WILLIAM BAIRD

WILLIAM BAIRD lives on section 13, Monroe Township, and is well known as one of the successful farmers of Shelby County. He was born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, April 24, 1853, and is a son of John Baird, one of the early settlers of Clay Township. His early youth was spent in his native county, and at the age of eighteen years he came with his father to Clay Township, and assisted him in improving the old home farm. Mr. Baird was married January 1, 1873, to Miss C. Almira Chase, a native of the State of New York, and a daughter of George W. Chase, who now resides in Audubon County. After his marriage Mr. Baird lived for a short time in Audubon County. In 1883 he came to his present farm, which he has since made his home. He, in company with his brother George F. Baird, has 140 acres under cultivation, the balance being in pasture and meadow. He has a good house, and the necessary buildings for stock and grain. He has planted a grove and an orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Baird are the parents of three children -- Rosa, Ada and Arta. In political thought and action Mr. Baird stands with the Republican party. By honest and upright dealing he has won the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and acquaintances.

Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 618 & 621. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.

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