Sharon, Let's start with, who were the parents of Mason Bird [b. ca 1785], how many times was he married, the names of his wives and children. Thanks for any help. Judy Always! Got lots on the Bird's, Terry's, little on Williamson. Tell me what you need. Sharon Guynn Wiley > This site has been too quiet. I need some help on the Mason > Bird/Terry/Williamson families. Anyone working on them? > > Judy Foreman Lee > _UdyDee43@aol.com_ (mailto:UdyDee43@aol.com)
Judy: First, bear with me, my records are a mess right now. From memory, Mason Bird, Sr.'s parentage is undocumented, however, several people agree that his parents were probably JAMES BIRD AND FANNY MASON of Virginia. It is believed his first wife was Sylvie or Sylvia Thacker, married in Virginia, probably Franklin County. Second wife was Catherine Mullins who appeared with him in census records in Crawford County, IN. I do not have complete information regarding his children with her. Circa 1849/1850, Mason, Sr. and several of his children, namely William, Mason, Sr. and John moved to Pope County. On November 14,1850 Mason married Hannah Masina Williamson. I have record of eight of their children. At that time, Mason was approximately 65 years old and Hannah was about 25. Hannah was married first to Achilles Collins and had a daughter, Isabella. She married a William James on 4/19/1877, after Mason died. I have an "appraisement bill" from Mason's estate, dated December, 1873. Mason Bird was a private in Captain Smith Wilson's Company, of Franklin County, VA. He was mustered in at Rocky Mountain (now known as Rocky Mount), in 1815, for three months and served 1 and 1/2 months. There is a Franklin County, WV and a Franklin County, VA. There are many Bird/Byrd's in Franklin Co, WV records, however I am not sure these are Mason's family. WV would have been part of Virginia at that time, however, these two counties are far apart today. Will be glad to exchange information privately if you'd like. swiley@visuallink.com Sharon Guynn Wiley ----- Original Message ----- From: <UdyDee43@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Bird-Terry-Williamson Families > > > > Sharon, Let's start with, who were the parents of Mason Bird [b. ca 1785], > how many times was he married, the names of his wives and children. Thanks > for any help. Judy > > > > > Always! Got lots on the Bird's, Terry's, little on Williamson. Tell me > what you need. > Sharon Guynn Wiley > > > This site has been too quiet. I need some help on the Mason > > Bird/Terry/Williamson families. Anyone working on them? > > > > Judy Foreman Lee > > _UdyDee43@aol.com_ (mailto:UdyDee43@aol.com) > > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005
Judy: As follow up to my last reply, please visit the Bird Genforum at this address. Marla Moore is a fantastic researcher and has MUCH better records than I. Sharon http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?forum=bird&url=%2Fbird%2F&p ath=%2Fbird%2F&terms=mason&boolean=AND ----- Original Message ----- From: <UdyDee43@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:37 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] Bird-Terry-Williamson Families > > > > Sharon, Let's start with, who were the parents of Mason Bird [b. ca 1785], > how many times was he married, the names of his wives and children. Thanks > for any help. Judy > > > > > Always! Got lots on the Bird's, Terry's, little on Williamson. Tell me > what you need. > Sharon Guynn Wiley > > > This site has been too quiet. I need some help on the Mason > > Bird/Terry/Williamson families. Anyone working on them? > > > > Judy Foreman Lee > > _UdyDee43@aol.com_ (mailto:UdyDee43@aol.com) > > > > > > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005