I recently saw a query re George Bird and can't find it now. This is a possiblity. Please e-mail me if this person thinks there maybe a connection. 1860 Menard CO ILL census Pettersburg postoffice twp 19 rang 7 p 74/5 l 530/506 Simeon Burd 28 b NY (family bible says PA) Mary 24 Ohio John 5 Mich Mary(Ida) 3 Ind Geo W 2 Ill (this is son of Simeon) Geo W SEN 23 farm laborer NY (I believe this is Simeons brother (sr)? or possibly a cousin) Julia (Ann ?) 16 PA ( Simeons sister) Both Simeon and George list their birthplaces as NY as did Simeon in later census records. However his own family Bible give his birth as PA . Simeon is found in 1850 census for Ind, Noble county (Mary Ida was born in Noble CO IND) with Randolph Bird and family. I believe this to be his father. Note Simeons b listed as PA. George does not appear in this census with the family. I believe this family to be descendants of William and Mary Bird/Burd of Westmoreland co PA. Virginia Richardson VRNarnia@aol.com