John R Bird (1836 - 1919)

Born 22 Jan 1836 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emmeline Frances (Sockwell) Bird — married about 1864 (to 2 Apr 1867) in Newton, Georgia

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1919 at age 82 in Oxford, Newton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Pvt John Bird served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 11, 1861
Mustered out: April 9, 1865
Side: CSA or USA
Regiment(s): Company H, Georgia 3rd Infantry Regiment.

John R Byrd/Bird was born on February 22, 1836, in Walton County, Georgia, the child of Thomas and Eveline. John enlisted in the infantry in Company H, Georgia 3rd Infantry Regiment on 11 Jun 1861. Was at Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Bloody Angles, Petersburg, Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, After the war he married his first wife, Emily Frances Sockwell, on April 2, 1867, in Newton County, Georgia. John and Emily had ten children. After Emily's death in 1887 John married his second wife, Nettie, in Georgia about 1990. He died on January 16, 1919, in Oxford, Georgia, at the age of 82. John is interned at Dover Cemetery, Dialtown, Newton County, Georgia

Children

1. Infant Dau. Bird*
2. Infant Dau. Bird*
3. Oscar L. Bird (1867 - 1900)*
4. Julia Evie Bird Teagle (1869 - 1950)*
5. William Summerfield Bird (1870 - 1934)*
6. Sallie M. Bird (1876 - 1892)*
7. John Thomas Bird (1879 - 1946)*
8. Homer Bartow Bird (1881 - 1965)*
9. Blanche Bird Bell (1886 - 1959)*
10. Robert Hayner Byrd (1887 - 1970)*

Jno Bird in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Jno Bird Age in 1870: 40 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Whittens, Lee, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Smiths Station Value of Real Estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Jno Bird 40

M Bird 35

S E Bird 16

Jno Bird 14

J Bird 11

H Bird 8

R Bird 5

E Bird 1

Jno. R. Bird in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Jno. R. Bird [John R Byrd] Age: 43 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Gum Creek, Newton, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: E. F. Bird Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:

Name Age

Jno. R. Bird 43

E. F. Bird 35

O. L. Bird 12

J. E. Bird 10

W. S. Bird 8

M. V. Bird 6

S. M. Bird 4

J. T. Bird 1

John R Bird in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: John R Bird [John Bird] Age: 64 Birth Date: Jan 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1900: Gem Creek, Newton, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nettie Bird Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

John R Bird 64

Nettie Bird 51

Thomas Bird 21

Homer Bird 18

Blanche Bird 16

Robt Bird 13

Marriage

John R. Bird in the Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

Name: John R. Bird

Spouse: Emma F. Sockwell

Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1867

County: Newton

State: Georgia

Military

John R Bird in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name: John R Bird

Residence: Newton County, Georgia, Georgia

Enlistment Date: 11 Jun 1861

Rank at enlistment: Private

Enlistment Place: Newton County, Georgia

State Served: Georgia

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Georgia 3rd Infantry Regiment on 11 Jun 1861.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.

Death Date: 16 Jan 1919

Death Place: Oxford, Georgia

Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865Southern Historical Society Papers: Appomattox Paroles ANVConfederate Veteran Magazine

Died

Pvt John R. Bird in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Pvt John R. Bird

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1836

Birth Place: Walton County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1919

Death Place: Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, USA

Cemetery: Dover Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Dialtown, Newton County, Georgia, USA

Has Bio?: Y

Spouse: Mrs Nelda Bird

Father: Thomas Bird

Mother: Eveline Bird

Children: Blanche Bell

Infant Dau. Bird

Infant Dau. Bird

William Summerfield Bird

Homer Bartow Bird

Julia Evie Teagle

Robert Hayner Byrd

Oscar L. Bird

Sallie M. Bird

John Thomas Bird

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Obituary

MR. J. R. BIRD PASSES AT HOME NEAR OXFORD Was The Last Surviving Member But One of The "Young Guards" of Civil War Fame The Covington News, January 23, 1919

Oxford, Ga., Jan. 21. - The last member but one of the "Young Guards" of Newton County, National Guardsmen of 1861, John R. Bird, 83 years of age, died at his home two miles from Oxford Thursday morning and was buried Friday afternoon at Dover. Mr. Bird went through the Civil War as a member of Company H, 3d Georgia Regiment. He was at Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Bloody Angles, Petersburg, Appomattox, coming out at the end of the war without ever having received a wound, although he was in the thickest of the fighting at all the places mentioned. Mr. Bird is survived by the following sons and daughters: W. Summerfield Bird, Davis, Okla., mechanic in the oil fields; J. Tom Bird, postmaster, Oxford, Ga.; Homer Bird, Camak, Ga., with the Georgia Railroad; Robert Bird, farmer, Newton County; Mrs. Evie Teagle and Blanch Bell, of Buckhead; Mrs. Maud Parks, of Louisville, two brothers and one sister also survive, W. M. Bird, of Oxford, and Scott Bird, of Logansville, and Mrs. W. A. (Anne Bird) Ellington, of Oxford.

MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY H, 3d REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA

C. S. A. NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

YOUNG GUARDS

Bird, John R.------ private June 11, 1861. Wounded, Chancellorsville, Va. May 3, 1863. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. April 9, 1865.

Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1870; Census Place: Whittens, Lee, Alabama; Roll: M593_23; Page: 455A; Image: 479; Family History Library Film: 545522 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen&h=13251178&tid=10016117&pid=876426355&usePUB=true&rhSource=6742

• Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Gum Creek, Newton, Georgia; Roll: 160; Family History Film: 1254160; Page: 138D; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 0278 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 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: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6742&h=40972971&ssrc=pt&tid=10016117&pid=876426355&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Gem Creek, Newton, Georgia; Roll: 213; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1240213 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7602&h=9285117&ssrc=pt&tid=10016117&pid=876426355&usePUB=true

• Source Information

Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7839&h=15532&ssrc=pt&tid=10016117&pid=876426355&usePUB=true

• Source

Maintained by: Birdgirl Originally Created by: E. C. R. Record added: Aug 27, 2006 Find A Grave: Memorial #15523169

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15523169/john-r-bird
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15523169/john-r-bird : accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Pvt John R. Bird (22 Jan 1836–16 Jan 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15523169, citing Dover Church Cemetery, Dialtown, Newton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Birdgirl (contributor 47240809) .