Individual Details

Arminta and Mark Bird migrated to Corsicana, TX from Missouri. They urged Abraham & Sarah to join them in the "land of opportunity"



1900 Census is very difficult to read but I found Arminta still in Corsicana.
She listed her birth date as Jan 1828 and gave her age as 72. She was Widowed but had been married 32 years. She had 7 children, all still living. As usual there was a large household.

Sallie McCamman, daughter, born Jan 1857, age 43, Widowed. Had 2 children, both living
Pearl McCamman, granddaughter, b. Dec 1888, age 21. Her father b. AL, her mother b. TX

Robt. Lee Bird, son, born Jan 1870, age 30, Plummer by trade

Harris, Benjamin H., son-in-law, b. Jun 1851, age 48, married 14 years. Born England as were his parents. He had immigrated in 1866 and was an Engineer
Bettie, Daughter, b. Jun 1861, age 38, 8 children, 4 living [this is Mary E.]
Katie B., Granddaughter, b. Nov 1887, age 12, Benjamin E., grandson, b. Jun 1892, age 7; Wilbur M., grandson, b. Aug 1894, age 5; Ela B. granddaughter b. Apr 1898, age 2.

Abram Bird, nephew, b. Aug 1842, age 57, Married for 21 years, b. MO, brickmason [probably son of George W. Bird, Mark's brother]

Effie Bridges, grt Niece, b. Dec 1881, age 18, b. TX as were both parents.

There is a Corsicana City Directory for 1901 at Ancestry.com. This was a year before Araminta died. She was listed as
Bird, Araminta (wid. M. H.), boardinghouse, 214 E. 4th Ave.
Abraham Bird, bricklayer, boards at the same address
Robert L. Bird, gasfitter; his home at the same address
Miss Effie Bridges, boarder at same address
Benj. G. Harris, engr. boards at same address
Miss Pearl McCammon, saleslady, boards at same address - her mother not listed although there were several McCammons living in Corsicana at the time.

Birth	6 Jan 1829	Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri
Marriage	18 May 1848	Marion County, Missouri - Mark H. Bird
Death	19 Apr 1902	Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
Burial		Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Spouse	Mark H. Bird (1822 - 1882)
Child	Missouri Ann "Sue" Bird (1853 - 1927)
Child	Edward Oscar Bird (1855 - 1928)
Child	Sarah K. "Sallie" Bird (1857 - 1917)
Child	Isabelle A. "Belle" Bird (1859 - 1936)
Child	Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Bird (1861 - 1944)
Child	Emily Roberta Bird (1863 - 1937)
Child	Henry Bird (1867 - 1867)
Child	Ellen Bird (1867 - 1867)
Child	Robert Lee Bird (1870 - 1924)

Father	ABRAHAM KELLAR FRY (1797 - 1860)
Mother	SARAH A. B. "SALLY" McFALL (1804 - 1901)
Sibling	John Marion Fry (1827 - 1884)
Sibling	WILLIAM WALLACE FRY (1830 - 1901)
Sibling	Robert Bruce Fry (1832 - 1917)
Sibling	Benjamin Oscar Fry (1833 - 1852)
Sibling	George Washington Lafayette Fry (1836 - 1915)
Sibling	Amanda Fry (1837 - 1839)
Sibling	Ann Elizabeth Fry (1840 - 1914)
Sibling	Henry Harrison Fry (1846 - 1902)
Sibling	Fitz Edward Fry (1847 - 1921)