Joseph Baird, son of David Baird (1760-1837) and Eleanor Barkelow (1766-1837). Joseph married Lydia Mendenhall on 26 Feb 1835 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
The family is living in Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois in 1850. The household consists of Joseph and his wife Lydia, aged 69 and 43 respectively, and their children: John J. age 24; probably his wife Ellen age 19; E. A. (David A?) age 17; Jane age 15; Eliza (Emily Frances?) age 13 and W. S. (William Silas) age 6.
This 1860 census record is challenging as the census taker seems to have missed recording the family as a separate household, so in the indexing the family is included as part of the Young household that immediately precedes them on the census sheet. The census taker also consistently renders the name Baird as "Beaird" throughout the pages for this township. The transcription compounds the error by rendering Beaird as Beavis so that Joseph, his wife and several of their children do not appear in the search for either Baird or Beaird. Since this page occurs very close to the end of the pages for Carroll Township, I really wonder if the census taker was just very tired when he recorded the information.
The family was easier to locate in the 1870 census. Joseph had died the year before the census was taken and his widow, Lydia is listed as head of the household with four of her children still in the household: John G., age 34; David age 32; Emily age 21 and her youngest son, William S age 16.
The 1880 census finds the household in much the same configuration, Lydia is head with three of her children living in that household: John G(J?) age 44; Emily F. age 30; and William S. age 26. At the top of this last page of the Carroll Township record is her son, David A. Baird and his wife, Mary J. and their daughter, E. Mary. This latter couple is living in the household of David’s mother-in-law, Mary Baum. (Information provided by Ronald Slater)
The family is living in Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois in 1850. The household consists of Joseph and his wife Lydia, aged 69 and 43 respectively, and their children: John J. age 24; probably his wife Ellen age 19; E. A. (David A?) age 17; Jane age 15; Eliza (Emily Frances?) age 13 and W. S. (William Silas) age 6.
This 1860 census record is challenging as the census taker seems to have missed recording the family as a separate household, so in the indexing the family is included as part of the Young household that immediately precedes them on the census sheet. The census taker also consistently renders the name Baird as "Beaird" throughout the pages for this township. The transcription compounds the error by rendering Beaird as Beavis so that Joseph, his wife and several of their children do not appear in the search for either Baird or Beaird. Since this page occurs very close to the end of the pages for Carroll Township, I really wonder if the census taker was just very tired when he recorded the information.
The family was easier to locate in the 1870 census. Joseph had died the year before the census was taken and his widow, Lydia is listed as head of the household with four of her children still in the household: John G., age 34; David age 32; Emily age 21 and her youngest son, William S age 16.
The 1880 census finds the household in much the same configuration, Lydia is head with three of her children living in that household: John G(J?) age 44; Emily F. age 30; and William S. age 26. At the top of this last page of the Carroll Township record is her son, David A. Baird and his wife, Mary J. and their daughter, E. Mary. This latter couple is living in the household of David’s mother-in-law, Mary Baum. (Information provided by Ronald Slater)
Joseph Baird, son of David Baird (1760-1837) and Eleanor Barkelow (1766-1837). Joseph married Lydia Mendenhall on 26 Feb 1835 in Vermilion County, Illinois.
The family is living in Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois in 1850. The household consists of Joseph and his wife Lydia, aged 69 and 43 respectively, and their children: John J. age 24; probably his wife Ellen age 19; E. A. (David A?) age 17; Jane age 15; Eliza (Emily Frances?) age 13 and W. S. (William Silas) age 6.
This 1860 census record is challenging as the census taker seems to have missed recording the family as a separate household, so in the indexing the family is included as part of the Young household that immediately precedes them on the census sheet. The census taker also consistently renders the name Baird as "Beaird" throughout the pages for this township. The transcription compounds the error by rendering Beaird as Beavis so that Joseph, his wife and several of their children do not appear in the search for either Baird or Beaird. Since this page occurs very close to the end of the pages for Carroll Township, I really wonder if the census taker was just very tired when he recorded the information.
The family was easier to locate in the 1870 census. Joseph had died the year before the census was taken and his widow, Lydia is listed as head of the household with four of her children still in the household: John G., age 34; David age 32; Emily age 21 and her youngest son, William S age 16.
The 1880 census finds the household in much the same configuration, Lydia is head with three of her children living in that household: John G(J?) age 44; Emily F. age 30; and William S. age 26. At the top of this last page of the Carroll Township record is her son, David A. Baird and his wife, Mary J. and their daughter, E. Mary. This latter couple is living in the household of David’s mother-in-law, Mary Baum. (Information provided by Ronald Slater)
The family is living in Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois in 1850. The household consists of Joseph and his wife Lydia, aged 69 and 43 respectively, and their children: John J. age 24; probably his wife Ellen age 19; E. A. (David A?) age 17; Jane age 15; Eliza (Emily Frances?) age 13 and W. S. (William Silas) age 6.
This 1860 census record is challenging as the census taker seems to have missed recording the family as a separate household, so in the indexing the family is included as part of the Young household that immediately precedes them on the census sheet. The census taker also consistently renders the name Baird as "Beaird" throughout the pages for this township. The transcription compounds the error by rendering Beaird as Beavis so that Joseph, his wife and several of their children do not appear in the search for either Baird or Beaird. Since this page occurs very close to the end of the pages for Carroll Township, I really wonder if the census taker was just very tired when he recorded the information.
The family was easier to locate in the 1870 census. Joseph had died the year before the census was taken and his widow, Lydia is listed as head of the household with four of her children still in the household: John G., age 34; David age 32; Emily age 21 and her youngest son, William S age 16.
The 1880 census finds the household in much the same configuration, Lydia is head with three of her children living in that household: John G(J?) age 44; Emily F. age 30; and William S. age 26. At the top of this last page of the Carroll Township record is her son, David A. Baird and his wife, Mary J. and their daughter, E. Mary. This latter couple is living in the household of David’s mother-in-law, Mary Baum. (Information provided by Ronald Slater)
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