It would appear that Judge Roberds died in July 1963 (source: Social Security Death Index): WILLIAM ROBERDS 08 Mar 1884 Jul 1963 (Mississippi) The first place I would check is that Mississippi Department of Archives and History. If it isn't there, see if you can locate an obituary or an entry in a Who's Who type publication that tells which university he attended. Since he was a prominent person, his papers may have been donated to either the MDAH or to a university archives. It's possible the Bible was among the records. If not, you'll probably need to locate his children or grandchildren who may have kept it. By the way, there are several digitized Boyd family Bibles or Bibles which contain Boyds at the Library of Virginia's website if you are looking for older information. Lori Thornton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Allen" To: ; ; Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: [MSMONROE] Roberds Family Bible. > Greetings, > > I am attempting to locate the person who has possession of the Green > Thompson ROBERDS family Bible. Information in the BOYD file at the > Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Miss., indicates it was in the > possession of Judge William Greene Roberds, 4844 Windemere Terrace, > Jackson, Hinds Co., Miss., as late as March 18, 1955. I want to > know what BOYD family information may be in this Bible; Green > Thompson Roberds was married to Lydia Ansabell BOYD, who was born in > South Carolina on 15 April 1827, they were married on 02 December > 1844 in Monroe Co., Miss. Any information, suggestions or comments > are welcome. Many thanks, Jim Allen. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Lori Thornton [email protected] --------------------------------- Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool.

Thank you Lori for these super suggestions. Several years ago I checked with the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson and the Archives and History Dept. but no luck there. Judge Roberds' wife was still active in research in 1955 when she contributed some papers to Evans Memorial Library. I should have clarified that date since the Judge had already passed away. Thanks for you help. Jim. At 07:24 AM 6/18/2007, you wrote: >It would appear that Judge Roberds died in July 1963 (source: Social >Security Death Index): > WILLIAM ROBERDS 08 Mar 1884 Jul 1963 (Mississippi) > > The first place I would check is that Mississippi Department of > Archives and History. If it isn't there, see if you can locate an > obituary or an entry in a Who's Who type publication that tells > which university he attended. Since he was a prominent person, his > papers may have been donated to either the MDAH or to a university > archives. It's possible the Bible was among the records. If not, > you'll probably need to locate his children or grandchildren who > may have kept it. > > By the way, there are several digitized Boyd family Bibles or > Bibles which contain Boyds at the Library of Virginia's website if > you are looking for older information. > > Lori Thornton > >