John Christopher Bird

1819 - 1866  (47 years)

• Name	John Christopher Bird
  Born	11 Mar 1819	Highland Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Oct 1866	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Death Record Name: John C./Bird Sex: Male Death Date: 19 Oct 1866 Death Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 52y Birth Place: Highland Co., Va Marital Status: W Spouse: Rebecca/Bird Occupation: Farmer Mother: Catherine/ Father: William/Bird Informant: Rebecca Bird, widow Cause: fever
  Person ID	I69857	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	William Bird,   b. CA 1782, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine [Bird],   b. Between 1780 and 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1840 Nicholas, VA William Bird 1m 0-5 1m 10-15 [William?] 1m 15-20 [Tyrus - John is gone?] 1m 50-60 1f 15-20 1f 20-30 1f 50-60 Henry M Bird [another son?] 1m 20-30 2f 0-5 1f 20-30 1850 Kanawha, WV # 1631-1671 all born VA Farris P Bird 27 750 Mary 20 Lidia J 4 William 2 William 68 1860 Kanawha, VA # 1410 all born Va William Byrd 35 Ann E 6 Benjamin M 4 Addison A 5/12 [John C is at 1415, Tyrus at 1425 - is William a brother?]
  Family ID	F19685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucinda L Hindman,   b. 23 Nov 1824, Wood County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1856, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 31 years)
  Notes	1850 Kanawha, WV # 1633-1672 John C Bird 35 2000 VA Lucinda 25 unk Frances M 6 VA Sarah C 3 Lafayett 1 1860 Kanawha, VA # 1415 all born VA John C Byrd 42 2500-300 Francis M 16 m Sarah C 12 Fayette 10 Martha J/I 8 [next is Rebecca Cobb Board] Is this Martha or was Mary missed in the censuses? Death Record Name: Mary E./Bird Sex: Female Death Date: 1871 [no date given] Death Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 16y Birth Place: Big Sandy Mother: Lucinda/ Father: John/Bird Cause: consumption
  Children	1. Francis M Bird,   b. CA 1844, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1861, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 17 years)   2. Sarah C Bird,   b. CA 1847, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Marcus Lafayette Bird,   b. CA 1849, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1866, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 17 years)   4. Martha I\J Bird,   b. CA 1852, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F19684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane M Robinson,   b. CA 1830, Wood County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Nov 1859, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1856	Wirt County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 11/4/1856 Place: Wirt, West Virginia John C Bird, 37, w, Bath, Kanawha, Wilson & Catherine Bird Jane M Robinson, 26, s, Wood, Wirt, Jas & Charity Robinson
  Children	1. Charity Bird,   b. CA 1857, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 May 1860, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 3 years)   2. John James Bird,   b. CA 1859, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1861, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F19686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Rebecca Jane Cobb,   b. 22 Apr 1830, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1900  (Age 69 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1860	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	KCMR Bird, John C., and Rebecca Board, Aug. 7, 1860. 1870 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 86 Carey/Casey, John H 23 VA now WV Rebecca 39 VA now WV Stephen L 5/12 Jany WV Board, John H 19 farm laborer VA now WV Joseph D 15 VA now WV Bird, William H 9 VA now WV George S 7 Lewis M 5 Crawford L 3 1880 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 175 all WVWVWV Casey, Rebecca 48 wd Stephen 9 son Laura B 7 da Nichols, John 23 hinding (?) farm hand Bird, George 17 son Lee 13 son
  Children	1. William H Bird,   b. CA 1861, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George Sherman Bird,   b. 5 Apr 1862, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1913  (Age 51 years)   3. Lewis Melvin Bird,   b. 21 Mar 1865, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1958, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 93 years)   4. Crawford Lee Bird,   b. Feb 1868, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1819 - Highland Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S447] Joyce Mertens. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S88] Marriage Records, Wirt Co, WV. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.