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Martha A Bird 1797–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 July 1797

Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 21 June 1885

Death Location: Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA

Father: Abraham Bird

Mother: Sarah Gaines

Spouse(s): Robert Sample

Children(s): Sarah Sample

The story of Martha A Bird began in 1797 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States. Martha A Bird married Robert T Sample, and had children including Sarah May Sample. Martha A Bird passed away in 1885 in Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha A Bird began in 1797 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States.
  • Martha A Bird married Robert T Sample, and had children including Sarah May Sample.
  • Martha A Bird passed away in 1885 in Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA.

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Martha Bird's Ancestors

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Martha Bird
1797–1885
Birth Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Parents
Abraham Bird
1771–1828
Telfair, Effingham, Georgia, United States
Sarah Gaines
1776–1826
Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Sylvanus (Robeson) Bird
1741–1794
, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Dinah Stafford
1747–1816
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Edmund (Pendleton) Gaines
1743–1816
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Tabitha Rucker
1754–1840
Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Gaines
1710–1786
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1683–1721
Mary Taylor
1688–1770

Martha Bird's Descendants

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Martha (A) Bird (21 July 1797–21 June 1885) m. Robert (T.) Sample (2 APR 1790–15 FEB 1868)
  1. 1. Sarah (May) Sample 1826–1893 m. Thomas (Harrison) Dunning 1825–1894
    1. 1. Lee (Sample) Dunning 1864–1945 m. Rebecca (Ann) Jackson 1875–1946
      1. 1. Mattie (Emma) Dunning 1890–1980 m. Eugene (Brodnax) Jones 1869–1940
        1. 1. Gordon (Ervin) Jones 1908–1971 m. Julia (Marie) Mounger 1908–1983
        2. 2. Osborne (K) Jones 1910–1970
        3. 3. Lula (Jean) Jones 1915–1980
        4. 4. Ellis Jones 1915–
        5. 5. Dessie (R) Jones 1921–
        6. 6. Hazel Jones 1926–
      2. 2. Lee (Sample) Dunning 1904–1968
      3. 3. Sarah (Louise "Sadie") Dunning 1908–1996
      4. 4. George (Bell) Dunning 1900–1954
      5. 5. Thomas (Solomon) Dunning 1894–1968
      6. 6. Maurie (Jackson) Dunning 1896–1990
      7. 7. Exer (Norine) Dunning 1906–1991
      8. 8. James (Newman) Dunning 1902–1983
      9. 9. Frances (Rebecca) Dunning 1898–1971
    2. 2. John (A) Dunning 1861–1943
    3. 3. Robert (T) Dunning 1852–1922 m. Gussie (B.) Pollard 1866–1951 m. Mary (Jane) White 1853–1893
      1. 1. Willie (E.) Dunning 1877–1902
      2. 2. David (White Dunning) Sr. 1889–1954
      3. 3. Sarah (A.) Dunning 1879–1881
      4. 4. Ortho (H.) Dunning 1895–1965
      5. 5. Alonzo (Chester) Dunning 1884–1905
      6. 6. George (Robert) Dunning 1875–1945
      7. 7. Bertie (O.) Dunning 1882–1902
      8. 8. Walter Dunning 1878–1878
      9. 9. George (E.) Dunning 1899–1900
      10. 10. Jessie (P.) Dunning 1891–1940
      11. 11. Thomas (Norman) Dunning 1887–1971
      12. 12. Ella Dunning 1873–1958
      13. 13. Robert (E.) Dunning 1896–1973
      14. 14. Dorsey (J) Dunning 1902–
      15. 15. Willie Dunning 1905–
      16. 16. Josie Dunning 1906–
    4. 4. Felix Dunning 1853–
    5. 5. Emma (L) Dunning 1866–1942
    6. 6. Bell Dunning 1848–1925
    7. 7. Alice (C) Dunning 1859–1949
    8. 8. Sarah (A) Dunning 1853–
    9. 9. James (Polk) Dunning 1845–1892
    10. 10. George (W.) Dunning 1847–
    11. 11. Joseph (B) Dunning 1848–
    12. 12. Mary (Jane) Dunning 1857–1902
    13. 13. Annie (E.) Dunning 1854–1894
    14. 14. Martha (Lydia) Dunning 1849–1909

Martha Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1797
21 July 1797
Birth of Martha A Bird in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
1885
21 June 1885
Age 88
Death of Martha A Bird in Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1797
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1885
    Event Place: Pilgrim, Gonzales County, Texas, USA

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