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- SUDDEN DEATH -
Dr. R.P. Baird Passes Away In Jessups, Ga.
A telegram received here Wednesday brought Intelligence of the sudden death of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird at Jessups, Ga.
Dr. Baird was a prominent missionary of the Southern Presbyterian church to Brazil.
He was 55 years old and with his wife and daughter was spending his furlough in Fredericksburg, and representing mission work wherever called In the South.
He left here In seemingly excellent health on Friday last and had made several addresses in the mission cause. The announcement of his death was a shock not only to his family, but to the many friends he has made while residing here.
Dr. Baird wan a Mason and the telegram sent came from the Master of the Lodge in Jessups, Ga.
It is thought his body will be brought here. The Daily Star - March 10, 1909.
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- DR. BAIRD'S FUNERAL -
The funeral of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird will take place from the Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.H. Henderlite. Interment will be in City Cemetery.
The pallbearers - Messrs. J.W. Adams, J.E. Timberlake, M.L. Latbram, Dr. J.N. Barney, Paul Karsten, Jr., Mayo Smith, P.V. Daniel, Dr. J.P. Stiff. Pallbearers are requested to meet at Scotia Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Daily Star - March 12, 1909.
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[Obit & funeral transcriptions by BigFrench (#46554304).]
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Middle of 3 sons (John C., Ezekiel) of Eliza C. & James Robinson Baird, who were 2 of the 13 founders of the Presbyterian Church in Santa Bárbara, CA.
His parents were missionaries to Brazil, arriving there with the boys in 1868.
Reynauld returned to the States to study medicine and theology, later returning to Brazil to help his parents.
He accompanied them upon their transfer to Santa Barbara, where he met his future wife, Mary Lucille Bankston (b. 1872). They were married on Sept. 29, 1887. They later went to work in the Presbyterian mission in Ceará, Brazil from 1896-1900, then returning to the States.
They had 1 daughter, Geraldine, who married James Barnes.
When younger brother Ezekiel died before 1897, his widow and daughter, Lilie, moved to Fredericksburg, VA., joining Reynauld's family there.
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- SUDDEN DEATH -
Dr. R.P. Baird Passes Away In Jessups, Ga.
A telegram received here Wednesday brought Intelligence of the sudden death of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird at Jessups, Ga.
Dr. Baird was a prominent missionary of the Southern Presbyterian church to Brazil.
He was 55 years old and with his wife and daughter was spending his furlough in Fredericksburg, and representing mission work wherever called In the South.
He left here In seemingly excellent health on Friday last and had made several addresses in the mission cause. The announcement of his death was a shock not only to his family, but to the many friends he has made while residing here.
Dr. Baird wan a Mason and the telegram sent came from the Master of the Lodge in Jessups, Ga.
It is thought his body will be brought here. The Daily Star - March 10, 1909.
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- DR. BAIRD'S FUNERAL -
The funeral of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird will take place from the Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.H. Henderlite. Interment will be in City Cemetery.
The pallbearers - Messrs. J.W. Adams, J.E. Timberlake, M.L. Latbram, Dr. J.N. Barney, Paul Karsten, Jr., Mayo Smith, P.V. Daniel, Dr. J.P. Stiff. Pallbearers are requested to meet at Scotia Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Daily Star - March 12, 1909.
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[Obit & funeral transcriptions by BigFrench (#46554304).]
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Middle of 3 sons (John C., Ezekiel) of Eliza C. & James Robinson Baird, who were 2 of the 13 founders of the Presbyterian Church in Santa Bárbara, CA.
His parents were missionaries to Brazil, arriving there with the boys in 1868.
Reynauld returned to the States to study medicine and theology, later returning to Brazil to help his parents.
He accompanied them upon their transfer to Santa Barbara, where he met his future wife, Mary Lucille Bankston (b. 1872). They were married on Sept. 29, 1887. They later went to work in the Presbyterian mission in Ceará, Brazil from 1896-1900, then returning to the States.
They had 1 daughter, Geraldine, who married James Barnes.
When younger brother Ezekiel died before 1897, his widow and daughter, Lilie, moved to Fredericksburg, VA., joining Reynauld's family there.
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- SUDDEN DEATH -
Dr. R.P. Baird Passes Away In Jessups, Ga.
A telegram received here Wednesday brought Intelligence of the sudden death of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird at Jessups, Ga.
Dr. Baird was a prominent missionary of the Southern Presbyterian church to Brazil.
He was 55 years old and with his wife and daughter was spending his furlough in Fredericksburg, and representing mission work wherever called In the South.
He left here In seemingly excellent health on Friday last and had made several addresses in the mission cause. The announcement of his death was a shock not only to his family, but to the many friends he has made while residing here.
Dr. Baird wan a Mason and the telegram sent came from the Master of the Lodge in Jessups, Ga.
It is thought his body will be brought here. The Daily Star - March 10, 1909.
-----------------------------------------------------
- DR. BAIRD'S FUNERAL -
The funeral of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird will take place from the Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.H. Henderlite. Interment will be in City Cemetery.
The pallbearers - Messrs. J.W. Adams, J.E. Timberlake, M.L. Latbram, Dr. J.N. Barney, Paul Karsten, Jr., Mayo Smith, P.V. Daniel, Dr. J.P. Stiff. Pallbearers are requested to meet at Scotia Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Daily Star - March 12, 1909.
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[Obit & funeral transcriptions by BigFrench (#46554304).]
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Middle of 3 sons (John C., Ezekiel) of Eliza C. & James Robinson Baird, who were 2 of the 13 founders of the Presbyterian Church in Santa Bárbara, CA.
His parents were missionaries to Brazil, arriving there with the boys in 1868.
Reynauld returned to the States to study medicine and theology, later returning to Brazil to help his parents.
He accompanied them upon their transfer to Santa Barbara, where he met his future wife, Mary Lucille Bankston (b. 1872). They were married on Sept. 29, 1887. They later went to work in the Presbyterian mission in Ceará, Brazil from 1896-1900, then returning to the States.
They had 1 daughter, Geraldine, who married James Barnes.
When younger brother Ezekiel died before 1897, his widow and daughter, Lilie, moved to Fredericksburg, VA., joining Reynauld's family there.
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- SUDDEN DEATH -
Dr. R.P. Baird Passes Away In Jessups, Ga.
A telegram received here Wednesday brought Intelligence of the sudden death of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird at Jessups, Ga.
Dr. Baird was a prominent missionary of the Southern Presbyterian church to Brazil.
He was 55 years old and with his wife and daughter was spending his furlough in Fredericksburg, and representing mission work wherever called In the South.
He left here In seemingly excellent health on Friday last and had made several addresses in the mission cause. The announcement of his death was a shock not only to his family, but to the many friends he has made while residing here.
Dr. Baird wan a Mason and the telegram sent came from the Master of the Lodge in Jessups, Ga.
It is thought his body will be brought here. The Daily Star - March 10, 1909.
-----------------------------------------------------
- DR. BAIRD'S FUNERAL -
The funeral of Rev. Dr. R.P. Baird will take place from the Presbyterian Church Saturday at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J.H. Henderlite. Interment will be in City Cemetery.
The pallbearers - Messrs. J.W. Adams, J.E. Timberlake, M.L. Latbram, Dr. J.N. Barney, Paul Karsten, Jr., Mayo Smith, P.V. Daniel, Dr. J.P. Stiff. Pallbearers are requested to meet at Scotia Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Daily Star - March 12, 1909.
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[Obit & funeral transcriptions by BigFrench (#46554304).]
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Middle of 3 sons (John C., Ezekiel) of Eliza C. & James Robinson Baird, who were 2 of the 13 founders of the Presbyterian Church in Santa Bárbara, CA.
His parents were missionaries to Brazil, arriving there with the boys in 1868.
Reynauld returned to the States to study medicine and theology, later returning to Brazil to help his parents.
He accompanied them upon their transfer to Santa Barbara, where he met his future wife, Mary Lucille Bankston (b. 1872). They were married on Sept. 29, 1887. They later went to work in the Presbyterian mission in Ceará, Brazil from 1896-1900, then returning to the States.
They had 1 daughter, Geraldine, who married James Barnes.
When younger brother Ezekiel died before 1897, his widow and daughter, Lilie, moved to Fredericksburg, VA., joining Reynauld's family there.
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originally buried in section 11, lot 138. Moved to Presbyterian Church lot (#36) 10/14/1940.
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