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Subject: Re: Oswald Baird
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 21:13:20 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-11-26 21:41:29 EST, you write:

<< Subj: Oswald Baird
Date:97-11-26 21:41:29 EST
From: (Adele Just)
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Judy, Roy, and Elizabeth:

You are the people who responded to my initial message with the name of
Oswald Baird.

I have not found my letter from her nor my response to her YET, but I
did find the Family Group Record Sheet I created at the time in my
expanding folder for S. Yule--sans letter, of course--and this is what I
wrote on it:

Oswald Baird married to Mary Ann Taylor; son Robert Baird born circa
1835 at Northumberland? England (Newcastle-on-Tyne).

Died 8 January 1874 Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia

Family Group Record sheet prepared after receiving S. Yule letter.

I will keep my eye out for the Yule letter and type it verbatim for all
of you. I cannot recall the name of the town where the photograph was
taken in a studio, but do recall that it was in west central Illinois.

Let me know if you have any address/E-mail changes.

Adele

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Nov.30,97 Reply:

Adele, Judy, Elizabeth and others interested:

I found the information I was searching for about Oswald, Baird. I had to
clean off my desk to find the misplaced letter on the bottom of the stack.
This is a full page obituary as sent to me from a lady in Colorado.

THE OBITUARY READS ---

Richard Oswald Baird was born at Houghtuslaw Northumberland, England, on
Sept. 3, 1842, and died at his home in Colchester, Illinois, Monday, Oct. 4,
1920, being 78 years, 1 month,and 1 day of age at the time of his death. He
grew to young manhood in England and was united im marriage to Isabelle
Temple at the ST. Johns Church, New Castle on Tyne, Northumberland. Shortly
after his marriage, he and his wife came to this county, first locating in
Pennsylvania. From Pennsylvania they came to Illinois returning to
Pennsylyvania in a short time, where they resided a few years when they again
returned to Illinois settling on a farm about halfway between Colchester and
Fandon.After a few years residence on the farm, the family moved to this city
where he has since resided, his wife dying Nov. 12, 1913. Thirteen children
were born to this union, five of them dying in infancy and William temple
died at Washington, Court House, Ohio June 6, 1899 and Rev. Chester Arthur
Baird at Canton, Missouri, Nov. 28, 1905, both being 21 years of age at the
time of death. He is survived by the following children:Richard Oswald Jr. of
Astoria, IL., James Abraham of LOs Angeles, Ca. George H. of Rushville, IL.,
John T. , Thomas Taylor and Mrs. Mary Alters, all of Colchester.
Deceased became a member of the Christian Church in England in 1865, and
on coming to this country placed his membership in Hazelwood Christian
Church, Pittsburgh, Penn. and after coming to Colchester, moved his
membership here in 1870,and has been a member of this church for fifty years,
being the oldest member in point of continuous membership.
Fraternially he was a member of the Knights of Phtyias, I.O.O.F. and of
the Encampment Branch of the I.O.O.F.
Mr Baird attended the public schools of his home city and finished his
education at the Univeraity of New Castle. He has spent his entire active
life in the mining industry, being active in the management of the business
of the Colchester Clay Mines. until a few months preceding his death.
He was a man of high character and ideals, was generous to a fault and we
doube if there was an man in Colchester who was more universally loved and
respected than he. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
at the Christian Church in Colchester.
END OF OBITUARY---------

There is suppose to be a relative of Richard Oswald Baird living in Montanna,
who has more on the family history but I have not made contact with this
individual . I will try to find more about this family.

There are some areas of common data in this Obit and the e-mail on Oswald
Baird that has been sent on the Baird mail list. Also since the death of
Richard Oswald Baird occured in 1920, there should be good information on the
death certificate regarding his parents and place of residence.

I hope this helps some on the details of Oswald Baird. At least there are
clues to go on in finding the details of this family.

Roy Groves Normal, Illinois

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