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Viola Margaret Bird 1909–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Onaway, Michigan

Death Date: 4 Mar 1982

Death Location: Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: William Bird

Mother: Lena Bird

Spouse(s): Clare Sheppard, Raymond Heaslip, William Bunce, Homer Penny

Children(s): William Bunce

The story of Viola Margaret Bird began in 1909 in Onaway, Michigan. In 1910, Viola Margaret Bird resided in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York. In 1920, Viola Margaret Bird resided in South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky. Viola Margaret Bird married Clare Earl Sheppard, Homer Penny, Raymond Eugene Heaslip, William H Bunce, and had children including Jannet Heaslip, William Allen Bunce. Viola Margaret Bird passed away in 1982 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola Margaret Bird began in 1909 in Onaway, Michigan.
  • In 1910, Viola Margaret Bird resided in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York.
  • In 1920, Viola Margaret Bird resided in South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky.
  • Viola Margaret Bird married Clare Earl Sheppard, Homer Penny, Raymond Eugene Heaslip, William H Bunce, and had children including Jannet Heaslip, William Allen Bunce.
  • Viola Margaret Bird passed away in 1982 in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Viola Bird's Ancestors

Self
Viola Bird
1909–1982
Birth Place: Onaway, Michigan
Parents
William James Bird
1878–1939
Evart, Osceola, Michigan, USA
Lena (A) Bird
1880–1973
Germany
Grandparents
Edward (George Bird) (Jr)
1848–1924
Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Minier
1860–1920
Indiana, USA
Erdmann Draeger
1842–1927
Germany
Henrietta Schroeder
1849–1933
Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
George Bird
1828–1908
Louisa Smith
1831–1899
Aaron Minier
1837–1913
Lydia Fox
1838–1897
Johann Dräger
1804–
Dorothea Hencke
1808–
Ferdinand Schröder
1818–
Wilhelmine Buffe
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Bird
1796–1879
Mary Trimmer
1796–1883
Arba Smith
1783–1868
Mary Hall
1787–1875
Lawrence Minier
1805–1879
Rachel Whetstone
1817–1840
William Fox
1785–1853
Elizabeth Myers
1797–1879
Johann Dräger
1781–1868
Sophie Rennebom
1777–
George Honcke
1769–
Maria Kollander
1778–

Viola Bird's Descendants

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Viola (Margaret) Bird (19 Jul 1909–4 Mar 1982) m. Clare (Earl) Sheppard (abt 1908–) m. Raymond (Eugene) Heaslip (29 Mar 1908–27 Nov 1969) m. William (H) Bunce (16 May 1906–24 July 1971) m. Homer Penny (20 November 1907–17 April 1965)
  1. 1. William (Allen) Bunce 1926–1926

Viola Bird's Timeline

10 Records

1909
19 Jul 1909
Birth of Viola Margaret Bird in Onaway, Michigan
Onaway, Michigan
1910
1910
Age 1
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York
Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York
1920
1920
Age 11
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky
South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky
1927
1927
Age 18
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1928
1928
Age 19
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 31
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1948
1948
Age 39
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Viola Margaret Bird resided here in Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
1982
4 Mar 1982
Age 73
Death of Viola Margaret Bird in Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan
Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Onaway, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01763; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33-73
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_599; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 174; Image: .
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] Michigan, Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 4769; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 28-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_599; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 174; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01763; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33-73

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lansing Twp, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01763; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 33-73

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 4769; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 28-37

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mason, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1982
    Event Place: Corunna, Shiawassee, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 368-26-5211; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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