Baird

This line begins with Zacharias Barth (or Bard) who was perhaps in Maryland by the1740s but who established himself in Frederick (later Shenandoah) County, Virginia by 1770. His children used the surname "Beard" and, in the third generation of my branch of the family, it became "Baird".  My great-great-grandfather George Washington Baird migrated from Robertson County, Tennessee, to Dallas County, Texas in 1849. His descendants remained there for more than 100 years.  

 

Some Miscellaneous Baird Files

  • Some thoughts on the Origin of Zacharias Barth/Bard

  • Chronological List of Records in Virginia for this family.  This file mainly consists of records of Shenandoah County and surrounding counties from 1769 through 1835.

  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Records 1770 to 1799 for members of this family.

  • Ships Passenger Lists of the 18th century which includes persons named Barth or Bard.

  • Summary of an archeological dig on the site of George W. Baird's former home in Dallas. The George W. Baird family home in Dallas was torn down in the 19th century to build a structure that later became infamous as the Texas Book Repository. An excavation in 1988 for the John F. Kennedy Memorial uncovered some artifacts from adjoining lots also owned by George Baird.

Letters Written to and from George Washington Baird & Family

  • Baird Letters 1 - Seven letters written between 1846 and 1854 to and from George and Mary Baird, including one identifying George's father and other relatives.

  • Baird Letters 2 - Two letters to George W. Baird written in 1863 and 1869.

  • Baird Letters 3 - Seven letters written to the family of George W. Baird from relatives in the 1870s and 1880s.