George Bird

George Bird

Male 1881 - 1966  (85 years)

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  • Name George Bird 
    Born 22 Jan 1881  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Oct 1966  Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID i1020  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) 
    Mother Anna Maria Messer,   b. 15 Mar 1859, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1908, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1880  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jan 1881 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1966 - Lava Hot Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    George Bird, son of John and Anna Marie (Messer) Bird
    George Bird, son of John and Anna Marie (Messer) Bird
    George lived in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho.
    George Bird, son of John and Anna Marie (Messer) Bird
    George Bird, son of John and Anna Marie (Messer) Bird
    Born in 1881 and died in 1966

    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.
    1920 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    1920 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    No. 43--
    Walter Bird, 35 years old; married; born in Idaho, both parents in England; general farmer
    Sarah E. Bird, 26 years old; wife; born in Idaho, father in Idaho, mother in England.
    Bedford Bird, 8 year old son; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    Sarah Geneal Bird, 6 year old daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    Leah Bird, 2 6/12 years old; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    No. 44--
    John Bird, 78 year old widower; immigrated in 1855; born in England, both parents born in England.
    George Bird, 39 year old son; single; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.
    The Obituary of George Bird
    The Obituary of George Bird
    George died at the age of 85. He was the son of John and Annie Messer Bird and he never married.
    1900 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    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
    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.