Hello Tina and all other Bird researchers! Thanks for the "challenge" -- I don't have much to add, except my same old direct line Birds, but as it has been a while since I posted them and I do have a few updates, here they are -- hope someone might find a connection! :-) Marsha I. ALEXANDER BIRD, b. abt. 1807, in New Jersey (?) m. Lucetta (nee: ??), also born New Jersey II. George W. BIRD b. abt 1836; d. abt 1916 m. Mary Margaret FINCH, b. 25 Apr 1838 (d/o John & Sophia FINCH) III. John W. BIRD, b. Oct 1859, m. (Mary) Martha NESTLE, b. 1856 IV. Minnie BIRD, b. Apr. 1882 m. J. HOUCK, 1 son, 2 dtrs. IV. Lillie BIRD, b. Jul. 1884 m. W. WRIGHT, no children IV. Melvin C. BIRD, b. 20 July, 1886 m. Bertha Durham (4 c) IV. William BIRD, b. Jul 1888, m. Pearl Reynolds (4 chdrn) IV. George H. BIRD, b. July 1892, m. Edna Haack (5 dtrs) III. Francelia BIRD, b. 1867, m-1: T. MILLS, m-2: Geo. PARISH III. Cora BIRD, b. 1869, m. ? MILLS (brother of above) III. Grace BIRD, b. 1874, m. ? CHAPMAN II. Sarah BIRD, b. 1829, m-1: ? ERSKINEBRIDGE (1 dtr: Marietta) II. Ursula BIRD, b. 1834 (no further information) II. Mary Eliza BIRD, b. 1838, d. ca 1900 m. William Henry NESTLE (brother of Mary Martha, above) child: Lucetta NESTLE (named for Mary E's mother) II. Cornelius BIRD, b. 1846 d. 1926; never married (Civil War vet/have his pension file)