In the 1880 census Cora (age 1) was enumerated with her mother and older siblings living in the home of her grandfather, T. A. Bird, in Plymouth, Mercer, West Virginia, United States. Her father, Stephen, had been hospitalized for serious mental health issues.[1]
1880 United States Federal Census: Plymouth, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
T. A. Bird
M
60
Virginia
M. A. E. Bird
F
49
Keeping House
Virginia
S. J. Bird
F
34
West Virginia
B. J. Bird
M
6
West Virginia
R. S. Bird
M
4
West Virginia
M. J. Bird
F
3
West Virginia
Cora A. Bird
F
1
West Virginia
Sources
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Plymouth, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Page: 52A; Enumeration District: 083 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #14776078 (accessed 17 April 2022)
Cora A Bird (1), single daughter, in household of T. A. Bird (60) in Plymouth, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. Born in West Virginia.
Family history.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cora by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Cora: