Leslie Ann Kirk was born in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late Rufus Charles Kirk and Glenda Jane Newman. She has one son, Jarett Kirk Nobles (Gina), a graduate of Auburn University, who lives in Dallas, Texas and one sister Denise Kirk Dennis of Lowndesboro, Alabama.
Leslie had a long career as the general manager of Baptist HomeCare, a specialty service hospital department of Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery. Her department provided home ventilators, IV pain management, neonatal, oncology and palliative care. In addition to being the department director, Leslie was the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) surveyor, HR manager, medical sales representative, and QA-QI coordinator. She was appointed to the Joint Ventures and Acquisitions team and the Hospital Association Patient Advocate Board. Leslie received numerous awards within the Baptist Medical Center system for having received commendations in every JCAHO inspection. Leslie is retired and has an outdoor photography business.
Memberships
Colonial Dames of America
Descendants of American Prisoners of War (Founder, Webmistress)
The Descendants of Brian Boru (Honorary Member; Webmistress)
Descendants of Cape Cod and the Islands (Honorary Member; Webmistress)
Descendants of Colonial Regulators (Founder; Inaugural Officer; Webmistress)
Descendants of Continental Colonial Officers (Quartermaster)
Descendants of Early Postmasters 1607-1900 (Webmistress)
Descendants of Sheriffs & Constables of Colonial & Antebellum America (Webmistress)
First Families of Georgia 1733-1797
First Families of Pennsylvania
First Families of Quebec (Honorary Member; Inaugural Webmistress)
Founders Fellowship (Charter Member; Newsletter Editor; Inaugural Webmistress)
Guild of Colonial Artisans & Tradesmen 1607-1783 (Webmistress)
Hereditary Order of the Red Dragon (Honorary Member; Corresponding Secretary)
National Gavel Society
National Guild of Saint Margaret of Scotland (Webmistress)
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century (National Technology Committee; AL Society Webmistress)
National Society Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century (AL Society Webmistress)
National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars (AL Society Webmistress)
National Society Daughters of the American Colonist (AL Society Webmistress)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Chapter Regent, Webmistress)
National Society Descendants of Early Quakers
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims (AL Branch Webmistress)
National Society Southern Dames of America (Charter Member Magnolia Branch; Webmistress)
National Society United States Daughters of 1812 (AL & LA Society Webmistress)
Order of Bacon's Rebellion (Founder; Inaugural Burgess)
Order of Descendants Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens 1607-1783 (Webmistress)
Order of Founders of the Granville District 1663-1763 (Founding Herald; Corresponding Secretary; Webmistress)
Order of the Descendants of Ancient Planters (Webmistress)
Order of the Descendants of the Justiciars (Webmistress)
Order of the First Families of Maryland
Order of the First Families of the Alabama Territory (Founding Board; Inaugural Secretary General)
Order of the Kings and Queens in the Holy Lands (Honorary Member; Corresponding Scribe; Webmistress)
Order of the Sovereigns of Ancient Scandinavia (Honorary Member; Recording Secretary)
Order of the Steel Magnolias (Founder; Honorary President General; Webmistress)
Order of William the Marshal (Founder, Honorary Member, Inaugural Historiographer)
Society of Daughters of Holland Dames
Society of First Families of Quebec (Inaugural Webmistress)
Society of the 1704 Virginia Quit Rents (Governour General, Founder; Inaugural Webmistress)
Sons and Daughters of the Colonial and Antebellum Bench and Bar 1565-1861
Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers (Founder; Honorary Governor General; Webmistress)
The Ladies' Memorial Association of Montgomery (President; Webmistress)
United Daughters of the Confederacy (former AL Division Webmistress)
Published
Order of the Kings and Queens in the Holy Lands editor-compiler directory publication, The Royal Register
Order of the Steel Magnolias editor-compiler newsletter publication, Magnolia Messenger
Founders Fellowship editor-compiler newsletter publication, The Star Dispatch
Sons and Daughters of Virginia Founding Fathers editor-compiler, History of the Organization 2013-2021
The Ladies’ Memorial Association editor-compiler, 150 Years of Remembrance 1866-2016
“Recognizing Domestic Violence in the Home Care Setting” instructor
Montgomery Parents Magazine and The Montgomery Advertiser newspaper, various medical articles
Photography contest winner: Outdoor Alabama magazine, Fine Art America, My Instant Expo Portfolio
Weather Underground weather and outdoor photography contributor
Other Notes
First Families of Alabama Genealogical Society
The Southeastern Mvskoke Nation (Tribal Citizen)
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists (1st place website award)
UDC AL Division Winnie Davis Award recipient (preserved 1490 Southern Cross of Honor applications and built a searchable database, Alabama Department of Archives and History)
Alabama Veterans Administration (Volunteer Services Board)
Alabama Department of Archives and History (Historical Records Advisory Board & Grant Review Board)
Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Montgomery, AL Graduate Assistant (Bill Nave; 10-year Service Award)
Dusty Trails Horse Rescue (10 + year volunteer; former board member)
Baptist Hospice of Montgomery (former chaplain ‘Transitions Team’ volunteer)
Occasions Catering, Montgomery, AL (former caterer; wedding and event planner)
Cloverdale Church, Montgomery, AL (secretary; Agape Rape Crisis Hotline volunteer; Family Sunshine Center fundraising coordinator; Abused Women ‘Dress for Success’ program coordinator)
Leslie, an eighth generation Alabamian, lives within a few miles of her Alabama Territory pioneer ancestors. Her maternal line has been buried in the Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery (Historical Marker HM1F4C) for almost 200 years. Her maternal line also descends from both Muscogee (Creek) and Shawnee Native American tribes.
Leslie’s hobbies include horse rescue, genealogy research, bunco, macro photography and event photography for local hereditary society conferences. Prior to a neck injury she was an avid traveler, skydiver and hang-glider. Leslie especially enjoys website design and has built over 45 hereditary society websites. She currently serves on the Hereditary Society Community (HSC) website committee.