Our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother recorded many a diddie in her Bible. It was given to her in 1940 by daughter Elva.. returned to Elva upon Grandma's death in 1976, and is now kept (for all family to see) by granddaughter Joyce in Liberty, MO.
Grandma was born June 6, 1899 in Callaway County, MO to Thomas David Hall (B April 14, 1867 in Hams Prairie, Callaway Co MO and Rosa Etta Rose ((B October 28, 1874 in Callaway County, MO. She married Arthur Loren Collins on December 23, 1916 in Fulton, Callaway County, MO...
Arthur and Bertie had three children:
Elva Francis Collins, B February 9, 1918 in Fulton, MO
Velma Pearl Collins, B March 17, 1921 in Steedman, MO
Nelda Lorene Collins, B September 1, 1927 in Fulton, MO.
Among Grandma's loves.. God, family, friends, cooking, Holidays, crossword puzzles, doing the right thing, going to downtown Fulton daily (they would let their dog Skip out a few minutes before, and Skip, before the days of leash laws, would walk to town and go lay down and 'reserve' their same ole same ole parking place for when they'd arrive), and of course, Arthur.
On Mother's Day, May 12th, 1940 she was given a Bible by her daughter Elva. Little known at the time, this Bible, in addition to the Old and the New Testaments, would include a virtual day to day recap of highlights until her death 36 years later, July 10, 1976...
In addition to circling, underscoring her favorites verses, the Ten Commandments, and of course studying the verses - she wrote personal items of interest, recordings of the day, in the margins, on the blank pages, on the maps of Jersulem, Palestine, the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee.
It is believed she studied this Bible often, witness her handwritten entry "66 Books, 1189 Chapters, 31,173 verses, 773,746 words, 3,586,460 letters."
She recorded items of recall that happened prior to the gift of the Bible in 1940, such as "Tornado hit Callaway County, May 8, 1927, really was severe", "Lyman Collins died in a car accident in July of 1926". Titanic sank on April14, 1912.
Of family:
These guys (Son in laws) came around:
Clifford Early McDaniel, B August 30, 1917
Edward Colby (Bud) Schultze, B August 5, 1922
Glenn Read Davis, September 22, 1925
These fine son inlaws would all become adept bowlers, particularly every Christmas Eve after they married...
They hitched up:
Elva & Cliff, July 13, 1940 in St. Louis, MO
Velma and Edward 'Bud' on August 30, 1941 in Camdenton, MO
Nelda and Glenn on March 21, 1946 in New Orleans, LA
(A little Birdy, not "Bertie", told me Velma and Bud eloped, along with cousin/best friends/best man/maid of honor, Earl and Eileen Studebaker - and finances were such they shared a motel room that night.. the beds separated by a clothsline with blankets strewn over!)
Grandchildren:
Roger Dale Davis, May 6, 1947
Joyce Elaine McDaniel, June 13, 1947
Vanda Kaye Schultze, June 22, 1947
Victor Kendal Schulze, October 13, 1952
Darrell Kent Davis, October 13, 1955
Kevin Clifford McDaniel, February 29, 1956..
Sooooooooo.. in roughly 44 days, the Collins's went from having no grandkids, to having three, one by each daughter!
And then, entries on GREAT grandchildren:
Valerie Kaye Adair, B December 8, 1968
Kimberly Diann Davis, B November 16, 1969
Alison Lea Davis, B April 17, 1972
Lisa Smithmier, B August 5, 1974
Vickie Frantz B May 11, 1974
Erin Smithmier B March 6, 1978
Amy Davis B December 1981
Adam Davis February 14, 1984
Tyler Allan Davis B March 22, 1985
Dru Schultze B July 3, 1985
Whitney Davis, B December 16 1987
Hilary Davis, B December 22nd, 1988
Katlyn McDaniel B March 20, 1990
This and that:
Arthur went to Hospital on August 9, 1969, came home August 22, 1969 (Heart attack)...
Dog bit me on July 21, 1971, had 5 stitches
Arthur's parents:
Jerome Fletcher Collins was born in Tennessee on March 1, 1862.. (died August 27, 1946) and mother Ida Flora (Wright) Collins was born East of Fulton on July 2, 1864 (Died Dec 29, 1931)
The Lords Prayer is circled..
No date: Only 6 white Christmas's in the last 20 years... 1913 to 1915, deep snow on these
Vanda and "Corky" were married July 26, 1966...Valerie Adair walked at 8 months... Developed Diabetes at the age of 3 1/2 years.. Valerie had the measles on April 11, 1970..
Kimberly Davis walked at 8 months.. Could say Pop Paw plain at 11 months.. Kimberly says "Tootie" for Cookie at 1 year..
Valerie can read her book by memory at 2 years, 3 months and can say her prayers and many other things so cute.
Roger Davis and Lynn Oestrich married April 5, 1969 at Fulton, MO..
Joyce McDaniel and Steve Smithmier married June 19, 1971 in Kansas City, MO..
Vanda and Dick Frantz married November 10, 1972..
Alison Lea Davis born April 17, 1972
73 Degrees in Jeff City on December 25, 1971
Alison Davis can say all her ABC's at age 1 year, 11 months and sings "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so."
5 below zero January 5, 1972.
33 children here for Trick or Treat October, 1971.
I was in Warwick NY when Kevin was born in 1956.
Had 25 inches of snow there n March 20 of 1956.
Victor walked at 8 months.
Kevin had chicken pox in 1st grade.
MY PERSONAL FAVORITE ENTRY: Darrell Davis could dial his phone number (Rotary dial) at age 3 years, 9 months.
We went to Colorado Springs in October of 1956.
Lisa Smithmier born August 5, 1974.
Vickie Frantz born May 11, 1974.
Rained 22 days out of 30 days in June 1969.
Kimberly said "Eat, Eat, Eat" in Lane Meyer at age 10 months
(Mebbe my next to best favorite!) Alison Davis, our sweet little granddaughter told me "it was none of my business" when I asked her why she was in the sink in February 1975.!!!
83 degrees February 29, 1972
We sold 1404 Westminster in October of 1967 and moved to 212 W. 4th Street.
Snowed on May 4, 1944.
Christmas of 1969 was a white Christmas
Arthur went to work at Brick yard on Monday, October 20, 1924 and retired on April 28, 1961, was never laid off, not once in entire 36 and 1/2 years, and worked only twice on night shift, 3:30pm until midnight.
Our first freeze of 1965 was on November 13, yet it never killed florwers or castor beans, zero never hit all winter until January 28, 1966
Coldest in 25 years, 11 below zero on January 1, 1968.
Had only 3 inches of snow all winter in 1966 and 1967, hit zero twice.
Elva drove to Warwick, NY on Tuesday, February 21, 1967. Darrell Davis, Kevin McDaniel and I accompanied her.. we went to NYC on Saturday, to West Point on Easter Sunday March 26, also to Middletown to see Hospital where Kevin was born. Returned home Thursday, March 29, 1967.
Went to Hospital August 8, 1967, returned home August 18, 1967.
Roger's address in Viet Nam 1968: Sgt Roger D. Davis, US 56588124, Co, D. 11st Bn 36 Inf, 198 Inf Bde. A.P.O. San Francisco, CA 96219. Januery 1968 until February 1969.
Roger married Linda Pinkerton June 4th, 1984...
There is/was much, much more handwritten in the Bible. Names, birthdates, death dates of family members before us.. more tidbits about snow, heat, cold..visits from so and so, visits to so and so.. and so much more.
Grandma passed on July 10, 1976. Arthur (Grandpa) passed shortly after, January 11, 1977. Doctors said heart issues. We surmise, broken heart. Ends are never good. In this case, beginning to end was wonderful.
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