hmtl5 Oscar Marion Baird b. 15 Aug 1890 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 30 Mar 1960 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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Oscar Marion Baird

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  • Name Oscar Marion Baird 
    Born 15 Aug 1890  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1925  Morning Sun, Louisa 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  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer 
    Died 30 Mar 1960  Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I397  McKeown
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2021 

    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  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ola Melinda Harris,   b. 14 Jun 1894, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1990  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 9 Feb 1916  Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. LeOra E. Baird,   b. 3 Jun 1918, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1982, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Evelyn Mary Baird,   b. 20 Mar 1920, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 2015, Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     3. Marian Maxine Baird,   b. 25 Nov 1924, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2015, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Aug 1890 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Feb 1916 - Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1925 - Morning Sun, Louisa 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 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Mar 1960 - Iowa City, Johnson 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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  • Notes 
    • Sharon Funeral for Oscar Baird

      Funeral services were, held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sharon R. P. church for Oscar M. Baird of Mediapolis, 69 year old retired farmer, who died Wednesday, March 30 (1960), at University Hospital in Iowa City. The Reverend J. O. Edgar was in charge of final rites and burial was in Sharon cemetery.

      Baird was born August 15, 1890, in Des Moines county. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Wakinshaw Baird. On February 9, 1916, he was married to Ola Harris and until their retirement in 1952 they lived on a farm northeast of Morning Sun. For the past seven years they have lived in Mediapolis.

      Surviving are the wife and three daughters: Mrs. Leora Jackson, Macomb, Illinois; Mrs. Evelyn Bohronson, Keota; and Mrs. Marion Marshall of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Also, surviving are three grandchildren.

      The Morning Sun News-Herald, 7 Apr 1960
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

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

    3. [S8] Find a Grave.

    4. [S3] Obituary.


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