Alabama Bible Records

The written record endures in many forms. Letters and personal accounts of events or eras are highly valued for the information they contain; but it is the family Bible that most often becomes the object of diligent searching.

Should you be fortunate enough to possess a family Bible, the following techniques might help you to evaluate its usefulness as a source of information. First, note the date of its publication. Match the publication date against the span of events written upon the page for family history. If the handwritten entries predate the publication, it is clear indication that they were recorded not as they occurred but at a later date. Next, examine the handwriting used for each entry. Is it all in the same script, indicating that they were written by the same person? Are the entries in the same ink, suggesting that all were made at one sitting? Is there an inscription?

Check each page of a Bible or inherited book for notations or enclosures. Some owners recorded the dates of events, such as memorial services, weddings, and christenings, in the margin adjacent to the Bible text used for the occasion. Others used favorite books to hold prayer cards, obituaries from newspapers, significant scraps of church bulletins, and handwritten notes. Such a note enclosed in one book contained, in German script, the full name and birth date of each child born to the finder's great-grandparents.

Source: Szucs and Luebking, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, p.11
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  1. I’m looking for information on the Jackson & Arnold families of early Tuscaloosa County or possible surrounding counties. Thomas L. Jackson married Philadelphia (“Delphia”) Arnold in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in the year 1827. They were both about 16 years old at the time. They must have been living with family in the 1830 Federal Census. In 1840 Thomas was shown as the head of a household in Tuscaloosa County. In 1850 they were living with their children in Tippah County, MS & 1860, & 1880 in Jefferson County, AR then Grant county, AR. Thomas’ FS profile ID is #L8Q5-KJ9. Looking to identify their oldest son & daughter, any siblings and their parents. Thanks!

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  2. Are there any family bibles for the families of Russell County Alabama ? Can someone point me in the right direction? Im looking for the Pittsview/Glennville areas

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  3. I am researching the George Curry Family . He was my Great-Grandfather from Monroe, Alabama. He marriage in 1888 to Queen Middleton from Monroe, Alabama.

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  4. I am researching the Pace family from Alabama
    also the Hodge family
    Baker family
    East family all of eastern Alabama
    Creek Choctaw and Cherokee

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