Walter Bird b. 16 Oct 1832 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom d. 8 Apr 1904 Springville, Utah, Utah, United States: My Family Online

1832 - 1904 (71 years)

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Name	Walter Bird
Born	16 Oct 1832	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Gender	Male
Immigration	1851
Died	8 Apr 1904	Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Buried	10 Apr 1904	Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Buried	Walter is buried next to his best friend, Thomas Tew who came with Walter from England and married his sister Rebecca.
Person ID	I19	Bird-Metcalf
Last Modified	8 Nov 2014

Father	John Bird, b. Jan 1806, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 10 May 1855, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States (Age ~ 49 years)
Mother	Ann Russen, b. 15 Apr 1808, Overbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom , d. 24 Mar 1871, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States (Age 62 years)
Married	10 May 1830	St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Family ID	F17	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Arabella Hailey, b. 14 Apr 1838, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 28 Jun 1906, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 68 years)

Married 28 Oct 1855 Springville, Utah, Utah, United States

Children

	1. Arabella Bird, b. 2 Mar 1857, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 11 Mar 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 59 years)
	2. John Oliver Bird, b. 28 Aug 1858, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 8 Oct 1929, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 71 years)
	3. Tamer Ann Bird, b. 14 Feb 1861, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 10 Apr 1900, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 39 years)
	4. Lora Bird, b. 4 Dec 1862, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 21 Aug 1863 (Age 0 years)
	5. Ellen Bird, b. 13 Jul 1864, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 6 Sep 1890 (Age 26 years)
	6. Rhoda Bird, b. 27 Sep 1866, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 17 Dec 1936, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 70 years)
+	7. Walter Freeman Bird, b. 31 Mar 1869, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 16 Nov 1941, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)
	8. Kate Artilla Bird, b. 16 Aug 1871, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 2 Jun 1900, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 28 years)
	9. Wallace Bird, b. 1 Nov 1873, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 16 Oct 1937, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 63 years)
	10. William Arthur Bird, b. 13 Oct 1876, Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States , d. 25 Dec 1943, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 67 years)
	11. Arch Hailey Bird, b. 13 Mar 1879, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 5 Dec 1941, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 62 years)
	12. Thomas LeRoy Bird, b. 15 Apr 1881, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States , d. 25 Aug 1881 (Age 0 years)
+	13. Zella Bird, b. 26 Jan 1884, Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States , d. 4 Aug 1944, Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 60 years)

Last Modified 11 Feb 2014

Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 16 Oct 1832 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
	Married - 28 Oct 1855 - Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
	Died - 8 Apr 1904 - Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
	Buried - 10 Apr 1904 - Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States

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Photos		Walter Bird Born 1832 in England, migrated to Utah in 1851, died in Utah 1904.
Photos		The Sons of Walter Bird Back left to right: Arch Hailey, William Arthur, and Wallace Bird Front left to right: Walter Freeman, might be Walter, and John Oliver Bird

Documents » Slide Show		1841 England Census of Elmdon, Warwickshire, England for John Bird John is 35 years old and was born in Warwickshire Ann, Walter, and Rebecca are also listed. Civil Parish: Elmdon Hundred: Hemlingford (Solihull Division) County/Island: Warwickshire Country: England
		Records of Members of Birmingham Branch, 1847-1848 The names of Walter, John, and Rebecca Bird were baptized in 1849
		Passenger List of the British Ship "Ellen" in 1850 Walter Bird is listed as 18 years old, male and occupation as mechanic. Ship left Liverpool bound for New Orleans.
		Promissory Note of Walter Bird dated 30 September 1853 I promise to pay to Brigham Young as President of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for bringing out my Father, Mother and family from Liverpool England to Great Salt Lake City by said Fund in the year 1854 in grain or cattle. As witness my hand this day 30 day of Sept. 1853. Walter Bird. Laborer, Springville. Source: Devin Bird
		Emigration Fund for John Bird and Family Lists the ages of family members as well as the disbursement amounts given by the fund. darceyslaughter1949 originally shared this to Bird Slaughter Family Tree on Ancestry.com
		The Naturalization Papers of Walter Bird Walter was naturalized five years after he came to the United States and one year after arriving in Utah.
		1860 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age in 1860: 27 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1860: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory Gender: Male Post Office: Springville Walter Bird 27 Arabella Bird 22 Arabella Bird 3 John Bird 2
		Military Record of Walter Bird in the Blackhawk War Enlisted May 10, 1866 and discharged October 28, 1866
		1870 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age in 1870: 37 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1870: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Springville Walter Bird 37 Arabella Bird 32 Arabella Bird 13 John O Bird 11 Tamar A Bird 9 Helen Bird 5 Rhoda Bird 3 Walter J Bird 1
		1880 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age: 47 Birth Year: abt 1833 Birthplace: England Home in 1880: Springville, Utah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Arabella Bird Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Occupation: Farmer Walter Bird 47 Arabella Bird 42 Arabella Bird 23 John O. Bird 21 Tamer Ann Bird 19 Helen Bird 15 Rhoda Bird 13 Walter F. Bird 11 Kate A. Bird 8 Wallace Bird 6 Wm Arthur Bird 3 H Arch Bird 1
		The Salt Lake Herald, 1891--Two Murders Walter Bird testified in defense of a Mr. Brown, saying that he had known him for seven years and he "never say any act that would indicate his insanity." The Salt Lake Herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, October 23, 1891, Page 3, Image 3.
		The Salt Lake City Herald, 1898-- WaterMaster After a spirited contest, Walter Bird was chosen as watermaster in 1898. The Salt Lake City Herald, (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, January 11, 1898, Page 7, Image 7.
		1900 U.S. Census - Walter Bird Name: Walter Bird Age: 67 Birth Date: Oct 1832 Birthplace: England Home in 1900: Springville, Utah, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1850 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Aribella Bird Marriage Year: 1855 Years Married: 45 Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Walter Bird 67 Aribella Bird 62 Archie Bird 21 Zella Bird 16
		The Salt Lake Herald, 1898--Three Days' Racing Walter Bird entered a horse, Fallen Leaf, in the pacing races at Calder's Park. The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, October 23, 1891, Page 8, Image 8
		A Warranty Deed from Walter to his wife Arabella Bird "Walte Bird, Grantor, of Springville, in the County of Utah, State of Utah, hereby convey and warrant to Arabella Bird my true and lawfull wife Grantee, of Springville, Utah County, State of Utah, for the sum of one dollar and kindness and affection rendered as wife, the following described tract of land in Springville, Utah..." Signed on March 29, 1904
		Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966 for Walter Bird Died April 6, 1904 in Springville, Utah
		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.

Headstones

The Headstone of Walter Bird and Arabella (Hailey) Bird
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Springville
Utah County
Utah, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 41914324

Plot: Plot: Sec A Lot 3 Pos 6

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.