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Magill Family Bible
Collection Summary
Title
Magill Family Bible
Date
1760s-1890s
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2022-MFB
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016
Name of Creator
Magill, David
Biographical History
David Magill was born March 14, 1762 in Virginia. He married Sarah Frame on January 20, 1789.
Together they had seven children. The family were part of the first settlers to Clay County, Missouri.
David and his sons, Samuel and Caleb, were some of the first land grants holders for the county. David
died in Platte County, Missouri on December 10, 1833.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the family Bible for the David Magill Family. This Bible contains the family
records for births, marriages, and deaths for David, his wife Sarah Frame Magill, and their children. Also
included in this collection is a family unit chart.
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Magill 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
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 Maurice Woolsoncroft.
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:
Bushman, Katherine Gentry, comp. Index of the First Plat Book of Clay County, Missouri 18191875. 1967.
Information found within collection
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