Verona Mae (Gilbert) Bird (1878 - 1922)

Born 3 Jun 1878 in Columbia Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Francis Bird — married 17 May 1899 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., IA

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1922 at age 43 in Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Birth

Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45B-NZG : 17 January 2020), Verona M. Gilbert, 1878.

Marriage

"Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJR7-4G1 : 14 January 2020), Verona Gilbert in entry for Henry F. Bird, 1899.

Census

1900 US Census:^[1]

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry Bird Head Male 45 Illinois

Verone Bird Wife Female 22 Michigan

Carl Bird Son Male 19 Iowa

Mary Bird Daughter Female 16 Iowa

Nellie Bird Daughter Female 13 Iowa

Lewis Bird Son Male 11 Iowa

Olive Bird Daughter Female 7 Iowa

Gertrude Bird Daughter Female 3 Illinois

Francis Bird Daughter Female 1 Iowa

George Emons Servant Male 15 Iowa

James Ellison Boarder Male 21 Iowa

1920 US Census:^[2]

Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry F Bird Head Male 64 Illinois

Verona M Bird Wife Female 41 Michigan

David W Bird Son Male 18 Iowa

Miron A Bird Son Male 16 Iowa

Lewis W Bird Son Male 31 Iowa

Homer M Bird Son Male 14 Iowa

Georgia M Bird Daughter Female 11 Iowa

Milford G Bird Son Male 2 Iowa

Truba M Haynes Maid Female 17 Pennsylvania

Death

Verona died on March 13, 1922 in Greenfield, Twp, Iowa ^[3]

Burial

Verona was mentioned on a memorial in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, United States with a death date of 13 March 1922.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M926-VT3 : accessed 3 March 2020), Verone Bird in household of Henry Bird, Union & West Lucas Townships Coralville town, Johnson, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 11A, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,440.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM3-H5X : accessed 18 October 2015), Verona M Bird in household of Henry F Bird, Webster, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,507.
3. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-2FR1 : 8 November 2017), Verona May Bird, 13 Mar 1922, Greenfield Township, Warren, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #1072, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768562.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #117749785 (accessed 4 May 2023)
   Memorial page for Verona Mae Gilbert Bird (3 Jun 1878-13 Mar 1922), citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by William DeCoursey (contributor 46613311).

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 13 September 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.