Author. Wrote such books as “King of the Mesa,” “Vigilantes,” and “Two Little Navajos.”  Family links:  Parents:  Herman Hoffman Birney (1866 – 1926)  Elizabeth C Boude Birney (1867 – 1931)  Spouse:  Marguerite Bovington Birney (1902 – 1975)*  Sibling:  Herman Hoffman Birney (1891 – 1958)  Knox Boude Birney (1892 – 1918)* *Calculated relationship