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Title
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Finding Aid for the Lamar Family Bible
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Description
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This collection consists of the family Bible for the Samuel Lamar family. This Bible contains family records for births, marriages, and deaths for Samuel, his wife Judith Baldwin, and their children. The records also contain information on Samuel’s second wife, Eunice Coffin and their children. Also included in this collection are the scanned family record pages.
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Date
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2016
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Rights
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Rights Information
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Format
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Portable Document File Format; 345 KB; 2 pages.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Text
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Identifier
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lamar family bible_v01.pdf
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extracted text
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Lamar Family Bible
Collection Summary
Title
Lamar Family Bible
Date
1840s-1880s
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2025-LFB
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Lamar, Samuel
Biographical History
Samuel Lamar was born Mary 14, 1819 to Isaac and Hannah Lamar. On November 23, 1842, he married
Judith Baldwin. Samuel was a farmer in Henry County, Indiana and together Samuel and Judith had five
children. Judith died on June 7, 1852 and Samuel remarried Eunice W. Coffin on September 22, 1853.
Samuel and Eunice had three children together. Samuel died on May 10, 1860 and was buried in Henry
County, Indiana.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the family Bible for the Samuel Lamar family. This Bible contains family
records for births, marriages, and deaths for Samuel, his wife Judith Baldwin, and their children. The
records also contain information on Samuel’s second wife, Eunice Coffin and their children. Also
included in this collection are the scanned family record pages.
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Lamar Family 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: Blue River, Henry, Indiana; Roll: M432_151; Page: 197B; Image: 58
Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Earlham College; Richmond, Indiana; Records; Collection:
Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes.
Ancestry.com. U.S. and UK, Quaker Published Memorials, 1818-1919 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Ancestry.com. Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Will Records, 1822-1926, Index to Wills, 1822-1976;
Author: Indiana. Court of Common Pleas (Henry County); Probate Place: Henry, Indiana.
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