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Catherine “Katy” Bird

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
3 Sep 1909 (aged 103–104)
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Miss Catherine Bird {Colored} died in Canton, Illinois at the age of 104 on 9-3-1909.

She was born a slave in Virginia, and moved North during the Civil War, and was at one time Nurse for ex-Governor Richard Yates of Illinois.

She was also known as "Antie".
Miss Catherine Bird {Colored} died in Canton, Illinois at the age of 104 on 9-3-1909.

She was born a slave in Virginia, and moved North during the Civil War, and was at one time Nurse for ex-Governor Richard Yates of Illinois.

She was also known as "Antie".

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