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Sylvanus Richard Bird 1837–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1837

Birth Location: Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 27 March 1911

Death Location: Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Dowel Bird

Mother: Minerva Goodbread

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The story of Sylvanus Richard Bird began in 1837 in Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America. Sylvanus Richard Bird passed away in 1911 in Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvanus Richard Bird began in 1837 in Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • Sylvanus Richard Bird passed away in 1911 in Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, United States of America.

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Sylvanus Bird's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Bird
1837–1911
Birth Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Dowel Bird
1809–1885
Telfair, Georgia, USA
Minerva (Elizabeth) Goodbread
1810–1867
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Abraham Bird
1771–1828
Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
Sarah Gaines
1776–1826
Georgia, USA
Phillip Goodbread
1784–1870
Great-Grandparents
Sylvanus Bird
1741–1779
Dinah Stafford
1747–1811
Edmund Gaines
1743–1816
Tabitha Rucker
1754–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burgeon Bird
1712–1755
Mary Robeson
1715–1774
Thomas Stafford
1718–1805
Maria Turner
1721–1808
Mary Pendleton
1717–1803

Sylvanus Bird's Timeline

2 Records

1837
7 October 1837
Birth of Sylvanus Richard Bird in Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
1911
27 March 1911
Age 74
Death of Sylvanus Richard Bird in Wilson County, Texas, United States of America
Wilson County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1837
    Event Place: Dixons Mills, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1911
    Event Place: Wilson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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