BIRDWELL Elijah Garner "Eli"

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• Cemetery Location: Row K, North to South L
• Census: 1900, Coleman Co, TEXAS

Notes:

* For additional genealogy, visit the Articles of Interest to Birdwell Researchers at Ancestry.com.

Father: BIRDWELL, William B.
Mother: MOORE, Melinda Ann L.
(source: BIRDWELL: Articles of Interest to Birdwell Researchers; Ancestry.com; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~birdtracks/d_3.html)
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* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
Birdwell
In 1886, Eli Birdwell came from Johnson County and bought a section of land south of what is now Novice, and built a small house for his family. Shortly afterward, his wife, Sallie Ellen arrived in Coleman City by train with their four small children. The Birdwells soon built another home- a long, rambling house surrounded by porches or "galleries"- and used the first house as a kitchen and a bunk house for hired hands. Eli and Sallie had four more children. All the children went to school at Rough Creek, one of these children was "Kit" Birdwell. ( one of Eli sisters was Malinda Anna Birdwell White, who was my Great, Grand- Mother, BW) Kit Birdwell stayed in Novice, married Mattie Beatrice Pringle and they lived briefly in Dallas and Kennedale. They were living in Kennedale when Kit was notified by telephone that his brother was critically ill. He understood that it was his mother. Unable to get a jitney, he set out walking, then got a ride to Ft Worth and took the train to Novice. His brother later died. Kit and Mattie moved back to Novice to be near his mother, they farmed and later had a store.

* Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, FamilySearch.org Transcript
name: E G Birdwell
death date: 28 Mar 1910
death place: Novice, Texas
gender: Male
death age: 60 years 1 month 4 days
estimated birth date: 1850
...
place of residence: , Colman, Texas
film number: 2050144
digital film number: 4165820
image number: 508
reference number: 1777
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* Gravestone
Atoka Cemetery, Coleman County, TEXAS
[Photo posted on FindAGrave and in HEADSTONES.]
[Gravestone Graphic - hand with index finger pointing upward]
E. G. Birdwell
Born
Apr. 18, 1850
Died
Mar. 28, 1910
Birdwell
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* FindAGrave.com
E. G. Birdwell
Birth: Apr. 18, 1850
Death: Mar. 28, 1910
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: joseph lilly
Record added: Apr 04, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10719191
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* Research Notes
- 1900 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript, posted in NOTES

Census:
1900 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Justice Precinct 4, Coleman, Texas
Elijah G. Birdwell, Head, 50, Apr 1850, Texas, Married 1879, Farmer
Sarah E Birdwell, Wife, 42, Apr 1858, Texas
Burton C Birdwell, Son, 18, Apt 1882, Texas
Rodolphus L Birdwell, Son, 15, Aug 1884, Texas
Eli M Birdwell, Son, 13, Oct 1886, Texas
Eulah M Birdwell, Daughter, 11, Oct 1888, Texas
Reuben Birdwell, Son, 9, Dec 1890, Texas
Odie L Birdwell, Daughter, 7, Jan 1893, Texas

Elijah married HOFFMAN BIRDWELL Sarah E. "Sallie" on 9 Jan 1879 in Johnson Co, TEXAS. Sarah (daughter of HOFFMAN) was born on 19 Apr 1858 in TEXAS; died on 16 Apr 1938 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried on 17 Apr 1938 in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BIRDWELL DEAKINS Ada Mae "Deak" was born on 11 Jan 1880 in TEXAS; died on 14 Mar 1969 in Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
2. BIRDWELL Burton Carl (Berton) (G.) was born on 30 Apr 1882 in TEXAS; died on 2 Jan 1919 in Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
3. BIRDWELL Rodolphus Lee was born in Aug 1884 in TEXAS.
4. BIRDWELL Eli Moore "Kit" was born on 28 Oct 1886 in Kennedale, Tarrant Co, TEXAS; died on 9 Jul 1959 in Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
5. BIRDWELL Eulah Myrtle was born in Oct 1888 in TEXAS.
6. BIRDWELL Reuben (Ruben) Cooper (Casper) was born on 18 Dec 1891 in Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 22 Feb 1966 in Spearman, Hansford Co, TEXAS.
7. BIRDWELL MORRIS Oda L. "Odie" was born on 29 Jan 1891 in TEXAS; died on 10 Apr 1931; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
8. BIRDWELL Charlie was born on 18 Sep 1895; died on 16 Jun 1896; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS.
9. BIRDWELL WIDEMAN Gertrude Oma was born on 12 Dec 1896 in TEXAS; died on 19 Jun 1964 in Lubbock Co, TEXAS.
10. BIRDWELL R. Lee

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• Other Online Tree: Y

Notes:

* Additional Family Tree
Slover-Becker Family @ Ancestry.com [S107]
Parents
George Washington Birdwell 1791 - 1880
Matilda Garner 1798 - 1880
Siblings
Martha Birdwell
Marshall Birdwell 1812 -
Sarah S Birdwell 1814 -
Thomas Garner Birdwell 1815 - 1880
Mary Birdwell 1824 -
Samuel Birdwell 1824 -
Henry Leeper Birdwell 1826 -
Rebecca B Birdwell 1828 -
Nancy Birdwell 1830 -
Margaret Birdwell 1832 -
John Mancel Birdwell 1833 - 1910
James A Birdwell 1836 -
Joseph W Birdwell 1840 - 1915
Spouse 1 Mary 1834 -
Children
Mary A Birdwell 1858 -
Margaret A Birdwell 1865 -
Martha Birdwell 1876 -
Spouse 2 Malinda Anna Moore 1825 - 1880
Children
Matilda Jane Birdwell 1845 -
Eiljah Garner Birdwell 1850 - 1919
Ernest Aaron Birdwell 1853 - 1923
William Birdwell 1854 -
Tennessee Birdwell 1855 -
Daniel Birdwell 1861 - 1942
Malinda Ann Birdwell 1864 - 1942
Maggie Birdwell 1864 -
Richard Birdwell 1869 - 1947
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William married MOORE BIRDWELL Malinda Anna. Malinda was born in 1825 in ALABAMA; died after 1880 in TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married GARNER BIRDWELL Matilda. Matilda was born on 14 Jul 1798 in GEORGIA; died on 13 Feb 1880 in Young Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moses married UNKNOWN BIRDWELL [Mrs. Moses). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]