The Bible, published in 1866, contains four pages of vital statistics for the Giddens and related family. This is my transcription of the family record page detailing deaths. Part 1: Births and Part 2: Marriages can be found on this blog by clicking on the links.
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS
Column 1
David Giddens died Feb 4th 1867 Aged 66 yrs: 8 mth: 23dys.
Father of L.D. & H.B. Giddens
Sophia Giddens died June 21st 1877
Mother of H. B. & L. D. Giddens
S R Ireland Father of M L Giddens died July 16th 1888 age 86 yrs.
J F Ireland Brother of M L Giddens died March 21st 1867
Eliza Newton Ireland mother of M. L. Giddens died at Faison N C Aug 8, 1896.
Margaret L. Giddens Smoot d. July 18, 1972
Margaret Va Smoot died Oct 31, 1979
FAMILY RECORD
DEATHS
Column 2
Samuel Ireland son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens died March 21st 1869 - aged 8 months 17 days.
Charlie Henry son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens died June 30th 1870 aged 10 m. 5 days.
Willie infant son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens died October 8th 1881 [The 8 along with some markings after 1881 were not legible - the "8" was found on the cemetery stone] aged 18 months.
Wesley, son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens, died Sept. 26th 1885 [Note that Sept. was written over July]
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| Lewis Devereux Giddens |
L. D. Giddens died in Goldsboro Nov. 1, 1909 - "All Saints Day".
M. L. Giddens died in Golds - Feb. 15th. 1915
James Ross Smoot died in Golds. Jan 19th 1915
Ross I. Giddens died Goldsboro Dec. 21 - 1931
Mrs. E. Giddens Died Aug 29 1949 Fay, NC
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© 2023 Giddens Family Record pages from a Giddens Bible and photo of Lewis Devereux Giddens, scanned images, original scans from the privately-held collection of Kathryn Ryan, NC, 2023. Used with permission.
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