My Birds are elusive - can't trace them back positively any further than the 1900 census - Lonoke Co., AR. 1-Wm H. Bird (b. 1836, AR - d. aft 1910, Lonoke Co. AR) sp: Anna J _______(b.1863, KY - d. aft 1910, Lonoke Co. AR) probably marr. before 1884 2-Moody Bird (b. 1884, AR - d.???) 2-Sanky Bird (b. 1888, AR - d.???) 2-Alonzo Bird (b. 1897, AR - d.aft 1910) 2-Lou T. Bird (b. 1900, AR - d. ????) 2-Apsie (Ruby) Bird (b. 1901, AR - d. 1982, OK) sp: George M. Dooley (b. 1896, AR - d. 1973, OK) 3-Anne Gene Dooley (b. 1924, AR - d. 1982, TX) sp: Wm Haven Black (b. 1911, IN - d. 1994, CO) 3-George M. Dooley (b. abt 1927, AR - ) 3-Edward M. Dooley (b. abt 1928, OK - d. 1987, OK) There is a Wm H Bird in the 1880 St. Francis Co. AR Census of about the same age with a different wife and set of children. This could be an earlier marriage of the same Wm H., but it's speculation. 1. Wm H (ca. 1836/37) ?sp: Mary Ann ____(b. abt 1848, AR - d.???) 2-W.H.(A?) (b. 1868, AR - d. ???) 2-James W (b. 1871, AR -d.??) 3-James Bird??? 2-Thomas Ed (b. 1874, AR -d.??) 2-V.M. (b. 1875, AR - d.??) In the 1850 St. Francis Co. census, Isabella Byrd is listed (age 33, b. ca. 1817 in TN) as head of household with the following children, all born in AR: John T. b. ca. 1833 Edwin T. b. ca. 1834 Wm H. b. ca, 1835 (this could be the one of the above Wm H. Birds) Sarah b. ca. 1836 Jane b. ca. 1837 Van Buren b. ca. 18/38 H.P. b. ca. 1839 Robert b. ca. 1840 Margaret b. ca. 1839 Any help in unraveling/clarifying the mystery would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sandy