1917
Maxine Tolley was born Feb 5, 1920
Clara Lee Tolley was born Sept 7, 1922
Willie Jean Tolley was born Mar 11, 1925
Twins - Joe Burl and Murl Tolley was born Mar 25, 1927
Buck Henry Harild[sic] Tolley was born Mar 26, 1934
Mel Vina Tolley was born Nov 4, 1856

Page 4, Deaths

Clara Lee Tolley died Sept 8, 1922
Mel Vina Tolley died June 19, 1930
Clersia Gribble died [no date given]

On Page 1 of The New Testament, the following entries were made:

Charlie Greene was born March 25, 1907
Edith Tolley was born Aug 26, 1911
Mona Sue Greene was born June 6, 1931
Charles (Buddy) Greene was born July 24, 1934

Steven Pittman, Jr. [no date given]
Georgia Pittman was born Jul 23, 1915
Marilyn Joan Pittman was born May 17, 1935

End of Record

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