It is very evident to me that Hettie is the daughter of WIlliam Romines and Ezuba Melviney. Thus she is named after her mother. You will note that in the 1900 census, district 15, Sevier County, Hettie is a boarder in the household of George Bird. This might explain while later she came to marry William Cam Bird. Listed on the same page you will note there are three Romines children, including Hettie, all three born in successive years, and living in three separate households as boarders. There is Elbert Romines born in 1884 and living in a Lafollette household; and there is David Romines born in 1882 and living in a Lafollette household. And Hettie born Feb 1885. This definitely indicates to me they are siblings. They have been taken in because William Romines has died, and obviously the mother Zuba is not able to care for them. William Romines was a veteran of the Civil War, and he died August 11, 1893. On September 8, 1893, Zuba Romines filed for a widow's pension, and she indicates there are minors. If you order the pension record of William Romines widow you will probably see a list of the children, because she would have to list them. Several people have indicated that William Romines died in Knoxville in 1936. This is not true. Unless there are two William Romines who had a widow named Zuba. I have a photo of WIlliam Romines in his civil war uniform, and his profile is shown in my book One Moment of Glory: A Tribute to Our Civil War Soldiers of Sevier County. William served in the 3rd Tennessee Cavalry. Beulah Karr, Civil War historian and research