Roland (Sr.) and Janette at their wedding (1952)

Roland Andrew Bird (Sr.) is the son of Mary Luzetta Anderson and Andrew George Bird. He was born 23 June 1926 in Quinter, Gove, Kansas. He died 29 September 2003 at age 77 in Salina, Saline, Kansas. On 3 October 2003, he was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, Saline, Kansas.

On 29 May 1952, he married Janette Alice Wells at the First Methodist Church in Salina, Saline, Kansas. She is the daughter of Dow E. Wells. She was born 8 November 1934. She died 3 November 1993 at age 58.

Children of Roland Andrew Bird (Sr.) and Jake F. Norton:

1. Roland Andrew Bird (Jr.) was born about 1954.
   • In 1973, he married Karen Deann Wilson in Kansas. She is the daughter of James J. Wilson. She was born about 1954.
2. Jerry Bird was born about 1967. He died in 2003 at age 36.

Sources

Roland (Sr.):

• Birth and Death are from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Roland A. Bird; SSN: 512-24-2041; Last Residence: 67401 Salina, Saline, Kansas; Born: 23 Jun 1926; Died: 29 Sep 2003; SSN issued: Kansas (Before 1951)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from his obituary.
• Birth, Death and Burial from the US. Veterans Gravesites index [Name: Roland Andrew Sr Bird; Service Info.: TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 23 Jun 1926; Death Date: 29 Sep 2003; Cemetery: Roselawn Cemetery; Cemetery Address: 1920 E Crawford Salina, KS 67401].
• Marriage from a series of newspaper articles:
  • "Wells-Bird", Salina Journal, Salina, KS, 13 January 1952.
  • "Bird-Wells", Salina Journal, Salina, KS, 8 June 1952.

Janette:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Janette A. Bird; SSN: 518-32-5392; Born: 8 Nov 1934; Died: 3 Nov 1993; SSN issued: Idaho (Before 1951)].

Roland (Jr.):

• Marriage from a series of newspaper articles:
  • "Wilson-Bird", Salina Journal, Salina, KS, 29 October 1972.
  • "For the bride Karen Wilson", Salina Journal, Salina, KS, 4 January 1973.
  • "Wilson-Bird", Salina Journal, Salina, KS, 11 January 1973.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Roland (Sr.): 1930 census. Baker, Gove, KS. p. 4.