Joshua
West
Bird
Jr.
Born in Independence Co., Arkansas
Son of Joshua West Bird Sr.
and Elizabeth J (Ellis) Bird
Husband of
Sarah Louise (Russell) Bird
— married
24 Aug 1879 in Ozark, Missouri,
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann (Bird) Mahaney, Nancy C Bird, Talitha Mary Bird, Joshua W Bird, Octava Ada Bird, Dela G Bird and Myrtle S Bird
Died
at age 77
in Hulbert, Cherokee, Oklahoma,
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2017
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Biography
Burial New Home Cem., Peggs, Cherokee Co., OK
Listed in multiple census rolls over his lifetime. I often heard uncles refer to Joshua as "Joshaway"..one census has him listed this way. I named my son Joshua after his great great grandfather.
Sources
1860 United States Federal Census - Joshua W Bird State: ArkansasCounty: IndependenceTownship: Ashley TownshipSheet: 91Family: 595Line: 25Image: 95
From Find A Grave .com [2] Birth: Aug. 4, 1858 Independence County Arkansas, USA Death: Sep. 11, 1935 Hulbert Cherokee County Oklahoma, USA
Son of Joshua West Bird Sr. b. 1813 in TN (buried at the Jefferson Barricks, St. Louis, MO) & Elizabeth Ellis b. 1819 in KY.
He married on 24 Aug 1879 in Ozark Co., MO, Sarah Louise Russell (buried at this cem.); they had the following children: Vinnie, Larkin, Fred, Minnie Frances who married Samuel Sanders, Mary Ann who married George Mahaney, Martha Jane who married Robert Ridley, Nancy Katharine who married Sidney Hubbs, Telitha May who married John Hubbs, Joshua West III who married Effie Hicks (both buried at this cem.), Octavia Lou Ada who married James Shipley, Goldie Fidella Bird Musgrave was married to Thomas Jefferson Musgrave, and Myrtle Susan Adline Bird.
Find A Grave Memorial# 24072023
1860 United States Federal Census - Joshua W Bird State: ArkansasCounty: IndependenceTownship: Ashley TownshipSheet: 91Family: 595Line: 25Image: 95 [1860 United States Federal Census URL: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10127-628047/joshua-w-bird-in-1860-united-states-federal-census]
FamilySearch Family Tree [3]
Source: FamilySearch Family Tree Under license to MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. [4]
Record: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-495689797/joshua-west-bird-in-familysearch-family-tree Joshua West Bird]
Citation: Joshua West Bird Birth: Aug 1858 - Independence, Arkansas, United States Death: Sep 11 1935 - Hulbert, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States
"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database [5]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joshua by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joshua:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joshua by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joshua:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Janace (Mahaney) White 
:
23andMe
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Chris White :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chrismattwhite7619
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Paula J
Paula J
I have reconnected Joshua to his father since his mother (spouse) is still connected. There appeasers to be a mistake. Several sources are listed for the relationship. We need to determine if the father was married twice or is two different people.
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