Grayson County TXGenWeb
 
Grayson County TXGenWeb Collection
See other sources below
  James E. Ackason Family Bible
  Bradley Family Bible
  Alexander Crane Family Bible  
 Jeremiah Levi Davis & Johnson Family Bible
  M H Davis Family Bible
  John Franklin Goldston Family Bible
  Goss Family Bible
  Robert Milam Greene Family Bible
  Henderson ~ Cole Family Bible
  Mancil & Samantha Orr Family Bible
  Ramsey Family Bible
  Tate Family Bible


How to Find Family Bible Records Online
-Free websites.


FamilySearch.org

For quickest direct searches go to the catalog for the books.
You can search a couple of ways, by location "Pennsylvania Bible Records"
Remember that people often lived in more states than one.
I put in 'family bible Texas' it pops up with 377598 results. But that will mean not just bible record books, but books with bible records mentioned in them and the word Texas. Not bad, might be what you wanted.

You can
use surnames; Williams Family Bible. But you can try and add a place, this doesn't always find what you need because a lot of those 'Williams' didn't write the state or county anyplace in the record they or search a little quicker 

I am sure though that 'Williams' family researchers still would have a tough time due to the commonality of the surname, lots and lots of Williams family Bibles. So try adding a second surname, like the wife's maiden name or a child's spouse. It just will make it a little more relevant. (but still that would not 'find' the marriage in a bible where people just put the first name of the bride! Like in the Marriage record showing the date, maybe the place and the name line like: Bill & Sarah Williams wed.... )

If you can't  click and 'see' the book make a sign in for FamilySearch. It is all free.
FamilySearch.org has a huge amount of books in that search area. It has more combined the digital library of not only the FamilySearch Library (the largest collection of genealogical books in the world) but also it brings up the digital books from the Clayton Library(all genealogy) in Houston, the New York Library genealogical collection, the Allen County, Indiana library (the largest collection of genealogical newsletters, periodicals and society publications in the world and lots of others that have added the links for their libraries books).

By the way if you write a book about your family or a place or item (Like history of a church, a cemetery, a town etc. ) You can submit it to the FamilySearch.org books section. All free and backed up in a non-commercial collection.



The Hathitrust.org

I love this online free digital library. You can find lots of genealogy in there and great books about every subject. Think questions such as; "what newspapers were published in the past in a county or state. It can help you find the newspapers with relatives in them. (see my newspaper page to get to free old newspapers).

This is a treasure trove of old books. Including books about, say little town records in Scotland or other places. Those often don't make it into regular genealogical library. For some reason most libraries only have more recent books about the towns and they are very expensive now; but the old books have information for you that the countries of England or Scotland makes people order by computer and pay a lot for the privilege.  I have found old cemetery lists in Pennsylvania that were compiled a long time ago, if you look at a modern list made the last 150 yrs, they do not have the older information. Sometimes tombstones are removed when they fall apart and won't appear after that in any list.

When you collect a list of things you want to find and search for, spend a day once in a while doing that! And you can do it in your pajamas.


Remember to search online in a Google Books Search, it works like a catalog and even shows publication information for books long gone, then take that information and make a list to run searches in the libraries below. A Google search will not 'see' a book in these websites.


Another great page;
Archive.org
I put just 'Bible Records' (take a peek, I did check the Search text contents under the search box ) It gave me 29,718 results. if you don't check the text contents and leave it on the metadata that can also find a film or radio show about that subject. I always go for the books first. I also save the digital images. Your whole genealogy can be digital, just remember to put it in safe online places and back it up. That is the most important thing, back it up.

And, don't forget while you are there to look for books about the family names or places you want to research. You can also watch ancient TV programs, ads and one of my favorite subjects, old time radio shows. I have really enjoyed the mystery theater (the creaking door!), the Long Ranger, and have listened to the regular radio broadcast day for Pearl Harbor Day. The announcers break in and it really goes to heart what it was like. Almost all subjects are somewhere in the Archive.


Another online library.
The shortest URL I know of https://dp.la/
It is the Digital Public Library of America


Their Family Research Page  -  Their Family Bible Collection



Some odds and ends, use a search engine to find Bible Records for other states, also check each state's State Libraries and Archives. Also many religious based Colleges and Universities have Bible Collections. If you are wanting early Bibles, check the pension records for the Revolution, many times they tore the pages out and sent them in with the pension applications!

Texas Bible Collections -State Archives.

Tennessee Bible Records  & this page too

Bible Records Online

Mississippi Bible Records

Virginia Bible Records

North Carolina State Archives

ACPL Genealogy Center- Family Bible Records

Access Genealogy-Bible Records


Grayson County Index
Susan Hawkins
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