| Born | Died | |
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My Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Lodowick |
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| Lodowick Laird | abt 1720 | 1795 |
| Migrated from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the mid to late 1700s. He's listed on the 1779 census records for South Carolina. Other records show he and wife Elizabeth bought land in the now-defunct Craven County, South Carolina in 1764. | ||
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Children of Lodowick and Elizabeth (b. abt 1720 d. abt 1795) |
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| Robert Laird | ||
| Archibald M. Laird - Rankin County, MS | ||
| Samuel (son of Samuel was Archibald E.) | ||
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My Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Robert Sr |
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| Robert Laird Sr. | 1742 Lancaster County, PA |
16 Mar 1834 Clarke County, GA |
| Moved to Clarke County, Georgia after his stint in the military. He was with the South Carolina Patriots during the American Revolution and received a land grant in Georgia. | ||
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Children of Robert Sr. and Elizabeth (b. 1758 d.1858) |
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| Sarah | ||
| James | ||
| Samuel | ||
| Archibald (married Margaret McKelvy, 23 Feb 1804) | 3 Mar 1776 Laurens County, SC |
19 Jan 1851 Johns, Rankin County, MS |
| Robert Jr. | ||
| Mary | ||
| William | ||
| Elizabeth | ||
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My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Robert Jr |
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| Robert Laird Jr. | ||
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Children of Robert Jr. (see ref. at bottom of this page) |
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| Archibald | March 22, 1816 | |
| Elim (Eli?) (Eliam?) | 1828 | |
| Martha Jane | 1830 | |
| Viola | 1843 | |
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My Great-Great-Grandfather - Archibald |
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| Archibald Laird | March 22, 1816 | November 17, 1884 (86?) |
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Children of Archibald and Malinda Graham (b: 1825, Decatur, MS, d. 12-11-1872) |
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| Robert Alexander Laird* | April 9, 1842 | September 2, 1903 |
| Edward A. Laird* (Edward Graham?) | February 11, 1845 | October 19, 1913 |
| Hiram Winfield Laird* | February 22, 1846 (2/6/1848?) | October 7, 1897 |
| Thomas J. Laird* | June 22, 1858 | February 24, 1884 |
| Franklin Palmer Laird* | January 17, 1856 | November 14, 1917 |
| George Andrew Laird* | March 4, 1854 | November 15, 1917 |
| Sarah F. Laird* | (unknown) | (unknown) |
| Emely Laird* (married John A. Scott) Archibald was living with John and Emily in 1880 Census |
(unknown) | December 11, 1910 |
| John Calhoun Laird | January 18, 1858 | |
| Susie Elizabeth Laird | ||
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My Great-Grandfather - Hiram |
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| Hiram Winfield Laird* | February 22, 1846 (2/6/1848?) | October 7, 1897 |
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Children of Hiram and Elizabeth Chandler |
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| Iris Elma Laird* | April 11, 1876 | December 10, 1949 |
| Nicy Alma Laird* | November 8, 1878 | February 6, 1948 |
| John Stephen Laird* | January 24 (25?), 1882 | February 27, 1973 |
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My Grandfather - John |
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| John Stephen Laird* | January 24 (25?), 1882 | February 27, 1973 |
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Children of John |
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| Jon Ansel Laird | June 20, 1908 | August 17, 1973 |
| Raymond Winfield Laird | November 14, 1914 | November 23, 1994 |
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My Father - Raymond |
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| Raymond Winfield Laird | November 14, 1914 | November 23, 1994 |
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Children of Raymond and Nancy - My Brothers |
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| John Stephen Laird II | June 10, 1945 | |
| James Douglas Laird | January 3, 1946 | |
| Raymond Winfield Laird, Jr. | October 13, 1951 | |
| Robert Taylor Laird | May 2, 1953 | |
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Child of Jon Ansel - My Cousin |
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| Courtney | July 7, 1958 | |
| Maugarite (daughter of Courtney) | April 19, 1987 | |
Note: All with asterisk (*) were born, died and buried in Newton County, Mississippi.
Here... a lot less pretty... is some information I just got from my brother:
Archey Laird b. 3-22-1816 d. 11-17-1886 age 70 yrs {probably Archibald }
R. A. Laird b. 4- 9-1842 d. 9- 7-1903 age 61 yrs
H. W. Laird b. 2-22-1846 d. 10- 7-1897 age 51 yrs { same ?}
Hiram Winfield Laird b. 2- 6-1848 d. 10- 7-1897 age 49 yrs { person}
Georg A. Laird b. 3- 4-1884 or 1854 { probably the }
G. A. Laird b. d. 11- 7-1915 { same person }
F. P. Laird b. 1-17-1856 d. 11-14-1917 age 59 yrs
J. C. Laird b. 1-18-1858 d. unknown
T. J. Laird b. 6-22-1858 d. 4- 4-1930 age 71 yrs
Iris Elma Laird b. ca. 1876 d. unknown
Nicey Alva Laird b. ca. 1878 d. unknown
W. W. Laird b. 8-18-1879 d. 3-16-1896 age 16 yrs
John Stephen Laird b. 1-25-1882 d. 2-27-1973 age 91 yrs
Hattie E. Laird b. 3- 3-1882 d. unknown
Irene Laird b. 3- 9-1885 d. unknown
Robert L. Laird b. 3- 6-1887 d. unknown
Queeney Laird b. 6-14-1889 d. 9-29-1893 age 4 yrs
Martin R(ay) Laird b. 6-17-1891 d. 5- 6-1914 age 22 yrs
Ervin A. Laird b. 8-20-1893 d. unknown
Frank F. Laird b. 1-22-1896 d. unknown
Melinda Laird b. unknown d. 12-11-1872
Thomas J. Laird b. unknown d. 2-24-1884
Sarah E. Laird b. unknown d. 6- -1887
Emely Scott (Laird?) b. unknown d. 12-11-1910
E. G. Laird b. unknown d. 10-19-1913
Information I got from a web page that matched up Archibald's wife's family with Archie...
Alexander "Sandy" GRAHAM Born Dec 1782 North Carolina Died 26 May 1876 Decatur, Newton, MS Married Cynthia PARKER Born 1806 TN Died 1897 Little Rock, Newton, MS
M/F CHILDREN WHEN BORN WHERE BORN FIRST MARRIAGE WHEN DIED
1 M William `Judge' GRAHAM 7 Feb 1822 Decatur, Newton,MS 28 Jan 1839 29 Aug 1904 Rachel JONES
2 F Malinda GRAHAM @ 1825 Decatur, Newton,MS Archibald LAIRD
3 F Elizabeth GRAHAM 1827 Decatur, Newton,MS
4 M Winston R GRAHAM 12 Mar 1831 Decatur, Newton,MS 24 Sep 1911 Lucinda REYNOLDS
5 F Elmira GRAHAM 1833 Decatur, Newton,MS
6 M Robert GRAHAM 1835 Decatur, Newton,MS Sarah
7 M Anthony GRAHAM 1838 Decatur, Newton,MS
8 F Lucinda GRAHAM 1839 Decatur, Newton,MS John BYNUM
9 F Martha GRAHAM 1843 Decatur, Newton,MS
10 F Sarah Ann GRAHAM 1846 Decatur, Newton,MS
11 F Julia Ann GRAHAM 5 Apr 1849 Decatur, Newton,MS 19 Jan 1898 11 Mar 1927 Elisha PARKS
12 M William GRAHAM 1845 Decatur, Newton,MS
13 M Archibald Clinton GRAHAM 1815-1820 TN or AL 1889 Mary Emily WALTERS
Here is, MAYBE, my g-g-g-grandfather... but this is NOT for sure. It came from this web site:
38. Robert LAIRD, b. 1742, d. 1834; served in NC Troops; res. Clarke Co. m. Elizabeth -?
Children:
1. Sarah LAIRD
2. James LAIRD
3. Samuel LAIRD
4. Archibald LAIRD
5. Robert LAIRD
6. Mary LAIRD
7. William LAIRD;
8. Elizabeth LAIRD
Other miscellaneous information I obtained from the Internet... specifically having to do with a 1% sampling of the 1880 Census... it doesn't seem likely that any of these are directly connected to me.
From: ftp://ftp.genealogy.org/pub/1880/index/L/405 example: ftp://ftp.genealogy.org/pub/1880/TX/3470/0052/097829 LAIRD A N TX/3470/0052/097829 NACOGDOCHES, TX Enum. Dist. 52 Reel 1321 Page 273 Date: 06/25 -- LAIRD, J W M 48 Head M Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana LAIRD, L W F 38 Wife M Alabama Georgia Georgia LAIRD, M J W F 8 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD, A N W F 4 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD, J L W F 1 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD AGNES OH/0930/0168/077657 LORAIN, OH Enum. Dist. 168 Reel 1042 Page 414 Date: 06/10 -- LAIRD, ALEXANDER W M 48 Head M Ireland Ireland Ireland LAIRD, AGNES W F 44 Wife M Pennsylvania Ireland Ireland LAIRD, ALEXANDER JR W M 14 Child S Ohio Ireland Pennsylvania LAIRD, EDWARD W M 11 Child S Ohio Ireland Pennsylvania LAIRD, MARCHAL W M 8 Child S Ohio Ireland Pennsylvania LAIRD, THOMAS W M 6 Child S Ohio Ireland Pennsylvania LAIRD, SARAH W F 4 Child S Ohio Ireland Pennsylvania LAIRD ALEXANDER OH/0930/0168/077657 LAIRD ALEXANDER JR OH/0930/0168/077657 LAIRD AMANDA MO/1630/0143/052365 LAIRD BUSHROD F KY/1170/0115/031170 KENTON, KY Enum. Dist. 115 Reel 425 Page 263 Date: 06/09 -- LAIRD, BUSHROD F W M 32 Head M Kentucky England England LAIRD, ELLEN W F 26 Wife M Mississippi New York Pennsylvania LAIRD, MARTENA W F 1 Child S Ohio Kentucky Mississippi MCCLOY, ANN W F 37 Res. employee S Ireland Ireland Ireland LAIRD EDWARD OH/0930/0168/077657 LAIRD ELAM TX/2410/0039/097291 JASPER, TX Enum. Dist. 39 Reel 1313 Page 165 Date: 06/17 -- YARBOROUGH, RUFUS W M 30 Head M Mississippi Louisiana South Carolina YARBOROUGH, MAHALIA D. W F 30 Wife M Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi YARBOROUGH, ESTHER A. W F 9 Child S Texas Mississippi Mississippi YARBOROUGH, LULA T. W F 5 Child S Texas Mississippi Mississippi YARBOROUGH, DUVERNA W M 3 Child S Texas Mississippi Mississippi LAIRD, ELAM W M 21 Boarder S Texas Mississippi Mississippi LAIRD FREEMAN MO/1630/0143/052365 LAIRD HENRY A. MD/0350/0073/037836 LAIRD J TX/3470/0052/097829 NACOGDOCHES, TX Enum. Dist. 52 Reel 1321 Page 273 Date: 06/25 -- LAIRD, J W M 48 Head M Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana LAIRD, L W F 38 Wife M Alabama Georgia Georgia LAIRD, M J W F 8 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD, A N W F 4 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD, J L W F 1 Child S Texas Louisiana Alabama LAIRD MARCHAL OH/0930/0168/077657 LAIRD NANCY E MD/0350/0073/037836 LAIRD ROSA MO/1630/0143/052365 LAIRD SARAH OH/0930/0168/077657 LAIRD T WILLIE OH/0610/0164/076659 LAIRD THOMAS OH/0930/0168/077657
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From: Tony Smith <tony.c.smith@usa.net> To: Robert Laird <rlaird@cavediver.com> Subject: Back from Mississippi X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (M3.4.4.4) Hi Cousin Robert... I just got back from home in Mississippi a couple of days ago and am just now finding the time to check my e-mail. I had a very pleasant and informative meeting with our cousin, Dean King, who is related through Edward Graham Laird, Archibald and Malinda's son. She has done extensive research, using census records and speaking with older family members. She and I are in agreement that Robert Jr. and Synthia Marten (Martin) Laird have to have been Archibald's father. Dean's research show Robert Laird was in Simpson County, Mississippi in the 1830 census, then moved to Newton County, Mississippi by the 1840 census. The 1860 census in Newton County shows Robert Laird, 77 years old, born in Georgia, living with "Archebal" and Malinda Laird. That census also shows that "Archebal" was born in Georgia. Dean's word-of-mouth family information also consistently shows Robert Jr. to have been our ancestor. Her research shows Robert Jr.'s children included our Archibald, plus Elim, born in 1820, Eli, born in 1828, Martha Jane, born in 1830, and Viola Laird, born in 1843. Also, Dean has been in touch with a descendant of Elim Laird, whose research shows the same thing -- that Elim and Archibald were brothers... and both were sons of Robert Jr. who descended from Robert Sr., and Lodowick. Also, Dean took me and my mother to the old Laird family cemetery near Archibald and Malinda's old homeplace. I believe you told me you had been there. It's a fascinating step back in time. I never knew it existed until now. I took a few pictures of Archibald's and Malinda's tombstone and I'm sending one to you in case you don't have a picture of it. I'm glad all of our digging apparently has helped us figure out where we came from. Thanks for your help in all of this. This family tree stuff can be quite a headache. Hope to hear from you soon. And, I'll be in touch. Take care... your cousin, Tony.
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World War I Info...
NEWTON CO., MS BIRTH INFORMATION: RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY IN 1917-18
AND PERSONS WITH LINKS TO THIS COUNTY
The information below was abstracted by Raymond H. Banks from
civilian registration cards completed in 1917-1918. All rights reserved.
Some men do not have birth locations listed because they
registered on the final draft registration day in 1918 when this information
was not recorded. Almost 24 million men registered for the draft.
1ST COLUMN: NAME 2ND COLUMN: BIRTH DATE 3RD COLUMN: ETHNIC GROUP 4TH COLUMN: BIRTH LOCATION OR OTHER INFO (spelling unreliable) OTHER COLUMNS: LOCATION OF REGISTRATION
Laird, Arch 30 May 1894 W Union MS Newton MS Laird, Archable E. 18 Feb 1884 W Newton MS Laird, Ernies A. (Erneis) 20 Aug 1894 W Decatur MS Forrest MS Laird, Grady W. 30 Dec 1898 W Newton MS Laird, Herbert Lee 2 Jul 1882 W Newton MS Laird, Hiram Gehue 12 May 1896 W Little Rock MS Newton MS Laird, Ivy Melvin 28 Nov 1887 W Decatur MS Newton MS Laird, Joseph S. Feb 1880 W Newton MS Laird, Thomas Andrew 20 Sep 1876 W Newton MS Laird, William Franklin 15 Dec 1879 W Newton MS -----------------------------------------------------------------------
1880 Census had information like this on Archibald:
Arch LAIRD Household Male
Other Information: Birth Year <1816> Birthplace GA Age 64 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M <Married> RaceW <White> Head of Household John A. SCOTT RelationFatherL <Father-in-law> Father's Birthplace SC Mother's Birthplace GA
Source Information: Census Place Beat 2, Newton, Mississippi Family History Library Film 1254659 NA Film Number T9-0659 Page Number591B
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