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Rufus A. Baird

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Rufus A. Baird

Birth
Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA
Death
3 Oct 1927 (aged 71)
Guin, Marion County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Guin, Marion County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 11
Memorial ID
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Rufus A. Baird was the son of James M. Baird and Virginia Ann Hill. He was born in Chickasaw Co, MS and moved to Marion County in the early 1870's. He served as Sheriff of Marion County and also had a store with his brother, Stephen J. Baird. Stephen J. Baird married Emily B. Clark, Sallie C. Clark's sister. They were faithful members of the First Baptist Church in Guin, Alabama and part of the Masonic Lodge.

(Information from The Heritage of Marion County, Alabama)
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Children of Rufus A. and Sallie C. Baird:
1. Roy B. Baird 1879
2. Emma Boise Baird Knight 1880
3. Margie C. Baird Morris 1882
4. Lemuel George Baird 1883
5. Robert Rufus Baird 1885
6. J. Henry Baird 1887
7. Beulah Lee Baird Springer 1891
8. Clemmie Virginia Baird 1893
9. Etley Baird (twin)
10.Atley Baird (twin)

Sallie C. listed as having 12 children with 7 living on the 1900 Census. J. Henry, Etley, and Atley passed away before the 1900 Census. Emma Boise Baird was listed on the 1900 Census as married to J.W. Knight. I don't know where the other two children are buried or their names.
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Rufus A. Baird was the son of James M. Baird and Virginia Ann Hill. He was born in Chickasaw Co, MS and moved to Marion County in the early 1870's. He served as Sheriff of Marion County and also had a store with his brother, Stephen J. Baird. Stephen J. Baird married Emily B. Clark, Sallie C. Clark's sister. They were faithful members of the First Baptist Church in Guin, Alabama and part of the Masonic Lodge.

(Information from The Heritage of Marion County, Alabama)
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Children of Rufus A. and Sallie C. Baird:
1. Roy B. Baird 1879
2. Emma Boise Baird Knight 1880
3. Margie C. Baird Morris 1882
4. Lemuel George Baird 1883
5. Robert Rufus Baird 1885
6. J. Henry Baird 1887
7. Beulah Lee Baird Springer 1891
8. Clemmie Virginia Baird 1893
9. Etley Baird (twin)
10.Atley Baird (twin)

Sallie C. listed as having 12 children with 7 living on the 1900 Census. J. Henry, Etley, and Atley passed away before the 1900 Census. Emma Boise Baird was listed on the 1900 Census as married to J.W. Knight. I don't know where the other two children are buried or their names.
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Inscription

RUFFUS A. BAIRD
19 JULY 1856 - 3 OCT 1927
SALLIE C.
HIS WIFE
23 DEC 1857 - DEC 9, 1943

THEY DIED AS THEY LIVED CHRISTIANS

Masonic Symbol (On Left)
Holy Bible Symbol (In Middle)
Eastern Star Symbol (On Right)



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