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==Bible Info== | ==Bible Info== | ||
| − | + | This German Bible was originally loaned to the Wooster Public Library and Museum in 1921 by Gus Kauffman. Apparently, he never took it back and it was then taken to the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio in 1958 when all contents of the Library's Museum were transferred and given to the Historical Society. Nobody at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio could read the German handwriting for a proper translation. | |
{{Smaller|<em>Please note the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio no longer accepts any Family Bibles into their collections as all genealogical research requests and information is directed to the Wayne County Public Library, Genealogy and Local History Department.</em>}} | {{Smaller|<em>Please note the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio no longer accepts any Family Bibles into their collections as all genealogical research requests and information is directed to the Wayne County Public Library, Genealogy and Local History Department.</em>}} | ||
==Date of Bible== | ==Date of Bible== | ||
| − | + | 1778 | |
==Dimensions of Bible== | ==Dimensions of Bible== | ||
| − | Tall | + | 16in Tall |
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| + | 10.75in Wide | ||
| − | + | 3.25in Thick | |
| − | + | 10 lbs Weight | |
==Researcher Name and Date== | ==Researcher Name and Date== | ||
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==Cover== | ==Cover== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050398.jpg|Gus Kauffman Family Bible, Cover. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Notes==== | ====Notes==== | ||
==Title Page== | ==Title Page== | ||
| − | + | Biblia Title Page | |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050399.jpg|Title page written in German. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Notes==== | ====Notes==== | ||
==Accompanying Paperwork Associated with Bible== | ==Accompanying Paperwork Associated with Bible== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050400.jpg|The Bible was loaned to the Wooster Public Library and Museum on May 1, 1921 by Gus Kauffman. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
==Items Associated with Bible== | ==Items Associated with Bible== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050401.jpg|Type of certificate written in German found in Bible. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Notes==== | ====Notes==== | ||
| + | Nobody at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio can read the German handwriting for a proper translation. | ||
==Marriage Records associated with Bible== | ==Marriage Records associated with Bible== | ||
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==Birth Records associated with Bible== | ==Birth Records associated with Bible== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050404.jpg|Possible birth records written in German noted in Bible. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Death Records associated with Bible== | ==Death Records associated with Bible== | ||
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==Handwritten Notations inside Bible== | ==Handwritten Notations inside Bible== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:P1050403.jpg|Notation written in German in Bible. |
| + | File:P1050404.jpg|Possible birth records written in German noted in Bible. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Other Items of Interest== | ==Other Items of Interest== | ||
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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT: | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Kauffman, Gus}} |
[[Category:Family Bibles]] | [[Category:Family Bibles]] | ||
[[Category:Scanned documents]] | [[Category:Scanned documents]] | ||
[[Category:Department resources]] | [[Category:Department resources]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 8 April 2017
Bible Info
This German Bible was originally loaned to the Wooster Public Library and Museum in 1921 by Gus Kauffman. Apparently, he never took it back and it was then taken to the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio in 1958 when all contents of the Library's Museum were transferred and given to the Historical Society. Nobody at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio could read the German handwriting for a proper translation. Please note the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio no longer accepts any Family Bibles into their collections as all genealogical research requests and information is directed to the Wayne County Public Library, Genealogy and Local History Department.
Date of Bible
1778
Dimensions of Bible
16in Tall
10.75in Wide
3.25in Thick
10 lbs Weight
Researcher Name and Date
2017-MAR Bibles Inventoried, reviewed, and information recompiled by Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio, Documents Vault Committee.
1995 WCHS Family Bible Records compiled by D.A.R. Wooster-Wayne Chapter.
1970-JAN-24 WCHS Bible Records copied and submitted by Edna Keim Conrad, West Salem, Ohio.
1960-NOV-08 WCHS Bible Records copied by C. Arthur Phillips
Cover
Gus Kauffman Family Bible, Cover.
Notes
Title Page
Biblia Title Page
Title page written in German.
Notes
Accompanying Paperwork Associated with Bible
The Bible was loaned to the Wooster Public Library and Museum on May 1, 1921 by Gus Kauffman.
Notes
Items Associated with Bible
Type of certificate written in German found in Bible.
Notes
Nobody at the Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio can read the German handwriting for a proper translation.
Marriage Records associated with Bible
Birth Records associated with Bible
Possible birth records written in German noted in Bible.
Death Records associated with Bible
Handwritten Notations inside Bible
Notation written in German in Bible.
Possible birth records written in German noted in Bible.
