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Title
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Finding Aid for the Abell Family Bible
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Type
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Text
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Date
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1781-1963
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Description
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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.
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Format
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Book
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Language
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English
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Place
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Kansas City (Mo.)
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Baxter Springs (Kan.)
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Virginia
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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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MGC 1173
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Collection Summary
Title
Abell Family Bible
Date
1781 - 1963
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1173-AFB
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018
Name of Creator
George Morris Abell
Biographical History
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.
Scope and Content
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.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1,
Item 1, Family record sheets [scanned]
Item 2, Correspondence from Abell Family in America
Item 3, Bible
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying 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 by Robert Dover
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. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc.
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