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James Thomas Bird 1848–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 February 1848

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: January 1891

Death Location: Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Bird

Mother: Elizabeth Dorris

Spouse(s): Arrie Elgar

Children(s): Arra Bird, Bessie Bird, Capp Bird

James Thomas Bird was born in 1848 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Joseph Lewis Bird And Elizabeth Eliza Lea Dorris. In 1850, James Thomas Bird resided in Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. James Thomas Bird married Arrie Ella Elgar, and had children including Arra Jimmie Bird, Bessie Adell Bird, Capp James Jay Bird. James Thomas Bird passed away in 1891 in Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Bird was born in 1848 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Joseph Lewis Bird And Elizabeth Eliza Lea Dorris.
  • In 1850, James Thomas Bird resided in Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
  • James Thomas Bird married Arrie Ella Elgar, and had children including Arra Jimmie Bird, Bessie Adell Bird, Capp James Jay Bird.
  • James Thomas Bird passed away in 1891 in Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA.

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James Bird's Ancestors

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James Bird
1848–1891
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Joseph Lewis Bird
1821–1909
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Eliza Lea) Dorris
1827–1896
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Cornelius) Bird
1788–1874
Maryland, United States
Virginia Dalton
1756–1828
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bird's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Bird (14 February 1848–January 1891) m. Arrie (Ella) Elgar (6 July 1861–10 April 1943)
  1. 1. Arra (Jimmie) Bird 1882–
  2. 2. Bessie (Adell) Bird 1885–1904
  3. 3. Capp (James "Jay") Bird 1881–1957 m. Virginia (Oma) Smith 1904–1985
    1. 1. Thomas (Telsa "Tommie") Bird 1924–1946
    2. 2. Capp (James Bird) Jr. 1922–1969 m. Faola (Pearl) Patton 1921–1978

James Bird's Timeline

3 Records

1848
14 February 1848
Birth of James Thomas Bird in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
James Thomas Bird resided here in Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
1891
January 1891
Age 43
Death of James Thomas Bird in Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA
Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1848
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Smith, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: M432_26; Page: 48A; Image: 101

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Smith, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Smith, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: M432_26; Page: 48A; Image: 101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1891
    Event Place: Quanah, Cottle, Texas, USA

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