Bible, Josiah Demby Family

 
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Bible, Josiah Demby Family
Demby Family Bible
Demby Family Bible

Bible, Josiah Demby Family

Object number2008.191.01
Date1884
MediumPaper, Ink, Leather
Dimensions12 1/2 x 10 x 3 1/2 in. (31.8 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionJosiah Demby's Family Bible. Bound in debossed black paper, cracked in numerous places. Embossed in gold lettering on the spine is "Holy Bible." Inside the front cover a handwritten inscription reads, "Presented to Brown Post No 13 G. A. R. Department of Arkansas by Commander (?) Silas Hoverton Late of Co. H. 3rd Missouri Cavalry at the Regular Meeting in March 1884." Underneath which, written in pencil, "Presented to Commander J. H. Demby Co. 4th Arkansas Cavalry by Brown Post No 13 by AR at his last Post meeting in March 1902."

    Josiah Demby was born August 20, 1840 in Georgia. He enlisted at Little Rock as a 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Arkansas (Union) Cavalry. He was commissioned an officer on March 8, 1864 and mustered out on June 30, 1865. Demby died on Feb. 12, 1918 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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