Born in Lizemores, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Morris Bird
and Virginia B. (Jones) Bird
Sister of
Eliza Jane Bird, Sarah F (Bird) Elliott, Levi M. Bird, Dickinson M Bird, Margaret Ellen Bird, Emma Elizabeth (Bird) Copeland, William Henry Bird, Leatha Bird and Virginia Esteline (Bird) Walker
Wife of
James (Hutson) Hudson
— married
24 Jul 1862 in Clay, West Virginia, United States
Wife of
Wilburn Ratliff
— married
3 Apr 1879 in Clay Co., West Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Jasper W Ratliff
Died
at about age 77
in Clay Co., West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DF-HVB : 4 April 2020), Catharine Bird in household of Hery M Bird, Nicholas county, part of, Nicholas, Virginia, United States; citing family 383, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M413-42P : 12 December 2017), Katharine Bird in entry for Henry M Bird, 1860.
- 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 US Federal Census
- West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-5MXK : 7 December 2018), James Hudson and Mary C Bird, 24 Jul 1862; citing Marriage, Clay, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
- State Record [1]
- West Virginia Births Index
- "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRQ-G5D : 11 February 2018), Mary Catherine Ratcliffe, 23 Jan 1924; citing Clay, West Virginia, County Records, p 438 Reg.#2, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,454.
Acknowledgements
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~6.25%
Nancy Gill
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T456636 [compare], FTDNA kit #N30075
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~1.56%
Robert Tiffner :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738136 [compare], Ancestry member Robert_Tiffner
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Sarai Cook :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sandy (McClure) Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A826412 [compare], Ancestry member Sandy34
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~1.56%
Jenny Bird :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Roger Tiffner :
23andMe, GEDmatch NG3416351 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandi Wing :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A091438 [compare], Ancestry member sdodd1212
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Kathy Hougland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YK8642200 [compare], yourDNAportal KATf5d5098f, Ancestry member greenguthrie
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch WU2161637 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT57ef102e
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~0.78%
David Veazey :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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Rejected matches › Catherine (Bird) Gourley (1815-abt.1872) › Mary Jane (Byrd) Spears (1845-1924) › Mary Jane Broad (abt.1848-abt.1923) › Mary (Beard) Vinall (1660-) › Mary (Burt) Sprague (abt.1691-abt.1721) › Mary Eliza Hutchins (1846-) › Mary Charlotte (Bird) Zincke (abt.1889-1923) › Mary Bird (1846-) › Mary Jane (Purdy) Grover (1847-1923) › Katie Ann (Hutson) Hunt (abt.1845-)
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