Ann Bird^[1]

1836 - 1924  (87 years)

• Name	Ann Bird
  Born	23 Jul 1836	Billington, Bedfordshire, England
  Christened	21 Aug 1836	Billington, Bedfordshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Census	1851	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [2]
  	Census 1851, British England, Bedfordshire, Eaton Bray, Village of Felmersham, Leighton Buzzard Registration District, Household Schedule 7, Piece 1856, Folio 557, page 2 Frederick Bird, head 41. Mary A., wife 37. Children: Ann, daughter 13; Sabina, daughter 10; Ezra, son 8; Martha, daughter 6; Sarah, daughter 5; Susannah, daughter 2; William son, 10 months. Frederick was a straw plaite dealer; Mary was a straw plaiter. He was born in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England. Mary was born in Billington, Bedfordshire, England and the children were born in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  	Age: 13
  Emigration	4 May 1856	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Liverpool to New York, 4 May 1856-14 Jun 1856
  Immigration	16 Jun 1856	New York City, New York, New York, USA   [4]
  	Immigration to US 1856 Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856; Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Destination: Utah, United States of America; Place of Origin: Great Britain; Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: British (English); Ship Name: Thornton; Port of Arrival: New York; Line: 31; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_163; List Number: 490; Port Arrival State: New York; Port Arrival Country: United States; Final Destination Utah, USA Ship Manifest is difficult to read but presumes the following: Mary Ann Bird, 40, female; Ann, 20, female; Sabina, 17, female; Ezra, 14, male; Martha Ann, 12, female; Sarah, 10, female; Susannah, 7, female William, 6, male
  	Age: 20
  		Ship Manifest - Thornton, 16 Jun 1856
  Census	1 Aug 1860	Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [5]
  	Census 1860 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Homestead Post Office, 1 Aug 1860, page 144, dwell 974, family 1015 Milo Mitchell, head, 23. Ann, wife 23. Children: Ophelia, daughter 2. He is a farm laborer; value of personal estate is $150. He was born in Ohio; she was born in England. Orphelia was born in Iowa. Next door to John and Sarah Coffercy (handwriting hard to read) and Jacob Pensler.
  	Age: 23
  Census	15 Aug 1870	Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [6]
  	Census 1870 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, Homestead Post Office, 15 Aug 1870, page 16, dwelling 110, family 118 Milo Mitchell, head 32. Ann, wife, 32. Children: Ophelia, daughter 12; Mary A., daughter 10; Franklin, son 8; Fredrick, son 4; Francelia, daughter 6; Susanna, daughter 1. He is a farmer; value of real estate is $1,200; personal property $1,250. Ophelia, Mary, Franklin and Francelia are attending school. He was born in Ohio; Ann in England; the children in Iowa. Next door to Christian and Elizabeth Heist.
  	Age: 32
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [7]
  	Census 1880 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, SD 1, ED 206, 10 Jun 1880, dwelling 100, family 100 Milow Mitchell, head 43. Ann, wife, 43. Children: Frank, son 18; Fanny, daughter 15; Frederick, son 13; Susan, daughter 11; Ella, daughter 9; William, son 7; Anna, daughter 5; Valentine, son 3 months (born Mar 1880). He is a farmer. Frank, Fanny and Frederick are attending school. All were born in Iowa except for Milow who was born in Ohio and Ann who was born in England. Next door to Eunice Walker.
  	Age: 43
  Census	1885	Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [8]
  	Census 1885, Iowa State Iowa, Iowa, Iowa Township, 1885, Line 1, family 109 Mila Mitchel, head 48. Anna, wife 48. Chilren: Frank, son 22; Fanny, daughter 20; Fred, son 18; Susane, daughter 16; Elle, daughter 14; William, son 12; Anna, daughter 10; Wallentine, son 3. Both Mila and Frank are farmers. Mia was born in Ohio; Anna in England; the remaining family members in Iowa. Next door to George Cook.
  	Age: 48
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [9]
  	Census 1900 Iowa, Iowa, Iowa, 1 Jun 1900, SD 2, ED 43, sheet 4A, dwelling 59, family 59 Ann Michel, head 62, widow (Aug 1837). Married for 47 years; 10 children born, 8 living. Living with her are her son, Valintine, 20 (Feb 1879); son-in-law, Will Henderson, 23 (Nov 1876); and Annie, daughter, 23 (Jan 1877). Will and Annie have been married for 2 years; no children. Ann immigrated to the US in 1852; born in England. Valintine, Will and Annie were born in Iowa. Owns farm free of mortgage. Valintine is a farmer working on his own account. Will is a day laborer. All can read and write. Next door to Wm and Gusta Schalow.
  	Age: 62
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Hartford, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [10]
  	Census 1910 Iowa, Iowa, Hartford, East Precinct, 28-29 Apr 1910, SD 2, ED 43, sheet 6A, dwelling 121, family 123 William Henderson, head 34. Anna, wife, 33. First marriage for both; married 11 years, 1 child born. Children: Beulah, daughter, 10. Also living with them is her mother, Anna Mitchell, 71, widow; 10 children born in her marriage, 6 living. He is a section foreman working for wages. Own home free of mortgage. Beulah is attending school; all can read and write. All were born in Iowa except for Anna Mitchell who was born in England. His father was born in Indiana; his mother in Ohio. Anna's father was born in Ohio; mother in England. Anna Mitchell's parents were born in England. Next door to Alonzo and Linda Gates.
  	Age: 71
  Census	20 Jan 1920	Hartford, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [11]
  	Census 1920 Iowa, Johnson, Oxford Township, 20 Jan 1920, SD 22, ED 104, sheet 14A, dwelling 149, family 149 William Henderson, head, 44, widow. Living with him is his son-in-law, George Dranke, 20; his daughter, Beulah (Henderson) Dranke, 19; their son, Dale, 1; Leroy, son 9 and his mother-in-law, Anna Mitchel, 81, widow, noted as boarder. Anna immigrated to the US in 1843. William is a section boss working for wages. Owns home free of mortgage. George is (illegible) working for wages. All were born in Iowa, including their parents. Anna Mitchel was born in Germany. All can read and write except for Dale. Next door to Kate Schweitzer.
  	Age: 81
  Died	1 Jul 1924	Johnson County, Iowa, USA
  Buried	Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA   [12]
  		Anna Byrd/Bird Mitchell (1833 - 1924) - Find A Grave
  Notes	Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Bird, Ann Birth Date: 25 July 1836 Death Date: Unknown Gender: Female Age: 19 Company: James G. Willie Company (1856) Pioneer Information: left company at Homestead, Iowa Sources: Ancestral File Journal History, 9 Nov. 1856, p. 19 Rogerson, Josiah, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 2]," Salt Lake Herald, 5 Jan. 1908. Smith, Don, e-mail communication, 29 Apr. 2003. Smith, Marilyn Austin, Faithful Stewards--the Life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit, 95-120. [13]
  Person ID	I753	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Frederick Otto Bird,   b. 15 Aug 1810, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 26 Jul 1855, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Ann Fenn 2x ,   b. 02 Jun 1816, Billington, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. 22 Jul 1864, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	28 Nov 1833	Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England   [14]
  Documents		Fourth Hand-Cart Company-Capt J.G. Willie, Immigrant list for Mary A. Bird and family
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Milo Mitchell,   b. 24 Sep 1837, Unionville, Center, Ohio, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1900, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1859	Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA   [16]
  	Alternate marriage date of 14 Oct 1857 [15]
  Children	+ 01. Ophelia Isabell Mitchell,   b. 14 Oct 1858, Iowa, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1935, Iowa, USA  (Age 76 years) + 02. Mary J. Mitchell,   b. 9 Aug 1859, Iowa, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1893, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA  (Age 34 years) + 03. Franklin Mitchell,   b. Oct 1862, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1944  (Age ~ 81 years) + 04. Francelia (Fannie) Mitchell,   b. 1864, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1927, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA  (Age 63 years) + 05. Fredrick Mitchell,   b. 22 Aug 1866, Iowa, USA ,   d. 13 Mar 1946  (Age 79 years) + 06. Susanna Mitchell,   b. Feb 1868, Iowa, USA ,   d. Dec 1951  (Age ~ 83 years) + 07. Ella May Mitchell,   b. 1870, Iowa, USA ,   d. 1959, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA  (Age 89 years)   08. William Mitchell,   b. 8 Jun 1874, Iowa, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1892, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA  (Age 18 years) + 09. Anna Maude Mitchell,   b. 17 Jan 1877, Iowa, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1911, Iowa, USA  (Age 34 years)   10. Valentine Mitchell,   b. 14 Feb 1880, Iowa, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 1902, Oxford, Johnson, Iowa, USA  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F1476	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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