Baird, James

JAMES BAIRD, born in 1807, son of Thomas and Martha (McKee) Baird, was a surveyor by profession and laid out many of the principal roads of the township. He was a life-long member of the Presbyterian church and an elder for many years. He died February 24, 1864, leaving a widow, who resides in Clintonville, and seven children: Martha, wife of John Vincent; Ann E.; Susan, deceased wife of Doctor J.M. Foster; Sarah, wife of Porter Phipps; Mary, wife of J.A. Porter; J.M., and William A.