Elkanah Joseph Bittick's Journal--Transcription

Item 1

E J BITTICK'S

BOOK

APACHE

OT [*see below]

Oct 14, 1904

E. J. B.

[*Apache, Oklahoma Territory--the land was divided into Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory in 1893.  Oklahoma became a state in 1907.]

Item 2

G. C. Bittick

departed this life

Sep 15, 1864

Aged 38 years 5 months

and 6 days

George C. Bittick born

April 9th 1826

Mary A. Bittick born

Sep 4, 1826

A. J. Forbis was born 1815

Permelia Forbis born 1820

Item 3

[drawing]

This is my home for several years.  in the back groun

you can See my grandfather's place three hundred

acres in farm enclosed with a Stone fence

in 1867  we left this place and moved to 

Shelby Co. Tex.  here is where my Father

                                parted with us never to

                                                            return

Item 4

[drawing]

Grand Father Bitticks old home.

my birth place.

Item 5

[drawing]

Sand hill Church where I was

converted in the year

1869 Shelby Co Tex

Item 6

Trail School house at Wood

                            in 1893