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James Wallace Baird

Birth	:	18 Sep 1847 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Sep 1923 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.6490800, -63.6262500
Description	:	Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest. In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occured September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed. He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years. Read More	Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest. In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occured September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed. He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years. To this union nine children were born, all of whom live near Morning Sun, with the exception of Dr. Oliver E. Baird of Blanchard, Iowa. All the children are living with the exception of Otto C. Baird, who passed away in 1910. The remaining children are: Mrs. Minnie L. Carithers, Edmund A., Merrill W., Oliver E., Ralph E., Oscar M., Mrs. Lena May Robertson and Mrs. Blanche U. Thompson. Early in life he joined the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church where, in after years, he served faithfully as deacon, and to the end of his life he was treasurer until failing health made it impossible, Mr. Baird was to be found regularly at the church he loved on the Sabbath day. Those who were bending over him in his last moments caught his last words "The Almighty has power." Funeral services were conducted at Sharon church and he was buried at Sharon cemetery, Saturday, September 29, 1923. Morning Sun News-Herald, 4 Oct 1923 James Wallace Baird has since the fall of 1873 made his home on Section 10, Yellow Springs township, where he has an excellent farm of one hundred acres of land that is rich and arable, bringing him good harvests annually. He is a native son of Iowa, and possesses the enterprising spirit which has been the dominant factor in the growth and development of the State. His birth occurred in Louisa county, Sept. 18, 1847, and he is a son of John and Catherine (McElhinney) Baird, both of whom were natives of County Derry, Ireland. The mother was only three years old when brought by her parents to America. She was born Aug. 10, 1822, and died April 14, 1900. John Baird, however, was reared and educated in his native country, and was a young man of twenty-four years when he decided to seek a home in the New World. He accordingly crossed the Atlantic, and for a few years remained a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., where he worked as a laborer. In March, 1840, he was married in that city to Miss McElhinney, and about May 1, 1840, came direct to Iowa, where they lived until called to their final rest. For a brief period they remained in Louisa county, but during the infancy of their son James, came to Des Moines county. About 1848 the father entered a tract of land of eighty acres, but later sold that property and entered another eighty-acre tract on Section 4. His wife also bought an eighty-acre tract, and upon that farm they made their home. Not a furrow had been turned nor an improvement made when the land came into the possession of the father, but with characteristic energy he began its development, and as the years went by his fields became productive and his labors profitable. The old home place is now owned by the youngest son, J. P. Baird. There are twelve children in the family; Robert, now deceased; John L., who is living in Centerville, Iowa; Samuel C., who died in Nebraska in 1904; James W.; Nancy Jane, the wife of Daniel Yohe, of Nebraska; Margaret Ann, the wife of Adam Walkingshaw, who is living in Nebraska; Robert M., who resides in Winfield, Henry county, Iowa; Elizabeth, the wife of Robert G. Reed; Mary C., at home; Rosanna, the wife of I. R. Carithers; and Joseph W., who is living on the old homestead farm in Yellow Springs township. The father was a member of the Presbyterian church in his native country, and in 1846, in company with others he organized the Reformed Presbyterian Congregation of Sharon, in this county. He was a man of upright life, believing firmly in the Christian religion, and exemplifying his faith in his daily conduct and in all his relations with his fellow men. He died July 4, 1881, when in his seventieth year, his birth having occurred about 1812. James Wallace Baird was brought to Des Moines county during his infancy, his parents locating in Yellow Springs township. He acquired his education in the district schools of Des Moines and Louisa counties, and his boyhood days were quietly passed in the usual manner of farm lads of the period. Having arrived at years of maturity, he was married, April 7, 1871, to Miss Mary Ann Walkinshaw, a daughter of John and Margaret (Glasgow) Walkingshaw. Mrs. Baird was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, March 19, 1851, and by her marriage has become the mother of nine children, namely; Minnie Loretta, the wife of J. T. Carithers, who is living in Yellow Springs township; Edmond Alfonz; Lena Mabel, the wife of John P. Robertson, who is living on the William Hensleigh farm, in Yellow Springs township; Merrill Waldo, who attended the business college at Quincy, Ill.; Oliver Emmet; Otto Clarence; Ralph Ehrman; Oscar Marion; and Blanch Verona, all at home, the last two being twins. It was in the fall of 1874 that Mr. Baird purchased his present farm, taking up his abode thereon. He has made good improvements here since, including the erection of a fine barn and other buildings. The farm comprises one hundred acres of land, and is all under cultivation, the fields returning excellent crops of corn, wheat, and other cereals. Mr. Baird is also well known as a stock-dealer, and usually raises several head of horses each year, at the present time having seventeen head, principally draft horses. He also has some good cattle upon his place, and about forty head of Poland China hogs ready for the market. He is a busy man, and indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature. As the years have passed he has worked persistently and energetically, and that he is now in possession of a comfortable home is attributable entirely to his own labors and God’s blessing. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF DES MOINES COUNTY, IOWA. PUBLISHED IN 1905 Contributor: No Reins (46595053)

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James Wallace Baird's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Canada.
When did James Wallace Baird death?
James Wallace Baird death on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 44.6490800
Longitude: -63.6262500

Family Members:

Parent

John Baird

(1813 - 1881)

Catherine McElhinney Baird

(1822 - 1900)

Spouse

Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird

(1851 - 1948)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

Robert M. Baird

(1855 - 1934)

Elizabeth Baird Reed

(1857 - 1933)

Mary Catherine Baird

(1860 - 1929)

Joseph William Page “J.P.” Baird

(1862 - 1942)

Rosana “Rose” Baird Carithers

(1866 - 1937)

Children

Minnie Lauretta Baird Carithers

(1874 - 1950)

Edmond Alfonz Baird

(1876 - 1941)

Lena Mabel Baird Robertson

(1878 - 1952)

Merrill Waldo Baird

(1880 - 1964)

Dr Otto Clarence Baird

(1886 - 1910)

Ralph Ehrman Baird

(1888 - 1963)

Oscar Marion Baird

(1890 - 1960)

Blanche Verona Baird Thompson

(1890 - 1983)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6490800, -63.6262500

2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6599700, -63.6223300

3. Shaar Shalom Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6594000, -63.6197900

4. Baron De Hirsch Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6598900, -63.6201300

5. St. John's Cemetery and Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6621900, -63.6254600

6. Deadman's Island Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6349860, -63.6100250

7. Royal Navy Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6613310, -63.5915740

8. Camp Hill Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6430550, -63.5856895

9. Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6559100, -63.5855600

10. Saint George's Round Church
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6534480, -63.5828180

11. Cathedral Church of All Saints Columbarium
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6400750, -63.5805580

12. Jollimore Cemetery
Jollimore, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6242500, -63.5926389

13. Tufts Cove Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6785600, -63.5960900

14. Holy Cross Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6389100, -63.5769100

15. Saint Paul's Church Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6474540, -63.5745810

16. Fort Massey Cemetery
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6397200, -63.5747300

17. Old Burying Ground
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6435300, -63.5726800

18. St. Paul's Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6667800, -63.5737200

19. Mount Hermon Lawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6727715, -63.5750046

20. Dartmouth Public Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6698000, -63.5698800

21. Christ Church Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6690900, -63.5681800

22. Halifax Memorial
Halifax, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6191063, -63.5655212

23. St. Phillips Anglican Cemetery
Purcells Cove, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6067327, -63.5645560

24. Woodlawn Cemetery
Dartmouth, Halifax County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.6796000, -63.5264200