Henry W. Birdwell

1864 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Henry W. Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	11 Nov 1864	Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Barbara Wright of Sabine County (email: leow@sabinenet.com) sent an excerpt from the minutes of the Little Flock Baptist Church, dated July 18, 1891. In these minutes, "The Church preferred a charge against brother Henry Birdwell for taking the life of his brother Jerry Brown. By motion and second the church with drew fellowship from Brother Henry Birdwell....DmM. Marshall, moderator, W.D. Cousins, C.C. " Barbara emailed Melinda Strong on Saturday, July 6, 2002, that "The story is Henry Birdwell was a share crope and he was working for Brown. When the crops were ready to harvest, Brown went down in the field and told Henry that he was going to have to leave with nothing (in payment) for all of his work. Brown jumped on Henry. I am not sure what kind of a weapon that Brown had, but all Henry had was a hoe, and he killed him with a hoe, and was later cleared as it was self defense. My Aunt is 91 yr. old and this is what she said happened. And since it is in the Little Flock Church minutes, it must be true." David Pike included the following excerpts about this family on his website: "The Henry Birdwell family moved here from San Augustine to the Halfway House (AKA: Halfway Inn & Stagecoach Inn). They had three daughters; Clara, Christine and Mabel. Clara married a Mr. Collier and they moved to Houston and they had a sweet little girl named Lucille Collier. She grew up and was a very talented dancer. She and her mother moved to Hollywood, California, and Lucille got a role in a movie. The studio changed her name to Ann Miller. We have all seen her do some pretty fancy dancing in the movies. Ann came back to Chireno a few times to visit her grandparents after she became a movie star. Mr. Eric Green did some work on her car once while she was here visiting. Ann also visited the Chireno School while we were having a play and she came up on the stage for a few minutes." p. 234, "Remembering Families No Longer In Chireno"; Birdwell, Henry and Alice; The Birdwell's lived near downtown Chireno, where the Higginbothams live today. He owned a large farm west of Chireno where he engaged in large-scale farming. He and his wife had five sons, Phil, Link, Bertram, Richard and Cecil and three daughters, Clara, Mabel and Christine. They were also the grandparents of Ann Miller, the well-known Hollywood dancer and actress. (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Nacogdoches County, Attoyac Vicinity Enumerated 2 June 1900 SD 86 ED 44 Sheet 4B 64-64 Birdwell, Henry W Head W M Nov 1864 36 m8 Tx Ala Ga Farmer Birdwell, Alice E Wf W F Feb 1869 31 M 9 5/3 Tx Mo Ky Birdwell, Clara E Dtr W F Spr 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Benton J Son W M Sept 1873 6 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Richard D Son W M Sept 1877 3 S Tx Tx Tx Markham, James Boarder W M --- 1871 29 S Ark Ark Ark Farm Laborer 1910 Census Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 3 Enumerated 24 Apr 1910 SD 3 ED 99 Sheets 7B and 8A Stamped 166 (Microfilm image on Ancestry.com very faint and only partially legible) 134-137 Birdwell, Henry W Hd M W 45 M1 19 Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Alice L Wf F W 41 M1 19 11-- Tx Miss Ky Birdwell, Clare L Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, James B Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Richard Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Mabel Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, ??? ??? M? W 8? S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, ??? Son M W 4? S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, ??? Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, ??? Son M W 1/12 S Tx Tx Tx ???, ??? Servant? ??? B 25 ??? 1920 Census Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4 Enumerated 6 Jan 1920 SD 2 ED 429 Sheet 3A 45-46 Birdwell, Henry W Hd M W 55 M Tx Ala Ga Farmer Birdwell, Alice Wf F W 51 M Tx Mo Ky Birdwell, Link Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Christine Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Birdwell, Phil Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx 1930 Census Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 4, Chireno Town Enumerated 4 Apr 1930 ED 174-12 SD 12 Sheet 3B 67-69 Birdwell, Henry W Hd O $2000 M W 65 M 25 Tx Ala Tx Farmer Birdwell, Alice M Wf F W 61 M 20 Tx Mo Ky
  Person ID	I16706	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	James Andrew Birdwell,   b. 10 Oct 1835, Alabama d. 7 Apr 1914, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Alice Cogburn,   b. 10 Oct 1842, Alabama d. 3 Nov 1909, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1859	Newton County, Texas   [4]
  Family ID	F3184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice E. Forse,   b. Feb 1869, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	10 Nov 1889	Sabine County, Texas   [5]
  	Birdwell, H.W. to Alice Forse 10 Nov 1889 by S.D. Harp, J.P.
  Children	1. James Benton Birdwell,   b. Sep 1873, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Richard D. Birdwell,   b. Sep 1877, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Horace W. Birdwell,   b. 10 Jan 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Sep 1896, Texas (Age 5 years)   4. Clara Emma Birdwell, Miller,   b. 4 Apr 1892, Texas d. 11 Jul 1981, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California (Age 89 years)   5. Willie Birdwell,   b. 6 Dec 1895, Sabine County, Texas d. 13 Oct 1896, Texas (Age 0 years)   6. Mabel Birdwell,   b. Abt 1901, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Phil Birdwell,   b. Abt 1904, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Link Delmas Birdwell,   b. 17 Jun 1906, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Aug 1972, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 66 years)   9. Christine Birdwell,   b. Abt 1907, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Cecil Birdwell,   b. Abt 1910, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   11. Bertram Birdwell,   b. Abt 1911, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1864 - Texas Marriage - 10 Nov 1889 - Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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