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Holy Bible in English; New York, American Bible Society, 1867.

The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Iowa.

Gift Inscription
The Holy Bible presented to Abram and Eliza H by the bible Elgin I, KCC

Family Record
Written Dec the 9th 1867
Abram Hornback and
Eliza Jane Hornback Was Married November The Seventeenth AD 1864

Josiah W Hornback borned Feb the 10th 1882

George Albert Hornback Was borne the 31st day of October 1883

Written Dec the 9th 1867

Abram Hornback was borned December the thirteenth 1837

Eliza Jane Hornback was borned November The Seventh AD 1844

Viola Hornback was borned August The Thirty first 1865

William E. Hornback was borned August The Twenty Fift 1867

Frank Hornback was borned July the 24th 1869

Charles Hornback was borned Sept the 11th 1873

Josiah W Hornback Died Sept 27th 1885

Charles Hornback Died Dec. the 8th 1877

Insertions
[Obit pinned into the Bible-Eliza's mother]
Mary A. Taylor
Mary A. Hixson was born in Highland county, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1822.  When thirteen years old she moved
with her parents to Fulton county, Illinois.  Was married to Joseph Taylor Oct. 13, 1839.  Moved to Knox
county in 1861, and except one year spent in Kansas the remainder of her life was spent here,
where her death occured Jan. 7, 1899, aged 76 years, 1 month, and 24 days, surviving her husband
some three years.  Rev. Elsie Anderson preached the funeral in the Morse school house on the 9,
interment in the Uniontown cemetery.  Of the twelve children born to this old couple eight are living as
follows: Mrs. Ida Felzer and Mrs. Eliza Hornback, Rapatee; Mrs. Mary Weir, Mrs. Melissa Stoka, Mrs.
Sarah McCord, Mrs. Clara Hall, William and Alex Taylor.

[In the 1880 census, Abraham and Eliza were residents of Maquon, Knox Co., IL, as were Eliza's
parents, Joseph and Mary Taylor.]
[Abram died January 1, 1909 and is buried in the Uniontown Cemetery, Knox Co., IL. Eliza also is buried
there, died January 31, 1932. At least one of their children and Eliza parents are also buried in the
Uniontown Cemetery.]