Charles Allen Birdwell

17 September 1840–24 October 1878 (Age 38)
Lawrence, Alabama, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Allen

When Charles Allen Birdwell was born on 17 September 1840, in Lawrence, Alabama, United States, his father, Colonel Allen B. Birdwell, was 38 and his mother, Lucinda Ross, was 34. He married Nancy Ellen Rainbolt on 20 December 1866, in Nacogdoches Land District, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1860 and Texas, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 24 October 1878, at the age of 38, and was buried in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Allen Birdwell
1840–1878
Nancy Ellen Rainbolt
1848–1938
Marriage: 20 December 1866
Bernice or Bennie Laura Birdwell
1867–1954
Ada Belle Birdwell
1869–1944

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 December 1866Nacogdoches Land District, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1843
    Age 3
    Historical Boundaries: 1843: Rusk, Republic of Texas 1845: Rusk, Texas, United States
    1844 · German Immigration to Texas
    Age 4
    Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
    1857
    Age 17
    Historical Boundaries 1857: Denton, Texas, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire named Birdwell, from Old English bridd ‘bird’ + wella ‘spring, stream’, or from Bridwell in Devon or Bridewell in Wiltshire, the first element of which may be an Old English word, brīd ‘surging’. The surname is now very rare in the British Isles.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (13)

    • Charles Birdwell, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Charles A Birdwell, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
    • Charlie Birdwell in entry for Ada Birdwell Crain, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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