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William Penn Laird 1870–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1870

Birth Location: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 23 November 1956

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Marmaduke Laird

Mother: Nancy Garner

Spouse(s): Mary Laird

Children(s): Ruby Johnson, Walter Laird, Lee Laird, Jack Laird, James Laird, Estell Laird, Hazell Laird, Thomas Laird, Daniel Laird, Velmon Laird, Rita Hiecke, Walter Laird

The story of William Penn Laird began in 1870 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States. In 1900, William Penn Laird resided in Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA. In 1910, William Penn Laird resided in Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. William Penn Laird married Mary Laird, and had children including Daniel Leroy Laird, Estell Laird, Hazell Laird, Jack Hershel Laird, James Matthew Laird, Lee R Laird, Rita L Hiecke, Ruby Laird Johnson, Thomas Virgil Laird, Velmon M Laird, Walter Orval Laird, Walter Orville Laird. William Penn Laird passed away in 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Penn Laird began in 1870 in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States.
  • In 1900, William Penn Laird resided in Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1910, William Penn Laird resided in Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • William Penn Laird married Mary Laird, and had children including Daniel Leroy Laird, Estell Laird, Hazell Laird, Jack Hershel Laird, James Matthew Laird, Lee R Laird, Rita L Hiecke, Ruby Laird Johnson, Thomas Virgil Laird, Velmon M Laird, Walter Orval Laird, Walter Orville Laird.
  • William Penn Laird passed away in 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marmaduke Laird
1846–
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
ML
Nancy Garner
1846–
Birth Location: McMinnville, Warren Co, Tennessee, USA
NG

Spouses(s)

Mary Laird
1872–1962
Birth Location: Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
ML

Children(s)

Ruby Johnson
1910–1987
Birth Location: Oklahoma
RJ
Walter Laird
1915–1964
Birth Location: Greer, Oklahoma, USA
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Lee Laird
1912–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
LL
Jack Laird
1912–1973
Birth Location: Dustin, Oklahoma, USA
JL
James Laird
1894–1928
Birth Location: Boone, Arkansas, United States
JL
Estell Laird
1908–1968
Birth Location: Oklahoma
EL
Hazell Laird
1905–1991
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HL
Thomas Laird
1896–1976
Birth Location: Keener, Scott County, Arkansas, United States of America
TL
Daniel Laird
1911–1985
Birth Location: –
DL
Velmon Laird
1911–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
VL
Rita Hiecke
1909–1987
Birth Location: –
RH
Walter Laird
1915–1964
Birth Location: Willow, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA
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William Laird's Ancestors

Self
William Laird
1870–1956
Birth Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Marmaduke Stephenson Laird
1846–
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Garner
1846–
McMinnville, Warren Co, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Laird's Descendants

1.
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William (Penn) Laird (15 Dec 1870–23 November 1956) m. Mary Laird (14 Nov 1872–1962)
  1. 1. Ruby (Laird) Johnson 1910–1987 m. Joseph (D) Johnston 1887–1963 m. Joseph (D) Johnson 1890– m. George (A) Hiecke 1906–1996
  2. 2. Walter (Orval) Laird 1915–1964
  3. 3. Lee (R) Laird 1912–
  4. 4. Jack (Hershel) Laird 1912–1973 m. Frankie Coker 1925–
  5. 5. James (Matthew) Laird 1894–1928 m. Lillie (Pansy) Bellah 1896–
    1. 1. Dencil (Eugene) Laird 1919–2002 m. Helen (Beatrice) Francis 1917–2000
    2. 2. Lee (Harold) Laird 1915–1989 m. Doris (Marcile) Parks 1918–
      1. 1. Terri (Lee) Laird 1946–2005
      2. 2. James (Lee) Laird 1944–1995
  6. 6. Estell Laird 1908–1968
  7. 7. Hazell Laird 1905–1991
  8. 8. Thomas (Virgil) Laird 1896–1976 m. Lois Dobbins 1900–1985
    1. 1. Ina (B) Wickersham 1931–2005
    2. 2. Blanche (E) Eastman 1922– m. Harold (A) Eastman 1918–
      1. 1. Terrill (K) Eastman –2013
    3. 3. Cecil (Thomas) Laird 1923–1945 m. Jean Estey 1924–
    4. 4. Mary (Louise) Milligan 1926– m. Robert (E) Marvin 1922–
  9. 9. Daniel (Leroy) Laird 1911–1985 m. Sarah (Louise) Laird 1913–1970 m. Melva Holt 1923– m. Clara Bouler 1922–
  10. 10. Velmon (M) Laird 1911–
  11. 11. Rita (L) Hiecke 1909–1987
  12. 12. Walter (Orville) Laird 1915–1964

William Laird's Timeline

9 Records

1870
15 Dec 1870
Birth of William Penn Laird in Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 30
William Penn Laird resided here in Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
William Penn Laird resided here in Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
William Penn Laird resided here in Blue Mound, Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA
Blue Mound, Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
William Penn Laird resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1931
1931
Age 61
William Penn Laird resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
1950
18 Feb 1950
Age 80
William Penn Laird was married in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 80
William Penn Laird resided here in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1956
23 November 1956
Age 86
Death of William Penn Laird in Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blue Mound, Wagoner, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1483; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 170
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 2341652
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0031
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1243; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1375256
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1973, Wyoming State Archives; Cheyenne, WY, USA; County Marriage Records
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Carnegie Herald; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1956; Publication Place: Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.42795062,0.7074505,0.77673006&xid=3355
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Law Journal-Record; Publication Date: 21 Feb 1950; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2208; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 78-83
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1950
    Event Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Web: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, U.S., Marriage Index, 1889-1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0031

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Sayre Ward 2, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1243; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1375256

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Blue Mound, Wagoner, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Blue Mound, Wagoner, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1483; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 2341652

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 2208; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 78-83

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: C : Negie
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Law Journal-Record; Publication Date: 21 Feb 1950; Publication Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elix, Boone, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Carnegie Herald; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1956; Publication Place: Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.42795062,0.7074505,0.77673006&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1956
    Event Place: Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Carnegie Herald; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1956; Publication Place: Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.42795062,0.7074505,0.77673006&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Carnegie Herald; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1956; Publication Place: Carnegie, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.42795062,0.7074505,0.77673006&xid=3355
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