I, Martha Virden being duly sworn do on oath say that I am the custodian of the family record of William Virden, deceased.  That the original record was kept on the fly leaves of a Bible, published and dated AD 1817 printed by W. Greenough Boston. That the same was a small book of four by six inches in size and contained ?? in black leaves for family record.  That in about 1846 the record was transcribed into a larger Bible having blanks for family records and of date 1846.  That after said family record was so transcribed, the fly leaves on which such record was written in the first named book together with one of the covers of the same were torn off and lost or destroyed ant the book was afterward injured and nearly destroyed by being eaten by mice.  That I now have both books in my possession and that they are the identical and same books herewith submitted to the Clerk of the District Court of Black Hawk County, Iowa.  That the following is a true and correct copy of the record of the marriage of William Virden and Martha Williamson and the record of the births of their two oldest children as the same appears in the family record of the last named Bible of date 1846, viz:

Family Record

Marriages

William Virden was married to Martha Williamson April 20th AD 1815, By the Reverend Mr. Patterson of Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Family Record

Births

John F. Virden, a son William and Martha Virden was born January 18, 1816.

America Virden, a daughter of William and Martha Virden was born October 24th AD 1817

Signature of Martha Virden

Subscribed in my presence by Martha Virden and by her sworn to before me this 5th day of August AD 1878., and I hereby certify that I have carefully examined the two Bibles herewith submitted to me by the said Martha Virden and that the same have the appearance of being genuine and that I have compared the above copy of family received with the original thereof and that the same is true and correct and that the dates and descriptions of said books given in the above affidavit are true in every particular.

Witness my hand and the seal of the District Court of Black Hawk County Iowa this 5th day of August AD 1878.

J.C. Gates

Clerk District Court