The Morris/Ricketts Family Bible is in the possession of Marlene Avery, who kindly submitted the transcription to the Smyth County VAGenWeb. Marlene can be contacted by email.

Title page between Old and New Testaments: New York American Bible Society, 1865. There is no cover on the Bible or front title page. Additional information is from a very old piece of paper that was found in the Bible.

 This is the Bible of MARY FRANCES MORRIS and JOHN HENRY RICKETTS.

 BIRTHS

 John H. Ricketts
Born Feb. 16, 1839
Amherst County, VA.

 Mary F. Ricketts
Born April 14, 1837
Kingsport, TN

James Morris Ricketts
Born November 8,1862
Millwood, Washington Co.
East Tennessee

Almer Virginia Ricketts
Born May 11,1864
Millwood
East Tennessee

Charles Amherst Ricketts
Born October 28,1865
Millwood Washington County
East Tennessee

Elba Carros Ricketts
Born April 28,1867
Millwood, Washington County
East Tennessee

(all the above entries in the same handwriting)

 Jos Goldin Ricketts
Born December 2,1869
Marion, VA.

George B. Morris
Born Jan. 24, 1898
Marion, VA.

Charles William Siddaway
Born December 19,1923

Marlene Elba Morris
Born August 17,1937

Charles Alfred Morris
Born April 19,1941

Lee Burnett Morris
Born April 23,1943

(All the above entires in different handwritingfrom the first entries.)

 MARRIAGES

 John Henry Ricketts & Mary Frances Morris
Married Oct. 11, 1860
Marion, Smyth Co. VA

Almer V. Ricketts to J. H. Prater
Married Dec. 29, 1891
Mr. Prater died Nov. 15, 1892

Almer Prater to T. Noel
Married June 10, 1895
Mr. Noel died Oct. 16, 1926

DEATHS

 James Morris Ricketts
Died Sept. 28, 1872
Marion, VA

John Henry Ricketts
Died Dec. 9, 1873
Marion, VA

Mary F. Ricketts
Died Jani 15, 1898
Marion, VA

Polly Morris
Died June 19, 1899
Marion, VA

ADDITIONAL BIRTHS FROM LOOSE PAPER IN BIBLE:
(This paper was very old and hard to read with the writing faded in spots)

 G. Morris June 14, 1804
Mary was March 1809
Mag A Morris July 1828
Elizabeth J. Morris July 1, 1830
John A. Morris Jan 25, 1833
Mary F. Morris April 14, 1835
Martha S. (unreadable) 16, 1838
James M. Morris April 16, 1841
William (?) Morris March 15, 1845

MARRIAGE

 James G. Morris married Mary on
Sept. 27, 1827

 DEATHS

 Polly Morris June 19, 1899
Mary Morris June 15 1898