7. Rebecca Lytle was born on 18 Jul 1807. She died on 25 Mar 1865.
She was married to Wilson Lee Bird
on 22 May 1828. Wilson Lee Bird was born on 5 Apr
1807. He appeared on the census in 1850 in McDowell County, NC. Bird, Wilson
43 a farmer with property valued at $800.00; Rebecca 43; Martha M. 18; Eliza
S. 15; Albert L. 13; Mary E. 11; Margaret 9; James 5. He appeared on the
census in 1860 in McDowell County, NC. Bird, W.L. 54; (father). Hicks, Martha
28 (daughter); Rebecca 8 (gd); A.L. 5 (gs); and Emily 2 (gd). He appeared on
the census in 1870 in McDowell County, NC. Bird, Wilson L. 62; Mary 37; Thomas
L. 3; Sarah 1. He died about 1886. He was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Old Fort,
NC. Wilson Lee Bird was a son of Rev. Richard Bird born 27 August 1769, died
26 July 1856, and his wife Elizabeth Westlake b. 22 April 1780, died 23 May 1853.
Both are buried at "Old" Ebenezer Cemetery, McDowell County, NC.
Rebecca Lytle and Wilson Lee Bird had the following children:
+38 i.
Elizabeth Ann Bird.
+39 ii.
Martha M. Bird.
+40 iii.
Susan Selina Bird.
+41 iv.
Eliza Sophronia Bird.
+42 v.
Albert Lytle Bird.
+43 vi.
Mary Elvira Bird.
+44 vii.
Margaret Miranda Bird.
45 viii.
James A. Bird was born on 7 Apr 1845. He died on 20 Nov 1915. He was
buried in West Marion UMC Cemetery, Marion, NC.
46 ix.
Lydia Almira Bird was born on 15 Jan 1848.
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