Daughter of Patrick Wilson and Sarah Patton Wilson.

Married to Wilson Lee Bird around 1866.

Wilson and Mary were the parents of:
Thomas L Bird(1867-1901)
Sarah Bird(unk-unk)
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Bird
Age in 1870: 37
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 34
Home in 1870: Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Old Fort
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Father: Wilson L Bird
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilson L Bird 62
Mary Bird 37
Thomas L Bird 3
Sarah Bird

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M. Bird
Age: 45
Birth Date: Abt 1835
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 105
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Wilson L. Bird
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Name Age
Wilson L. Bird 73
Mary M. Bird 45
Thomas L. Bird 12

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M Bird
Age: 66
Birth Date: Aug 1833
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: High Shoals, Rutherford, North Carolina
Street: Ladshaw
House Number: 44
Sheet Number: 24
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 455
Family Number: 457
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: Number of Living Children: 1
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Bird 32
Laura M Bird 29
Charles Bird 12
John Bird 11
Nora Bird 8
Robert Bird 5
Gladdis Bird 2
Mary M Bird 66

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary M Byrd
Age: 85
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Aunt
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James A Wilson 63
Jane Wilson 73
Jefferson D Wilson 59
Mary M Byrd 85

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
Name: Mary M. Bird
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 89y 1m 12d
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1834
Birth Place: Buncombe Co.,
Death Date: 15 Jun 1924
Death Place: Buncombe, North Carolina
Burial Date: 16 Jun 1924
Burial Place: Swannanoa, NC
Cemetery: Piney Grove Church
Father: Patrick Wilson
Mother: Sallie Patton
Reference ID: cn 243
FHL Film Number: 4216207