Oliver Pryor Bird


Name Oliver Pryor Bird48, Cherryville Twp, ED 85, SD 3, Page 43, dwelling 394, family 422,42, White Pine Post Office, page 17, dwelling 135, family 114,52, Cherryville Twp, ED 76, SD 8, Sheet 12
Birth February 1837126,51, ED 74, SD 8, Sheet 12-B, dwelling 207, family 208
Census 10 June 1860, White Pine P.O., Gaston Co, NC42, White Pine Post Office, page 17, dwelling 135, family 114
Census 17 August 1870, Cherryville, Gaston Co, NC44, page 37, dwelling 294, family 294 (microfilm page 673)
Census 23 June 1880, Cherryville, Gaston Co, NC48, Cherryville Twp, ED 85, SD 3, Sheet 43 (Pryor Byrd entry)
Occupation farmer48, Cherryville Twp, ED 85, SD 3, Page 43, dwelling 394, family 422
Father John Bird (1805->1883)
Mother Nancy Lowe (~1800-<1870)

Spouses
1 Susan Rudisill48, Cherryville Twp, ED 85, SD 3, Page 43, dwelling 394, family 422,44, page 37, dwelling 294, family 294 (microfilm page 673)
Birth about 1834, Lincoln Co, NC44, page 37, dwelling 294, family 294 (microfilm page 673),111
Death about 1882
Father Jonas Rudisill (-1889)
Mother Margaret Beam (1794-1886)
Marriage 1855111
Children Margaret Alice (1860-)
Mary Frances (1866-)
July Etta (1868-)
Barbara (1870-)
2 D. Laura J. Shiers53,51, ED 74, SD 8, Sheet 12-B, dwelling 207, family 208
Birth June 184351, ED 74, SD 8, Sheet 12-B, dwelling 207, family 208
Marriage 29 March 1883, Cherryville, Gaston Co, NC53, p. 92

Notes for Oliver Pryor Bird
Pryor Byrd served in the Civil War.26

In 1900 he and his second wife were living with his widowed daughter Margaret.51, ED 74, SD 8, Sheet 12-B, dwelling 207, family 208
Military
Pryor Byrd enlisted in H Company of the 37th NC Infantry, CSA on 6 October, 1861 as a corporal. He was demoted to private on 15 February, 1862, but was then promoted to Sergeant in March 1862. On 9 August of 1862 he was wounded at Cedar Creek, Va. He appears as AWOL in October, 1862, which probably means he was late returning from sick leave. He was then demoted back down to private. He returned in November of '62. He was wounded again at Chancellorsville, Va on 3 May, 1863. He was surrendered at Appomatox on 9 April, 1865.126,26

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