Who knows Robert and Nellie Bird of Philadelphia, PA?

Question

MY GRANDFATHER WAS ROBERT BIRD WHO MARRIED A NELLIE L.S.JERDAN THEY LIVED ON HUNTINGTON ST IN PHILA PA DOES ANYONE KNOW THEM

Answer 1

Family Search has a Census Record of Robert Bird b abt 1878 spouse Nellie living in Philly.  Unless your old like me, that may not be the one you are refering too.  If the person you are searching for is less than 100 yrs old, online searching is almost impossible.  Try posting to Bird Family Genealogy Forum.  Try also Jerdan/Jordan Forums.

Answer 2

Robert Bird and Nellie Harden had a son who died in 1912. He is buried in Greenmount Cemetery.  Maybe you can find more information there.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDRM-TVY

Answer 3

It looks like Nellie LS b. Ontario, is the dau. of John Stewart Jerden and Annie Martin.  Roberts dob is December 21, 1877.  He might be the son of Henry Bird and possibly Margaret.  Do you know the names of any of his siblings - shown in census data below.

Citing this Record: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JJL9-B5R

Philadelphia Marriage Indexes

Name:    Bird
Spouse's Name:    Nellie L S Jerdan
Event Year:    1900
License Number:    128471
Image Number:    00069
Digital Folder Number:    4140444


Citing this Record: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JJ6X-BTT

Name:    Robert Bird
Spouse's Name:    Jerdan
Event Year:    1900
License Number:    128471
Image Number:    00201
Digital Folder Number:    4140386

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915

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Name:    Nellie Bird
Death    10 May 1910 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Birth     March 20, 1906  Philadelphia
Father    Robert Bird  Birthplace Philadelphia
Mother    Nellie L. S. Jerdan  Birthplace Canada
Burial Place:    Green….. ilegible
Image Number:    00137


Ontario Births, 1869-1912

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Name:    Nellie Loui Stewart Jerdin
Birth    19 April 1883 York, York, Ontario, Canada
Father's Name:    John Stewart Jerdin
Mother's Name:    Annie Martin
Registration Number:    41300
Image Number:    00612


World War I Draft Registration Card

Citing this Record: "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KH-BVV

Name:    Robert Bird
Address     3156 Reach, Phila, PA
Employment    Conductor, Phila Rapid Transit
Draft Registration    9/12/18  Philadelphia City no 31, PA  
Status    Male White married
Birth Date:    21 Dec 1877  US
Nearest relative    Nellie LS Bird, Wife, 3156 Reach


Robert may or may not be the man in the census data below, although parent Henry was b. in England.

US Census, 1900 D 796 Philadelphia city Ward 31, Philadelphia

Name:    Robert Bird
Birth Date:    Dec 1877
Birthplace:    Pennsylvania
Status    Boarder   White Male Single
Father's Birthplace:    England
Mother's Birthplace:    Pennsylvania


US Census, 1880  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Self     Isaac Bird     M    59    England
Wife     Elizabeth Bird     F    56    England
Son     Henry Bird     M    33    England
Grandson     Isaac Bird     M    10    PA
Grandson     Charles Bird     M    4    PA
Grandson     Robert Bird     M    2    PA
Daughter     Maggie Bird     F    26     ---


U S Census, 1870  Philadelphia, Ward 21, PA

Henry Bird     M    24y    Eng
Margaret Bird     F    20y    PA
Isaac Bird     M    3m    PA birth month Mar