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Nelson or Wilson Lee Bird

Nelson or Wilson Lee Bird[1]

Male

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  • Gender Male 
    Person ID I73457  Clan Moffat Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 February 2009 

    Father Rev. Richard R. Bird,   b. 27 August 1769, Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 July 1856, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Westlake,   b. 22 April 1780, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1853, McDowell Co., North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage about 1794  Greenbrier Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Richard Bird was my mother's father's name. He married a Miss Elizabeth Westlake of Greenbriar Co., Virginia. Grandfather's residence was three-fourths of a mile above where Father lived and about two miles from Ebenezer Church where he and all my relative, who have died, are buried.

      Grandmother and Grandfather Bird had several children: the eldest, my mother was named Matilda. She died of cancer of the breast. The next was Lucinda who married Thomas Curtis, son of Joshua Curtis, a cousin to Thomas Curtis who married Father's sister, residence McDowell, NC. The next is Eliza who married Father's brother William Maffit, residence McDowell NC. Nelson married but I have forgotten his wife's name, residence Anderson District. S.C. The next are Wilson Lee and Celina (twins), Nelson lives in McDowell County and Celina in McMinn County, Tenn. Caroline married Zechariah S. Kelly, residence Anderson Dist. S.C.; Francis Asbury and Albert Jefferson (twins); Francis married a Miss Patten of Buncombe Co. NC, Albert married a Miss Jarrett, residence McDowell Co NC.; Elvira married John Dicken of McMinn Co. Tenn., Richard Ivy married a Miss Hicks, residence McDowell NC. [1]
    Family ID F6805  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt
    A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt
    This letter was written by Richard Bird Maffitt to his children Emily Virginia Maffitt and John Walton Ward Maffitt. It was left to the Johnson County (Arkansas) Historical Society by Miss Martha Basham (daughter of Emily Virginia Maffitt) and published in their journal in April 1981.

  • Notes 
    • The narrative seems to indicate that Nelson and Wilson are the same person- perhaps a transcription error with the similar names - Roger 5 Jan 2009. Twin with Celina [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1946] written by Richard Bird Maffitt, Article titled “A Letter to Emily and John Maffitt”.

    2. [S1] Robert and Frances Moffitt, Original Moffat GEDCOM File.



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