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From: "Al Byrd" <>
Subject: [BIRD-L] Fw: iNFORMATION
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 15:14:05 -0000


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From: Al Byrd <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 7:20 AM
Subject: iNFORMATION

>Morning !
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>Looking for some ancestors of mine, here what I know about them.
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>Thomas Bird/Byrd b 1817, Alabama d abt 1869 Gallatin Co Illinois
>Md Polly Higdon 1838, in Marshall Co. Alabama.
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>Fought in the Indian Wars with Capt Griffins Company /Colonel
>Snodgrass's North Alabama Mounted Volunteers. He enlisted
>at Bellefonte Alabama on October 26, 1837 to fight in the
>Seminole War ( Called the Florida War 1835-1842).
>Discharged , April 11, 1838 at Fort Mitchell Alabama.
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>About 1839/40 thomas and Polly moved to Gallatin Co Illinois
>or in that vincinty.
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>In October 1850 Thomas applied for a land grant based on his service
>in the Florida War. In Noveber 1851, Thomas was awarded 80 acres
>on the N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 Section 14 Twshp 8 South of Range 7
>East in the District of Lands.
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>Thomas and Polly had the following children.
> Rebrcca Jane b abt 1844 Illinois
> Andrew J. b abt 1845 Alabama
> John T. b abt 1848 Illinois
> Sarah C. b abt l1850 Illinois
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>It appears that Polly died shortly after the 1850 Census,
>on January 12, 1851 Thomas married his second wife,
>Mary Louise Scroggin, at Gallatin Co Illinois.. There
>children are;
> Samuel J. b abt 1854 Illinois
> James b abt 1855 Illinois
> Mary Cad b abt 1858 Illinois
> Henry b abt 1864 Illinois
> Sarah Elvira b abt 1867 Illinois
> Jacob L b abt 1869 Illinois ( my grand father)
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>Any help greatly appreciated.
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>Al Byrd Sierra Vista AZ.
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