SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - BIO:  BIRD, Samuel

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>From The History of Shelby County, Ohio, published by R. Sutton & Co., 
Philadelphia, 1883.
				

SAMUEL BIRD

was born in New Jersey in 1785. He married Alice Voorhees.  They raised a
family of eleven children.  This family removed to Shelby County in 1832,
and settle in Green Township.  Here he entered a piece of land, which he
cleared and made himself a home.  He died in 1846.  His wife died in 1853.
Of the children there are six now living.  Mrs. Angeletta Frazier was the
sixth of these children.   She was born in New Jersey in 1824, and was
brought by her parents to Shelby County when she was eight years old.  She
lived at home with her parents until 1837, when she married John L. Sarver.
A short time after their marriage they bought eighty acres of land in the
timber.  They had but one hundred dollars to pay on this land.  They
erected a cabin , and commenced to make themselves a home.  Within six
years they had commenced on their plance they had it cleared, and paid for,
and good buildings erected.  A few years further on they had added to this
three more eighty acre lots, which were soon put under cultivation.  MR.
Sarver was one of the most successful farmers of Orange Township.  He was
born in Virginia in 1817, and died in 1874.  They raised a family of six
children, whose names and birth are as follows: Samuel B., 1848, Perry Lee,
1849; Rebecca M, 1852; Elizabeth A.,1855; John G., 1859; and Jesse, 1862.
At the death of MR. Sarver he left an indebtedness of $1500.00, which Mrs.
Sarver with the help of her children paid off, besides building their home.
She has since the death of Mr. Sarver managed the farm herself.  In 1875
she marred George Frazer, with whom she lived until 1880.  She resides on
section 36.




Page 204   Green Township

Samuel Bird deceased; was born in New Jersey on the 6th day of May
1875.(note this should be 1785 typo in the book.  Marcella) He was of
English descent.  He married Miss Alice Vorhess, an native of New Jersey
born April 9, 1793. They settle in their native State, remained until 1832,
when they migrated to Ohio, and located in Shelby County, Green Township,
where they passed the remainder of their days.  Mr. Bird died August 6,
1847.  Mrs. Bird died September 9, 1853.  They reared a family of nine
children, viz., John, Charity, Gilbert, Samuel, Angeletta, Martha, James,
Joseph and Margaret. John, James, and Martha are deceased.  The other six
are living in Shelby County except Margaret, who lives in Champaign County.