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Latest Update: 17 January 2009
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| The Family Bible of John and Charlotte Marshall, with a photo of Aunt Hovey |
In the days when our ancestors had only a very few books in their homes, one invariably
was a Bible. In this book, often, the family recorded births, marriages and deaths. For this reason,
locating a family Bible is an event of great significance to those who research the family's story.
But our stories always are much more than the records of when we were born, when we
married, when we died. The presence of a family Bible tells more of the story. It tells something about the
faith of our ancestors and about the importance they placed on having this book and its stories in their homes.
Most likely, these large Bibles were not carried with them to church. They remained in the home where, at the least,
they served as the "official" records of significant family events. At the most, the Bible provided a frame of
reference for their lives. And if anything was passed to succeeding generations,
more often than not it was their Bible and its essential family records.
Do you have a family Bible, the records
of which you're willing to share with the larger Family? If so, please contact me at marshallfamily@zoominternet.net.
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SEE BELOW -- "MISSING FAMILY BIBLES"
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The Family Bible of
Elisha Robinson and
Elizabeth "Betsy" Rohrer Robinson
of Perry (later Hovey) Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Thanks to Sam Robinson of New Hampshire for scanning these images and sharing
them with the larger Family. This is the oldest Family Bible yet to surface--the Bible of Betsy Rohrer Robinson, the oldest of the six children of Catharina Truby Rohrer Marshall. Until after the 2002 death of Charles S. L. Robinson, it remained on the historic Hovey-Robinson property, in the Samuel Marshall Robinson House. Please see, below, my notes on certain entries, as they relate to the story of our Family (this last, still under construction!).
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| Robinson Bookplate, dated Dec 6th AD 1818 |
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| Marriage Records from the Elisha & Betsy Robinson Bible |
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| Births and Deaths--the most important page in this Bible for documenting family records |
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| Death record of Olive Robinson, Connecticut mother of Elisha Robinson and wife of Andrew Robinson |
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The Family Bible of
John Marshall and Charlotte Kelker
Lawrenceburg (later, Parker City),
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
[see photo above]
Thanks to family of Mary Ann Marshall Turk of Parker City, Pennsylvania, for keeping this Bible for the descendants of John Marshall and Charlotte Kelker. Its most important records are those of the 1806 deaths of John Marshall's parents, with
their names and an estimated age when they died at "New" Lancaster, Ohio; and of the birth dates of the Marshall siblings
in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, prior to the ill-fated trek to Ohio.
Note that the great majority of entries are in one hand, in the same ink color. This tells us that
the records were written at one time, by the same person, and most likely from an older Bible record or from memory.
An educated guess is that John Marshall himself wrote these records. The Bible seems to date to the 1870s.
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| Birth Records from the Bible of John and Charlotte Kelker Marshall |
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| Second Birth Page from the John Marshall Family Bible |
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| Marriages from the John and CHarlotte Kelker Marshall Family Bible |
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| Deaths from the John and Charlotte Kelker Marshall Family Bible |
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| One of many striking plates from this Bible |
The Family Bible of
Mary Ann Marshall Turk
and John Turk
Parker City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Thanks to Marjorie Laine Zollinger of Pittsburgh for sharing these Turk Family Bible pages. They came to her late husband, Edward M. Zollinger, from the home of his Aunt Charlotte Turk Dean, daughter of Henry Marshall Turk.
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| Birth Records from the Turk Family Bible |
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| Marriage Records from the Turk Family Bible |
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| Death Records from the Turk Family Bible |
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The Family Bible of
Mary Ann Marshall Bailey
and Elisha H. Bailey
Lawrenceburg (later, Parker City),
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Thanks to Sue Neubert of Pittsburgh for sharing these images from the Bailey Family Bible, and to her grandson, Patrick Martinelli, for helping me scan them. The Bible came
to her from her mother Sarah Cooper Van Winkle Avey . . . [add more].
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| Bailey Bible--New Testament Title Page--with Handwritten Names |
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| Bailey Bible Birth Records, page 1 |
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| Bailey Bible Birth Records, page 2 |
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| Bailey Bible Marriage Records |
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| Bailey Bible Death Records |
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| Cover of the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible; CLICK for a link to this family's webpage |
The Family Bible of
Samuel Marshall Robinson
and Emma Prosser
Hovey Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Thanks to descendant Sam Robinson of New
Hampshire for sharing these photographic images of the family pages from the S. M. Marshall Bible. We're fortunate actually to have this Bible! It had been stolen from the brick house at
the Robinson Farm . . . [add this story] . . .
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| Marriage Records from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible |
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| Birth Records from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible |
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| More Birth Records from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible |
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| Death Records from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible |
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| More Death Records from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Family Bible |
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The Family Bible of
William Frederick Marshall
and Narcissus "Perk" London
Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Data from of the Family Bible of W. F. and Narcissus Marshall
Thanks to Richard (Dick) Lloyd Marshall of Georgia
for sharing this data back in 1977
from the Family Bible of his great-grandparents.
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| William Frederick Marshall (1864-1945) |
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| Narcissus "Perk" London Marshall (1865-1942) |
The Family Bible of
Henry Frank Marshall
and Sarah Jane Wilkins
Carson, Washington
Thanks to Judith Ingram Tebbs of Portland, Oregon, for sharing these images
from the Frank and Sarah Jane Marshall Family Bible. The Bible came to her through her mother, Bertha Marshall Ingram,
daughter of the Marshalls of Carson, Washington.
CLICK HERE for images of the Frank Marshall and Sarah Jane Wilkins Family Bible
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| Frank Marshall Family Bible, held by granddaughters Judith Tebbs and Sandra Wall |
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The Family Bible of
Guy Ralph Marshall
and Bessie White
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Thanks to Bob Marshall of Huntington, Pennsylvania, for sharing these images
from the Guy and Bessie Marshall Family Bible. His grandfather's family Bible came to him through his father, Ralph
William Marshall, of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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| Birth Records from the Family Bible of Guy and Bessie White Marshall |
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| Death Records from the Guy and Besie White Marshall Family Bible |
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| Guy and Bessie White Marshall, with their beautiful Pennsylvania countryside as backdrop |
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MISSING FAMILY BIBLES
Family Bibles that are "missing" are Bibles which I've not yet located! They
may well be out there, safe and sound, in the homes of family members--and I hope they are! If you have one of
these important and precious books with family records, will you please share that information with the larger Family?
Many thanks!
Bibles We Hope To Locate
The Family Bible of Col. Christopher Truby and Sybilla Bauman
The Family Bible of Elisha Robinson and Betsy Rohrer
The Family Bible of Col. Frederick A. Rohrer
The Family Bible of Thomas and Olive Robinson McConnell
The Family Bible of Elisha Robinson and Caroline Truby
Located--maybe!
The Family Bible of Samuel Marshall and Phebe Perry
The Family Bible of Simeon H. Marshall and Mary Jane Hoover
The Family Bible of Peter and Sarah Marshall McGough
The Family Bible of Jesse and Isabella Marshall Phipps
The Family Bible of William K. Marshall and
Anna Mary Rumbarger
The Family Bible of John L. Marshall and Julia Miles
Located!
The Family Bible of Samuel T. and Elizabeth Forquer Marshall
The Family Bible of Elisha R. Marshall and Nancy McGlaughlin
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And the Bibles of any other descendant family of our common ancestor,
Catharina Truby Rohrer Marshall
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| The Family Bible of Elisha and Betsy Rohrer Robinson |
PHOTO CREDITS THIS PAGE
The photographs of the images from the Samuel Marshall Robinson Bible, as well as the
photos of / scans from the Elisha Robinson (born 1791) Family Bible, come courtesy of descendant, Sam Robinson
of New Hampshire.
The photograph of the John Marshall Family Bible (showing a picture of Aunt Hovey) and the
photo of Judy Tebbs and Sandie Wall with the Henry Frank Marshall Bible, are from Kelly Marshall.
The photos of William F. Marshall and his wife, Narcissus London Marshall, are from the family
photo collection of their great-grandson, Jackson M. Marshall, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
With the kind permission of Bob Marshall of Huntington, Pennsylvania (grandson of Guy R. Marshall)
and of Sue Neubert of Dormont, Pennsylvania (descendant of Mary Ann Bailey Marshall), Kelly Marshall scanned the images from
both these Bibles.
"It is amazing
how much family
is out there!
Who knew?!?"
Cousin Jeff Olson
of the State of Washington
Jeff is a sixth-generation descendant
of John Marshall and
Catharina Truby Rohrer Marshall
ENTIRE SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
(All the Time!)
Photos and Information Placed Online
I make a good effort not to place online any information which easily would
allow someone to contact you or your family members. If I've inadvertently placed such information on our family site
(or a photo of you and/or a family member which you prefer would not appear) just
e-mail me. I'll remove the information and/or the picture right away.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
All content
and images on this site
which
aren't in the public domain are
the
intellectual property of Gordon Kelly Marshall.
Researchers,
family members, libraries,
or
genealogical and/or historical societies are invited to use
the information
freely, for non-commercial purposes only,
with proper
credit to this site.
The website may not be copied or distributed
without express written consent.
Email me at
marshallfamily@zoominternet.net.
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