Samuel M. Baird was married twice. He married Francis Sarah (Fannie) Harris in Madison County, Illinois on Mar. 5, 1829. They were parents of 8 children: Martha, Mary, William, Jane, John, Margaret, Samuel F. and Sarah Baird. Fannie died Sep. 3, 1846.
Samuel then married Almeda V. Botkin in Bond County, Illinois on Jan 23, 1849. They were the parents of 4 children: George, Elizabeth Ellen, Thomas and Nancy A. George and Nancy died in infancy; Nancy died just 13 days after her father.
Samuel's sons William and John both served with the 9th Illinois Infantry in Company I during the Civil War. Both were injured twice. His son Samuel served with the 117th Illinois Infantry and died less than a month after being discharged with disability in 1863.
The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery listing includes the death date of 1 Aug 1856 in Section A with a note that the top of the stone is missing.
Samuel then married Almeda V. Botkin in Bond County, Illinois on Jan 23, 1849. They were the parents of 4 children: George, Elizabeth Ellen, Thomas and Nancy A. George and Nancy died in infancy; Nancy died just 13 days after her father.
Samuel's sons William and John both served with the 9th Illinois Infantry in Company I during the Civil War. Both were injured twice. His son Samuel served with the 117th Illinois Infantry and died less than a month after being discharged with disability in 1863.
The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery listing includes the death date of 1 Aug 1856 in Section A with a note that the top of the stone is missing.
Samuel M. Baird was married twice. He married Francis Sarah (Fannie) Harris in Madison County, Illinois on Mar. 5, 1829. They were parents of 8 children: Martha, Mary, William, Jane, John, Margaret, Samuel F. and Sarah Baird. Fannie died Sep. 3, 1846.
Samuel then married Almeda V. Botkin in Bond County, Illinois on Jan 23, 1849. They were the parents of 4 children: George, Elizabeth Ellen, Thomas and Nancy A. George and Nancy died in infancy; Nancy died just 13 days after her father.
Samuel's sons William and John both served with the 9th Illinois Infantry in Company I during the Civil War. Both were injured twice. His son Samuel served with the 117th Illinois Infantry and died less than a month after being discharged with disability in 1863.
The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery listing includes the death date of 1 Aug 1856 in Section A with a note that the top of the stone is missing.
Samuel then married Almeda V. Botkin in Bond County, Illinois on Jan 23, 1849. They were the parents of 4 children: George, Elizabeth Ellen, Thomas and Nancy A. George and Nancy died in infancy; Nancy died just 13 days after her father.
Samuel's sons William and John both served with the 9th Illinois Infantry in Company I during the Civil War. Both were injured twice. His son Samuel served with the 117th Illinois Infantry and died less than a month after being discharged with disability in 1863.
The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery listing includes the death date of 1 Aug 1856 in Section A with a note that the top of the stone is missing.
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