| Name | Benjamin Bird  |
| Birth | 26 Feb 1814, Burke, NC |
| Death | 5 May 1892, McDowell, NC |
| Burial | Old Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Old Fort, McDowell, NC |
| Father | Jonathan Bird (1764-1848) |
| Mother | Angelica Banning (1775-1863) |
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC322, 264/264
!CENSUS: 1880 Old Fort, McDowell, NC367
!OCCUPATION: Farmer322,367
!REFERENCE: Jul-1848 McDowell, NC Petition for Dower by Angellica Bird; 1852 NC deed
| 1 | Clarissa Minerva Conley |
| Birth | 20 Nov 1823, NC |
| Death | 18 Feb 1903 |
| Burial | Old Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Old Fort, McDowell, NC |
!CENSUS: 1850 McDowell, NC322, 264/264, Clarissa Bird
!CENSUS: 1880 Old Fort, McDowell, NC367, Clarecy
!CENSUS: 1900 Old Fort, McDowell, NC, Clarissa Bird, widow
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1843, Macon, NC |
| Children | Harriet V. (1844-1902) |
| Margaret A. (1846-) | |
| Augusta F. (1849-1864) | |
| Joseph Lenoir Clingman (1854-1937) | |
| Hood A. "Pauline" (1856-1932) | |
| Charles A. (1859-1905) | |
| Mary Conley (1866-) |