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FamilySearch: Myrtle L. Haden married Geo. H. Bird, 20 Apr 1896, Fannin Co, TX

New York Tribune, 26 Apr 1896 Sunday, p.19
BOONTON
George Bird, of this place, was married to Miss Myrtle Haden, of Bonham, Texas, on Monday.

Probably Myrtle.
1900 Census, Dist 557, Manhattan, New York, NY
300 Manhattan Ave. One of two couples - probably a duplex.
George H. Bird, age 26, no birth given and no number of years married, b. NY, Solicitor for a Trust Co.
Myrtle H. Bird, age 23, b. Texas, parents b. VA

1910 Census. Dallas Ward 6, Dallas, TX, 561 Gaston, Hh 126,
George H. Bird, age 41, married once for 14 years. Born NJ, parents b. NJ, cashier, bank.
Myrtle H., wife, age 32, 3 children, 2 are living. b. AR, father b. MO, mother b. VA
Mary H., daughter, age 9, b. Texas
John W., son, age 2, b. Texas
Mary Bradford, Servant, Mu, age 27, b. Texas

US Army Transport service, Passenger Lists. 2 Sep 1918-14 Sep 1918
Outgoing - from Hoboken, NJ. Detachment of Pursuit Pilots.
Morfa, Raymond J. 2 Lt. Mrs. Myrtle Morfa, wife. 1720 South Ervay Street, Dallas, TX

1920 Census. Chicago Ward 23, Cook Co, Illinois, Hh 71
Raymond J. Morfa, age 26, b. IL, parents b. IL, salesman, Automobile Co
Myrtle, wife, age 40, b. TX, parents b. TX
Mary Bird, Stepdaughter, age 18, b. TX, father b. IL, mother b. TX
John Bird, Stepson, age 12, b. TX
Ida Snellings, servant, age 2?, b. IL, parents b. TN

1930 Census. Chicago, Cook, IL, Hh 335
Raymond Morfa, 35, married at age 24, b. IL, parents b. IL, Salesman, Stocks & Bonds
Myrtle, wife, 51, married at 40, b. Texas, parents b. TX
John B. "Berg", stepson, age 21, b. TX

By 1935, Myrtle and Raymond had separated.
Myrtle was living in Constantine, St. Joseph County, MI in 1940. She gave her age as 60, said she was divorced. Born Texas. She had been in the same house in 1935.
Blaine Steward, Servant, Male, Negro, age 52, separated from his spouse lived with her. He was born MI and was living in Cass Co MI in 1935. Occupation was "care taker".

Raymond Morfa had remarried. He was living in New York City, Manhattan. Hh 119
Raymond was now age 45, and was in the same place as in 1935. He was a partner in Statistical Systems.
Patty Morfa, wife, was age 40, b. New York, living in the same place as in 1935.

Myrtle was still living - in Three Rivers, MI - when her brother DeWitt died, 1951.

Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988 on Ancestry.com
Myrtle Morfa, died 16 Nov 1961, Cook County, IL

Birth	Abt 1877
Marriage	20 Apr 1896	Fannin County, Texas - George Hedden Bird
Divorce	Bef 1918	George Hedden Bird
Marriage	22 Jul 1918	Lake County, Indiana - Raymond John Morfa
Divorce	29 Jan 1936	Centerville, Saint Joseph County, Michigan - Raymond John Morfa
Death	16 Nov 1961	Cook County, Illinois

Spouse	George Hedden Bird (1868 - 1964)
Child	John Haden Bird (1897 - 1898)
Child	Mary Haden Bird (1901 - 1988)
Child	John William Bird (1907 - 1996)

Spouse

Raymond John Morfa (1894 - 1952)

Father	John William Haden (1849 - 1925)
Mother	Mary Ellen Moore (1849 - 1912)
Sibling	DeWitt Talmadge Haden (1883 - 1951)