So, I will put out into the world what I know with supporting documentation. William Birdsell was born in 1832 in Ohio. Here is his grave. We can also find him in the 1850 census. At that time he was living in a house with Martin, Mary, Reuben, John and Jane.
Some believe that Reuben is his father. Since Reuben is 32 and William is 17, I find that highly unlikely. It is believed, but no proof yet that Jane and John are William's siblings. Abram, whom several of us believe is William's father, can be found in the 1850 census living with the Abediah Preston family. Not only is Abram (referred to as Abraham) in the Preston household, but so is a 16 year old female, name Lelilia Birdsell. This is believed to be another sibling to William.
Abram's wife, Margaret died in 1842. Her birth and death years are found here. I'm very confident that this is his wife. I know he is the brother who married her. Abram and Margaret are the second entry.
So, with these two pieces of documents I can prove that Abram and Margaret were married. I can prove that William was born in Ohio. The year doesn't match up to the correct year, but it's close enough for census taking in 1850.
I can suspect that William had two sisters and one brother. I can't find anything of proof regarding the sisters or brother.
I do know that Abram married again in 1858. I have that document on my computer, too. If any of the relatives would like copies of any of these documents, let me know. I am more than happy to share them with you.
It is my goal to make sure that anything we put out there as fact has something to back it up. I'm tired of seeing wrong information.
I do have a somewhat promising lead for New York. Time will tell if I've hit pay dirt or if it's a dry well. Which means I need another day off.
I do hope that anyone using this information uses it as it is...use the facts, and keep the speculation as just that until it's proven or disproven.
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