The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Larry Bird
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Thomas A. Pitman contributed to this report.
| Ancestry of Larry Bird | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Joe Bird, basketball player / coach, b. West Baden, Ind., 7 Dec. 1956 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Claude Joseph ("Joe") Bird,
b. ... 21 Sept. 1926,
d. ... 3 Feb. 1975
[SSDI 312-20-7897]
m. |
| 3 | Georgia Kerns, b. DuBois Co., Ind., 2 June 1930, d. West Baden, Ind., 8 Oct. 1996 [SSDI 317-30-8178] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Claude Bird,
b. ... 5 Sept. 1894,
d. ... 24 Sept. 1975
[SSDI 307-16-7675]
m. Orange Co., Ind., 22 March 1920 |
| 5 | Helen Autumn Henson, b. ... 29 Aug. 1902, d. ... 28 Apr. 1979 [SSDI 308-20-0159] |
| 6 |
John Riley Kerns,
b. ... 31 Aug. 1899,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | Lizzie Noble, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Samuel B ... Bird,
b. ... 1865,
d. ... 21 Jan. 1953
m. Orange Co., Ind., 4 July 1886 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Jane Newlin, b. ... 9 Oct. 1866, d. West Baden, Ind., 24 Feb. 1935 |
| 10 |
James Henson,
b. ... 1875,
d. ... 11 June 1952
m. Orange Co., Ind., 5 Dec. 1896 |
| 11 | Jesse Hannah Henderson, b. ... , d. ... 22 March 1966 |
| 12 |
George Washington Kerns,
b. Martin Co., Ind., 17 Jan. 1874,
d. Dubois Co., Ind., 23 Jan. 1953
m. |
| 13 | Anna Bowman, b. ... 27 July 1877, d. Dubois Co., Ind., 12 Oct. 1958 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 18 |
Joel Newlin,
b. Paoli, Orange Co., Ind., 7 Oct. 1838,
d. ... 9 May 1920
m. Orange Co., Ind., 30 Nov. 1865 |
| 19 | Parmelia Adeline Moore, b. ... , Tenn., 14 Feb. 1844, d. ... 16 March 1912 |
| 20 |
Henry Henson,
b. French Lick, Orange Co., Ind., ... 1845,
d. ...
m. Orange Co., Ind., 5 Dec. 1867 |
| 21 | Martha Johnson, b. ... , d. ... |
| 24 |
John H ... Kerns,
b. Boone Co., Ky., 26 Sept. 1842,
d. ... 24 Oct. 1929
m. |
| 25 | Melvina Smith, b. ... 1844, d. ... 15 Dec. 1930 |
| 26 |
Thomas Henry Bowman,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 27 | America Harris, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 36 |
Jonathan Newlin,
b. ... , N. C., 12 Oct. 1789
d. Orange Co., Ind., ... 1860
m. ... 1814 |
| 37 | Mary Lindley, b. ... , N. C., ... 1798, d. ... 1845 |
| 38 |
Samuel Lee Moore,
b. ... 1816,
d. ... 8 March 1884
m. |
| 39 | Anna Elizabeth Dixon, b. ... , Tenn.., ... 1814, d. Orange Co., Ind.., 2 March 1884 |
| 40 |
Jesse Henson,
b. ... [ca. 1802],
d. ...
m. Orange Co., Ind., 11 Dec. 1834 |
| 41 | Jemima Cobb, b. ... 1811, d. ... |
| 50 |
Zachariah Smith,
b. ... , N. C., ... 1806
d. ...
m. |
| 51 | Polly Speer, b. ... [ca. 1815], d. ... |
| 54 |
William Harris,
b. ... 1792,
d. ... 3 Nov. 1867
m. |
| 55 | Hester Williams Simmons, b. ... 22 April 1818, d. ... 11 May 1890 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 72 |
James Newlin,
b. Chester Co., Pa., 27 Sept. 1747,
d. Orange Co., N. C., 15 Dec. 1813
m. Orange Co., N. C., 22 Jan. 1772 |
| 73 | Deborah Lindley, b. Orange Co., N. C., 28 June 1753, d. Orange Co., Ind., ... 1823 |
| 74 |
Thomas Lindley,
b. Orange Co., N. C., 19 Sept. 1766,
d. Orange Co., Ind., 25 Nov. 1835
m. Orange Co., N. C., 14 March 1795 |
| 75 | Miriam Jones, b. ... 5 Nov. 1761, d. ... |
| 76 |
John Moore,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 77 | Jane Smith, b. ... , d. ... |
| 78 |
Simon Dixon,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 79 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 82 |
Samuel Cobb,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 83 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 100 |
Jacob Smith,
b. ... ,
d. Lawrence Co., Ind., ... 1836
m. |
| 101 | Sarah Ann ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 102 |
Richard Speer,
b. ... 1762,
d. Lawrence Co., Ind., ... 1846
m. |
| 103 | Delpha Jane Blivens, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 144 |
John Newlin,
b. Chester Co., Pa., ... 1716,
d. Alamance Co., N. C., ... 1805
m. Concord, Chester Co., Pa., 13 Nov. 1745 |
| 145 | Mary Pyle, b. ... 1724, d. Orange Co., N. C., ... 1805 |
| 146 |
(=296)
Thomas Lindley,
b. ... , co. Carlow, Ireland, 25 April 1706,
d. ... 14 Oct. 1781
m. |
| 147 | (=297) Ruth Hadley, b. ... , co. Westmeath, Ireland, 6 April 1712, d. Orange Co., N. C., 14 Dec. 1785 |
| 148 |
Thomas Lindley,
b. London Grove, Chester Co., Pa., 7 Aug. 1740,
d. ... , N. C., 28 Feb. 1833
m. ... May 1759 |
| 149 | Sarah Evans, b. Chester Co., Pa., 15 June 1743, d. ... , N. C., 25 Oct. 1796 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 288 |
John Newlin,
b. Chester Co., Pa., 28 Feb. 1691,
d. Chester Co., Pa., ... 1753
m. |
| 289 | Mary Woodward, b. Chester Co., Pa., 9 Jan. 1691, d. Chester Co., Pa., 24 Nov. 1790 |
| 290 |
Nicholas Pyle,
b. Chester Co., Pa., 26 Apr. 1697,
d. Chester Co., Pa., 29 Jan. 1733
m. |
| 291 | Sarah Worrilow, b. Chester Co., Pa., 12 July 1700, d. ... |
| 296 - 297 | same as 146 - 147, above |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 580 |
Nicholas Pyle,
b. ... Oct. 1666,
d. Chester Co., Pa., ... 1716
m. |
| 581 | Abigail Bushell, b. ... , d. Chester Co., Pa., ... [before 1713] |
| 582 |
John Worrilow,
b. ... 9 Oct. 1664,
d. Chester Co., Pa., 1 Dec. 1726
m. Chester Co., Pa., 14 Oct. 1690 |
| 583 | Ann Maris, b. ... 18 Aug. 1667, d. Chester Co., Pa., ... 1710 |
| 592 - 595 | same as 292 - 295, above |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 1164 |
Thomas Henry Worrilow,
b. ... 19 Dec. 1633,
d. Philadelphia, Pa., ... July 1709
m. |
| 1165 | Grace Joan Perkes, b. ... , d. Philadelphia, Pa., ... 1700 |
| 1166 |
George Maris,
b. ... 2 Dec. 1632,
d. Chester Co., Pa., 15 Jan. 1705
m. |
| 1167 | Alice ... , b. ... 18 Aug. 1667, d. Chester Co., Pa., 11 March 1699 |
| 1184 - 1191 | same as 584 - 591, above |
| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 2368 - 2383 | same as 1168 - 1183, above |
| 10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4736 - 4767 | same as 2336 - 2367, above |
| 11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
|
| same as 4672 - 4735, above |
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Thomas Lindley m. Ruth Hadley
.Catherine Lindley m. William White
.Elinor White m. Lewis Jones
.Simon Jones m. Millicent Nixon
.Thomas Nixon Jones m. Phebe Barnett (below)
.Lindley Murray Jones m. Ada Armstrong
.Lindley Armstrong ("SPIKE") JONES (1911-1965)
George Maris m. Alice ----
.Alice Maris m. Jacob Simcock
|.John Simcock m. Mary Waln
| .John Simcock m. Asenath Schooley
| .John Simcock m. Mary Kelly
| .John Simcock m. Hope Bryant
| .Rebecca Simcock m. Mounce Gore
| .Claiborn Charles Gore m. Elizabeth Robinson
| .Allen Gore m. Margie Denny
| .ALBERT ARNOLD GORE (1907-1998), US Senator, m. Pauline LaFon
| .ALBERT ARNOLD GORE (b. 1948), US Vice President
.Elizabeth Maris m. John Mendenhall
|.Aaron Mendenhall m. Rose Peirson
||.Lydia Mary Mendenhall m. Joshua Mendenhall
|| .Jemima Mendenhall m. Thomas Vickers
|| .Martha Vickers m. William Milhous
|| .Joshua Vickers Milhous m. Elizabeth Price Griffith
|| .Franklin Milhous m. Almira Park Burdg
|| .Hannah Milhous m. Francis Anthony Nixon
|| .RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON (1913-1994), US President
|.John Mendenhall m. Susannah Peirson
||.Mordecai Mendenhall m. Charity Grubb Beeson
|| .Richard Mendenhall m. Jane Thornbrugh
|| .John Mendenhall m. Ruth Brown
|| .Margaret Mendenhall m. Athenacius Barnett
|| .Jesse Barnett m. Maria Ballard
|| .Phebe Barnett m. Thomas Nixon Jones (above)
|.Rose Mendenhall m. James Packer
| .Eli Packer m. Elizabeth Vickers
| |.Moses Packer m. Hannah Packer (below)
| | .James Packer m. Esther Griner/Crider
| | .ALFERD PACKER (1842-1907)
| .Job Packer m. Hannah Lamborn
| .Hannah Packer m. Moses Packer (above)
.Richard Maris m. Elizabeth Hayes
.Joseph Maris m. Ann Shipley
.Elizabeth Maris m. Enoch Taylor
.Hannah Taylor m. Samuel Laycock
.Mary Ann Bonsell Laycock m. Isaac Cody
.WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY (1846-1917)