

| 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] [next entry unreadable] 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 died 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 Wilberforce 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. |