Well, if it was in your mother-in-law's house, and was a family bible, were they relatives of hers? If you're unsure, a little checking into her parent's/grandparent's names, etc., would be well worth the while. If not, is there anyone else around who may know how she came by the bible? I happen to have a family bible myself, given to me by a cousin, that belonged to my grandfather's 3rd cousin's mother's mother! It has been passed down and passed down, and now it is mine (yay!) If you are doing genealogy yourself, you may want to hang onto this to determine whether or not those are your husband's relative's names you are looking at! You may not see a link right now, but who knows down the road? Good luck! Kathy in MO