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Alexander Benjamin Laird 1846–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1846

Birth Location: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1884

Death Location: Kansas

Father: Adam Laird

Mother: Julia Dye

Spouse(s): Louisa Hammer

Children(s): Clarence Laird, Francis Laird, Jacob Laird, Adam Laird, Mary Laird, Alicia Laird

The story of Alexander Benjamin Laird began in 1846 in Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, Alexander Benjamin Laird resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Alexander Benjamin Laird resided in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA. Alexander Benjamin Laird married Louisa Hammer, and had children including Adam Leonard Laird, Alicia Jane Laird, Clarence Alexander Laird, Francis Marion Laird, Jacob Grant Laird, Mary Agness Laird. Alexander Benjamin Laird passed away in 1884 in Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Benjamin Laird began in 1846 in Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Alexander Benjamin Laird resided in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Alexander Benjamin Laird resided in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA.
  • Alexander Benjamin Laird married Louisa Hammer, and had children including Adam Leonard Laird, Alicia Jane Laird, Clarence Alexander Laird, Francis Marion Laird, Jacob Grant Laird, Mary Agness Laird.
  • Alexander Benjamin Laird passed away in 1884 in Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Laird
1814–1877
Birth Location: High Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
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Julia Dye
1825–1860
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
JD

Spouses(s)

Louisa Hammer
1852–1924
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
LH

Children(s)

Clarence Laird
1884–1966
Birth Location: Shawnee, Kansas, USA
CL
Francis Laird
1883–1972
Birth Location: Kansas
FL
Jacob Laird
1879–1923
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
JL
Adam Laird
1877–1967
Birth Location: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
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Mary Laird
1875–1958
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
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Alicia Laird
1873–1959
Birth Location: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia
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Alexander Laird's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Laird
1846–1884
Birth Place: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Adam Laird
1814–1877
High Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Julia Dye
1825–1860
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Laird
1776–1871
Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Agnes Berry
1782–
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Dennis Dye
1801–1866
Wood, West Virginia
Anna (Stuart) Webb
1809–1888
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Laird
1750–
Ann Barr
1750–
Robert Berry
1760–
Sarah McClean
1760–
Reuben Dye
1758–1828
Mary Riggs
1762–
Benjamin Webb
1789–1879
Martha Stuart
1789–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Laird
1697–
Margaret Wallace
1701–
Hew Barr
1725–
Isabell Orr
1720–
Vincent Dye
1724–1795
Sarah Artepe
1727–1797
Nutter Webb
1815–1833
Anna Cunningham
1770–1825
William Stuart
1747–1809
Martha Boyd
1757–1834

Alexander Laird's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Benjamin) Laird (14 Dec 1846–16 Jan 1884) m. Louisa Hammer (Abt. 1852–14 Jun 1924)
  1. 1. Clarence (Alexander) Laird 1884–1966 m. Ona (E.) Jones 1887–1969
    1. 1. Kenneth (Carl) Laird 1921–2007 m. Garnetta (Fay) Harden 1924–1997
    2. 2. Melvin (Cecil) Laird 1908–2000 m. Mildred (Bessie) Goodwin 1909–2007
      1. 1. Danny (Nelson) Laird 1939–2018
  2. 2. Francis (Marion) Laird 1883–1972 m. Bertha (Ada) Frederick 1881–1956
    1. 1. Dick Laird 1916–2005 m. Rose (N.) Thompson 1917–1998
      1. 1. Peggy (Joy) Laird 1937–2020
    2. 2. Alice Laird 1916–1994 m. George (W.) Young 1910–
    3. 3. Earl (Brown) Laird 1908–1992 m. Lorene Laird 1908–2003
      1. 1. Augustine (Mary) Laird 1929–2019 m. Jesse (Laverne) Gibbs 1926–1990
    4. 4. Duke Laird 1908–1995 m. Juanita (June) Jellison 1921–2011 m. Margaret (Lena) Cochran 1907–1953
      1. 1. William (Edward) Laird 1933–2001
    5. 5. F (Clifford) Laird 1906–1974 m. Mary (Ann) Cochran 1909–1988
      1. 1. Eleanor (Mae) Laird 1926–2010 m. Delmar (Eugene) Ferrell 1923–2009
      2. 2. Robert Laird 1927–2005 m. Ermalene (Marjorie) Wright 1924–2012 m. Sara (Jane) Childs 1924–1997
        1. 1. Michael (Douglas) Laird 1950–2016 m. Bridget (M.) Gierer 1951–2016
  3. 3. Jacob (Grant) Laird 1879–1923
  4. 4. Adam (Leonard) Laird 1877–1967
  5. 5. Mary (Agness) Laird 1875–1958
  6. 6. Alicia (Jane) Laird 1873–1959 m. Samson (M) Mitchell 1867–1952
    1. 1. Charles (Theodore) Mitchell 1908–1935
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Mitchell 1902–1966 m. Marian (Frances) Hastings 1907–2002
      1. 1. Phillip (Duane) Mitchell 1938–2000 m. Barbara (J.) O'Korn 1944–2021
      2. 2. Gerald (W) Mitchell 1947–2004
    3. 3. Alice (Cynthia) Mitchell 1900–1983 m. Fred (Sinclair) Pogue 1877–1965
      1. 1. Frederick (Mitchell) Pogue 1933–1989
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Pogers 1937–2022 m. Earl (Douglas) Quick –1955
    4. 4. Hobart (M) Mitchell 1898–1976 m. Zata Trowbridge 1902–1959
      1. 1. Hobart (Mitchell) Jr 1930–1943
      2. 2. Curtis (Arnold) Mitchell 1933–1993 m. Doris (Louise) Kent 1934–2017
      3. 3. Babora (J) Mitchell 1928–2018 m. William (Riley Naugle) Sr. 1927–1994
    5. 5. Clarance (A) Mitchel 1897–1974 m. Mary (Naomi) Kearns 1903–1976
      1. 1. Doyle (Wayne) Mitchell 1932–2008
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1926–2017 m. Edward (Frank) Paxton 1920–2019
        1. 1. Janice (Elizabeth) Paxton 1948–2021
      3. 3. Robert (Laverne Mitchell) Sr. 1934–2013
      4. 4. Clarence (Wilbur) Mitchell 1923–1997
    6. 6. Gracie Mitchel 1894–
    7. 7. Idah (V) Mitchel 1894–1987 m. William (Frederick) Quick 1900–1963
      1. 1. Virginia (May) Quick 1923–2007 m. Oliver (S) Green 1925–2016
      2. 2. William (Allen) Quick 1928–1972
    8. 8. May (Jennie) Mitchell 1891–1967 m. John (Homer) Hetherington 1887–1940
      1. 1. Mary (Lorraine) Hetherington 1918–1918
      2. 2. Dorothy (Jane F.) Hetherington 1928–2018 m. Ralph (Louis) Fehring 1932–2001 m. Alvin (Lee) Rhoades 1920–1961
      3. 3. Homer (Gordon) Hetherington 1925–
      4. 4. Hugh (Robert) Hetherington 1921–
    9. 9. Genivieve Mitchell 1909–1994 m. Herman (W.) Ekhoff 1903–1976
      1. 1. Margaret (LeDene) Ekhoff 1928–1952 m. Merle (Duane) Stous 1926–
    10. 10. Bertha (Louise) Mitchell 1906–2000 m. Cecil (George Metcalf) Sr. 1906–2001
      1. 1. Cocil Metcalf 1928–2014 m. Edna (Jo) Buntin 1935–2010
        1. 1. John (Cecil) Metcalf 1951–1971
      2. 2. Teddy (Gordon) Metcalf 1936–2002
      3. 3. Aubrey (James Metcalf) Sr. 1930–2020
    11. 11. Beatrice Mitchell 1915–1995 m. George (L.) Grim 1912–

Alexander Laird's Timeline

8 Records

1846
14 Dec 1846
Birth of Alexander Benjamin Laird in Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here in Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
1875
1875
Age 29
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here
None
1877
1877
Age 31
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here
None
1880
1880
Age 34
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1884
1884
Age 38
Alexander Benjamin Laird resided here
None
1884
16 Jan 1884
Age 38
Death of Alexander Benjamin Laird in Kansas
Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ritchie, Virginia; Page: 536
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: 973; Page: 226a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: 973; Page: 226a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Ritchie, Virginia; Page: 536

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1877
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 397; Page: 253A; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Kansas
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