This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9B33DCCBC7CFB917CECC2127 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------9B33DCCBC7CFB917CECC2127 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <38A49A5A.D15737C5@pop3.qwestinternet.net> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:25:14 -0800 From: Marla Moore <mmoore%qwestinternet.net@pop3.qwestinternet.net> Reply-To: mmoore@qwestinternet.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sharon Wiley <swiley@visuallink.com>, Marsha McWilliams <rmmcw@effingham.net>, Virginia Perry <vperry@midwest.net> Subject: Birds in Indiana Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I got some information from Harrison County IN Genealogy Society. Here it is: Source: Tract Book - A List of Lands Sold in the County of Harrison (Indiana) 38 1827 Bird, David 160a NE1/4 21 4 5 39 1822 Bird, Mason 80a pt SW 1/4 24 2 3 (This would be in Blue River Twp.) _________________ Source: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington INDIANA Dr. William C. Bird was born in Smith County, TN, March 14, 1833, and is a son of M. B. and Nancy (Mitchell) Bird--the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter of Smith County, TN. Dr. Wm. C. Bird worked on the farm until he was 21 years old, and when he entered a store at English, Ind., and clerked for four years. He was married to Mary Newkirk in 1854, who bore three children, Mins B., John K. and Charles J., and then died. He entered the army in 1861 in Forty-ninth Indiana Vol. Infantry, and served three years. He began the study of medicine in 1866, and left the Medical College at Indianapolis in 1870, entering upon practice at Brownstown, Ind., where he remained two years and then came to English; here he is the leading practioner. In 1869 he married Melissa Turner of Crawford county. She had three children: Dora M. Bird (deceased), James W. and Queen Victoria. Dr. Bird has served as township trustee and township treasurer. He has been a member of the Masonic Order since 1866, and has filled all the offices in the lodge. ____________________ Source: Marriages, Harrison County 2 340 22 Sep 1831 Mazer, Polly Ann Bird, James Jr. 2 42 9 Sep 1819 Prather, Elizabeth Bird, John 2 34 16 May 1819 Mullins, Catharine Bird, Mason 2 120 30 Feb 1823 Poteat, Mary Bird, Patrick _______________________ Source: Marriages, Crawford County 1818-1860, compiled by Doris Leistner Bird, Albert - Rebecca Benham 11 Mar 1855 John Seaton LP B-237 Bird, Bryant - Mary Straughan 28 Aug 1833* License, No return A -135 Bird, Elizabeth - John Cole, Jr. 24 Aug 1851 John Seaton LP B-138 Bird, Fanny - David S. Tucker 5 Feb 1838* License, No return A-182 Bird, Henry - Catherine Trainer 24 Oct 1852 John L. McNaghten B-166 Bird, James - Hannah S. Meyers 4 Mar 1855 L. L. Hazen, Justice B-236 Bird, John B. - Hester A. Newkirk 5 Mar 1859 J. H. McMickle JP B-354 Bird, Joseph - Hester Grey/Ellis 16 Aug 1849 John Seaton LP B-91 Bird, Juan Fernandes - Martin R. Pearson 28 Dec 1860 William Grabill MG B-408 Bird, Lucinda - James M. Neal 4 Jun 1850 Eli Stewart PG B-108 Bird, Lucinda - James W. Seaton 22 Aug 1850 John Martin JP B-112 Bird, Martha - Thomas T. Reynolds 9 Jun 1850 Asa Kendall JP B-108 Bird, Martha - Elias Beals 27 Jar 1859 Press J. O-Bannon JP B-356 Bird, Nancy - William Pierson 18 Feb 1819 William Potter JPCC A-2 Bird, Nancy Jane - John Case 19 Apr 1848 Jeremiah Lynch JP B-60 Bird, Rebecca - Thomas Divine 8 Aug 1852 John Seaton LP B-160 Bird, Samual - Sarah Cole 22 Mar 1838 Rev. John Hughes A-184 Bird, Samuel - City Ann Springer 22 Aug 1839* License, no return A-200 Bird, William - Mary Newkirk 23 Nov 1854 Charles Sands B-229 ___________________ 1830 Census (Index) Bird, Abraham Deca 766 Abram Mont 57 Bryant Pose 352 James Harr 132 James L Putn 372 John Harr 136 John Jack 496 John Pose 348 John Rush 594 Joseph Harr 170 Mason Craw 476 Samuel Alle 698 Thomas Deca 760 William Deca 786 Sm Pose 354 ____________________ Source: 1850 Census 153 153 John C Jones 23 M Mary A. 21 F Mary ? 2 F William Bird 16 M George Bird 12 M Samuel 11 M John ? 9 M _________________________ Source: 1860 Census, Crawford County, IN 172 Bird, James 29 2000/--Indiana Hannah 28 Matilda 8 Nancy E. 6 +Bird, Josiah 63 Samuel 4 _____________________ Source: School Enumeration for Harrison County, Ind. 1846 & 1847 Mary A. Bird Wm. P. M 14 George W. M 13 Samuel M 9 John F. M 6 _______________________________ Source: Arnold Cemetery Arnold Cemetery at Fairdale--is located on the old Arnold Farm about 1 mile Northwest of Ramsey, IN, but the cemetery itself is in the extreme Northeast corner of Spencer Township, Harrison County, IN--Section 22, Township 2 South, Range 3 East. Copied by Frederick P. Griffin and Samuel P. Hays, July 7, 1940. Mary A. Jones. Born Oct 29, 1812. Died Sept. 15, 1880 John C. Jones. Born May 22, 1825. Died apr. 21, 1922 Charles S., son of S. an M. Bird Born Mar 28, 1863. Died Aug. 16, 1868 Samuel Bird. Born Jan. 15, 1838. Died Mar. 14, 1868. (Soldier) Wm. P. Bird. Born May 12, 1833. Died May 14, 1863. (A Soldier in Company A, 81st Reg. Indiana Vol.) Sarah, daughter of Geo. W. and E. Bird. Born Nov. 21, 1861. Died Dec. 2, 1861 James Bird. Born Apr. 6, 1843. Age 40 years, 8 months, 26 days These people were buried among others with the surnames of Moser, Smith, Winders, Ott and Ash. _______________________ Source: A History of Crawford County. (They sent the front page index, and it shows 30 Birds listed in this book, which appears to have over 600 pages.) Exerpts: The County in the Thirties: "November, 1837, Jacob Wiseman became supervisor of district No. 4 in Ohio township. The same month the Potash Hollow road to the Mason Bird farm on the river bluff was ordered opened as far as G. W. Chapin's home" The County in the Forties: The Board of Review of Crawford County was organized in June, 1848. The board met at the court house in Leavenworth and proceeded to investigate the assessments of the different men: Mason Bird........................100 (Raised) Early Roads: "...farms on the north, thence to Little Blue River, thence on southwest fork of West Fork to Catherine Davy's hollow and up that hollow to William Gibson's farm on the hill, and from there to Esarey's farm in Perry County. Sam Ewing and Mason Bird were the commissioners to survey the road, October 30, 1839." The County in the Eighties: "...in the late fifties...doctor (Hawn), they persuaded him to land there and locate, for the town of Alton needed a doctor. One day he had a call to visit a patient near Mason Bird's home on the river bluff north of Fredonia...." --------------9B33DCCBC7CFB917CECC2127--