hmtl5 Ralph Ehrman Baird b. 04 Jun 1888 Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 08 Dec 1963 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa: Wunnenberg family

Ralph Ehrman Baird

Male 1888 - 1963  (75 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Ralph Ehrman Baird 
    Born 04 Jun 1888  Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 Dec 1963  Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I148  Wunnenberg
    Last Modified 11 May 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, Yellow Springs, 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 07 Apr 1871 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 04 Jun 1888 - Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 08 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
     = Link to Google Earth 
    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
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Obituary.