[Bird, Elder G. B., was born in Lincoln County, WV, February 7, 1882. United with the Old School Baptist Church called Providence of the Paeatalico Association, June, 1900, and was baptized the same day by Elder J. H. Terry, was licensed to preach in June, 1901, at the age of nineteen years, and was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry May, 1907. Elder Bird is now (1908), clerk of Providence Church, has the care of one church, and is also clerk of Pacatalico Association.]