Wisconsin Bible Records

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A family Bible is a designation given to a Bible which has family information recorded on pages within the book. This has been a tradition among many families and is a good source of information about immediate family members and relatives, including names of parents, children, their spouses as well as their dates of birth, marriage and death. This is a valuable resource because, if the information is recorded as the event occurs, the information is regarded as being reliable. Also, for some families, Bible records may have the only recorded vital statistics information. Generally, family Bibles are passed down to succeeding generations, but those that are no longer in possession of the family may be at a historical or genealogical society.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains some Wisconsin Bible records. This collection is described Genealogy page. It is partially indexed in:


 * Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States. vol. 2. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1984. (Family History Library book .) See section two, pages 1–50, which includes Wisconsin.Other Libraries (WorldCat){{

Online Family Bible Resources

 * USGenWeb Archives


 * Many periodicals publish family data from Bible records. These are referenced in the "Families" section of the PERiodical Source Index ('PERSI'), described in the "Periodicals" section.


 * Bible Records Online

Family History Library Collections

 * The Family History Library (FHL)has several collections of family Bible records for Wisconsin including the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and county collections. These records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog at www.familysearch.org using a Place Search under:


 * Wisconsin - BIBLE RECORDS
 * Wisconsin, [name of County] - BIBLE RECORDS

Web Sites

 * Daughters of the American Revolution