Wiseman Family Bible *
Submitted by Robert D. Wiseman
Inside the title page:
Elizabeth Bums 1 Book Massillon Stark County Ohio April 16th A.D. 1843
John Bums 2 Massillon Stark County Ohio
Four blue colored sheets of paper were inserted into the pages of the
Bible and contain
information about the James and Elizabeth (Bums) Wiseman family:
page 1: James Wiseman Was borned (sic) the year 1826
August the 14
Elizebeth Burns Was Born the year 1828 Sept the 30
James Wiseman and Elizebethe Bumes Was married the year 1851 February
the 9 day.
page 2: John Wiseman A son of James Wiseman and
Elizebeth Wiseman Was borned March the 21,1852
James Wiseman A son of James Wiseman And Elizebeth Wiseman Was borned
the year 1854 November the 11 day
Molisey Jane Wiseman a daughter of James and Elizebeth Wiseman was
borned June the 211858
Andrew t Wiseman a son of James and Elizebeth Wiseman was borned
February the 21 1861
page 3: Norman Walter Wiseman a son of James and
Elizebeth Wiseman was borned December the 5 1863.
Charles E. Wiseman a son of James
and Elizebeth Wiseman was borned November the 5, 1865
Agness Wiseman was borned the 7 of december 1867
William Wiseman was borned december the 16 1869
page 4: Agnes Wiseman died August the 24 1881
[Penciled in]: age 14 yrs 3
1. Elizabeth Bums was bom at Parish Shap, County
Westmoreland, England.
2. John Bums, father of Elizabeth, moved his family
soon after Elizabeth’s birth to
Wabash County, Indiana, where Elizabeth met and married James Wiseman.
3. This does not appear to be an original entry.
*Robert D. Wiseman, President of the Indiana Genealogical Society, has
transcribed this family Bible.
He has researched the Wiseman family exten-sively. The Wiseman Bible
was published in London in 1812.
"Originally
transcribed by Robert D. Wisemanand published in "The Hoosier
Genealogist: Indiana Historical Society Quarterly on Dec. 1994 and
transcribed here for Genealogy Trails by Barb Z."
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