BIRD, MORRIS, was born Feb. 19, 1803, in Mason county, Ky., married, March 29, 1827, in Harrison county, to Sarah Brannock, who was born July 24, 1808, in Bourbon county, Ky. They had four children in Harrison county; one died in infancy, and they moved to Sangamon county, Ill., in 1835, and settled near Mechanicsburg, where they had twelve children, eleven of whom died in infancy, and Margaret died, aged nine years. Of the other three--

MARY A. C., born Nov. 5, 1828, in Harrison county, Ky., married in Sangamon county, Feb. 21, 1856, to Miles H. Wilmot, who was born Jan. 5, 1825, in Caswell county, N. C., and came to Sangamon county in 1854. He has three children by a former wife; two daughters, married, and a son. All reside near Shelby, Iowa. M. H. Wilmot and wife have no children except an adopted daughter, ELLA WILMOT. They reside half a mile east of Illiopolis. Mr. Wilmot has been elected five years in succession, to represent Illiopolis township in the Board of Supervisors of Sangamon county, beginning with the election of April, 1870. He was chairman of the board for 1872 and '3. He also served five years as Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate in Mechanicsburg and Illiopolis.

JOHN M., born April 23, 1834, in Harrison county, Ky., raised in Sangamon county, married in Griggsville, Pike county, Ill., Oct. 6, 1859, to Frances E. Greenleaf, daughter of Rev. Calvin Greenleaf, of the Baptist church. She was born in Pike county, June 15, 1841. Mr. and Mrs. Bird had three children, CLARENCE I. died in his third year. NELLIE M. and CALVIN MORRIS reside with their parents, in Mechanicsburg.

GEORGE W., born Nov. 16, 1849, in Sangamon county, resides with his parents.

Morris Bird and wife reside at Mechanicsburg. He was commissioned as Postmaster at Mechanicsburg, March 28, 1848, during the administration of President Taylor, and has held the office under all administrations to the present time.