Bird Cemetery

Bird Cemetery
Established in the 1820’s
North of Forksville, off Rte 87; on Shaffer property, east of Millview
Forks Twp., Sullivan County, PA
Information on stones not marked were provided by a list given to our contributors by Mary Lou & Bill Shaffer. This "List of Graves" was compiled in 1915 by John K. & Ulysses Bird. The names are listed below in "Lots", as they are on the "List of Graves".

Our contributors are:
Mike and Debbie Krause
PO Box 88, Dushore, PA 18614

September 2001

Editor's Note:In February 2010, the Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum (SCHS&M) provided an update that includes previously unlisted interments, as well as addtional information on several of the interments that we did have. This information was extracted from current and old records in the possesssion of that organization. We have color coded those entries in crimson, and express our sincere appreciaton for this information to our colleagues at SCHS&M.

Last Updated: February 2010

Bird Cemetery
Near Forksville, PA
October 26, 2001
Photo Taken by Mike and Debbie Krause

NAME	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	ADDL.INFORMATION
Lot # 1 – Powell Bird Family
Bird, Manoah T.	-----------	November 1911 *	* Per actual obituary
Bird, Alice B.	-----------	Sept. 14, 1893	Wife of M.T. Bird
Bird, Powell Jr.	Jan. 16, 1815	Mar. 8, 1896
Bird, Sarah	Aged 73 years	May 4, 1893	Wife of Powell Bird
Gibbs, Mary A.	Aged 26y, 6m	Feb. 17, 1881	Wife of William L. Gibbs
Gibbs, Frederich	-----------------	Mar. 23, 1872	Son of William L. Gibbs
Bird, Hannah	Aged 20y, 1m, 21d	Nov. 28, 1860	Dau. of Powell Bird, Jr.
Lot # 2 – Part of Richard & Ester Biddle Family
Biddle, Samuel H.	Sept. 6, 1847	Jan. 25, 1863	Children of Richard &Ester Biddle
Biddle, Ann E.	July 10, 1851	Mar. 14, 1863	Children of R.& E. Biddle
Biddle, Margaret	Mar. 23, 1854	Apr. 14, 1856	Children of R.& E. Biddle (Stone in Lot 5)
Biddle, Willis F.	Sept. 18, 1862	Jan. 8, 1863	Children of R.& E. Biddle All 4 names on same stone
Lot # 3-Oliver Bird Family
Bird, Angeline M.	June 22, 1881(?) Hard to read	Jul. 26, 1885	Dau. of Oliver & _?_ Bird
Bird, Mary S.	? Hard to read	Apr. 16, 1883	Dau. of Oliver & _?_ Bird
Bird, Ralph Emerson	-----------------	Mar. 31, 1881	Son of Oliver & _?_ Bird
Lot # 4
Reinbold, Richard S.	Aged 1y, 27d	Oct. 29, 1884
Reinbold, Fannie H.	Sept. 25, 1891	Aug. 26, 1904	Dau. of George & Ruth Reinbold
Reinbold, Ruth H.	-----------	-----------	Field stone marker- Name per "List of Graves" Wife of George Reinbold
Reinbold, George	------------------	-----------------	Field stone marker- Name per "List of Graves"
Lot # 5- Thomas & Mary Norton Family
Norton, Mary (Bird) *	Nov. 8, 1816	Mar. 5, 1902	Wife of Thomas Norton; * D/o George & Sally (King) Bird
Norton, Thomas	Aged 77y, 9m	Feb. 3, 1884	Same stone as James
Norton, James	Aged 3y, 11m, 21d	Oct. 8, 1877	Same stone as Thomas
Norton, Emeline	Aged 14y, 4m. 24d	July 4, 1857	Dau. of Thomas & Mary Norton
Norton, Washington	Aged 25y, 1m, 3d	Sept. 17, 1877	Son of Thomas & Mary Norton
Norton, Ira	Aged 8m	Dec. 19, 1848	Son of Thomas & Mary Norton
Lot # 6 Powell Bird Sr. and George Bird Families
Bird, Sally	Aged 79 yrs	Sept. 8, 1867	Wife of George Bird
Bird, George	"In the 83 year of his age"	July 14, 1872	"Gone Home"
			The following names & Gravesites are from the "List of Graves" They only have fieldstone markers.
Bird, Thomas	Age 1 yr.	Oct. 8, 1819	Son of George & Sally Bird
Bird, William	Age 2 yrs.	Feb. 20, 1828	Son of George & Sally Bird
Bird, Lydia	--------------	June 29, 1832	Wife of Powell Bird, Sr.
Bird, Powell,Sr	Age 80 yrs.	Apr. 23, 1829
Bird, Esther	-----------	----------------	Dau. of Powell Bird, Sr.
Bird, Naoma	-----------	----------------	Dau. of Powell Bird, Sr.
Bird, Ruth	-----------	---------------	Dau. of Powell Bird, Sr.
Bird, Ann	----------	Mar. 21, 1879	Dau. of George & Sally Bird
Lot # 7 John K. & Caroline Bird Family
Waterson, Mrs. Anneta	No date	July 10, 1880 *	Dau. of Mrs. Mary Bird Jones-Fieldstone Marker; * Per actual obituary
Bird, Lincoln	-------------	Feb. 10, 1866	Infant son of John K. & "Carrie" Bird
Bird, John K.	1837	Apr. 10, 1923	Same stone as Caroline K. Bird
Bird, Caroline Yonkin	1844	Jan. 11, 1907	Same stone as John K. Bird
Lot # 8
Bird, Charles	June 21, 1824	Oct. 15, 1897	Same stone as "Hariet" Bird
Bird, "Hariet"	Jan. 12, 1826	Jan. 12, 1903	Same stone as Charles Bird-"Charles Wife"

Bird Cemetery
Commemorative Plaque
October 26, 2001
The plaque marks the two unmarked graves of Powell Bird and his wife, Lydia (Hannant) Bird. The plaque reads:

.........Lydia Hannant Bird...........................Powell Bird
..........................married Sept. 5, 1773
......... B: c 1754....................................B: c 1750
Dilham, Norfolk, England.......................Worstead, Norfolk, England
..........D: 1832......................................D: 1829

The families of Powell Bird, John Warren and William Molyneux were the first white settlers of present day Sullivan County. The 3 men surveyed this area, then known as "Beech Woods" for Joseph Priestly, Jr. in 1794. Bird & Warren moved their families to the area in 1795 and Molyneux brought his family in 1797. The youngest child of Powell and Lydia Bird, Rebecca Bird, was born here January 1, 1797. She was the 1st white child born in Sullivan County. She married William Molyneux's son, Edward on July 11, 1814.
Dedicated July 12, 1997
The Bird Family Descendants

Photo Taken by Mike and Debbie Krause

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