hmtl5 Lena Mabel Baird b. 20 Aug 1878 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 29 Sep 1952 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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Lena Mabel Baird

Female 1878 - 1952  (74 years)


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  • Name Lena Mabel Baird 
    Born 20 Aug 1878  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Sep 1952  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I393  McKeown
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2023 

    Father James Wallace Baird,   b. 18 Sep 1847, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1923, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Walkinshaw,   b. 19 Mar 1850, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1948, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1871  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Plake Robertson,   b. 19 Feb 1870, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1958, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1896  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Donald Hugo Robertson,   b. 4 Oct 1898, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1948, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     2. Marjorie Violet Robertson,   b. 14 Sep 1900, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1990  (Age 89 years)
     3. Gertrude G. Robertson,   b. 6 Oct 1902, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1982, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Hilma Katherine Robertson,   b. 8 Dec 1904, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 2000, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     5. Dorothy May Robertson,   b. 13 Jun 1907, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 2002, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. James Russell Robertson,   b. 14 Jul 1909, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1985, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. Clayton Phillip Robertson,   b. 12 Apr 1911, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2004, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     8. Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson,   b. 18 Apr 1917, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2002, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     9. Barbara Janette Robertson,   b. 10 Apr 1922, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 2013  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Aug 1878 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Dec 1896 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Sep 1952 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Morning Sun News Herald. 2 Oct 1952

      Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church for Mrs. John P. Robertson, 74, who died in Burlington hospital Monday, September 29. Mrs. Robertson had been hospitalized for more than two weeks with a heart ailment.

      Lena Mabel Baird was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baird and was born in Des Moines county on August 20, 1978. On December 31, 1906 she was married to John P. Robertson who survives.

      Also surviving are two sons, Clayton and James, both of Morning Sun; Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Fulton, Mo., Mrs. Gertrude Fish, Wapello; Mrs. Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Ill., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson, Burlington; Mrs. Mirian Smith, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mrs. Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, and Mrs. Barbara Howe, Manteca, Calif. One son, Donald, two brothers and one sister are dead.

      Other survivors include 4 brothers, a sister, 21 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.

      Final rites were in charge of Re. John O. Edgar and interment was in Sharon cemetery.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Genealogy Records of Robert Glasgow.

    2. [S3] Obituary.

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S14] 1900 US census.


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