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William Asa Laird 1854–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1854

Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia

Death Date: 7 Jan 1943

Death Location: Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Adam Laird

Mother: Julia Dye

Spouse(s): Martha Taylor

Children(s): Samuel Laird, George Laird, Esta Laird, Agnes Laird, R Laird, Lidda Laird

The story of William Asa Laird began in 1854 in Ritchie, West Virginia. In 1860, William Asa Laird resided in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA. William Asa Laird married Martha Jane Taylor, and had children including Agnes A E Laird, Esta Adam Laird, George W Laird, Lidda Margaret Laird, Lorie Laird, R E Laird, Samuel Carter Laird. William Asa Laird passed away in 1943 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Asa Laird began in 1854 in Ritchie, West Virginia.
  • In 1860, William Asa Laird resided in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA.
  • William Asa Laird married Martha Jane Taylor, and had children including Agnes A E Laird, Esta Adam Laird, George W Laird, Lidda Margaret Laird, Lorie Laird, R E Laird, Samuel Carter Laird.
  • William Asa Laird passed away in 1943 in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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
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Spouses(s)

Martha Taylor
1858–1917
Birth Location: Calhoun, West Virginia
MT

Children(s)

Samuel Laird
1893–1973
Birth Location: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
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George Laird
1892–
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia
GL
Esta Laird
1889–
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia
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Agnes Laird
1886–1916
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia
AL
R Laird
1883–1966
Birth Location: West Virginia
RL
Lidda Laird
1881–1881
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia
LL

William Laird's Ancestors

Self
William Laird
1854–1943
Birth Place: Ritchie, West Virginia
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

William Laird's Descendants

1.
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William (Asa) Laird (abt 1854–7 Jan 1943) m. Martha (Jane) Taylor (13 Jun 1858–Abt. 1917)
  1. 1. Samuel (Carter) Laird 1893–1973 m. Cora Campbell 1896–1984
    1. 1. Billy (Joe) Laird 1929–1986
    2. 2. Betty (Jean) Laird 1929–2022
    3. 3. Floyd (Kelmar) Laird 1926–2008
    4. 4. Margie (E.) Laird 1920–
    5. 5. Delmas (Gus) Laird 1919–1991
    6. 6. Gladys (Geneva) Laird 1917–2007 m. Ledoux (Elgee) Riggs 1909–1974
  2. 2. George (W.) Laird 1892–
  3. 3. Esta (Adam) Laird 1889– m. Ova (Gail Edna) Ingram 1896–
    1. 1. Evelynn (Avis) Laird 1924–1965
    2. 2. Claire (L.) Laird 1922–
    3. 3. Marie (T.) Laird 1919–
    4. 4. Laura (Frances) Laird 1917–
  4. 4. Agnes (A. E.) Laird 1886–1916 m. Samuel Hefner 1895–1972
    1. 1. I (G) Heffner 1915–1979 m. Margaret (Gertude) Grottendieck 1916–1992
      1. 1. Charles (Edward) Heffner 1936–2013
      2. 2. Samuel (Gale Heffner) Sr. 1939–2016 m. Joan (Thelma) Lupo 1934–2007
      3. 3. Marjorie (Lee) Heffner 1938–1939
      4. 4. John (Joseph Heffner) Sr. 1943–2002
  5. 5. R (E) Laird 1883–1966 m. Fanny (M) Laird 1896–
    1. 1. Orabelle Laird 1925–
    2. 2. Glenn (O.) Laird 1918–
    3. 3. John (Golder) Laird 1914–1979 m. Doloris (L) Donley 1918–1977
    4. 4. Oleta Laird 1924– m. Cecil (Clyde) Lough 1919–2007
      1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Lough 1947–2007
  6. 6. Lidda (Margaret) Laird 1881–1881

William Laird's Timeline

13 Records

1853
3 Jul 1853
Birth of William Asa Laird in Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1854
abt 1854
Birth of William Asa Laird in Ritchie, West Virginia
Ritchie, West Virginia
1860
1860
Age 6
William Asa Laird resided here in Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
William Asa Laird resided here in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
William Asa Laird resided here in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1881
1881
Age 27
William Asa Laird resided here
None
1893
1893
Age 39
William Asa Laird resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 46
William Asa Laird resided here in Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
William Asa Laird resided here in Center, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Center, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
William Asa Laird resided here in Murphy, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 81
William Asa Laird resided here in Rural, Ritchie, West Virginia
Rural, Ritchie, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 86
William Asa Laird resided here in Murphy Mag District, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Murphy Mag District, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1943
7 Jan 1943
Age 89
Death of William Asa Laird in Beatrice, Ritchie, West Virginia
Beatrice, Ritchie, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 536; Family History Library Film: 80537

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1854
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 562A; Family History Library Film: 553197

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Ritchie Court House, Ritchie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M653_1374; Page: 536; Family History Library Film: 80537

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 562A; Family History Library Film: 553197

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1893
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: 1772; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1241772

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Center, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1677; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1375690

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Murphy, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342288

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Ritchie, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43-9

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Murphy Mag District, Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43-9

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Beatrice, Ritchie, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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