hmtl5 Ralph Ehrman Baird b. 4 Jun 1888 Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 8 Dec 1963 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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  • Name Ralph Ehrman Baird 
    Born 4 Jun 1888  Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer 
    Died 8 Dec 1963  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I394  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  [2, 3] 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fannie Vivian Brass,   b. 11 Apr 1894, Middletown, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1941, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1917  [3, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Philip John Baird,   b. 18 Jan 1919, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 2002, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Dorothy Ina Baird,   b. 6 Aug 1920, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1924, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     3. Eleanor Ann Baird,   b. 18 Feb 1922, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 2010, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. James Ehrman Baird,   b. 2 Sep 1923, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1993, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Olive McElhinney,   b. 18 Jun 1896, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1971, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1944  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jun 1888 - Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Feb 1944 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Dec 1963 - Wapello, Louisa 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 
    • Ralph Baird Dies in Wapello

      Mr. Ralph E. Baird, 75, died Sunday (December 8, 1963) at 8:10 p.m. at the Poage nursing home in Wapello.

      He was the son of James Wallace and Maryanna Walkinshaw Baird, and was born near Garland, Iowa, on June 4, 1888.

      On December 21, 1916, he was married to Fannie Vivian Bras. The couple lived in the Wapello-Morning Sun area where they farmed. His wife died in 1941.

      On February 24, 1944, he was married to Olive McElhinney who survives, as do four sons and a daughter: Philip of DeKalb, Illinois; James of Davenport; Lloyd of Cedar Rapids; Donald of North Liberty; Mrs. Warren Durst of Muscatine; two brothers and a sister: Merrill Baird of Morning Sun; Oliver Baird of Tarkio, Missouri; Mrs. Blanch Meyers of Santa Ana, California; and eight grandchildren.

      Services were Wednesday at the Reformed Presbyterian church in Morning Sun with the Dr. John O. Edgar officiating. Burial was in the Sharon cemetery.

      Morning Sun News-Herald, 12 Dec 1963
      [3, 5]

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

    2. [S14] 1900 US census.

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S29] US Draft Registration, World War I.

    5. [S3] Obituary.


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