The Roy Jacob Anders, Sr. Bible

This Bible was owned by my great-grandfather Roy Jacob Anders, Sr. Images of the pages with relevant genealogy information are shown below along with a transcription following.

Front cover

Page before Family Register page

Family Register page

Children's Names page

Marriages page

Deaths page

A transcription of each page is given below. All information in brackets [ ] has been added for clarification.

Family Register Page

- Husband, Roy Anders - born October 6, 1898 [Roy Jacob Anders, Sr.]

- Wife, Georgia Pegoda Anders - born July 25, 1903 [Georgia Effie Florene Pegoda] (Walker County, out from Riverside)

- Married, December 31, 1923

- Roy died Dec. 22, 1957

Page before the Family Register Page

- Robert Lee Anders born June 8, 1863 [father of Roy Jacob Anders, Sr.]

- Jimmie Addie Anders born December 13, 1874 [Anders is maiden name; mother of Roy Jacob Anders, Sr; this date is correct - her grave marker is incorrect]

- married January 10, 1893 [Robert Lee and Jimmie Adda marriage]

(children born to them)

- Lilly Ethel Anders born Jan. … [brother of Roy Jacob Anders, Sr.]

- Roy Anders born Oct. 6, 1898 [Roy Jacob Anders, Sr.]

- Lilly married J. M. Johnson

- Born to her James Melvin Johnson, born Aug. 2 …

Children's Names Page

- Adda Wanda Anders born October 11, 1924

- Joyce Mae Anders born August 27, 1926

- Roy Jr. Anders born March 18, 1928 [Roy Jacob Anders, Jr.]

Grandchildren (all born in Huntsville Memorial Hospital)

(omitted - all still living)

Marriages Page

- Roy and Georgia Anders - December 31, 1923, married 34 years when Roy died December 22, 1957

- Robert Lee and Jimmie Adda Anders - January 10, 1893

- Adda Wanda Anders married George Baldwin Jan. 20th, 1945 - 8 P.M. First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Tex

- Joyce Anders married James J. Dougherty Nov. 27, 1946 - 8 P.M. at Home

- Roy Anders, Jr. married Amy Jean Wilson on April 16, (Sat) 1949 in Santa Ana, Calif, First Baptist Church (military wedding)

Deaths Page

- Robert Lee Anders died June 1, 1928

- Jimmy Adda Anders died April 19, 1952 [this date is correct; her grave marker is incorrect]

- Roy Anders husband of Georgia died Dec. 22, 1957 at about 2:00 P.M.  Buried Dec. 24, at 10 A.M. from First Baptist Church, Rev. W. Y. Pond, Jr. and Rev. Garrett officiated.

- Georgia F. Anders, wife of Roy, died August 19, 1970, buried August 21, 1970 at 2 P.M., First Baptist Church, W. Y. Pond officiated.  Buried by Roy in Addicks Addition of Oakwood Cemetery.