Walter Bird

Walter Bird

Male 1884 - 1966  (82 years)

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  • Name Walter Bird 
    Born 14 Sept 1884  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Dec 1966  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 18 Dec 1966  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1022  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2015 

    Father John Bird,   b. 7 Aug 1841, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1932, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anna Maria Messer,   b. 15 Mar 1859, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1908, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 15 Mar 1880  Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ellen Ludlum,   b. 3 Jun 1891, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1944, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1910  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Walter Bedford Bird,   b. 2 Jul 1911, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 2001, Pensacola, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
     2. Sarah Geneal Bird,   b. 28 Jun 1913, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1944  (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
     3. Leah Bird,   b. 2 Jul 1917, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1995, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
     4. Ronald Bird,   b. 25 Feb 1921, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 2007, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Sept 1884 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jun 1910 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Dec 1966 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Dec 1966 - Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Walter Bird, born 1884
    Walter Bird, born 1884
    Son of John and Anna Maria (Messer) Bird
    Walter Bird, born in 1884
    Walter Bird, born in 1884
    Walter lived in Bear Lake County, Idaho most of his life.
    Walter and Sarah Ellen (Sadie) Bird
    Walter and Sarah Ellen (Sadie) Bird
    Walter and Sarah were married on June 3, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah

    Documents
    1920 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    1920 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    No. 43--
    Walter Bird, 35 years old; married; born in Idaho, both parents in England; general farmer
    Sarah E. Bird, 26 years old; wife; born in Idaho, father in Idaho, mother in England.
    Bedford Bird, 8 year old son; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    Sarah Geneal Bird, 6 year old daughter; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    Leah Bird, 2 6/12 years old; born in Idaho, both parents born in Idaho.
    No. 44--
    John Bird, 78 year old widower; immigrated in 1855; born in England, both parents born in England.
    George Bird, 39 year old son; single; born in Idaho, both parents born in England.
    1900 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    1900 Census of Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
    John Bird, born Aug 1841 in England, 58 years old; married 20 years; farmer; immigrated in 1855.
    Annie M. Bird, born Mar 1859 in England, 41 years old; four children, immigrated in 1879.
    Minnie Bird, born Oct 1877 in Idaho, 22 years old
    George Bird, born Jan 1881 in Idaho, 19 years old
    Edith Bird, daughter, born July 1882 in Idaho, 17 years old
    Walter Bird, son, born Sept 1884 in Idaho, 15 years old
    Mona M. Bird, daughter, born Dec 1894 in Idaho, 5 years old.
    The Passport Application for Walter Bird
    The Passport Application for Walter Bird
    This verifies his birth and also tells of his physical traits. It was signed on September 28, 1906.
    The Autobiography of John Bird, 1841-1932
    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.

    Histories
    John Bird and Mary Jane Whitehead Bird by Anona Bird Grandy
    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.