Edwin R. Bird papers bulk 1854-1855 1851-1860

Byrd family

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Talbot, Julia M., 1834-1909

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Bird, Edwin R. (Edwin Ruthven), 1829-1910

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Edwin R. Bird (1829-1910) was an American saddler and prospector in Illinois and California. Edwin Ruthven Bird was born August 19, 1829, in Barcelona, Chautauqua County, New York, to Frederick Bird and Louisa Goddard Warren. As a young child, Bird and his family relocated to the Detroit, Michigan, area. Later, the family lived in various locations in Illinois, including Geneva, Rockton, and Winfield. In 1842, Bird's father, Frederick Bird, died. Bird's mother, Louisa Wa...