SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - BIO:  BIRD, Samuel
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1883 History of Shelby County p. 204

Samuel Bird, Farmer;  P. O. Plattsville

A son of the above -named Samuel Bird, deceased, was born in Ocean County,
New Jersey, December 6, 1822, and came with his parents to Shelby County in
1832, as aforesaid.  He married Miss Susannah Blakely, born in Franklin
Township, this county.  Mr. and Mrs. Bird settled on his father's home
farm, which he purchased shortly after the death of his father.  He has
filled the office of trustee of Green Township nearly all the time since
1852, and still holds the position.  They reared a family of six children,
five sons and one daughter; all are now living except one son, Levi J.,
who enlisted in Company K of the 12th O.V. C., October 1863 was taken
prisoner o Clinch River in Virginia, December 1864, and died in Libby
Prison February 1865.na,