| I would like to begin this family site with thanks to those who
contributed in my search for accurate family lore. This information
was initially gathered in 1980 while taking Appalachian Studies at West Virginia
Wesleyan. I hope to add to the original material as I go.
To my parents: who gave me an intense feeling
of family while growing up.
To my MaMa Beckman: who added a sense of
the historical.
To Roberta Knox: who provided me with much
information which her mother, Mary Elizabeth Bird Martin, diligently gathered
throughout her life.
To my Aunt Evelyn: who told me so much about
her family life which my father either did not remember or had long
forgotten.
To my Great grandma Bird: who left a diary
in which she wrote her memories and thoughts while in a nursing home.
To Mrs. Nora S. Meade: who prepared a Meade
family tree which helped rekindle my Aunt Evelyn and father's memories.
To Charlie Moore: who provided me with
information about his father, mother, sisters and brother.
To Lillian Sturgille: who filled in the gaps
of my father and aunt's memories. |
