Here's another one of the bibles I have. One of the children mentioned was my mothers brother. He (Gerald) was adopted by James (Martelle) Whipple, when he was 16. Bible dated 1914 Name inside front cover is: James L. Martelle Family register section reads the following: Husband: Dante Joseph Martell Born: 1858 - Calabria, Italy Wife: Juliet Mary Zabriskie Born: Aug. 20 1860 Brookly. N.Y. Married: June 10 1878 in New York City Fathers death -(suicide) 12-25-1884 left one son James born 5/30/1883 Mother remarried 9-1-1888 at Norwich, Conn. To Chas. L. Whipple Sycamore, Ill. Son adopted by Chas L. Whipple 5/10/1889 - Little Rock, Arkansas Childrens names: Armond/Ormond Whipple June 2 Juliette M. Whipple July 11 Gerald R. Whipple Sept 20 Jackie M. Whipple Oct 13 Janet May Whipple April 28 Clara B. Harmon July 19 Paul S. Harmon Oct 30 (in different handwriting) Mrs Jennie Gordon 1/24/42 - 87 yrs Stanley Hultgren April 16 Pat Young August 10 Ann Young Nov. 22 Harriett Whipple Elenore Whipple Deaths Father 12/25/1884 (Dante Joseph Martelle) Mother 3/17/1895 (Juliet Zabriskie Martelle Whipple) Stepfather 12/2/1952 (Chas Whipple)