Brief Life History of Bird
When Bird Waite was born on 22 June 1871, in Grundy, Missouri, United States, her father, John G. Waite, was 21 and her mother, Cora Elizabeth Welty, was 21. She married Charles Muff on 21 February 1900, in Grundy, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Wilson Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Trenton Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 31 July 1925, in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Birdie Muff in household of Charles Muff, "United States Census, 1900"
- Bird W Wait Muff, "Find A Grave Index"
- Bird Wait in entry for Charles Muff, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a watchman, either in a town or castle, from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman, member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter ). In the Middle Ages the town waits typically combined the functions of watchmen and musicians through being trumpeters or pipers. There may also have been some late confusion with White or Wheat .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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