Baird Thos Gp Sht 2 Generations
THOMAS BAIRD, SR., FAMILY GROUP SHEET
15 Apr 2014
Husband: Thomas Baird, Sr. (Sheila’s 4th great grandfather)
Born: abt 1764 in [possibly NC: “Following the advice of pioneer explorer and guide Daniel Boone, a group of Scots-Irish
Presbyterians from North Carolina settled in the area [Cane Ridge, near Paris, Bourbon, KY] in 1790. At the same time that
they were building homes and establishing livelihoods, they cut and hewed blue ash logs for the Meeting House's walls and
oak and chestnut trees for beams and roof supports.” http://www.caneridge.org/ ]
Father:
Mother:
Died: 14 Mar 1844 tombstone says he died “In his 80th y”
Buried: Muddy Run Cemetery, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA. Find A Grave Memorial # 20193342
1820 US Census: Union, Logan, Ohio. Spelled “Beard.” males: 1 under 10, 1 10-15, 1 16-25, 1 45+ (self); females: 2 10-15,
2 16-25, 2 26-44, 1 45+ (wife?). 3 engaged in agriculture.
1830 US Census: Union, Logan, Ohio. Spelled “Beard.” Males: 1 15-19, 1 60-60 (self); females 3 20-29, 1 60-69 (wife?)
On same page: John R. Beard (son) & Robert Beard, 20-29 (who is he?)
Robert Beard. males: 1 under 5, 1 20-29 (self) [son? nephew?]; females 1 under 5, 1 20-29
1840 US Census: Liberty, Logan, Ohio. Males: 1 10-14, 1 70-79 (self); Females: 2 30-39, 1 70-79 (wife?);
On same page:
Robert Baird. males: 1 under 5, 1 10-14, 1 30-39 (self) [son? nephew?]; females 1 under 5, 1 5-9, 1 10-14, 1 30-39 (wife?)
Wife: Eleanor "Nellie" LNU [an Eleanor Baird b. abt 1765 is buried in Muddy Run Cemetery (FindAGrave) She is the only
Baird there with a birth date close to Thomas Baird, Sr’s (abt 1764). Signing the Muddy Run Church book in 1814 was a
Nellie Baird, along with Thomas and several other Bairds.
Born: abt 1765
Father:
Mother:
Died: 24 Sep 1844 in her 79th year (from gravestone)
Buried: Muddy Run Cemetery, West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, USA. Find A Grave Memorial # 20193326
1 F Martha “Pattie” Baird [a Pattie Baird signed the
Muddy Run church book in 1814. Pattie is a
nickname for Martha, among other names]
Born: abt 1784 prob. in KY
Father: Thomas Baird, Sr.
Mother: Eleanor "Nellie" LNU
Died:
Buried:
1814: Pattie Baird signed the Muddy Run Church
book this year, along with Thomas and other Bairds.
1870 US Census: Johnson, Champaign, OH; PO St.
Paris; Born KY; at home infirm; living with brother
Thomas Baird, Jr., his wife Ann McIlvain Baird, his
daughter Rebecca Baird, and Martha’s sister
Elizabeth Baird. Martha and Elizabeth Baird appear
to be unmarried.
2 M John R. Baird
Born: 2 Oct 1788. Gravestone lists death date 4 Jul
1846 and "aged 57 y 9 m 2 d”
Father: Thomas Baird, Sr.
Mother: Eleanor "Nellie" LNU
Died: 4 Jul 1846 Logan County, OH. Source:
Gravestone
Buried: Jul 1846, West Liberty, Logan, OH; Muddy
Run Cemetery. Source: Find A Grave Memorial #
20193331
Wife: Jane LNU
Born: 29 Mar 1800 in
Died: 6 Feb 1869 in Logan County, Ohio
Burial: Feb 1869, West Liberty, Logan, OH; Muddy Run
Cemetery. Source: Find A Grave Memorial # 14544420
OH 1860 Federal Census Index. p. 133: Harrison Twp.
Champaign County, OH (This may not be our Jane.)
abt. 1808: Thomas Baird, Sr., with his two sons,
John R. and Thomas Baird, Jr., was one of the first
settlers in Liberty Twp. Source: History of Logan
County & Ohio 1880, p. 548
1830 US Census: Union, Logan, OH. Lists only 1
male in household, and he is between 40-49. Males:
1 40-49 (self); females 1 5-9, 1 20-29.
On same page: his father Thomas Baird, Sr. and a
Robert Baird, 20-29.
3 F Elizabeth “Betsey” Baird
Born: abt 1798 in KY
Father: Thomas Baird, Sr.
Mother: Eleanor "Nellie" LNU?
Died:
Buried:
1814: Betsey Baird signed the Muddy Run Church
book this year, along with Thomas and other Bairds.
1860 US Census: She lived with Thomas Baird (Jr.),
age 60, his wife Ann McIlvain Baird, and children,
John, Mary, Rebecca, Robert H. Baird, in 1860 US
Census. She is probably his unmarried sister.
1870 US Census: Johnson, Champaign, OH; PO St.
Paris; Born KY; assists keeping house; living with
brother Thomas Baird, Jr., his wife Ann McIlvain
Baird, his daughter Rebecca Baird, and Elizabeth’s
sister Martha Baird. Martha and Elizabeth Baird
appear to have remained single.
4M
Husband: Thomas Baird, Jr. (Sheila’s 3rd great
grandfather)
Born: abt 1800 in Paris, Kentucky
Father: Thomas Baird, Sr.
Mother: Eleanor “Nellie” LNU?
Sp: Ann McIlvain
Died: aft 1862
Buried:
abt. 1808: Thomas Baird, Sr., with his two sons,
John R. and Thomas Baird, Jr., was one of the first
settlers in Liberty Twp. Source: History of Logan
County & Ohio 1880, p. 548
Wife: Ann McIlvain (McIlvain is a common last name in the
town, but I have been unable to link her with the other
McIlvains)
Born: abt 1808 in West Liberty, Logan, Ohio
Father:
Mother
Sp: Thomas Baird, Jr.
Died:
Buried: