Hello, want to post my BIRD line: John BIRD Sr., b abt 1785 in NJ - d 24 Oct 1850 DeKalb IN - he m Abt 1814 in Guernsey Co OH to a Rebecca HUCHEL Family went from OH>DeKalb Co IN>Birds Station,Lawrence Co, IL There "11" children are: (all born in Guernsey Co OH or unk Co OH) George BIRD - b abt 1815, John BIRD, Jr - b 10 Jan 1817, d 25 Mar 1903 Lawrence Co IL***See note bottom*** ^m Emily Struble Harriet BIRD - b 18 Sep 1818, d 08 Jul 1894 Lawrence Co IL - m Frederick Stevenson Charlotte BIRD - b abt 1822 - m Abraham Waters Sarah BIRD - b abt 1824 - m Osman Chapman Joseph BIRD - b abt 1825 Arthur BIRD - b 24 Aug 1826, d 25 Jul 1894 Lawrence Co IL - m Mary Ann McCauley James BIRD - b abt 1828, d 15 Sep 1879 Lawrence Co IL Rebecca Bird - b abt 1831 - m Oliver Davis Elliot BIRD - b abt 1833 Louisa BIRD b abt 1836 - m Alexander Roland Betsy BIRD - b abt 1838 Alexander BIRD - b 30 Nov 1840, d 01 Jun 1909 Lawrence Co IL ***John BIRD,Jr was the founder of Birds Station, Lawrence County, Illinois - now known as Birds, Illinois - the town was laid out in September of 1878*** Please contact - Marian Montgomery Leck - with information