John Henry Bird

John Henry Bird

Male 1871 - 1948  (77 years)

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  • Name John Henry Bird 
    Born 8 Jan 1871  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Feb 1948  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1016  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2015 

    Father John Bird,   b. 7 Aug 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1932, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary Jane Whitehead,   b. 9 Apr 1844, North Newton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1879, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1868  Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Etta Rebecca Nate,   b. 13 May 1880, Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1956, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Genevieve Elizabeth Bird,   b. 6 Sept 1900, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1995, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [Birth]
     2. Kenneth Sampson Bird,   b. 8 May 1902, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1902  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     3. Etta Lavilla Bird,   b. 20 Dec 1903, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1921  (Age 17 years)
     4. Weyn Henry Bird,   b. 29 Jan 1906, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 2004  (Age 98 years)  [Birth]
     5. Mary Anona Bird,   b. 19 Mar 1908, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 2000, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [Birth]
     6. Thaniel Bird,   b. 6 Aug 1909, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1991, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     7. Blythe Bird,   b. 29 Jan 1912, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 2002  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
     8. Floyd H Bird,   b. 18 Oct 1915, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 2010  (Age 94 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1871 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Feb 1948 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John Henry Bird, son of John and Mary Jane (Whitehead) Bird
    John Henry Bird, son of John and Mary Jane (Whitehead) Bird
    John was born in 1871 and died in 1948 in Paris, Idaho.

    Documents
    The Autobiography of John Bird, 1841-1932
    The Autobiography of John Bird, 1841-1932
    As told to Mary Anona Bird on January 20, 1931 when John was eighty-nine years old.

    The life of John Bird who was born on August 7, 1841 in Birmingham, England. He is the son of John Bird and Ann Russen. This document references the Bird family and their journey by ship to America as well as their settling in Utah with the Mormon saints. He tells of his two wives and his nine children. He also verifies that his father, John, died from cholera at Atchinson, Kansas as they crossed the plains.
    1880 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory
    1880 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory
    John Bird, 38 years old; farmer; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year.
    Annie Bird, 21 years old; wife; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year.
    Ann Bird, 11 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year.
    John Henry, 8 years old; son; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.
    Jane Emily, 4 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.
    Minnie, 2 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.

    Histories
    John Bird and Mary Jane Whitehead Bird by Anona Bird Grandy
    John Bird and Mary Jane Whitehead Bird by Anona Bird Grandy
    A life sketch published in the book "History of Bear Lake Pioneers"

    History of Bear Lake Pioneers. Edith Parker Haddock and Dorothy Hardy Matthews. Paris, Idaho: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Bear Lake County, Idaho. 1968.