A Missing Bible

Aproximately 40 years ago, my teen-age brother, and my dad drove across country from Central California to Tulsa, OK to touch base with my dad's family. Since my dad was an only child, they visited with my father's cousins, aunts and uncles. The reason behind the visit was that my brother had just recently joind the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), and was interested in geneology.

My dad's dad's sister was in posession of the family bible in which all births, deaths, marriages and etc. were recorded. She allowed Dad and Brother to look at the bible, and even copy down some information...but that was all. They were not allowed to take it and have it professionally copied (there were no Xerox machines at the time yet). When they got back to California, Dad had a question about one of the entries, and called his aunt, requesting her to look in the bible for clarification. She couldn't. She had given the bible away out of the family so no one would ever be able to see it again. Seems shame for her 1/2 Native American blood ran too deep to allow it to be traced back to her family again. Too sad.

On another interesting note, I heard 2 years ago that her son is now a registered member of the Osage Nation, so there is that possible trail for one of my kids to follow.