Mary Ann Walkinshaw
1850 - 1948 (98 years)-
Name Mary Ann Walkinshaw Born 19 Mar 1850 Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Census 1940 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 1940 US census. Mary Baird is in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, John T. and Minnie (Baird) Carithers. Died 21 Nov 1948 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [1, 2, 3] Buried 24 Nov 1948 Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 3] Person ID I130 Wunnenberg Last Modified 15 May 2023
Father John Walkinshaw, b. 01 Mar 1810, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 16 Apr 1883, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 73 years) Mother Margaret Glasgow, b. 17 Oct 1810, Ireland , d. 12 Nov 1860, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 50 years) Married 1835 Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Wallace Baird, b. 18 Sep 1847, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 27 Sep 1923, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 76 years) Married 07 Apr 1871 Children 1. Minnie Lauretta Baird, b. 24 Aug 1874, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Jun 1950, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 75 years)2. Edmond Alfonz Baird, b. 13 Sep 1877, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Nov 1941, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 64 years)3. Lena Mabel Baird, b. 20 Aug 1878, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Sep 1952, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 74 years)4. Merrill Waldo Baird, b. 25 Dec 1880, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 24 Sep 1964, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 83 years)5. Oliver Emmett Baird, b. 08 Dec 1882, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 08 Feb 1964 (Age 81 years)6. Otto Clarence Baird, b. 17 Jul 1886, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 24 Aug 1910, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 24 years)7. Ralph Ehrman Baird, b. 04 Jun 1888, Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 08 Dec 1963, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa (Age 75 years)8. Blanche Verona Baird, b. 15 Aug 1890, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 25 Feb 1983 (Age 92 years)9. Oscar Marion Baird, b. 15 Aug 1890, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 30 Mar 1960, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa (Age 69 years)Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 19 Mar 1850 - Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio 
Census - 1940 US census. Mary Baird is in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, John T. and Minnie (Baird) Carithers. - 1940 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Died - 21 Nov 1948 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 
Buried - 24 Nov 1948 - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Mrs. Mary Ann Baird Dies Sunday
Mrs. Mary Ann Baird, 97, the town's eldest citizen, died at midnight Sunday (November 21, 1948) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Carithers. She had been in declining health for several weeks.
Mary Ann Walkinshaw was the daughter of John and Margaret Glasgow Walkinshaw, and was born March 19, 1851, at Londonderry, Ohio. On April 7, 1871, she was married to James W. Baird, and for many years they lived on a farm in the Sharon community. Baird died in 1928 and in 1927 Mrs. Baird came to Morning Sun to make her home with her daughter.
In addition to Mrs. Carithers, Mrs. Baird is survived by six other children: Mrs. J. P Robertson and Merrill Baird, Morning Sun; Ralph and Oscar Baird, Wapello; Dr. Oliver Baird, Tarkio, Missouri; and Mrs. L. L. Myers of Ontario, California. Two sons, Otto and Edward Baird, are dead.
Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Baird was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, at which church services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Reverend M. W. Doughterty was in charge, and burial was in Sharon cemetery.
Morning Sun News-Herald, 25 Nov 1948
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