Merrill Waldo Baird
1880 - 1964 (83 years)-
Name Merrill Waldo Baird Born 25 Dec 1880 Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1920 Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Census 1925 Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Census 1930 Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Occupation farmer Died 24 Sep 1964 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [2, 3] Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [2, 3] Person ID I395 McKeown Last Modified 8 Feb 2023
Father James Wallace Baird, b. 18 Sep 1847, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 27 Sep 1923, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 76 years) Mother Mary Ann Walkinshaw, b. 19 Mar 1850, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio , d. 21 Nov 1948, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 98 years) Married 7 Apr 1871 [1, 2] Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ruby Kennedy, b. 2 Nov 1888, Iowa , d. 4 Nov 1971, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 83 years) Married 5 Feb 1913 Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa [3] Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F401 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 25 Dec 1880 - Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 5 Feb 1913 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Census - 1920 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Census - 1925 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa Census - 1930 - Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Died - 24 Sep 1964 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Buried - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - M. W. Baird is Dead at 83
Merrill W. Baird, long-time resident of the Morning Sun community, died Thursday, September 24 (1964) in Burlington hospital. He was 83 years old.
Funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Robert Morrow at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church Monday afternoon. Burial was in Sharon cemetery.
He was the son of James W. and Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird and was born in Des Moines county on December 25, 1880. On February 5, 1913, he was married to Ruby Kennedy and they farmed in Des Moines county until they retired in 1945 and moved to Morning Sun.
He was preceded in death by two infant daughters and one son, who died in 1944.
He is survived by his wife, and one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Robb of Morning Sun. Also surviving are five grandsons and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Myers of Santa Ana, California.
Morning Sun News-Herald, 1 Oct 1964
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