Abel Marple Family Bible
Photo-copies of three Family Bibles found in a self-made book on the Marple
family. Title pages were not copied. Some writing is blurred, and some words
cut off in the copying process. Present location of the Bibles is unknown. The
first is the Abel Marple Bible, the second the William Templeton Bible, and
the third the Josephine McKee Bible.

Births
Abel Marple was born June 22nd A. D. 1820

Elisa Ann Templeton Wife of Abel Marple was born May 3rd A. D. 1822

Clara Louisa Daughter of Abel and Elisa A. Marple was born July 28th A. D.
1847

Josephine Enfield Marple Daughter of Abel and Elisa A. Marple was born Jany.
28th A. D. 1849

William Wilberforce Son of Abel and Elisa A. Marple was born April 10th A. D.
1851

Henry Martyn Son of Abel and Elisa A Marple was born November 14th A. D.
1854

Edward Templeton Son of Abel and Elisa A. Marple was born November 7th A.
D. 1856

Marriages
Abel Marple And Elisa A. Templeton Were Married October 21st A. D. 1846

William P. McKee of Covington Ky & Josephine E. Marple of Callad Mo. Were
married February 21st A. D. 1883

Edward T. Marple & Jennie Ida Thomas were Married March 17 A. D. 1881

William W. Marple & Addie A. West were Married March 28th A. D. 1883

E. T. Marple & Ida J. Stolp were married June 22nd A. D. 1887

Henry M. Marple & Marion Butler were married at Aberdeen S Dak September
__[unreadable] 1886

Harold S. Marple & Edna Luisbeod married at Sioux City Ia Dec 25 - 1912

Emery A. Marple & Nellie Dwyer Married [remainder unreadable]

Lillian Marple & Geo. W. Rittenour [remainder unreadable]

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Births
William Marple McKee Son of Wm P. and Josephine E. McKee Was born in
Covington December 10th A. D. 1883

Emery A. Marple Son of W. W. & Addie Marple was born Dec. 18th A. D. 1886

Margaret Daughter of H M and Marion Marple was born June 1887

Harold S. son of E. T. and Ida J. Marple was born May 28 1890

Lillian daughter of W W and Addie Marple was born Aug 16" [1894]

Helen Marion daughter of Harold S & Edna E. Marple Dec 27 - 1913

Wm Craig son of Lillian and George W. Rittenour Nov 15, 1915

John son of Lillian and George W. Rittenour

Wm son of Emery A & Nellie Marple

Deaths
Clara Louisa Daughter of Abel and Elisa A. Marple Died May 3rd A. D. 1849

William Templeton Father of Elisa A. Marple Died Sept. 1st A. D. 1849 Aged
64 years 6 mos. 19 ds.

Elisa A. Marple Wife of Abel Marple Died July 15th A. D. 1859
Devoted Christian Wife And Mother
How shall the righteous shine forth as
the ______ the kingdom of their _____

Rachel C. Templeton Wife of Wm Templeton Died April 17th A. D. 1877 Aged
Father I will, that they ___ whom
Thou hath given me; be with me where I am

Jennie Ida, Wife of Edward T. Marple d
ied Sept. 28th A. D. 1882.
A loving wife, a dutiful daughter an affectionate Sitter
We had learned to love her, but were forced to
resign her. We had welcomed her to our
home, but the welcome of the Angels would
be Sweeter, for the "Righteous hath proper in his death.

[Second Bible]

Deaths
Elizabeth Harris Templeton departed this life Feb. 15th 1815

David Robison Templeton departed this life May 17th 1840

Clara Louisa Daughter of Abel & Elisa A. Marple Died May 3, A. D. 1849

William Templeton Died september 1. A. D. 1849

Mrs Rachel Templeton Died Aprile the 17. 1877 at 11 oclock

Wm Templeton died Aprile 23- AD 1881 at twenty five

John Harris Templeton died May 23 - 1890 in the 75 years of his age

Rachel Templeton April 13th 1909 age 84 years 9 months - 11 days

Addie Reister Marple Died July 28, 1920.

Henery Martin Marple Died July 1922

William W. Marple Died May 4, 1924 at 4 - oclock

Marriages
William Templeton and Rachel Robison married February the 8th 1810

John Harris Templeton son of W & R Templeton Married to Rose Albert
Harrison Dec'r 5th 1839

Abel Marple married to Elisa Ann Templeton daughter of W & R Templeton Oct
24th 1846

John Harris Templeton to Sarah Pew Feb 9th 1854

William W Marple to Addie West Mch 28th 1883

Emery A. Marple to Nellie Dwyer Sept 9 - 1909

Lillian Marple to George W Rittinour Sept 16 - 1916.

Births
William Templeton born Feby 13th 1785

Rachel Robison born Dec'r 15th 1785


Children of W & R Templeton

Elizabeth Harris Templeton born Oct'r 5th 1813

John Harris Templeton born July 20th 1815

David Robison Templeton born Oct'r 1st 1817

William Templeton born Dec. 8th 1819

Eliza Ann Templeton born
May 3rd 1822

Rachel Templeton born July 2nd 1824


Grandchildren

Rachel Ann Templeton born Oct 23rd 1840

Eliza Jane Templeton born Sept 4th 1842

William Henry Templeton born Nov'r 8th 1845

Clara Louise Marple born July 28th 1847

Josephine Enfield Daughter of Abel and Elisa A.
Marple Was born Jan'y 28 A.
D. 1849

John  Templeton Son of J. H. & R. L. Templeton was born March A. D. 1850

William Wilber
force Son of Abel & Elisa A. Marple was born April 10. A. D. 1851

Henry Martin May

Edward Templeton -


Grandchildren

David Franklin Templeton Feb 20th 1855

Harry Templeton Dec 3rd 1856

Chas Templeton Feb 24th 1858

George Templeton March 20th 1864

Children of J. H. & Sarah Pew Templeton


Emery A. Marple Dec 18th 1886
Born North Bend Neb.

Lillian Marple Aug 16 - 1894
Born Chicago Ill.

Wm W Marple Jr. Son of Emery & Nellie Dec 7th 1916 -
Born in Muncie, Ind.

John Thornton Rittenour Son of Lillian Marple Rittenour born Jan 29 - 1918
born in Chicago, Ill -

[Third Bible]

Josephine E. McKee Wife of Wm P. McKee died in Covington Ky. Dec. 11th
A. D. 1883.
A dutiful Daughter & A loving Wife

Abel Marple Died Nov 4 AD 1890 Age 70 yrs 4 mon 1 days at North Bend Neb.

Margaret daughter of H M and Marion Marple died in Red Wing Minn,
Aug - 18 - 1892

W W Marple 1924

Harry M Marple

Addie wife of W W

Marion wife of Harry M.
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