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Henry W. Birdwell

Male 1864 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Henry W. Birdwell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 11 Nov 1864  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1914, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Alice Cogburn,   b. 10 Oct 1842, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1909, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1859  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F3184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1864 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Nov 1889 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S430] Toole & Speights "1880 Population Census Sabine County, Texas".

    2. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County, P. O. Newton Enumerated 4 Aug 1870 Page 20 152-154 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Nacogdoches County, Attoyac Vicinity Enumerated 2 June 1900 SD 86 ED 44 Sheet 4B 64-64 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S815] Pike, David Earl "Descendants of Cyrus Cogburn" Updated 24 Sept 2000 ; http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/i/k/David-E-Pike/index.html.

    5. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983.