William Bird was educated at William Jewell College. He married Mattie Vincil, daughter of Dr. J.D. Vincil on 26 October 1871 in Columbia, Missouri. In 1887, when his health was failing, he moved to California to see if a change of climate would help.
On Tuesday, February 13, 1866, the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, MO, was robbed of about $60,000 by the Jesse James gang. Greenup Bird was the cashier on duty that morning along with his son, William, the clerk. The robbers forced the pair into the bank vault, and tried to lock them inside. They escaped from the vault and sounded the alarm as the robbers fled on horseback.
----------
- Civil War Service: Pvt. McMillan's Clay County Volunteer Missouri Militia (Union)
- Sergeant Major, Company L, 4th Provision Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)- Company F. 48th Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)Souce: Divided Loyalties: Civil War Soldiers Buried in Clay County, Missouri c. 2013 by: Clay County Archives
On Tuesday, February 13, 1866, the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, MO, was robbed of about $60,000 by the Jesse James gang. Greenup Bird was the cashier on duty that morning along with his son, William, the clerk. The robbers forced the pair into the bank vault, and tried to lock them inside. They escaped from the vault and sounded the alarm as the robbers fled on horseback.
----------
- Civil War Service: Pvt. McMillan's Clay County Volunteer Missouri Militia (Union)
- Sergeant Major, Company L, 4th Provision Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)- Company F. 48th Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)Souce: Divided Loyalties: Civil War Soldiers Buried in Clay County, Missouri c. 2013 by: Clay County Archives
William Bird was educated at William Jewell College. He married Mattie Vincil, daughter of Dr. J.D. Vincil on 26 October 1871 in Columbia, Missouri. In 1887, when his health was failing, he moved to California to see if a change of climate would help.
On Tuesday, February 13, 1866, the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, MO, was robbed of about $60,000 by the Jesse James gang. Greenup Bird was the cashier on duty that morning along with his son, William, the clerk. The robbers forced the pair into the bank vault, and tried to lock them inside. They escaped from the vault and sounded the alarm as the robbers fled on horseback.
----------
- Civil War Service: Pvt. McMillan's Clay County Volunteer Missouri Militia (Union)
- Sergeant Major, Company L, 4th Provision Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)- Company F. 48th Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)Souce: Divided Loyalties: Civil War Soldiers Buried in Clay County, Missouri c. 2013 by: Clay County Archives
On Tuesday, February 13, 1866, the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, MO, was robbed of about $60,000 by the Jesse James gang. Greenup Bird was the cashier on duty that morning along with his son, William, the clerk. The robbers forced the pair into the bank vault, and tried to lock them inside. They escaped from the vault and sounded the alarm as the robbers fled on horseback.
----------
- Civil War Service: Pvt. McMillan's Clay County Volunteer Missouri Militia (Union)
- Sergeant Major, Company L, 4th Provision Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)- Company F. 48th Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)Souce: Divided Loyalties: Civil War Soldiers Buried in Clay County, Missouri c. 2013 by: Clay County Archives
Inscription
RESURGAM (Latin: "I shall rise again") and "My flesh shall rest in hope."
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
