We have a small collection of Family Bibles which have been donated to the archives. Shirley (Lais) Martin has gone through the collection and provided the descriptions found in the following table.
Family: | Notes: |
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Flohr, Issac & Catherine (Yoder) | Norman and Sarah (Flohr) Lind. Donated by Marcus Lind. |
Headings, Andy | Andy had three wives; Leona (Hooley), Adella (Hooley), and Emma (Roth, Kauffman). Donated by Shirley (Lais) Martin. |
Hostetler, Levi C. (1832-1921) | This Bible was donated (09.14.1994) by the children of Orval and Lena (Kropf) Smucker [Wilma Swartz, Luella Yoder, Allene Smucker-Klassen, Nadine Smucker Young]; it belonged to their great grandfather. |
Mishler, M. W. | Probably Jacob D. Mishler's grandson. |
Mishler, M. W. | This Bible belonged to Jacob. D. Mishler, 06.08.1846 - 04.05.1928. M.W. Mishler was probably Jacob's grandson Melvin Wiles Mishler. |
Rogie, John & Sarah (Yoder) | This German Bible was donated by Melvin Rogie, grandson of John & Sarah Rogie. Includes birth record of John & Sarah's children as well as their foster daughter, Dorothy (Yoder) Good |
Snyder, Christian | This Bible is on permanent loan to the PNMHS archives with permission to borrow for family reunions. Includes Jesse Easter and Elizabeth Shupe. |
Strubhar, Andrew J. | Andrew J. Strubhar family Bible. |
Troyer, Amos P. | This Bible belonged to Amos P. Troyer and was brought to us by Don Troyer, grandson of Amos and son of Jesse. |
Troyer, Amos P. | This Bible belonged to Amos P. Troyer and was brought to us by Ben Kenagy, son of Mike Kenagy and whose mother was Emma Kenagy, daughter of Amos P. Troyer. |
Yoder, Henry | This Bible belonged to Henry Yoder who had three wives: 1. Mary Oswald (10.10.1831 to 11.28.1866) with children Barbara & Amanda; 2. Magdalena Miller (d. 10.25.1893) with children Henry A., Cora, Anna, Mary and Thora; 3. Magdalena Lehman Kauffman (married 1895). Henry had 10 children. Henry Yoder is Barbara (Kropf) Lais' great grandfather. |