Family Bible – Haight/Fite (Schuyler Co., New York)

I bought this small Bible on eBay last year.  I would love to return it to the family.

 

The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  London: Oxford University Press, undated.  The book contains the New Testament and the Psalms.  It measures approximately 10 cm x 7 cm x 2 cm.  Inside the front cover is written "Charles Haight" and "1908".  "Charles Haight" is scribbled over, and the initials "M J H" and the name "Mary Jane" and date "1908" — apparently in a child’s handwriting — are written.

 

The following entries are handwritten on the blank pages in the back:

 

Helen Mae Fite

Born April 24, 1906

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Charles Nathan Haight

Born Aug. 9, 1900

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Married July 7, 1924

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Richard Charles Haight

Born Apri. 26, 1930

Baptized Oct. 19, 1930

by Arthur B. Hess

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Mary Jane Haight

Born Sept 6, 1934

Baptized June 9, 1935

by Rev. Clayton Griswald

 

 

The 1930 U. S. Census contains the following family:

Charles Haight, age 29, b. New York (both parents b. New York)

Helen [Haight], age 23, b. Pennsylvania (both parents b. Pennsylvania)

[1930 U. S. Census, Schuyler Co., New York, population schedule, Watkins Glen village, Dix township, ED 49-5, SD 13, pg. 17A, dwg. 429, fam. 429; NARA microfilm T626, roll 1647]

 

The Social Security Death Index has the following entries:

Charles Haight, b. 9 Aug 1900, d. Sep 1982, Watkins Glen, Schuyler Co., New York; SS#094-03-8038

Helen F. Haight, b. 24 Apr 1906, d. 14 Mar 1998, Watkins Glen, Schuyler Co., New York; SS#061-20-1815

 

There is a Richard C. Haight listed in the U. S. Public Records Index on Ancestry.com, living at Sebring, Highlands Co., Florida.