Rev.
Benjamin
Taylor
Bird
Born in Bland, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Luke Bird
and Sarah (Morgan) Bird
Brother of
Lucy E. (Bird) Crum, Mary M. (Bird) Hall, Catherine Virginia (Bird) Hall, William Morgan Bird, Rhoda J. (Bird) Oxley, John Robert Bird, Cynthia Jane (Bird) Harmon, Stephen W Bird and Delila Agnes (Bird) Oxley
Husband of
Irene Marina (Oxley) Bird
— married
19 Nov 1834 in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Robert Bird, William Armistead Bird, Mary Frances (Bird) Dobbins, Bluford Washington Bird, John Sanford Hopkins Bird, Julina Harriet (Bird) Thompson, Rhoda Amanda (Bird) Vermillion, Cynthia Jane (Bird) Bowling, Benjamin A. Bird and Minerva Elizabeth (Bird) Cooper
Died
at age 67
in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
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Benjamin Taylor Bird was born on October 1, 1812 in Bland, Virginia, United States, son of Luke Bird (1784–1843) and Sarah Morgan (1787–1857).
Benjamin (22) married Irene Marina Oxley (20) (born on October 27, 1814 in Bedford, Virginia; daughter of John H. Oxley and Rebecca (Miles) Oxley) on November 19, 1834 in Franklin, Virginia.[1]
Their children were:
- Benjamin A. Bird (1812–1859)
- James Robert Bird (1834–1865)
- William Armistead Bird (1835–1915)
- Mary Frances Bird (1838–1917)
- Bluford Washington Bird (1841–1919)
- John Sanford Hopkins Bird (1843–1918)
- Julina Harriet Bird (1845–1902)
- Rhoda Amanda Bird (1847–1915)
- Cynthia Jane Bird (1850–1922)
- Minerva Elizabeth Bird (1854–1904)
He lived in Wythe, Virginia, United States for about 20 years[2][3] and Plymouth Magisterial District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1870.[4]
He died on 8 November 1879, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Oxley Family Cemetery, Athens, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JYQ-VF2Q : Sat Nov 04 02:56:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin T Bird and Iorena M or Irena M Oxley, 19 Nov 1834.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DB-NXN : Tue Oct 03 05:33:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin T Bird and ?end Bird, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMW-SGW : Thu Oct 05 15:29:11 UTC 2023), Entry for B T Bird and Irena Bird, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-P4K : Wed Oct 04 12:51:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Benjamin T Byrd and Irene M Byrd, 1870.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #144826123
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