Notes for: Mary L. B. "Bird" Perine

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 15 1880:
Peter L. Swisher, 29, farmer; wife Bird; son Columbus L, 4; son George, 2.
In the adjacent household:
Ann Perine, 55; dau Jennie, 21.

1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District):
Peter L. Swisher, 51, b. May 1849, married 25 yrs; wife Mary L, 41, b. Apr 1859, mother of 6 children (4 still living); son George A, 22, b. Apr 1878; son Emory, 18, b. Jul 1881; son Ezra, 10, b. Mar 1890; dau Effie, 12, b. May 1888.

1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
Peter Swisher, 63, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Bird, 50, married 35 yrs, mother of 6 children (4 still living); son Esra G, 20, single, farmer (home farm); servant Effie Nicholson, 21, married 7 yrs, mother of 2 children (1 still living); grandson Georgie Nicholson, 1 yr 1 mo.

1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV, (New Milton District), enumerated on Feb 4-6 1920:
Peter L. Swisher, 72, farmer; wife Mary L, 60; dau Effie Cottrill, 30; son-in-law Smith Cottrill, 24, laborer in oil field; grandson Georgie Nicholson, 10.