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Abell Family Bible

 Collection
Identifier: MGC-1173

Scope and Contents

The family record sheets located in the middle of the Bible contain two pages of family records with name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage, and date of death for family members listed. Many of the names and dates are in the same handwriting. The correspondence in the front of the Bible dated in the 1930s indicate that George Morris Abell possessed the Bible at some time. The names listed in the record pages include both paternal and maternal families of George Morris Abell and include the surnames: Abell, Ralls, Dunkkum, and Doty.

Dates

  • Creation: 1781 - 1963

Creator

Biographical / Historical

George Morris Abell, the son of William Abell and Margaret Doty, was born on May 22, 1892 in Kansas City, Missouri. William Abell’s family came to Missouri from Virginia. Margaret Doty’s family came from Ohio and settled in Baxter Springs, Kansas where the Abell family lived for a time.

Full Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Title
Abell Family Bible
Subtitle
A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
Author
Jolene Clark
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository

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