Actually, Cathy, its more of a Clark Family Bible. Sara Frances Clark b. 23 Mar 1847 (2 Ely L. Clark; 1 James Clark) + Simon McKendry Sipple b 10 Mar 1846 (6 James M.; 5 John Sipple, Sr.; 4 Caleb Sipple; 3 John Sipple; 2 John Sipple; 1 Garrett Sipple). Sara Frances and Mack, as he was called, moved to California in 1878. Sara Frances kept a bible of her generation of Clarks. It lists her siblings (including two who died in infancy), the death dates of her parents, their marriage date. All stuff I have already posted to the list. She also had a wonderful tin type picture of Ely with his beard and his long rifle. Lots of pictures of women but I can't identify them - she, of course, didn't mark them. Just like she wrote her mother's name as "Mary E." She didn't have to fill in the rest because she knew. My grandmother, Susie Mae Sipple Elder, was their daughter and she had the Bible until I absconded with it. It fascinated me and I repeatedly ask her about her family and the trip to California (she was 8) and what she remembered about Grant County. She would not answer. Tight lipped. Closed mouth. Huffy expression: "You better not. You just don't know what you might find back there." Later, one of my Aunts tells me that Grandma told her that there was a murdered in the family back in KY on the Sipple side. Now Mack was born in Harrison Co. His dad, James, was the only one of the crew who settled there. But Mack removed to Grant County and stayed there until he removed again to Tulare Co., CA. So I think the infamous ancestor may have been one of his siblings. If it had happened in Grant Co. one of you cousins would have heard about it. I sure wish I had access to the Harrison and Grant County criminal court records. It would be so much fun to know. I just love being descended from Garrett Sipple who committed an unspecified misdemeanor in court and repeated busted for drunk and riotous behavior. So much more fun that all those preachers... Cheers. Cousin Judie ll those preachers... Cheers. Cousin Judie=20