Lena Mabel Baird
1878 - 1952 (74 years)-
Name Lena Mabel Baird Born 20 Aug 1878 Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 29 Sep 1952 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa [1, 2] Person ID I38 Wunnenberg Last Modified 11 May 2023
Father 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) 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 07 Apr 1871 Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Plake Robertson, b. 19 Feb 1870, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 23 Aug 1958, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 88 years) Married 31 Dec 1896 Des Moines County, Iowa Children 1. Donald Hugo Robertson, b. 4 Oct 1898, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 15 Apr 1948, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California (Age 49 years)2. Marjorie Violet Robertson, b. 14 Sep 1900, Louisa County, Iowa , d. Apr 1990 (Age 89 years)3. Gertrude G. Robertson, b. 06 Oct 1902, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 19 Aug 1982, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 79 years)4. Hilma Katherine Robertson, b. 08 Dec 1904, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 14 Sep 2000, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois (Age 95 years)5. Dorothy M. Robertson, b. 13 Jun 1907, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 19 Oct 2002 (Age 95 years)6. James Russell Robertson, b. 14 Jul 1909, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 16 Apr 1985, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa (Age 75 years)7. Clayton Philip Robertson, b. 12 Apr 1911, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 02 Mar 2004, McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas (Age 92 years)8. Elizabeth Rebecca Robertson, b. 18 Apr 1917, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 19 Aug 2002, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 85 years)Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Aug 1878 - Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 31 Dec 1896 - Des Moines County, Iowa 
Died - 29 Sep 1952 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Buried - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Morning Sun News Herald. Oct 2, 1952.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church for Mrs. John P. Robertson, 74, who died in Burlington hospital Monday, September 29. Mrs. Robertson had been hospitalized for more than two weeks with a heart ailment.
Lena Mabel Baird was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baird and was born in Des Moines county on August 20, 1978. On December 31, 1906 she was married to John P. Robertson who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Clayton and James, both of Morning Sun; Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Fulton, Mo., Mrs. Gertrude Fish, Wapello; Mrs. Hilma Gardner, Rock Island, Ill., Mrs. Dorothy Swanson, Burlington; Mrs. Mirian Smith, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Mrs. Betty Caparoon, Muscatine, and Mrs. Barbara Howe, Manteca, Calif. One son, Donald, two brothers and one sister are dead.
Other survivors include 4 brothers, a sister, 21 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.
Final rites were in charge of Re. John O. Edgar and interment was in Sharon cemetery.
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- Morning Sun News Herald. Oct 2, 1952.
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