Absalom Baird (1824 - 1905)

Born 20 Aug 1824 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 14 Jun 1905 at age 80 in Relay, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Absalom Baird is Notable.

Absalom Baird was born on August 20, 1824 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Cornelia Smith Together they had 1 child:

1. William Baird

He died on June 14, 1905 in Relay, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Books

The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896

“… :Andrew D. Braden, who succeeded Captain Ephraim Kee in command of Company B (of the 105th O. V. I.) was one of the most justly esteemed officers of the regiment. Of a rare modesty, he needed to be sought out to be known. … From September, 1864 until February, 1865, he was Acting Judge Advocate of Baird’s division, 14th Army Corps, but remained in command of his company and marched with it. …” — page 200.

”... Captain Mansfield, ..., who had risen from a private in Company H (of the 105h O. V. I) to be the Chief of Ambulences on the staff of General Baird, of the Third Division of the Fourteenth Corps, ... ” — page 325.

Death

Obituary^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland 15 Jun 1905, Thu • Page 2

• Wikipedia
• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QS-SDB : 13 March 2018), Absolam Baird, E.D. 2, Cornwall, Orange, New York, United States; citing p. 23, line #5, family #23, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 834,634.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH8-R5X : 18 March 2020), Absolom Baird, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFM-P5P : accessed 5 December 2020), Absolam Baird in household of William M Gilson, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 11A, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,159.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 December 2020), memorial page for Absalom Baird (20 Aug 1824–14 Jun 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #12848, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .