Samuel Bird
Samuel Bird was born in New Jersey in 1785. He was married to Alice Voorhees. They raised a family of eleven children. This family removed to Shelby County in 1832, and settled in Green Township. Here he entered a piece of land,which be cleared and made himself a home. He died in 1846. His wife died in 1853. Of the children there are six now living. Mrs. Angeletta Frazer was the sixth of these eleven children. She was born in New Jersey in 1824,and was brought by her parents to Shelby County when eight years old. She lived at home with her parents until 1837, when she married John L. Sarver. A short time after their marriage they bought eighty acres of land in the timber. They had but one hundred dollars to pay on this land. They erected themselves a cabin, and commenced to make themselves a home. Within six years of the time they commenced on their place they had it cleared, and paid for, and good buildings erected. A few years further on they had added to this three more eighty acre lots, which were soon put under cultivation. Mr. Sarver was one of the successful farmers of Orange Township. He was born in Virginia. in 1817, and died in 1874. They raised a. family of six children, whose names and date of birth are as follows: Samuel B., 1848; Perry Lee, 1849; Rebeeca M., 1852; Elizabeth A., 1855; John G., 1859; and Jesse, 1862. At the death of Mr. Sarver he left an indebtedness of $1500, which Mrs. Sarver with the help of her children paid off, besides building their home. She has since the death of Mr. Sarver managed the farm herself. In 1875 she married George Frazer, with whom she lived until 1880. She resides on section 36.
Samuel Bird, deceased, was born in New Jersey on the 6th day of May, 1875. He was of English descent. He married Miss Alice Vorhess, a native of New Jersey, born April 9, 1793. They settled in their native State, remained until 1832, when they migrated to Ohio, and located in Shelby County, Green Township, where they passed the remainder of their days. Mr. Bird died August 6, 1847. Mrs. Bird died September 9, 1853. They reared a family of nine children, viz., John, Charity, Gilbert, Samuel, Anngeleta, Martha, James, Joseph, and Margaret. John, James, and Martha are deceased. The other six are all living in Shelby County except Margaret, who lives in Champaign County.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883