BIRDWELL Eli Moore "Kit"

Other Events:

• Cemetery Location: Row K, North to South Q
• Census: 1900, Coleman Co, TEXAS
• Census: 1910, Taylor Co, TEXAS
• Census: 1920, Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS
• Census: 1930, Coleman Co, TEXAS

Notes:

* 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 Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Ell Moore Birdwell
Death Date: 9 Jan 1959
Death County: Coleman
Certificate: 36979
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
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* FindAGrave.com
Eli M "Kit" Birdwell
Birth: Oct. 28, 1886
Death: Jul. 9, 1959
Children: Infant Daughter Birdwell (1916 - 1916)
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USAjoseph lilly
Record added: Apr 04, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10719215
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* Gravestone
Atoka Cemetery, Coleman County, TEXAS
- Photo posted on FindAGrave.com and in HEADSTONES.
Birdwell
Eli M. (Kit)
Oct. 28, 1886
July 9, 1959
Mattie B.
Sept. 19, 1887
Apr. 16, 1956
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* Research Notes
- 1910 Census, Taylor Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript, posted in NOTES
- World War 1 Draft Registration Card, BIRDWELL Eli Moore, posted in DOCUMENTS
- 1920 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript, posted in NOTES

Birth:
See Sources for alt place, Johnson Co, TEXAS

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

Census:
1910 Census, Taylor Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Justice Precinct 1, Taylor, Texas
E M Birdwell, Head, 23 [abt 1887], Texas, Married 1 11/12 [abt 1909], Cotton Farmer
Mattie B Birdwell, Wife, 23 [abt 1887], Texas
Srul F [Opal I ] Birdwell, Daughter, 10/12 [abt 1910], Texas

Census:
1920 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Novice, Coleman, Texas
Eli M Birdwell, Head, 33 [abt 1887], Texas, Farmer
Mattie Birdwell, Wife, 32 [abt 1888], Virginia
Opal I Birdwell, Daughter, 11 [abt 1909], Texas

Census:
1930 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Precinct 4, Coleman, Texas
John R Pringle, Head, 70 [abt 1860], Virginia, General Store Merchant
Eli M Birdwell, Lodger, 43 [abt 1887], Texas, General Store Salesman


Buried:
common stone with BIRDWELL, Mattie B.

Eli married PRINGLE BIRDWELL Mattie Beatrice on 19 Apr 1909 in Coleman, Coleman Co, TEXAS. Mattie (daughter of PRINGLE John Richard and FARMER PRINGLE Susan Elizabeth "Susie") was born on 19 Sep 1887 in Tarrant Co, TEXAS; died on 16 Apr 1956 in Coleman, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Atoka Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, Taylor Co, TEXAS
• Census: 1920, Novice, Coleman Co, TEXAS
• Census: 1930, Coleman Co, TEXAS

Notes:

* Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Opal Daniel
Death Date: 11 Dec 1998
Death County: Rockwall
Gender: Female
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
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* Research Notes
- Obituary of BIRDWELL DANIEL Opal Inez, San Angelo Standard-Times, Dec 1998, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TEXAS, posted in DOCUMENTS

Census:
1910 Census, Taylor Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Justice Precinct 1, Taylor, Texas
E M Birdwell, Head, 23 [abt 1887], Texas, Married 1 11/12 [abt 1909], Cotton Farmer
Mattie B Birdwell, Wife, 23 [abt 1887], Texas
Srul F [Opal I ] Birdwell, Daughter, 10/12 [abt 1910], Texas

Census:
1920 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Novice, Coleman, Texas
Eli M Birdwell, Head, 33 [abt 1887], Texas, Farmer
Mattie Birdwell, Wife, 32 [abt 1888], Virginia
Opal I Birdwell, Daughter, 11 [abt 1909], Texas

Census:
1930 Census, Coleman Co, TEXAS, Ancestry.com Transcript
Precinct 4, Coleman, Texas
John B Daniel, Head, 30 [abt 1900], Texas, Farmer
Opal I Daniel, Wife, 21 [abt 1909], Texas

Died:
Opal Inez Birdwell Daniel, 89, died Friday, Dec. 11, 1998, in
Rowlett; Obituary of BIRDWELL DANIEL Opal Inez, San Angelo Standard-Times, Dec 1998, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TEXAS, posted in DOCUMENTS

Opal married DANIEL John B. on 28 Oct 1928. John (son of DANIEL Thomas Beverly and SIMMONS DANIEL Mary Tina (Amba "Tiny")) was born on 27 Feb 1900 in Coleman, Coleman Co, TEXAS; died on 1 Nov 1976 in Coleman, Coleman Co, TEXAS; was buried in Rough Creek Cemetery, Coleman Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Cemetery Location: Grave Stone Unidentified (No Row)

Notes:

* Could be same as "Infant BIRDWELL," grave stone of daughter of Eli Moore BIRDWELL.

* Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, FamilySearch.org Transcript
name: Birdwell
death date: 16 Feb 1916
death place: Novice, Coleman, Texas
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 3 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 13 Feb 1916
birthplace: Novice, Coleman Co., Tex.
marital status: Single
spouse's name:
father's name: Eli Moore Birdwell
father's birthplace: Johnson Co., Texas
mother's name: Mattie Pringle
mother's birthplace: Tarrant Co., Texas
occupation:
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place:
burial date:
additional relatives: X
film number: 2051580
digital film number: 4165875
image number: 2515
reference number: cn3624
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* Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Inf of Eli Moore Birdwell
Death Date: 16 Feb 1916
Death County: Coleman
Certificate: 2624
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
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Cemetery Location:
"The following are said, from various records, to be buried in this cemetery. Most are taken from Coleman County death records..." (source: 5.Atoka Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas Cemetery Directory)

Other Events:

• Cemetery Location: Row K, North to South O

Notes:

* Could be the same as "Baby BIRDWELL," grave stone unidentified.

* Only child of BIRDWELL, Eli Moore "Kit" and PRINGLE, Mattie Beatrice
BIRDWELL, Infant Daughter
b. BET 10 AND 19 FEB 1916
d. BET 16 AND 23 FEB 1916 Coleman Co., Texas
(source: BIRDWELL: Articles of Interest to Birdwell Researchers; Ancestry.com; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~birdtracks/d_3.html)

* Gravestone
Atoka Cemetery, Coleman County, TEXAS
- Photo posted on FindAGrave.com and in HEADSTONES.
INFANT
DAUGHTER OF
Mr & Mrs
E. M. BIRDWELL
FEB 19, 1916
FEB. 23, 1916
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* FindAGrave Memorial and Gravestone Photo" target="_blank">FindAGrave.com
Infant Daughter Birdwell
Birth: Feb. 19, 1916
Death: Feb. 23, 1916
Parents:
Eli M "Kit" Birdwell (1886 - 1959)
Mattie B. Pringle Birdwell (1887 - 1956)
Burial: Atoka Cemetery, Novice (Coleman County), Coleman County, Texas, USA
Created by: Debbie
Record added: Sep 07, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 41677463
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* Gravestone
Atoka Cemetery, Coleman County, TEXAS
- Photo posted on FindAGrave.com
and in HEADSTONES.
Infant
Daughter of
Mr. & Mrs.
E. M. Birdwell
Feb. 19, 1916
Feb. 23, 1916
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Buried:
- "dau of Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Birdwell"

- FindAGrave Memorial and Gravestone Photo

Notes:

* Family History: We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants: A brief history of Novice, its churches [S183]
NOVICE MEMORIES
Alene Birdwell Dorman

Family/Spouse: DORMAN Dale Doremus. Dale was born on 23 Oct 1919 in Irving, Dallas Co, TEXAS; died on 10 Sep 2003 in Abilene, Taylor Co, TEXAS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ROBERTS Renfro Green. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ISENHOUR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CURBOW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BASS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

* Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Charlotte Jean Roberts
Date of Birth: 8 Apr 1953
Gender: Female
Birth County: Taylor
Father's Name: Renfro Green Roberts
Mother's Name: Susie Alene Birdwell
Roll Number: 1953_0013
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
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Family/Spouse: ELY Randon Bond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

* Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Jordan Lane Ely
Date of Birth: 22 Oct 1984
Gender: Male
Birth County: Taylor
Father's Name: Randon Bond Ely
Mother's Name: Charlotte Jean Roberts
Roll Number: 1984_0006
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
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Notes:

* Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Ancestry.com Transcript
Name: Bethany Dawn Ely
Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1982
Gender: Female
Birth County: Potter
Father's Name: Randon Bond Ely
Mother's Name: Charlotte Jean Roberts
Roll Number: 1982_0006
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
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