Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Bird, C. A. 1869 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 24, 2006, 11:20 pm Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) C. A. BIRD, cashier of the First National Bank of Ellsworth, has resided in that village twelve years, and during that time has taken a prominent part in the business affairs of the town. He is a native Minnesotan having been born at Fountain, in Fillmore county, July 18, 1869, one of a family of ten children, all living. Our subject's father was John Bird, who was born in Quebec, Canada, but who came to the states when a young man and located at Joliet, Ill. Thereafter he resided in Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and finally in Cherokee county, Iowa, where he died about 1888, aged 55 years. The mother of Mr. Bird of this sketch is Ann (McNally) Bird, who now lives at Marcus, Iowa, and is 70 years of age. She was born in Ireland, but came to America when two years 'of age. The family moved from Minnesota to Marcus, Iowa, when C. A. Bird was five years of age. In that town he secured his public school education, later taking a course at a business college in Omaha, Neb. He taught several terms of school at Marcus and then took a position with the Walter A. Wood Harvesting Co., at Omaha, with which firm he was connected three years. He then returned to Marcus and resumed his profession of teaching, which he followed till 1896. That year he came to Nobles county and took up his residence in Ellsworth. In partnership with a brother, W. G. Bird, he engaged in the saloon business three years. In 1899 he opened a real estate office, which he conducted until September, 1900. At that time the First National Bank was organized and Mr. Bird entered the bank as assistant cashier. Three months later he was made cashier, which position he has since held. The bank has a capital stock of $25,000 and has the following officers: James Porter, president; T. M. Williams, vice president; C. A. Bird, cashier; E. L. Tschirgi, assistant cashier. Mr. Bird was married in Ellsworth Jan. 25, 1899, to Miss Brigie Condon, a native of Boston, Mass., and a daughter of John Condon, one of the early settlers of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Bird are members of the Catholic church of Ellsworth. He is a member of the M. W. A. and Knights of Columbus lodges, the latter at Sioux Falls. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/bird184gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb