Individual Details

Married Catherine N. Witt.

1900 Census. Justice Precinct 6, Hunt Co, TX Hh 433
Ed O. Bird, b. Apr 1854, age 46, married for 20 yr. Born TX, parents b. MO, a farmer.
Kate, wife, b. Jan 1852, age 48, has had 4 children. Born TN as were her parents [Katherine Witt on daughter's death certificate]
The children all born in Texas:
William H., b. Jul 1882, age 17
Ottsie, dau, b. Apr 1884, age 16
Araminta, dau, b. Feb 1886, age 14
Mark, son, b. Nov 1888, age 11

In 1910, Edward O. was living with his sister Mary and her husband Benjamin Harris in Corsicana. He was age 55 and widowed. He was a blacksmith, self-employed.

1920 Census. Corsicana, Navarro Co, TX, Hh 141
Sharp, E. R. head of household, female, age 56, widow [This is Mary E. "Bettie" s sister Emily]
Mary, dau, age 20
Susie, dau, age 18
E. O. Bird, brother, age 65, widowed, blacksmith
M. E. Hockaday, sister, age 66, widowed
R. L. Bird, brother, age 50, single
Mary R. Eagleton, boarder, age 22, student

FindAGrave.com; Memorial #37346009
Edward O. Bird. Birth: Apr. 1, 1855, Texas, USA
Death: Dec. 28, 1928, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana
Kate N. Bird is on the same grave marker. FindAGrave gives her maiden name as Witt. They were married 24 Feb 1881, Hunt Co, TX. Kate was born 1 Jan 1852, died 1 Mar 1907.

Texas Death Certificate #54903. Edward O. Bird of 502 N. Benton St., Corsicana, died 28 Dec 1928 of chronic nephritis and a heart attack. He was a widower. Edward was 4 Apr 1855 in Texas and was a retired blacksmith. His parents were Mark H. Bird, born Kentucky, and Arimenta Fry, born Missouri. Mrs. C. B. Sutherland, his sister, was the informant - her husband had just died in November. Undertaker was James A. McMahon [who had also served for C. B. Sutherland and likely took over the funeral home after C. B.'s death in November of 1928]. Edward was buried Oakwood Cemetery on Dec 29th.


I did find another burial in Oakwood and accompanying Texas Death Certificate for Araminta Bird Gee - #79535. She was living at 1215 W. Houston in Sherman, Grayson Co, TX, but died at the Wilson N. Jones Hospital on 4 Dec 1967 from complications from diabetes, a heart attack and a convulsive disorder. Her date of birth was given as 18 Feb 1887 in Commerce, TX. Her father's name given as "Edgar" O. Bird; her mother was Katherine Witt. Mrs. Mary J. Roberts was the informant. Araminta was taken to Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana for burial on Dec 6th. I feel sure this lady was a daughter of Edward's. First of all she had diabetes as did most of her aunts and uncles; and Araminta Bird is not your plainest of given names. In 1900, Edward had a daughter Aaraminta, of this age, as well as a wife Kate. Also the 1930 Census, Dallas, shows a James D. Gee, age 62, his wife Araminta, age 44, and a daughter Mary Jane, age 9 - so likely the informant was the daughter.

Birth	1 Apr 1855	Navarro County, Texas
Marriage	24 Feb 1881	Hunt County, Texas - Catherine Witt
Death	28 Dec 1928	Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas

Spouse	Catherine Witt (1852 - 1907)
Child	William Harry Bird (1882 - 1950)
Child	Ottsie Bird (1884 - 1947)
Child	Araminta Bird (1886 - 1967)
Child	Mark Edward Bird (1888 - 1957)

Father	Mark H. Bird (1822 - 1882)
Mother	Araminta Fry (1829 - 1902)
Sibling	Missouri Ann "Sue" Bird (1853 - 1927)
Sibling	Sarah K. "Sallie" Bird (1857 - 1917)
Sibling	Isabelle A. "Belle" Bird (1859 - 1936)
Sibling	Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Bird (1861 - 1944)
Sibling	Emily Roberta Bird (1863 - 1937)
Sibling	Henry Bird (1867 - 1867)
Sibling	Ellen Bird (1867 - 1867)
Sibling	Robert Lee Bird (1870 - 1924)