Yep, our little newsletter's first issue turned
out to be a resounding success!! To give you a little hint on how we sent out the first issue. We did a search on the internet for people with the surname of BIBLE and sent all of them one, response -- I figure about 10% not bad for a "mass" mailing to an unknown entity. Then along the way we have gathered names and addresses from different sources and sent them through the mail. Response -- ah, just so so, but feel that it is harder for people to respond this way than sending a message through the internet. Several people who were sent newsletters through the post office responded with their e-mail addresses. The next batch of mailings came through the people who happened across my webpage inquiring about any information that I might have on a particular BIBLE or if I am researching a particular line. They were sent a copy of the newsletter, and most, if not all responded back indicating they would like to continue receiving it. We have over 50 people wantingto continue receiving The Family Bible, which we believe is fantastic for a new publication !!

Cousins Corner

Listed below are the lineages of the "cousins" who responded back with their lineage (and a few we already had on file), if you should see someone you would like to correspond with please feel free to let us know and will forward their address to

Terri Strotman
John(Coffelt) ->Henry ->Adam (Pete) ->William Henry -> William C. -> Terri

Bridgett Smith
Christian ->Adam ->Philip Henry - ->Andrew/Adam Jackson ->Sarah Jane (Baxter) ->Hugh Lee ->H.June -> Bridgett

Jack Bible
Christian ->John ->Jonathan ->Elbert - ->Charles Preston ->Ulric Carl ->Ulric Charles - ->Jack

Coriece Baxter
Christian ->Adam ->Philip Henry ->Andrew /Adam ->Sara Jane (Baxter) ->Clarence -> Coriece

Paul Bible
Christian ->Adam ->Philip Henry ->Charles S. - ->James F. ->Ralph C. -> Paul
-Paul & Nancy Bible
-Mahotea Boone Trail
-Roanoke, TX 76262

Doug Bible
This is Paul's son.

Scott Richards
Christian ->Adam ->John Adam ->Francis Marion ->John Minnis ->Margrette (Richards) - -> Scott

Janice Worley
Christian ->Elizabeth (Isaac Criscillis) ->more

Richard Bible
Philip ->Philip ->Joseph ->Lemuel ->Dale -> Richard

Darwin Bible
Philip ->Philip ->Joseph ->Lemuel ->Dale -> Darwin

Eddie Bible
Darwin's son

Donahue Bible
Christian ->Abraham ->Joachim ->Enoch - >Val-> Donahue

Russell Bible
Lewis ->George ->William ->Paul -> Russell

Wayne Bible
Christian ->George ->Joseph ->Aaron ->John Calvin -> Wayne

Velma Dawson
Christian ->George ->Joseph -> Velma

Rex Boys
Christian ->George ->Sarah (Easterly) - >Arvesta ->Laura Mae -> Rex

Dan Buehler
Christian ->Adam ->Susannah -> Dan?

Larry (Rine) Dean
Hans Adam Jr. ->Jacob ->George ->Solomon - >Harry W ->Dorothy M. (Rine) -> Larry

Beverly Fahlstrom
Philip ->Philip ->Joseph ->Lemuel ->Twila ->

Marie R. Harmon
Husband's line: Bible/Cobble
descendant

Ken & Virginia Hicks
Bible/Speagle lineage -- except I
don't know if it's Ken's or Virginia's.

Wilmer Kerns
Adam (Shoemaker) ->Elizabeth
(Henry Ritchie) ->more

Darlene Rader-Knapp
Bible/Rader lineage -- Native American

Don Unruh
Bible/Speagle lineage

Jacque Youse Whetro
Hans Adam Jr. ->George ->Adam ->
Charles ->Fanny Elizabeth
(Youse) -> Jacque

Alice Stilwell
Christian ->George ->Moses ->George
Washington ->Emma Blanch (Davies) ->Mary
E. (Bruni) -> Alice
-Alice Stilwell
-The Honor Center
-The University of Arizona
-Tucson, AZ 85721-0006

Patricia T. Ritchie
Susannah Bible(Cherryholmes)->
Elizabeth(Roadcap) ->Martha
(Fulk) ->Eve (Turner) ->John
Turner ->Ruth (Turner)->
Garnett -> Pat
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As some of you know, we (the co-editors) have amassed a huge amount of information on the early Bible family in America, thanks to the generosity of others. However, since the majority of information is undocumented and sometimes contradictory, we want to verify as much of the data as possible. We started with some of the documentation we did receive. Bridgett went looking for further information on the Bible baptisms at the New Hanover Lutheran Church in Montgomery Co., PA and Terri looked for confirmation of the European origins of our immigrant ancestor, Hans Adam Biebel. We were also attempting to find more information about his wife, whom records we had listed as one "Eve Ryan", although no one seemed confident about that. We were independently introduced to a new source of information by people who were professionals in German immigrant genealogy. We submit this information to you now .

Annette K. Burgert is a highly qualified and respected genealogist whose bailiwick is Western European Emigration and is experienced at deciphering old handwriting and documents. She has researched and written several books regarding this subject. One of these books, Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America, states the following:

A John Adam Biebel from Goersdorf (a little town outside of Woerth) arrived aboard the Sandwich in 1750. The European records from the Preuschdorf Lutheran KB (Church records) indicate that a Georg Bibel, son of Mathis Bibel, citizen at Goersdorf, m. 11 May 1723 Maria Eva, daughter of Christoph Burckhardt, citizen and mastersmith and Gerichtsschoffen (mayor) at Presuschdorf. Their son was: John Adam b. 2 Apr 1728.

Adam Biebel, single son of Hans Georg
Biebel, m. 19 Nov 1748 at Gorschdorff,

In the New Hanover Lutheran Church KB, Montgomery CO, PA., It shows that Adam Biebel and wife Eva had the following children:

• Johan Christian b. 7 Jan 1752, bpt 9 Feb 1752
  Sponsors: Christian Kurtz and Elisabeth Borchart

• Eva Catharina b. 31 Oct 1756, bpt 28 Nov 1756
  Sponsors: Jacob Mayer and Eva Krebs

  NOTE:   These are the only two for whom we have found documentary proof of birth.

We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Donahue Bible sent us this tidbit of interesting news:

"The Conestoga wagon which was used by Philip Bible in traveling from Rockingham County, Virginia, to Greene County, is now

Please send us your interesting facts that you have run across in your research to be printed in the next issue. Deadline for submissions Aug 1, 1996.

Birth Dates

An idea I (Bridgett) had was to put into each issue the birth dates of the Bible clan that would occur during the 3/4 month period this newsletter covers. I have amassed well over 800 names pertaining to Bible in my database, and have retrieved them for this purpose. These will be dates of those that are with us and those that are watching over us. This issue will cover June through August (of the one's I know about). If you have any to submit for September through November, please have them in before August 1, 1996, thanks !

June Birthdays

Adam Bible	28	1790
Jonathan Bible	7	1807
William Bible	27	1807
Philip Bible	7	1812
John Ritchie	19	1821
James C. Crissellen	23	1821
Mary Ann Bible	27	1822
Vasty Jane Bible	4	1825
Phillip Henry Bible	6	1826
Lovis Bible	17	1830
Martha Bible	28	1836
Franklin Bible	7	1839
Susannah Matilda Bible	4	1840
Christian W. Bible	7	1847
Susannah Margaret Bible	5	1849
Susan Margaret Bible	19	1855
Margaret E. Bible	13	1864
Laula Drusilla Bible	26	1866
Milton R. Bible	1	1867
Granville Marion Bible	4	1870
Louisa "Lou" Leon Bible	3	1875
Fanny Elizabeth Bible	8	1875

The Family Bible is published 3/4 times a year. It is published for the benefit of all who are interested in and researching the surname BIBLE.

Subscription: E-mail subscriptions are free, but come in plain text, nothing fancy.

Postal Copies will be gratis for one year from February 1996, after which the fees will be established as to what it has cost us for supplies to send this to you (in other words, we don't know what the cost is at this time, but will keep it as nominal as possible). Of course, we will not turn down any contributions you may feel like sending us to help defray the expenses.

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