Rosa Narsis "Sissy"/"Aunt Sis", daughter of Alexander Bruce Gordon & Melvina Reed, was born Nov 17, 1893 Center Ridge, Conway Co AR, died Aug 21, 1967 Morrilton, Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Cause of Death: Myocardial Infarction
Married: Samuel Porter Bird "Port" about 1911 Conway Co AR. He is the son of William T. Bird & Sarah E. James & was born Apr 13, 1887 Springfield, Conway Co AR, died Nov 5, 1920 Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Samuel's Occupation: Farmer, Merchant

Children of Rosa & Samuel:
1. Esther Ellen born Apr 9, 1911 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died Mar 8, 1980 Ft. Myers, Lee Co FL & buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: Cecil C. McNew. He was born May 18, 1911, died Apr 18, 1948 & buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
2. Samuel Elbert born Dec 15, 1913 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died July 15, 1969 Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: Unknown
3. Ruth Margaret born Feb 1, 1915 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died Mar 5, 1986 England, Lonoke Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
4. Fay M. born Feb 20, 1917 Conway Co AR, died July 12, 1982 Springfield, Conway Co AR.
5. Ralph Dale born Aug 7, 1919 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died Mar 5, 1983 Wrightstown, Burlington Co NJ & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: Helen R. ?. She was born Sep 1, 1926, died Mar 5, 1995 & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
6. Imogene Gladys born Feb 20, 1922 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died June 6, 1999 Canadian, Hemphill Co TX & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: James D. French Mar 13, 1946 AR. He is the son of Arthur Richard French & Neva Harper & was born Oct 22, 1922 Damascus AR, died July 21, 2004 Morrilton, Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Children: Kenny, Gwen, Margaret, Cindy & Sue.
7. Robert Lamoine born Aug 29, 1924 Birdtown, Conway Co AR, died Aug 24, 1961 & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
8. Dewey Gordon born Dec 7, 1927 Birdtown, Conway Co AR
9. Roy Lane born Oct 12, 1930 Conway Co AR, died May 24, 1995 & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR.
Married: Peggy ?.
10. Huett Franklin born Feb 23, 1934 Birdtown, Conway Co AR.

Notes:
1. June 16, 1900 Conway Co AR census record shows Rosa Gordon age 6 living with her parents & siblings on their farm in Union township, P.O. Springfield. She was born Dec 1893. (pg 127b, #186)
2. Apr 18, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Rosa Gordon age 16 living with her mother & siblings on their farm in Union township. (pg 136b, #36)
3. Apr 20, 1910 Conway Co AR census record shows Samuel Bird age 23 living with his parents in Union township. He attended school. (pg 137b, #53)
4. 1917/1918 WWI Draft Registration card shows Samuel Bird as tall, slender, blue eyes & brown hair.
5. Jan 8, 1920 Conway Co AR census record shows Samuel Bird age 32, Rosa age 26, Esther E. age 8, Samuel E. age 7, Ruth age 5, Fay M. age 2yrs 10mo & Ralph age 5mo on their farm in Union township west of Plummerville & Clinton road. Samuel & Esther attended school. (pg 27a, #42)
6. June 21, 1920 Samuel Bird signed as witness/notary in the AR Deceased Pensioner's Widow's Application #22971 of Nancy Reed-Gordon.
7. May 17, 1929 Amos Huett was called to the bedsie of his sister, Mrs McClaren, last week, who lives at Central High near England. (Morrilton Democrat newspaper, pg 8, Col 3)
8. Apr 5, 1930 Conway Co AR census record shows S.P. Bird age 42, Rosa age 35, Esther age 18, Elbert age 16, Ruth age 13, Fay age 12, Ralph age 10, Imogene age 8, Lamoine age 5, Dewey age 2 3/12, nephew Will L. Jones age 22 & single, niece Ruby Jones age 20 & divorced living in Bird township. They owned their home valued at $2000 located on AR State Hwy 9. Samuel is a merchant of a general store, Esther & Elbert are clerks in the store. (pg 17b, #38)
9. Apr 27, 1942 WWII Draft registration card shows S.P. Bird living in Springfield, Conway Co AR. He is 5'10 1/2", 155 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair & ruddy complexion.
10. Mar 7, 1945 Dewey G. Bird enlisted as a private at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Little Rock AR. (US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946)
11. Aug 21, 1967 at 7am Rosa Gordon-Bird died due to myocardial insufficiency at the Leisure Lodge Nursing Home in Morrilton AR. Burial was to be at Kilgore Cemetery on Aug 23. Informant was Mrs Imogene French, her daughter. (AR Death Cert)
12. Aug 23, 1967 funeral services were held at Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist Church at 2pm. (Rosa N. Gordon-Bird Obit)
13. Jul 15, 1970 Samuel Elbert Bird died & was buried at Kilgore Cemetery. He was a Staff Sgt, USAF, WWII. (Gravestone marker)
14. Mar 8, 1980 Esther E. Bird McNew died & was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Conway Co AR. (Gravestone marker)
15. Jul 12, 1982 Fay Bird died in Conway Co AR & buried at Kilgore Cemetery, Conway Co AR. He was a Sgt in WWII. (Gravestone marker)
16. May 31, 1995 Petit Jean Country Headlight newspaper - "Mrs. Imogene French of Canadian Texas spent Wednesday night with her daughter, Margaret Canant, and Pat Ambrose. She was here for her brother Roy L. Bird's funeral and will be here with relatives and friends until after the decoration day on Sunday."
17. Last residence for Ruth Bird was England AR. The ssn was issued in Arkansas. (SSDI)
18. Last residence for Imogene Bird-French was Canadian TX. Her ssn was issued in AR. (SSDI)
19. Last residence for Fay Bird was North Little Rock AR and last benefit paid in Ft. Myers FL. The ssn was issued in AR. (SSDI)
20. Last benefit paid for Ralph Bird was in Wrightstown NJ. (SSDI)
21. Last residence for Rosa N. Gordon-Bird was Morrilton AR. The ssn was issued in Arkansas. (SSDI)
22. Rosa Narsis Gordon-Bird is my great Aunt.

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