Significant Contributors

The data within this website represents more than 20 years of research - trudging through books, libraries, archives, repositories, and even crawling through cemeteries. Many, many (many!) hours of reading microfilm (and lately Internet sites) are also represented herein.

However, it would be remiss of us to imply that ALL of that research was done by ourselves.

The following persons have assisted in a significant and material way by contributing
information, documents, photos, and/or pointers/tips that have led to susbsequent research:

• Walter and Alice Bird.
  
  Special thanks to Uncle Bud and "Gramma" Alice. In addition to many original photos, letters, and pointers, they have also assisted in providing information regarding the branch of the family (Walter Bird) that migrated from Kansas to Washington, D.C.


• Mrs. Rosetta Burns.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Rosebary Bird that remained in the Kansas / Oklahoma region.


• Dian E. Moore.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Catherine (Bird) CARR.


• Mark D. Burge.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Thomas BIRD.


• Timothy Lee Harris Kraus.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Sarah Catherine Bird JENKINS.


• Gigi Zaccagnini.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Louis RUTHERS.


• Jacque Fitzgerald Furse.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Clara BIRD.


• Janice Fitzgerald.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of James FITZGERALD.


• Gloria Hammer.
  
  Special thanks to Gloria Hammer who contributed many photos of descendants of the BIRD family.
  
  
• Karen Hanning.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Loyd BIRD/BYRD.
  
  
• Karen Hanning (reprise).
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Peter BIRD.
  
  
• Janet Piccirillo.
  
  Contributed information regarding the lineage and descendants of Clyde Carman BIRD.
  
  
• Lisa Jeffery and Tracey (Jeffery) Caudell.
  
  Special thanks to the Jefferys who contributed photos of the BIRD & SILER families.
  
  
• William P. South (Jr.) and Cindy Hartley South.
  
  Contributed information and clarification regarding the BIRD/WEST lineage.
  

Thanks to all for their contributions.

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