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Robert Benjamin Laird 1897–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1897

Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi

Death Date: Nov 1976

Death Location: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

Father: Jesse Laird

Mother: Martha Blakeney

Spouse(s): Nellie LNU

Children(s): Archie Laird, Nettie Laird, Bobbie Laird

Robert Benjamin Laird was born in 1897 in Smith, Mississippi, the child of Jesse Sylvanus Laird And Martha A Mattie Blakeney. In 1900, Robert Benjamin Laird resided in Smith, Mississippi. In 1910, Robert Benjamin Laird resided in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi. Robert Benjamin Laird married Nellie E Lnu, and had children including Archie Laird, Bobbie M Laird, Connie M Laird, Maurice J Laird, Nettie M Laird, Sil Laird, Wilda Irene Laird. Robert Benjamin Laird passed away in 1976 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Robert Benjamin Laird was born in 1897 in Smith, Mississippi, the child of Jesse Sylvanus Laird And Martha A Mattie Blakeney.
  • In 1900, Robert Benjamin Laird resided in Smith, Mississippi.
  • In 1910, Robert Benjamin Laird resided in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi.
  • Robert Benjamin Laird married Nellie E Lnu, and had children including Archie Laird, Bobbie M Laird, Connie M Laird, Maurice J Laird, Nettie M Laird, Sil Laird, Wilda Irene Laird.
  • Robert Benjamin Laird passed away in 1976 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Laird's Ancestors

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Robert Laird
1897–1976
Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi
Parents
Jesse Sylvanus Laird
1857–1949
Lincoln, Mississippi
Martha (A. "Mattie") Blakeney
1864–1937
Mississippi
Grandparents
Abraham Laird
1821–1887
Lawrence, Mississippi
Rachel Richardson
1822–1880
Lincoln, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Laird
1797–1863
Mary Edwards
1805–1827
Elijah Richardson
1783–1870
Patsy Guion
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Laird
1758–1824
Lydia Todd
1760–1824
William Edwards
1771–1821
Mary Turner
1772–1867

Robert Laird's Descendants

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Robert (Benjamin) Laird (Mar 1897–Nov 1976) m. Nellie (E.) LNU (1901–)
  1. 1. Archie Laird 1919–
  2. 2. Nettie (M.) Laird 1924–
  3. 3. Bobbie (M.) Laird 1926–

Robert Laird's Timeline

7 Records

1897
Mar 1897
Birth of Robert Benjamin Laird in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1900
5 Jul 1900
Age 3
Robert Benjamin Laird resided here in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1910
6 May 1910
Age 13
Robert Benjamin Laird resided here in Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi
Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 38
Robert Benjamin Laird resided here in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1940
23 Apr 1940
Age 43
Robert Benjamin Laird resided here in Smith, Mississippi
Smith, Mississippi
1949
25 Apr 1949
Age 52
Robert Benjamin Laird resided here in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
1976
Nov 1976
Age 79
Death of Robert Benjamin Laird in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana
Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1897
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02065; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 65-11
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240828
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374771

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240828

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 May 1910
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374771

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02065; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 65-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Smith, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02065; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 65-11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1976
    Event Place: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana

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