John Robert Birdsong (abt. 1943 - 1989)

Born about 12 Dec 1943 in Valley Springs, Boone County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 1989 at about age 45 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States

Biography

Bob Birdsong was an Arkansan.

John Robert Birdsong was Patricia A. Birdsong's only sibling. He was 17 when she was born. He was an excellent Big Brother. They were the children of John Birdsong and Pat Barnard. Bob was born in 1943. On 1 April 1950 he was in Harrison Township, Boone, Arkansas.^[1]

He was very Intelligent and had their Father's skills of being able to build Anything, plumbing and electrical, and a mechanic. Not to mention being a head of a large hospital in Shawnee Oklahoma.

He married Eula Jackson.

He died in 1989.^[2][3] He is buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Harrison, Arkansas.^[4]

Research Notes

His sister gave his date of birth as 1942 and this is repeated in some of her memories on their father's profile. His grave has 1943 and ss sources say 1943 as well.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States 1950 Census," citing Page: 77; Line: 13, FamilySearch Record: 6XB6-X4J8 FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-X6GZ, Name: John R Birdsong; Residence Date: 1949; Census Date: 18 April 1950; Census Place: Harrison Township, Boone, Arkansas, United States; Birth Date: 1944; Birth Place: Arkansas; Race: W; Marital Status: Single; 3Plus Acres: no; Lived On Farm: no; Image Dimensions: 3934,4660; Enumerator Name: Anna Lee Lovell; Image Folder1950Census: 43290879-Arkansas-070450; Relationship To Head: Son; Household Continued: Yes; Age: 6 years; System Of Record: SLS; Digital Film Nbr: 108895457.

   John T Birdsong M 28 years Married Head Plumber Texas

   Fay H Birdsong F 26 years Married Wife Sewing Machine Operator Oklahoma

   John R Birdsong M 6 years Never married Son Arkansas

2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," FamilySearch Record: JRT7-SJM, Name: John R Birdsong; Death Date: 10 Jul 1989; Last Residence: Boone, Arkansas; Birth Date: 12 Dec 1943; Age: 46; Zip Code Of Last Residence: 72601; Place Of Issuance: Arkansas.
3. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," FamilySearch Record: 6K7Z-ZYMG, Name: John Robert Birdsong; Social Program Correspondence: Social Program Correspondence; Birth Date: 12 Dec 1943; Birth Place: Valley Sprin*, Arkansas, United States; Death Date: 10 Jul 1989; Previous Residence Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States; Race: White; Social Program Application Date: Aug 1961; Source Ssn: 430823311.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54407177/john-robert-birdsong: accessed 06 September 2022), memorial page for John Robert “Bob” Birdsong (12 Dec 1943–10 Jul 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54407177, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Bobby and Carol Babin Estes (contributor 46900498) .

Acknowledgements

• Personal information given by his sister Patti (Birdsong) Birdsong-Creed.