Joshua West Bird Sr. (1813 - 1862)

Born 4 Feb 1813 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Elizabeth J (Ellis) Bird — married about 1 Mar 1835 in Perry,Tennessee [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1862 at age 49 in St Louis, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Joshua Bird Sr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 1, 1862
Mustered out: Nov 1, 1862 (DOD)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 2nd Arkansas Infantry (Union)

Co. D, 2nd AR Infantry, Union Army.

Joshua was born in 1813 in Tennessee, the son of Rev. William Bird and Lydia Adair Bird.

Joshua married Elizabeth Ellis, the daughter of Abraham Ellis and Prudence Lindsey Ellis, ^[1] on 1 March 1835 in Perry, Tennessee. They had at least the following children:

1. Sarah Jane b. abt 1837
2. Martha Ann b. 24 Jan 1839
3. John W. B. 28 May 1841
4. Silas B. b. 11 Oct 1842
5. Jacob Alexander b. 14 Sep 1846
6. Prudence Elizabeth b. 3 Jun 1849
7. Issac Newton b. 28 Oct 1852
8. James Madison b. 30 Jul 1855
9. Joshua West Bird Jr. b. 4 Aug 1858

The first six children were born in Franklin County, Alabama and the last three were born in Arkansas.

Joshua died on 1 Nov 1862 of hepatitis in St Louis, Missouri and was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. ^[2]

Military

2 Served in Co. D, 2nd AR Infantry, Union Army. He enrolled the 1st day of Jul 1862 in Co., D, 1st Reg, 6 month Volunteers at Jacksonport, AR.

BIRD, J W

US ARMY

CIVIL WAR

DATE OF DEATH: 11/01/1862

BURIED AT: SECTION 49 SITE 434

JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY

2900 SHERIDAN ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO 63125

(314) 845-8320

Served in Co. D, 2nd AR Infantry, Union Army. He enrolled the 1st day of Jul 1862 in Co., D, 1st Reg, 6 month Volunteers at Jacksonport, AR

Name: Joshua W Bird

Residence: Jacksonport, Arkansas

Age at Enlistment: 49

Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1862

Rank at enlistment: Private

Enlistment Place: Jacksonport, Arkansas

State Served: Arkansas

Survived the War?: No

Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Arkansas 1st Infantry Battalion on :01 Jul 1862.Mustered out on 21 Nov 1862 at St Louis, MO.

Birth Date: abt 1813

Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records1st Battalion Arkansas Union Infantry - Arkansas Research ^[3]

Name: Joshua W Bird

Age: 49

Birth Date: abt 1813

Enlistment Date: 1 Jul 1862

Enlistment Place: Jacksonport, Arkansas

Rank: Private

Military Unit: First Infantry, Wi-Y AND First Battalion, Infantry, A-K ^[4]

Joshua is listed on the U. S. Civil War Roll of Honor.

Name: Joshua W Bird

Death Date: 2 Nov 1862

Burial Place: St Louis, Missouri, USA

Rank: Private

Regiment: 1st Missouri

Company: D ^[5]

His widow, Elizabeth Bird filed for his pension on July 11, 1865.

Name: Joshua W Bird

Gender: Male

Relation to Head: Soldier

Spouse: Elizabeth Bird ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ellis Surname DNA Project, page 12
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13785014 (accessed13 December 2015), Joshua West Bird, 1862; Burial, Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
3. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Allen, Desmond Walls First Arkansas Union Infantry Battalion. Conway, AR: Arkansas Research 1987
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Servic Records, 1861-1865 provided by Fold3 © Copyright 2011 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor. Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union. Volumes VIII-XXVII. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867.
6. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5M-W98 : 12 April 2016), Joshua W Bird, Franklin county, Franklin, Alabama, United States; citing family 381, 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:M8W7-6WW : 30 September 2017), Joshua W Bird, 1860.