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William Carroll Laird 1865–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1865

Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama

Death Date: 11 February 1935

Death Location: Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States

Father: William Laird

Mother: Martha Russell

Spouse(s): Martha Mosely

Children(s): Cora Hollis, William Laird, Joe Laird, Buelah Laird

In 1865, William Carroll Laird entered the world in Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama, born to William Matthew Laird And Martha Jane Jean Russell. William Carroll Laird married Martha Frances Mosely, and had children including Buelah Ellen Laird, Cora Neriah Hollis, Joe Frederick Laird, William B Laird. William Carroll Laird passed away in 1935 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1865, William Carroll Laird entered the world in Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama, born to William Matthew Laird And Martha Jane Jean Russell.
  • William Carroll Laird married Martha Frances Mosely, and had children including Buelah Ellen Laird, Cora Neriah Hollis, Joe Frederick Laird, William B Laird.
  • William Carroll Laird passed away in 1935 in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States.

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William Laird's Ancestors

Self
William Laird
1865–1935
Birth Place: Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama
Parents
William Matthew Laird
1839–1876
Alabama, USA
Martha (Jane (Jean)) Russell
1838–1874
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (S) Laird
1800–1854
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Cockrell
1811–1885
Beulah, Johnston Co, North Carolina
Anderson (Alexander) Russell
1813–1857
Tennessee, United States
Emeline (M "Emma") Ward
1818–1910
Ward Shoales, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John (Laird)
1760–1843
Mary Regan
1772–1845
John (Laird)
1760–1843
Mary Rogers
1770–1845
John Russell
1772–1814
Hannah Walker
1787–1880
Isaac Ward
1784–1847
Sarah Roan
1799–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1725–1821
Margaret Laird
1731–1767
Samuel Sr
1725–1821
Margaret Laird
1731–1767
Solomon Walker
1749–1791
Martha Mitchell
1762–1842
John Ward
1756–1837
Hugh Roan
1747–1849
Hannah Roan
1775–1851

William Laird's Descendants

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William (Carroll) Laird (5 October 1865–11 February 1935) m. Martha (Frances) Mosely (8 March 1873–25 March 1906)
  1. 1. Cora (Neriah) Hollis 1902–2002
    1. 1. Frances (Virginia) Wallace 1924–2010
  2. 2. William (B) Laird 1892–1982 m. Nellie (G.) Ferguson 1894–1972
    1. 1. Mildred (Lucille) Cowin 1921–1943
    2. 2. Willie (M) Laird 1917–
  3. 3. Joe (Frederick) Laird 1893–1959
  4. 4. Buelah (Ellen) Laird 1895–1930
    1. 1. Earl (Denton) Rose 1917–1989
      1. 1. Earl (Steven) Rose 1951–2019

William Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1865
5 October 1865
Birth of William Carroll Laird in Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama
Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama
1935
11 February 1935
Age 70
Death of William Carroll Laird in Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States
Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1865
    Event Place: Carbon Hill, Walker Cty, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1935
    Event Place: Carbon Hill, Walker, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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