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Reuben Birmingham of Anson County, NC

djparker2004 — 2012-05-18 17:45:18Z

In searching for the parents of Reuben Birmingham, who married Charity Newsom (which has been the WORST brick wall I’ve ever encountered), I ran across something that showed a lawsuit filed around 1875 by Reuben Birmingham against his sister-in-law, Mary A. Birmingham, for land owned by her deceased husband, Joshua Birmingham, in Marshall County, Mississippi. (Joshua Birmingham had no children, and he died on November 29, 1867.) The important part of this was that the abstract of the court records mentioned that Reuben and some of his siblings filed the lawsuit. I requested copies of the court documents to get the names of the siblings who filed suit with him. Obviously one brother was Joshua. Other siblings named in the lawsuit were: John Birmingham, Thomas Birmingham, and Jane Birmingham Kelly, wife of Richard Kelly. The one major breakthrough in this was Jane Birmingham Kelly, her husband's name having been specifically mentioned in the lawsuit. On Ancestry.com, I located a Mary Jane Birmingham, born 1832 in Anson County, NC, who married Noah Richardson Kelly. Mary Jane’s parents were John Birmingham and Nancy Dabbs. They also had children named John and Thomas, but no Reuben or Joshua.

If this helps anyone looking for the father of Reuben (NOT the Civil War Soldier John Reuben b. 1825), please share your information with us all. I will be happy to share copies of the documents I received from the court upon request.

Re: Birminghams in Arkansas

ccphil — 2012-05-08 16:03:56Z

Hello Ms. Hoover,
I'm not sure you are still researching your Birmingham family but I am the granddaughter of J.T. Birmingham who I believe was a cousin to Minton Birmingham. We don't know much about the family but have been trying to research them. You can reach me at cledased@msn.com. Cleda Phillips

Thomas Birmingham, 1813-1891

kclark62 — 2012-04-23 22:46:36Z

I am looking for any information on Thomas Birmingham, born in Ireland abt 1813, married Margaret Tarpey/Tarpin,and immigrated to the US abt 1850. He lived in Brooklyn for abt 5-6 years, then moved to St Paul, Mn. He passed away in St Paul in 1891.

Thomas was a relative of my maternal GGGrandmother, Sabina
Birmingham, who married Patrick O'Connor abt 1840. They lived near Frenchpark, County Roscommon.

Any help or information would be greatly appreciated

Re: Booklet on the Birminghams

pspdesigns — 2012-03-13 21:46:38Z

I don't think this person is on anymore. I also requested this Booklet but no answer. I don't think anyone ever got a copy. If they did I would love to hear from them :O)

Re: Booklet on the Birminghams

nice1smith — 2012-01-11 21:46:30Z

I have just seen your post re: Birmingham booklet. I would love to have a copy of the booklet, too. Happy to pay any expences that you may incur. Please let me know if you still are able to share this info.

Thank you

Cathy Smith
Midland Ontario Canada

Re: Greenberry Birmingham

melissa_anderson1 — 2011-11-12 23:55:08Z

I have a greenberry birmingham on my Family record sheet. I have his parents as John Carel Birmingham and Nancy Jane Moore. Hope that helps.

Re: John Birmingham d 1743 co Mayo, Ire Tuam will index

melissa_anderson1 — 2011-11-12 23:47:41Z

Can you tell me if he was married to Elizabeth Brown?

Birmingham in Co. Galway

victosyoung — 2011-10-22 06:35:23Z

I believe I have ancestors that came from County Galway in the mid 1800s. I have the names Patrick, Thomas & Maria Birmingham who emigrated freely to Australia around 1854. Their parents were Michael Birmingham & Mary O'Brien. The immigration documents state only 'Ballynakill' as their place of origin.

I'd really appreciate info from anyone who knows anything about the Birminghams from that part of Ireland.

Re: Booklet on the Birminghams

victosyoung — 2011-10-22 06:07:00Z

Hi Terry,

I'm descended from Irish Birminghams that eventually found their way to Australia as well. I'm reasonably certain my Birminghams come from a town called Ballynakill in Galway County. If you know anything about the Birminghams from that part of the world any help would be most appreciated. Do you have the Birmingham booklet in digital form? My email is victos_young@hotmail.com if you're able to send it electronically.

Cheers,
Victoria

Has anyone gotten a copy of the Birmingham Booklet???

pspdesigns — 2011-08-08 21:06:56Z

I would love to get a copy if anyone is willing to share. I live in Milw., WI.

Tracirose

Re: Booklet on the Birminghams

pspdesigns — 2011-07-29 21:13:13Z

Hi Terry,
If you happen to still peruse these boards I would also love to get a copy of this book. I am tracing my husbands family right now and kind of hit a wall.

Thanks much,
Tracy

Thomas Birmingham, County Roscommon and NYC.....Info sought

peggy9561 — 2011-07-21 14:16:57Z

Thomas Birmingham, born in Ballinglough, County Roscommon around the 1879-1880. He arrived in NYC around 1899-1901. He either met Mary Glynn here in NYC and they married here in NYC are they met in County Roscommon and married there. That part was never clear. Thomas left a brother, Patrick in Roscommon. That bit I found in grandpa's (Thomas') obituary. Thomas and Mary had 3 children, Thomas Jr., Mary Ellen and Margaret Ann (all deceased in the 1980's).
Grandpa Thomas and Grandma Mary both died in 1954 3 months apart.
Should anyone have any information please reply. Thanks in advance.

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

pspdesigns — 2011-06-30 20:36:00Z

I would also be very interested in any additional info you have for West Birmingham. He is my husbands great great grandfather. I believe his fathers name is William who was born in 1791. Any info yuo can provide would be so helpful!

Ellen Birmingham, Zerbe, Pa

BSchwartz7471 — 2011-04-01 18:51:50Z

from an undated/unnamed newspaper clipping

Mrs. Ellen Birmingham

Mrs. Ellen Birmingham, 91, the oldest resident of Zerbe, died at Potsville Hospital Friday afternoon after several weeks' illness.

Born in Zerbe, where she spent her entire life, Mrs. Birmingham was a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Walsh) McGann.

Mrs. Birmingham was a member of Sacred Heart Church of Zerbe. Her husband Michael died 13 years ago.

Surviving are: the following children, Mrs. Edward Skelly, Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. George Frew, Zerbe; Mrs. Harry Bambrick, Tremont; Mrs. John Firth, Pottsville; Mrs. Walter Lavalis, Zerbe, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral from her late residence in Zerbe on Tuesday morning. Mass in Sacred Heart Church with interment in the parish cemetery. Ritzel Funeral Home, Minersville, has charge.

John F. "Jack" Birmingham Jr., of Brookline,son of the late John F. and Virginia;

KENNELLYMARKA — 2011-02-17 04:32:45Z

John F. Birmingham Jr.
Brookline

John F. "Jack" Birmingham Jr., of Brookline, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. He was the son of the late John F. and Virginia; beloved brother of William P. (Lynne), of Peters Township, Nancy Birmingham, of Brookline, and the late Kathleen (Dennis) Quinten, of Carrick; also many nieces and nephews. Jack was a member of Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local No. 2. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening only, at FRANK F. DeBOR FUNERAL HOME INC., 1065 Brookline Blvd., 412-561-0380. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Church of the Resurrection.
Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh ,

Re: Ira D. Birmingham, Shepardsville MI, 1879-1966

RTurner8923 — 2010-11-18 17:15:18Z

Mary
you indicated that Norman Birmingham was your great grandfather. Who did Norman Birmingham b. 1825, d. 1882 in Vicksburg but buried in Vaughan, Ms. marry? I would like to exchange information on this family with you. You can contact me at bobturn2@att.net

James Arthur Birmingham

k2w22830 — 2010-11-17 03:20:40Z

James Arthur Birmingham: B>Aug 19 1896..D> May 27 1979 : Landess Funeral Home. I found this memory card ( bought this book at a yard sale) in an old book. I hope it helps someone out

John Birmingham 1807-1886, Kilmurry County Clare

Bogieclan — 2010-11-15 21:37:47Z

Married to Mary O'Leary 1822-1897 from Tipperary. Both immigrated to Batavia, New York. Had at least one child Honora Birmingham. Looking for any information on family in Ireland.

John Frederick Birmingham

2taylors_1 — 2010-08-13 11:30:23Z

Hi
I am hoping someone will be able to help me or point me in the right direction. I am trying to find more info on a John Frederick Birmingham, born around 1861-1863. He married Annie Cook in 1900 in Marylebone. From the 1871 England census it says he was born in Cork. In the 1911 census though it says he was born in Marylebone. I am having absolutely no luck at all confirming where he was born and who his mother is. I am pretty sure his father is also John Birmingham. I think his mother is Catherine Connell, but until I can confirm this through his birth I am reluctant to go further down this path in case this is wrong. I have tried everywhere I can think of to try and find out something about his birth. If you have any ideas I would really appreciate it!
thanks
Liz

John Birmingham d 1743 co Mayo, Ire Tuam will index

JanWaugh — 2010-08-03 01:00:17Z

COI Tuam Diocese Wills Index film 100917 item 3. Some sections of pages were destroyed. Town named is residence.
John Birmingham, Kilebegg, Mayo 1743

James Birmingham

dpsutton — 2010-06-24 00:56:02Z

Seeking anyone with information on a James Birmingham who was born in Ireland ca 1842. In 1880 he is reported in the household of my James O'Brien and Mary Cushing O'Brien in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is noted as James' uncle. Cannot determine where in Ireland either came from. Also living with the family was Patrick McCawley, b. ca 1871 in Ireland. He is noted as a cousin to James.

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

flanshouse — 2010-06-23 04:48:44Z

Thanks. I'm out of town working for a couple of weeks but will get in touch on my return.

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

pbreit75331 — 2010-06-20 14:32:39Z

West was born in Mayo cty Ireland abt 1825, and joined the British army, I have him on the 1851 census as a soldier in Westminister. Some time after that he was stationed in Bermuda, where I believe he met and married his wife and had some of their children, then was transfered to Nova Scotia, Br headquarters for the West Indies forces. He then got out of the army and moved to London, Ontario, and became a grocer. If this information sounds like the Birmingham's you are researching, please contact me by email, p.breit@sbcglobal.net , and I will send you more family info and connect you with other family members.

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

patbird195 — 2010-06-19 20:29:22Z

Just wondering where in west Indies was West T Birmingham from (I am researching Birmingham name)
Thanks

Re: Mylar Birmingham

patbird195 — 2010-06-19 00:34:33Z

Check out www.thepeerage.com and try Bermingham

Re: Birmingham from Ireland

patbird195 — 2010-06-19 00:17:14Z

Are you still using this site?
What part of Ireland?
Both Birmingham and Bodkin names popular in Galway.

Re: James Birmingham from Ire

patbird120 — 2010-06-14 23:07:18Z

Birminghams common in Galway, Offaly and Kildare maybe a start there.

Re: Any relatives out there?

patbird120 — 2010-06-14 23:05:32Z

Any relation to Galway Birminghams?

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

pbreit75331 — 2010-06-11 17:36:12Z

Great to meet you. West was my wife's gggrandfather. I have for a little over a year being doing research on her family, and have made fantastic progress. Am in contact with cousins in Michigan and England, and they would be excited to meet you also. I have quite a bit of information that I would be more than glad to share with you. Contact me directly--p.breit@sbcglobal.net

Re: West T Birmingham, soldier in Bermuda, grocer in Canada

flanshouse — 2010-06-11 06:56:42Z

I would be the great-grand son of the Mary Flannery you mention. Just started with this ancestry thing. It can become an obsession.

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

Daffodilly1 — 2010-05-23 21:28:07Z

There was only one Sarah in this family . She was born 1799 and died by the side of the road on the Monaro about 1858 of exposure to the night air.

Joseph Arthur Birmingham

gruton — 2010-05-14 14:28:57Z

Story is that he was born in England and ended up coming to Quebec sometime in the late 1800's with his two older brothers because they were orphaned. Don't know the brothers names or parents either. He married Mary Belanger and had 3 children, Timothy, Rose and John. John was my grandfather born in 1915. He's the only one of the 3 kids to marry and have children himself. Any one have any info on Joseph or his brothers?

BIRMINGHAM Betty 1931 1993 wife mother and sister

t42Hilltop_DalCoTX — 2010-04-05 12:29:44Z

BIRMINGHAM Betty 1931 1993 wife mother and sister

DavidStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Hilltop Memorial Park Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 212,975 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.com
If you have more info, please reply here rather than emailing me because this is not my family.

BIRMINGHAM John praying hands

t42Hilltop_DalCoTX — 2010-04-05 12:29:34Z

BIRMINGHAM John praying hands

DavidStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Hilltop Memorial Park Cemetery, Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 212,975 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.com
If you have more info, please reply here rather than emailing me because this is not my family.

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

Daffodilly1 — 2010-02-18 12:29:51Z

Ann and John had Mary 1797, Sarah 1899, a babe that preumably died in 1800 0r 1801, will have to check and a little girl Harriet in 1810 who died 1817 and was buried in the Old Burying Ground at Liverpool. The babe was born during the Christmas Floods and is mentioned in a letter that John sent to the Col Sec requesting assistancce as 4 pigs and mush of his crops had been washed away and his nwife had gone into labour 'because of the fright of the water in the house' He also stated that he had 2 sick children. Mary and Sarah. Dene

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

Mjalyn — 2010-02-18 11:57:21Z

Yes it is still the same. is. We knew Hannah/Ann never fit married we actually thought it was interesting an Irish catholic with an english Protestant

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

Daffodilly1 — 2010-02-18 10:32:28Z

Hi Maria,
I have heaps of extra information now on Mary's family although Mary's Mother Ann/Hannah/Honour continues to hide herself pretty well. Plenty of new info on William and also on Simon and his wife Ann nee Mitchell and also Mary's sister Sarah. Ann Mitchell also comes from an interesting family and has been lots of fun to research although I have not yet been able to bury her which is a little sad. None of the records I have found give Ann/H/H's place of birth just that she was tried at the Tholsall in Dublin and her crime as well as her partner in crime and their punishments. There is no record of a marriage between Ann and John Hopkins and Samuel Marsden refers to her as John's concubine in one of the musters. Also he left his estate to Mary and Sarah and did not even mention Ann in his will. Is your e-mail still the same.
Dene

Re: Birminghams/Berminghams in New York

celticmule1 — 2010-02-17 13:33:18Z

Irene,
Please contact me at celtic-mule@hotmail.com.
Karen

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

mjalyn69 — 2010-02-16 23:32:15Z

sorry hit enter before I was finished, she in turn actually married a convict from the UK.

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

mjalyn69 — 2010-02-16 23:30:59Z

Do you have a copy of this information? Hannah/Ann is my many great grandmother. We are descended from Mary.

Re: Birminghams/Berminghams in New York

irenecarter11 — 2010-02-16 21:00:07Z

Hi karen.sorry i have not been checking my family tree for a while.I spent 2 years finding my ancesters. and i gave it a break.now i am back on to it kind regards irene

Re: Birmingham's in Ireland

Daffodilly1 — 2010-02-16 18:11:06Z

We don't know where Hannah/Ann was born. We only know from the records that she was born about 1770. She was tried in Dublin and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing 4 deerskins from her employer. She entered into a relationship in Sydney NSW with John Hopkins and is listed in at least one muster as his concubine. She received nothing from his will when he died his estate being left to his two surviving daughters Mary born 1797 and Sarah born 1799. They had a child in 1800, no further records and a daughter Harriot in 1810 she died in 1817. Mary died by her own hand in 1835 and Sarah died about 1858 in the Monaro district. Dene

Re: Michael Birmingham, Tulla, Clare, Ireland

watki005 — 2010-02-08 15:54:21Z

I'm Michael Birmingham's great-grandson. I was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where Michael and Margaret (Dow and Nan, as we called them in our strange mixture of Irish and Arkansan English!) moved. I grew up with the same story about his father being an Englishman who refused his mother marriage. Apparently Dow used to have histrionic fits in which he'd grab a knife and threaten to drain out the English blood in his veins. I was even told that Birmingham was an English name, etc.

Now, as a good skeptic who now teaches Tudor history and literature at the University of Minnesota, I've always thought that story was too good to be true. When I went to Tulla back in the 80s, I discovered that there were plenty of Birminghams running around, and in fact, I've seen sept maps of sixteenth-century Clare that include a family of "Berminghams." This all sounds to me like the Bermingham/Birmingham who sired Michael was a local Irish boy.

Re: Any relatives out there?

3junebee — 2010-01-27 17:51:37Z

Your message was a few years ago so you may not get this message. My great grandfather was Dr Charles Leo Birmingham of Westport Ireland. His sixth son was William born 1911. Are we related?

Re: Birmingham/Sanders N C, Miss, LA

mrsminister — 2010-01-08 21:39:10Z

Has anyone found the father of Hilliard Lee Sanders b. 1813/1814 in NC? Help!! My line is through Hilliard and Emeline's son Edmond/Edward.

John Birmingham

xinnim08 — 2009-10-25 19:46:48Z

Looking for information pertaining to John Birmingham m to Jane McCully/Cully/McCauley, dau Jane b 1834 m John Drummond 1853 in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Any info appreciated!

Mary Bermingham/Bermingham

N_HARTLAND — 2009-09-14 23:59:43Z

I am reposting this after a couple of years to see if anyone has anymore information.

I am looking for my Great Grandmother Mary Elizabeth Birmingham/Bermingham. She was born around 1888 in I believe Cork, Ireland she married Alfred William Smith 1906 in Alverstoke, Hampshire. I did find her in the 1911 Military census in India where her husband was serving but it showed her birth place as Hampshire. According to a marriage transcript I found her father was John Joseph and was an Army Pensioner.

I did come across a record on family search that shows a Mary Bermingham born in the registration district of Kilmallock Apr-Jun 1888 but there is no other information.

I am looking to see if anyone else out there is researching this line.

Thank you

Nicci

Patrick & Mary Birmingham

ATL1195 — 2009-09-14 17:43:21Z

Looking to find information about my ancestors from Dublin. Patrick Birmingham married Mary Anne Sexton and they had sons Peter, George, Bartholomew and daughter Sarah. All four children migrated to the USA and lived in Pittsburgh, PA., but can find no information on what happened to parents Patrick and Mary or any other information. One piece of information found for one of the births at familysearch.org just shows Dublin, Ireland as the birth place. Any information or ideas on where I can go next is appreciated!

Birmingham Family of Dublin Ireland

ATL1195 — 2009-09-08 03:12:19Z

Looking to connect with an ancestor of the Birmingham family of Dublin. Records show Sarah, Peter arrived in the USA in 1890 and Uncles Bartley and George migrated to the USA via Philadelphia in 1892. All lived in Pittsburgh, PA., but I cannot connect the dots of who and where they came from. Sarah's death certificate shows Polk Birmingham as her father and Mary Sexton as her mother. Cannot find anything for Peter after 1910 and Sarah passed away in 1914. Bartley died in 1930 and George died sometime thereafter before 1940. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: James BIRMINGHAM of Oil City, PA & Jamestown, NY

WILLIAMEWATSON42 — 2009-07-30 18:25:32Z

Descendents of Richard F. & Mary (PICKARD) PICKARD of Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York.
Richard was the son of Hendrick & Anna Eva (REIS) PICKARD of Niagara County, New York & Mary was the daughter of Jacobus & Catherine (PICKARD) PICKARD of Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York.

Richard F. & Mary (PICKARD) PICKARD had the following five children, all born in Amherst, Erie County, New York :
(1) Allen E. PICKARD, born Mar 1840
(2) James H.PICKARD, born 1844
(2) Huldah T. PICKARD, born 1847
(4) Catherine R. PICKARD, born 1850
(5) Polly Jenette PICKARD, born 1852

Allen E. PICKARD, married 23 Jul 1862 in Ellery, Chautauqua County, New York, to Myra E. KLOCK, born 1844 in Chautauqua County, New York. Allen & Myra had two sons:
(1) Jay D. “Harry” PICKARD, born 1864
(2) Richard D. PICKARD, born Feb 1868, married 1890, Mary B.. (also listed as Margaret), born Aug 1866 in Sweden.

Richard D. PICKARD & Mary B. (from Sweden) had the following children:
(1) Richard Lynn PICKARD, born Oct 1890
(2) Allen Jay PICKARD, born Sep 1893
(3) Floyd L. PICKARD, born 1904
(4) adopted Irene M. PICKARD, born 1902, b.NY, fb.CAN, mb.PA

Richard Lynn PICKARD, married 1913, Anne B., born 1890 in Pennsylvania, they had two daughters, all listed as residing in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York on Crossman Street during the 1920 & 1930 Census:
(1) Mary E. PICKARD, born 1915
(2) Joane H. PICKARD, born 1923

I believe that this Anne B. (wife of Richard Lynn PICKARD) is Anne BIRMINGHAM, daughter of James BIRMINGHAM & Elizabeth CROWLEY of Jamestown, this would make Anne the sister-in-law of William Maurice MOYNIHAN, Sr., of Jamestown.

I would appreciate any feedback that would either support or dismiss my allegation to this family connection, it would be better to discover new cousins..