Birdie Leone (Perdew) Bryden was the 2nd of 12 children born to:
Rufus Putnam 'Putt' Perdew Sr., b. Aug. 14, 1854 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA. and d. Sep. 7, 1939 in Upland, San Bernardino County, CA. &
(2nd wife), Georgianna (Day) Perdew, b. May 16, 1873 in Etiwanda, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jan. 11, 1932 in San Bernardino County, CA.

Putt and Anna Perdew's children were:
1. Daisy May Perdew, b. Feb. 3, 1890 in San Bernardino, S.B. Co., CA. and d. Jul. 16, 1938 in Chino, S. B. Co., CA. Daisy marr. Christian William Niederman.
2) Birdie Leone Perdew, b. Nov. 2, 1892 in Etiwanda, S. B. Co., CA. and d. 1978 in Upland, S. B. Co., CA. Birdie married Adam Bryden.
3) Josie Perdew, b. Nov. 11, 1894 and d. Nov. 13, 1905 at the age of 11.
4) Rufus Putnam Jr. ('Doc') Perdew, b. Jun. 11, 1897 in Grapeland, S.B. Co., CA. and d. Jul. 4, 1948 in Ontario, S.B. Co., CA. 'Doc' married Ernestina Carpena.
5) Florence Perdew, b. Jul. 10, 1900 in San Bernardino, S.B. Co., CA. and d. abt. 1970 in Upland, S.B. Co., CA. Florence marr. Carl Stewart Graves,
6) Mary ('Mame') Perdew, b. Sep. 2, 1902 in Etiwanda, S. B. Co., CA. and d. May 2, 1975 in San Antonio Hospital, Upland, S.B. Co., CA. 'Mame' marr. Louis Clinton Lamb.
7) Etta Mae (changed from Henrietta Wanda) Perdew, b. Sep. 19, 1904 in San Bernardino, S. B. Co., CA. and d. Dec. 17, 1975, in Upland, S.B. Co., CA. 'Etta' marr. Peryman Hubbard Evans.
8) George Ralph Perdew, b. Jan. 11, 1907 in San Bernardino,S.B. Co., CA. and d. abt. 1971, in San Jacinto, Riverside Co., CA. Ralph marr. 1) Dorothy Kaufman, 2) Marcia __ and 3) Grace Zingler.
9) Victor Perdew, b. Jan. 5, 1909 in Etiwanda, S. B. Co., CA. and d. Sep. 8, 1962, Lake Arrowhead, S.B. Co., CA. Victor marr. 1) Odessa McLaughlin and 2) Mrs. Joyce L. (Russell) Sather.
10) Hazel Elizabeth Perdew, b. Mar. 28, 1911 in Etiwanda, S.B. Co., CA. and d. May 8, 1977, San Bernardino, S. B. Co., CA. Hazel marr. Theodore Roosevelt Lamb.
11) Douglas Steven(s) Perdew, b. Jan. 5, 1914 in Upland, S.B. Co., CA. and d. Mar. 2, 1958 in Medford, Jackson Co., OR. Douglas marr. Sara Harrietta Mapstead.
12) Benjamin Greenberry Ferdinand Perdew ( Greenberry Ferdinand Rubidoux Benton 'Benjamin' Perdew), b. Jan. 6, 1916 in Upland, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Oct. 25, 1977 in Joplin, Jasper, MO. Benjamin marr. 1) Maudie Balding/Baldwin and 2) Mrs. Vada (Lewis) Campbell.

Rufus Putnam Sr. also had three other children by his first wife, who died in childbirth:
1) Grace Lillian (Perdew) Warner
2) Belle W. (Perdew) (Van Koevering)
3)'Baby', died at birth, 7 Nov., 1887.

The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 2, Sat., Apr. 17, 1909
SNAKES ARE SCARCER AT ETIWANDA
A Young Lady of the Colony Proves Her Prowess In a Battle With Rattlers and Has Also Trophies to Show
Who said rattlesnakes?
Miss Birdie Perdew of Etiwanda, is proving her prowess as a hunter of his snakeship, having been fairly slaughtering them about her father's ranch at Etiwanda. As an idea of what she can do in this line, it is stated that she dispatched three reptiles within less than a half hour, yesterday, and not one of them but showed fight. Miss Perdew's courage and skill have made her the most talked of young lady in the Etiwanda section. Her father, Put Perdew, has also taken a hand in snake extermination, but the laurels all fall to the young lady.
Since the rising temperature of spring has announced the end of winter the snakes have been coming forth from their long sleep, and it has been seen that they are more numerous than possibly ever before. One family had a harrowing experience, finding the six months old infant of the household seated on the kitchen floor and cooing enticingly at a big reptile which was poking its head through a knot hole in the floor.
Such a report as this sent Miss Perdew into the field against snakes in general and rattlers in particular, and she has pursued her campaign with an earnestness which is already beginning to tell upon the common enemy.

Adam Bryden and Birdie Perdew were married Dec. 26, 1911 in Los Angeles, L. A. Co., CA.

Adam and Birdie Bryden had one child:
William Vernon Bryden, b. July 19, 1914 in Etiwanda, CA. and d. Feb. 11, 1985 in Orange Co., CA. He marr. Mrs. Orpha Ownby.

In the 1920 U.S. census, 27 yr. old Birdie L. Bryden, b. in CA., was living on 8th Ave. in Upland with her
37 yr. old husband, Adam, a laborer for the water company, b. in Canada
5 yrs. 6 mth. old son, William V. Bryden, B. in CA.
Adam immigrated to the U.S. in 1892 and his citizenship was pending.

In the 1930 U.S. census, 37 yr. old Birdie Bryden, a laborer in a citrus fruit packing house, b. in CA., was living at 731 Pine St. in Upland, S.B. Co., CA. with her
48 yr. old Adam Bryden, a clerk for a public service corporation, b. in Canada
15 yr. old son, Vernon Bryden, b. in CA.
Adam was 31 years old and Birdie was 20 when they married.
Adam immigrated to the U.S. in 1891 and was now a naturalized citizen.

In the 1940 U.S. census, 48 yr. old Birdie L. Bryden, a citrus packer, b. in CA., was living in a home (not a farm) at 639 Pine Street in Upland, San Bernardino, CA. with her
59 yr. old husband, Adam Bryden, a miner/contractor working on his own account, b. in Canada
25 yr. old son, William Vernon Bryden, a citrus laborer, b. in CA.
The family was living in the same house in 1935.
The highest grade Adam and Birdie had completed was 8th.
William Vernon Bryden had finished one year of college.
Adam had been unemployed for 52 weeks.
Birdie worked 42 hours in the week prior to the census and 50 weeks in 1939. She had an income of $500.
William Vernon Bryden had worked 42 hours in the week prior to the census, but his income was listed as 0.