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BIRD Chronicles Volume XVIV, Issue 3, Fall © 2024, ISSN 1941-3521 

The quarterly publication of the Linton Research Fund Inc., © 1987 -2024

Established 1984

Linton Group Limited Publication ©  1984-1987

Linton Research Fund Inc., Publication © 1987-2024

In Loving Memory of

Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton 

(May 17, 1922 - November14, 2012)

daughter of

Jeff Augustus "GUS" BIRD (1893-1954)

(August 16, 1893 - June 12, 1954)

 &

 Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird

(June 14, 1900 - December 27, 1988)

Married on

August 7, 1917

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The sixteen children of

Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) &

Clara Myrtle GRAY (1900-1988)

Guy Edward "Eddie" BIRD (1918-1957): Earl Alford BIRD (1919-1991); Myrtle Elizabeth BIRD Dougall Holzapel (1921-1996); Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012) J. A. "Jeff Augustus" BIRD (1923-2015); Albert Irvin BIRD (1925-2008); Donald Milton BIRD (1926-1999); Margaret Drusilla BIRD Norwood (1928-2019); Iva Lee BIRD Bryant (1930-1993); Carlton Norris Bird (1931-2002); Franklin Delano "Buddy" BIRD (1934-2016); Frances Dell BIRD Shivers (1934-2014); Mary Louise BIRD Gill (1936); David Brewer Bird (1938-1997); Patricia "Pat" Marjie BIRD Bronstad (1941); Beatrice "Betty" Jean BIRD Jensen (1942)

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  What's New in the BIRD Chronicles 

updated August 31, 2024

John Walker WILLIAMS (1840-1943) & Sarah "Salley" Frances CAPPS 1846-1943) Grandparents of  Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988)  updated August 31. 2024

John Bolin NASH (1807–1880) American Patriot & Jane FERGUSON (1808–1876)  updated August 22, 2024

NASH Branch of the BIRD Family Tree updated August 21, 2024

BIRD Chronicles Pages Menu updated August 20 2024

William Hines CAPPS (1802-1850) & Margaret "Peggy" Ann YADON (1806–1876)  new August 17, 2024

SADLER Family Tree  updated August 16, 2024

John BIRD (1545–1615) & Colleen CROSSART (1550–1621)  updated August 17, 2024

CURLING Family Tree updated August 13, 2024

Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988) My “Grandma Bird” updated August 13, 2024

Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988) Ancestor Family Tree Surname Menu  updated August 12, 2024

BIRD Chronicles Editor  updated August 11, 2024

Jeff Augustus Gus BIRD (1893-1954) & Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER (1900-1988) (Brief Historical Sketch) updated August 10, 2024

“Road Trip with Mom” Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012).  to visit her 7^th great-grand-uncle Patrick HENRY (1736–1799) Governor of Virginia  new August 9, 2024

King Alfred "the Great" (848–899)  “Mercia de Wessex” and the first King of England & Ealhswith of the Gaini (847–922) Princess of Mercia, "Noble strength"  new August 8, 2024

LINTON & BIRD Chronicles This day in History Birthday and Anniversary  updated August 7, 2024

Jeff August Gus BIRD (1893-1954) Brief Lineage Heritage  updated August 1, 2024

Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) Direct BIRD Ancestral Line  updated August 1, 2024

Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) Project  Menu  updated July 31, 2024

Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) Ancestors  updated July 29, 2024

Nicholai GAY (1570–1636) & Mariae MUNCYE (1571–1633) new July 28, 2024

The GAY Branch of the BIRD Family Tree updated! July 28, 2024

Janet KERR (1494-1546) Common ancestor between our Bird and Linton families  new July 27, 2024

Andrew KERR (1356-1398) Knight of Shire Jedburgh & Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399)  new July 27, 2024

KERR Family Tree   established July 9, 2024

Andrew KERR  (1386-1481) Knight of the Shire of Auldtounburn and Cessford & Lady Margaret TWEEDIE (1397–1440)  LINTON & BIRD Common Ancestors new May 1 2024 

 LINTON & BIRD Chronicles on Facebook  updated almost everyday

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 Featured Articles  

Jeff Augustus Gus BIRD (1893-1954) & Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER (1900-1988) (Brief Historical Sketch)   

King Alfred "the Great" (848–899)  “Mercia de Wessex” and the first King of England & Ealhswith of the Gaini (847–922) Princess of Mercia, "Noble strength" 

Nicholai GAY (1570–1636) & Mariae MUNCYE (1571–1633)

Andrew KERR (1356-1398) Knight of Shire Jedburgh & Jean CRICHTON (1357–1399) 

KERR Family Tree  

Andrew KERR  (1386-1481) Knight of the Shire of Auldtounburn and Cessford & Lady Margaret TWEEDIE (1397–1440)  

Three Signers of the Declaration of Independence & One Signer of the Constitution

Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River Battle of Trenton Colonel Mark BIRD (1739-1812) 

Patrick HENRY (1736–1799) Governor of Virginia

Jan Elizabeth BIRD (1952-2023) 

Jaime Rolland BIRD (1949–2023) 

BIRD Ancestors in the Civil War 1861-1865

BIRD Ancestors in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783 

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Cessford Castle the Clan Kerr stronghold of Andrew KERR (1386-1481) Knight of the Shire of Auldtounburn and Cessford & Lady Margaret TWEEDIE (1397–1440)

the 15th great-grandparents of my father Kirk Louis LINTON (1914-1987) and the 15th great-grandparents of my mother Evelyn Virginia BIRD (1922-2012).

One set of my common ancestors.

In Loving Memory of, may you rest-in peace

Jan Elizabeth BIRD Wunderlich Kavanagh (1952-2023) was the daughter of Albert Irvin BIRD (1925-2008) & Vera Lee MARTIN (1931).  Jan, was born on February 14, 1952, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas and  died August 24, 2023.

Jan graduated in June 1970, from L. D. Bell High School, a member of the Track & Field Team, in Hurst, Tarrant County, Texas. Jan attended Concordia University in Austin, Texas and played on the girls’ volleyball team in her Freshmen and Sophomore Years.  Jan died on August 24, 2023, in Burleson, Texas, at age 71. 

In Loving Memory

Jaime Rolland BIRD (1949–2023)

Jaime was the son of J. A. "Jeff Augustus" "Snookum" "Jimmie" BIRD (1923–2015) & Marjorie Blanchard LAFOREST (1927–2010)

Jamie was born on July 1, 1949, in  Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California and died on October 17, 2023, in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California.

He worked in the movie and television industry and was the Head Carpenter on the TV show MASH.  

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One of the things we like to do at our Annual Membership Meeting, is try to identify relatives in old family photos.

Can you can correctly identify the all of the family members of Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954) & Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988) seated in the center. The entire family except one grandson (can you name him? I can he was setting out in the car refusing to come in) the Christmas of 1953, everyone was home for Christmas on Meadow Oaks Drive, Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas. 

If you are the first to identify everyone, you will receive a free Life Time Membership worth $2,500 to the Linton Research Fund Inc., and LINTON & BIRD Chronicles.  Membership includes (by request) a written historical or ancestral research on any of your LINTON or BIRD ancestors and their aligned family branches in your family tree.  

Contact me at terryllinton@gmail.com

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Quotes  

"Junkology" and "Name-gatherers", A genealogy researcher, who is not searching for original genealogical documents and sources and most of their family tree comes from online member trees. "We must educate our new generations, that genealogy research is not a quick and easy task, real work and time are required. No instant gratification can be acquired. When you see and old history book, atlas, or old self published family history book in the flee market or on line, acquire it. Remember that next year or the next publishing the Alamo will not be in the new Texas history books, because it is becoming political incorrect. That is why my presences in research encyclopedias and research books is an ole one not an online one." Terry Louis Linton 2007.

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Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River Battle of Trenton Colonel Mark BIRD (1739-1812) 

 Three Signers of the Declaration of Independence & One Signer of the Constitution  in our Bird Family Tree 

Direct BIRD Ancestral Line  

Ancestors of Jeff Augustus Gus BIRD (1893-1954)  

Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988) Ancestors 

Past BIRD Articles from the BIRD Chronicles  

Lady "Godiva" GODGIFU (980-1067) 28th great-grandmother of Clara Myrtle GRAY-SADLER Bird (1900-1988) 

Bird Family Migration Routes Project 

Our Oldest BIRD Ancestors 

SURNAME Index 

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BIRD Ancestors Facts 

Patrick HENRY (1736–1799) Governor of Virginia  6^th great-grand-uncle of Jeff Augustus "Gus" BIRD (1893-1954)

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BIRD Chronicles Editor 

Editor Note:  From Terry Louis Linton,   I need some help Please, if any one finds a page that is not linked to any thing or a page that needs to be updated or spelling errors and date errors, let me know here on the LINTON & BIRD BLOG or e-mail me at Terry LLinton@gmail.com  or comment on the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles Facebook page.   THANKS. Hope you enjoy.  

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BIRD Family Research

All Bird historical and genealogical research, at the present time, is being researched by:

Terry Louis Linton, Certified Genealogist, (National Association of Certified Genealogist, 1977) (Bird Family Historian, 1984) (Bird Family Historian Directory, 1984) (Bird Family Newsletter Directory, 1985) (Birdsboro 250th Anniversary Bird Family History Speaker, 1990). (Reporter for Ole Mill News) (Published author; Mount Vernon Reality Company, Fairfax Historical Society, Bucks County Historical Society, Prince William Historical Society, Baltimore County Historical Society, Harford County Historical Society) (Wikipedia Contributor) (Other Works by Terry Louis Linton.)

Kristine Parkes, MA (Member, Assoc. of Professional Genealogists – Greater Philadelphia Chapter) (Past Regent of the Mahanatawny Chapter of the DAR) (Accomplished and experienced Bird family genealogist) (Owner of Skeleton Key Genealogy) (Colonel Mark Bird Speaker)

Also, genealogical researchers  John M. O'Connell.  and Gilbert Walton “Walt” BRONSTAD

Remembering the late  Patrica Marjie BIRD Bronstad  for all of her Bird family research and help with the Linton & Bird Chronicales. 

Furthermore remembering the late, Rita Aline PULLIAM Bird (1940-2014) and of all of her family  research on the Pulliam and Bird families.

Visitors to website

According to MY STATISTICS the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles website had 3,642 unique visitors in the month of August 2024, that spent time on our sites LINTON Chronicles and the BIRD Chronicles. (If a visitor visits more than one time in 24 hours they are only counted once). The site has been up for 904 weeks.  "Thanks for visiting and come back when you can stay longer" Terry Louis Linton, President Linton Research Fund Inc. 

According to MY STATISTICS the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles website had 2,188 unique visitors in the month of July 2024, that spent time on our sites LINTON Chronicles and the BIRD Chronicles. (If a visitor visits more than one time in 24 hours they are only counted once). The site has been up for 900 weeks.  "Thanks for visiting and come back when you can stay longer" Terry Louis Linton, President Linton Research Fund Inc. 

According to MY STATISTICS the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles website had In the month of June 1,236 unique visitors spent time on our sites LINTON Chronicles and the BIRD Chronicles.  (If a visitor visits more than one time in 24 hours they are only counted once). The site has been up for 897 weeks.  "Thanks for visiting and come back when you can stay longer" Terry Louis Linton, President Linton Research Fund Inc. 

According to MY STATISTICS the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles website had 1,615 unique visitors in the month of May  2024 that have spent time on our sites LINTON Chronicles and the BIRD Chronicles.  (If a visitor visits more than one time in 24 hours they are only counted once). The site has been up for 883 weeks.  "Thanks for visiting and come back when you can stay longer" Terry Louis Linton, President Linton Research Fund Inc. 

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BIRD Chronicles

The quarterly publication of the © Linton Research Fund Inc.

Established 1984 

Linton Research Fund Inc., Publication © 1987-2024

All Rights Reserved Linton & Bird Chronicles © 1984-2024 

Editor-in-Chief: Terry Louis Linton

Webmaster: Terry Louis Linton

Editors: Nancy Suzanne LINTON  &  Kenneth "Ken" Edward Linton & James "Jim" Robert BROOMALL

Technical Adviser: Karen Ann LINTON & Gilbert Walton “Walt” BRONSTAD

Honorary Membership Director: Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012)

Membership Director:Terry Louis Linton

BIRD Project Director:Terry Louis Linton

Project Mangers:

Evelyn Virginia BIRD Linton (1922-2012)

Rita Aline PULLIAM Bird (1940-2014),  Patrica "Pat" Margie BIRD Bronstad,

John Martin O'CONNELL,  Kenneth "Ken" Edward LINTON,   Mary Louise BIRD Gill, 

Margaret Drusilla BIRD Norwood (1928-2019),  Vera Lee MARTIN Bir(d (1931-2024)

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Your paid Membership Dues and Donations keep the LINTON Chronicles and the BIRD Chronicles websites on the internet. Your paided Membership Dues includes a written historical and genealogical research on any Linton or Bird ancestor and their aligned branches.

How to become a member of the Linton Research Fund Inc., and the LINTON & BIRD Chronicles

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Purpose Statement

The Linton Research Fund Inc., shall assist persons throughout the United States and elsewhere with the genealogy and ancestral history research of Kirk Louis Linton (1914-1987) and those other families aligned genealogically, through publications, meetings, workshops, seminars, and other educational programs; shall encourage, assist, and perform in the publication of genealogical and historical works pertaining to subjects on the surname of LINTON and aligned families, or related areas or places, connected with them; shall encourage, assist and perform in the establishing of a LINTON surname historical society, or those other family surnames which are aligned genealogically. (Linton Research Fund Inc., Bylaws) 

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