Minnie Bird

1877 - 1966  (89 years)

• Name	Minnie Bird
  Born	1877
  Gender	Female
  Died	1966
  Person ID	I1019	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2014

  
  

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

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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 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.
  		1900 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho John Bird, born Aug 1841 in England, 58 years old; married 20 years; farmer; immigrated in 1855. Annie M. Bird, born Mar 1859 in England, 41 years old; four children, immigrated in 1879. Minnie Bird, born Oct 1877 in Idaho, 22 years old George Bird, born Jan 1881 in Idaho, 19 years old Edith Bird, daughter, born July 1882 in Idaho, 17 years old Walter Bird, son, born Sept 1884 in Idaho, 15 years old Mona M. Bird, daughter, born Dec 1894 in Idaho, 5 years old.

  
  

  Histories

  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.