William Carroll Bible, Sr.^[1]

Abt 1843 - 1869  (26 years)

• Name	William Carroll Bible  [2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1843	Greene County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Clay County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Census	1860	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Research Notes	Transcribed gravestone inscription gives age at death of 27 years, 8 months, 18 days, which would put his birth on 6 Dec 1841.  [6]
  Military Notes	Civil war veteran.  [7, 8]
  Death	24 Aug 1869	Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, USA   [1, 7, 8]
  Burial	27 Aug 1869	Kinnamon Cemetery, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I368	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	James Edward Bible           b. 10 Oct 1816, Warrensburg, Greene County, Tennessee, USA           d. 24 Oct 1850, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Davis           b. 22 Jun 1822, Greene County, Tennessee, USA           d. Aft 1880, Illinois, USA (Age > 59 years)
  Family ID	F583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Melissa Barnett           b. 23 Nov 1841, Washington County, Indiana, USA           d. 14 May 1903, West Muddy, Gosper County, Nebraska, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1865	Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, USA   [1, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Harvey Curtis Bible           b. 12 Nov 1862, Indiana, USA           d. 26 Jan 1956, Holbrook, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA (Age 93 years) + 2. Thomas Bible           b. 21 Mar 1867, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA           d. 21 Nov 1950, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, USA (Age 83 years) + 3. Martha Louise Bible           b. 21 Mar 1867, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA           d. 10 Jun 1936, Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA (Age 69 years) > 4. William Carol Bible, Jr.           b. 14 Sep 1869, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA           d. 31 May 1942, Denver, Colorado, USA (Age 72 years) + 5. James Edward Bible           b. 14 Sep 1869, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA           d. 30 Dec 1948, Cambridge, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1843 - Greene County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1850 - Clay County, Illinois, USA Census - 1860 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 31 Dec 1865 - Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, USA Death - 24 Aug 1869 - Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois, USA Burial - 27 Aug 1869 - Kinnamon Cemetery, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] Bridgett Edwards Smith and Terri Bible Strotman, The Bible Family. [S5249] Marriage Record of William C. Bible and Vera Hanson. [S398] 1860 US Census - Household of Mary A. Bible. [S1955] 1850 US Census - Household of James Bible. [S2243] 1940 US Census - Household of Harvey C. Bible. [S2017] username Lady In Black, Find A Grave memorial for William C. Bible, #22429557. [S7779] Obituary of Harvey C. Bible. [S8298] Obituary of Harvey C. Bible. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900.