John Henry Bird

1871 - 1948  (77 years)

• Name	John Henry Bird
  Born	8 Jan 1871	Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Feb 1948	Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
  Person ID	I1016	Bird-Metcalf
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	John Bird,   b. 7 Aug 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 6 Jan 1932, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Jane Whitehead,   b. 9 Apr 1844, North Newton, Somerset, England ,   d. 28 Jun 1879, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1868	Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Etta Rebecca Nate,   b. 13 May 1880, Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States ,   d. 6 Jan 1956, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Genevieve Elizabeth Bird,   b. 6 Sept 1900, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 10 Dec 1995, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 95 years)  [Birth]   2. Kenneth Sampson Bird,   b. 8 May 1902, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 21 Nov 1902  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   3. Etta Lavilla Bird,   b. 20 Dec 1903, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 5 Feb 1921  (Age 17 years)   4. Weyn Henry Bird,   b. 29 Jan 1906, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 19 May 2004  (Age 98 years)  [Birth]   5. Mary Anona Bird,   b. 19 Mar 1908, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 21 Apr 2000, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 92 years)  [Birth]   6. Thaniel Bird,   b. 6 Aug 1909, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 2 Dec 1991, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]   7. Blythe Bird,   b. 29 Jan 1912, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 25 Apr 2002  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]   8. Floyd H Bird,   b. 18 Oct 1915, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States ,   d. 1 Jan 2010  (Age 94 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1871 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Died - 25 Feb 1948 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Henry Bird, son of John and Mary Jane (Whitehead) Bird John was born in 1871 and died in 1948 in Paris, Idaho.

  
  

  Documents		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.
  		1880 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho Territory John Bird, 38 years old; farmer; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. Annie Bird, 21 years old; wife; born in England, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. Ann Bird, 11 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England; attended school within the census year. John Henry, 8 years old; son; born in Idaho, both parents born in England. Jane Emily, 4 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England. Minnie, 2 years old; daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.

  
  

  Histories

  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.