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Wilson Baird

Birth: 29 Jun 1813
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 21 Sep 1892 (aged 79)
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery

Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 16137105 View Source

WILSON was the son of John Baird and Nancy (Unknown) Baird. He married first Elizabeth Baird, on August 19, 1839, in Wilson County, Tennessee.

Wilson and Elizabeth were first cousins, and at the time of their marriage they were also "step-siblings." Wilson's father, John, had married Elizabeth's mother, Sarah (Bostick) Baird, who was the widow of John's brother, Wilson Baird.

Wilson and Elizabeth were the parents of 11 children--Marcus Lafayette, Sarah Emeline, William Thomas, Nancy Caroline, Mary Jemima, John Wilson, Tennessee Elizabeth, Martha Jane, Robert Clinton, Noah Franklin, and Frances Malisa Baird.

After Elizabeth's death in 1858, Wilson traveled back to Wilson County, Tennessee, and married second Mary Ann Edwards on December 22, 1859. He brought her back to his home in Gibson County, Tennessee, and they lived out the remainder of their lives there. They were the parents of one son and they also named him John Wilson Baird.

Wilson was a Mason.

WILSON was the son of John Baird and Nancy (Unknown) Baird. He married first Elizabeth Baird, on August 19, 1839, in Wilson County, Tennessee.

Wilson and Elizabeth were first cousins, and at the time of their marriage they were also "step-siblings." Wilson's father, John, had married Elizabeth's mother, Sarah (Bostick) Baird, who was the widow of John's brother, Wilson Baird.

Wilson and Elizabeth were the parents of 11 children--Marcus Lafayette, Sarah Emeline, William Thomas, Nancy Caroline, Mary Jemima, John Wilson, Tennessee Elizabeth, Martha Jane, Robert Clinton, Noah Franklin, and Frances Malisa Baird.

After Elizabeth's death in 1858, Wilson traveled back to Wilson County, Tennessee, and married second Mary Ann Edwards on December 22, 1859. He brought her back to his home in Gibson County, Tennessee, and they lived out the remainder of their lives there. They were the parents of one son and they also named him John Wilson Baird.

Wilson was a Mason.

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Epitaph: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them."

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1771–1851

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Maintained by: Ties That Bind
Originally Created by: pansy ewell
Added: Oct 11, 2006
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16137105/wilson-baird: accessed ), memorial page for Wilson Baird (29 Jun 1813–21 Sep 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16137105, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Ties That Bind (contributor 47681986).

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