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Family Bible
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"And
Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son
in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his
name Seth: And the days of Adam after he had begotten
Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven
years, and begat sons and daughters: And Enos lived ninety
years, and begat Cainan: And Enos lived after he begat
Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons
and daughters: ..." Genesis 5:3-7
Families recorded
significant events in their lives, such as births, deaths,
and marriages, in the Family Record portion of their Family
Bibles. Often, these notations were the only written record
of these events. Upon the death of the owner of the Bible,
the Family Bible was generally passed down to a child. Many
of these "old" Bibles exist today. They are an
excellent source of genealogical information.
In examining old Bible
records, there is one caveat: check the title page to
see "when" and "where" the Bible was
published. Why? It is important to establish when the
entries were written. If the Bible was printed in 1875
and the first entries are given as 1825, then you will
know that the entries were copied from another older source,
possibly another Bible. In this case, they are subject
to errors from copying or transcribing another record.
When discrepancies in records occur, it is more reliable
to choose the records that were recorded closest to the
time of the event.
If you have Bible
Records that you would like to put online with the Campbell
County TNGenWeb Site, please let me
know.
Index to Online Bible
Records
Dr.
Ulysses Samuel Goldman
and Ida Florence (Brown) Carden
Bible Records
Hugh Cunningham
and Nancy Ford Bible Records
Additional Family
Bible Records Resources
- TNGenWeb Family Bible Project
- Bible Records at Campbell
County Local History Network
- Books on Tennessee
Bible Records:
- Campbell
County, Tennessee, Cemetery, Bible, Family Records Published
by Works Progress Administration?
- Tennessee
Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds Compiled by Jeannette Tillotson Acklen and Assisted
by Elizabeth Carriger Vaught (Available from Byron Sistler and Associates).
- Tennessee
Genealogical Records: Cemeteries & Bible Records
Published by Tennessee Society DAR.
- Tennessee
Bible and Family Records: A Tennessee Bicentennial Project
Published by Watauga Association of Genealogists--Upper
East Tennessee.
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