Born in Smith's Creek, Frederick, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Andrew (Bird) Byrd IV
and Mary (Howard) Byrd
Sister of
Joseph Reece [half], Andrew Byrd V, William Bird, Abraham Bird, Isaac Bird, Peter Byrd Sr. and Henry Bird
Wife of
James West
— married
about 1771 (to about 1782) in Augusta, Virginia
Wife of
George Zerkle
— married
24 Jul 1786 in New Market, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Catherine Bird was the daughter of Andrew Byrd and Mary Howard Reece. Catherine (married first to James West, and second to George Zirkle).[1]
Sources
Acknowledgements
- Bird-2899 was created by Kevin McClain through the import of McClain + Whitmire(1).ged on Jun 5, 2014.
- This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~0.78%
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Chris Hoult
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Bird-2899 and Bird-457 appear to represent the same person because: This needs caution! Is this the same Catherine or has the husband been linked by married to a wrong profile! Hence 2 marriages?
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Rejected matches › Catherine (Bird) Gourley (1815-abt.1872)
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