Hi Anna, Saw your post re: Bible..... Unfortunately, I have no information in that regard... However, I do have a Charles BOWES (born abt Jan 1861 - ???), s/o Thomas & Susan (ROBB) BOWES.. all of Centre County. Thomas & Susan BOWES had AT LEAST 18 children......possibly 20. Are the above "BOWES" in your family anywhere ? Harry LINGLE told me years ago Thomas BOWES (1837-1923) was a s/o Maines BOWES & Margaret SCHULTZ or SHEETZ. Thanks ! Sabrina Marie Robb Ocala, Florida > " I saw the notice on the Family bible and thought about putting this > message out. > It's been years since I thought about this but The question reminded me > of our family bible. My great randfather Charles Bowes died in 1958 at the > age of around 98 in a Philadelphia nursing home. He had our family bible > with him at the nursing home. My father went to the nursing home to retrieve > my great grandfather's things and found that the family bible was missing. > No one in the nursing home knew where it was and my father was upset that it > was gone. My grandfather originally came from Centre county and my aunt > believes the bible actually belonged to my great grandmother, maiden name > Nellie Heichel. It's a long shot but if anyone out there spots a bible > sporting names of Bowes, Heichel, Confer, Hampton,Askey, Lucas. Please let > me know. My father passed away several years ago but he always said he would > have liked to have at least the personal pages of the bible copied so he > could have something on the family. > We descend from John Bowes, Benedict Lucas, Thmas Askey. > Another reaseon I believe it belonged to my great grandmother was my > father thought it was a german bible. He could n't remember, it could have > been an English bible belonging the our german side too. > It never hurts to put the word out. > Thanks, > Anna Bowes Peake "