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Title
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Finding Aid for the H.P. Gum Bible
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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1811-1875
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Description
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This collection consists of the family Bible for the H.P. Gum family. This Bible contains family records for births, marriages, and deaths for H.P., his wife Julia Welch, and their children. Also included in this collection are the scanned family record pages.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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1 box
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Identifier
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MGC1126
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extracted text
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H. P. Gum Bible
Collection Summary
Title
H. P. Gum Bible
Date
1800s-1900s
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2026-HPGB
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Gum, H. P.
Biographical History
H.P. Gum was born on April 14, 1811 in Tennessee. He married Julia Welch on March 12, 1833 in
Tennessee. After their marriage, the family lived in Kentucky and Tennessee before moving to Missouri
between 1850 and 1860. Once in Missouri, they settled in Lafayette County. H.P. died in the same
county on July 21, 1895 and was buried in McKendree Cemetery.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the family Bible for the H.P. Gum family. This Bible contains family records for
births, marriages, and deaths for H.P., his wife Julia Welch, and their children. Also included in this
collection are the scanned family record pages.
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H. P. Gum Bible
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1, Bible
Folder 1, Family Record sheets [scanned]
Folder 2, Bible
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed within file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton typing tape
and wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1850; Census
Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M432_190; Page: 110B; Image: 226
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1860; Census
Place: Sni a bar, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: M653_628; Page: 519; Image: 169; Family History
Library Film: 803628
FindAGrave.com. “Hincha Petway Gum.” Accessed September 16, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99688577&ref=acom.
Weant, Kenneth. Lafayette County, Missouri Obituaries, 1891-1920 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
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HP Gum Family Bible
