Possible family connection with father being, Stephen McBride, b. 1807, occupation, shoemaker, and grandparents being, Thomas McBride and Catherine "Katy" Hunt. Stephen's wife being Emiley M. Semones, b. 1812, their children being (including Mary) Mary A., b. 1829, William T., b. 1831, Matthew C., b. 1836, Nancy, b. 1837, Jeremiah, b. 1838, Jemima, b. 1840, and John, b, 1843.
When Mary A. McBride was born in February 1830, in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, her father, James Purdy, was 6 and her mother, Julia Hollandsworth, was 4. She married Thomas Alexander Bird on 4 September 1854, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Plymouth District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Curry District, Putnam, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 15 May 1920, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 90.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQX-QRG Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQX-QRG : 29 January 2020), Mary A. McBride in entry for Thos. A. Bird, 1854. Indexed Information Mary A. McBride Mentioned in the Record of Thos. A. Bird (Mary A. McBride's Husband) EDIT Name Mary A. McBride Sex F Mary A. McBride's Spouses and Children
CLOSE ALL Thos. A. Bird Husband M
Name Thos. A. Bird Sex Male Spouse's Name Mary A. McBride Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 4 Sep 1854 Event Place Franklin, Virginia, United States Event Place (Original) Franklin County, Virginia, United States
Web Page (Link to the Record)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-XZF
Where The Record Is Found (Citation)
"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-XZX : Wed Oct 04 19:31:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas A Bird and Mary A Bird, 1870.
Indexed Information
Mary A Bird
Census • United States Census, 1870
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Name Mary A Bird
Sex Female
Age 40 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1830
Birthplace Virginia
Race White
Event Type Census
Event Date 1870
Event Place
Virginia, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States Event Place (Original) West Virginia, United States Household Identifier 191 Line Number 36 Page Number 27 Affiliate Publication Number M593 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record
OPEN ALL Thomas A Bird M 51 years Virginia
Name Thomas A Bird Sex Male Age 51 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1819 Birthplace Virginia Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Type Census Event Date 1870 Event Place
Virginia, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States Event Place (Original) West Virginia, United States Household Identifier 191 Line Number 36 Page Number 27 Affiliate Publication Number M593 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Nathaniel C Bird M 16 years Virginia
Stephen T J Bird M 15 years Virginia
Web Page (Link to the Record)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TF-MQK
Where The Record Is Found (Citation)
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1TF-MQK : 9 March 2018), Mary A. Bird, 15 May 1920; citing Putnam, West Virginia, County Records, 6601, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,952,798.
Indexed Information
Mary A. Bird
Death • West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
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Name Mary A. Bird
Death Date 15 May 1920
Death Date 15 May 1920
Death Place Putnam, West Virginia
Father's Name James Purdy
Mother's Name July Hallandsworth
Source Reference County Records
Mary A. Bird's Parents and Siblings
OPEN ALL James Purdy Father M
July Hallandsworth Mother F
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