Brief Life History of James Elmer
When James Elmer Beaird was born on 31 May 1870, in Bernadotte Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, John F Beaird, was 46 and his mother, Cevilla B Langston, was 38. He married Hattie L James on 3 October 1889, in Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Farmers Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Wheeling Township, Livingston, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 8 December 1952, in Wheeling, Livingston, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wheeling, Livingston, Missouri, United States.
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- John Beard in household of John Beard, "United States Census, 1870"
- James E Beaird, "Find A Grave Index"
- J E Beaird in entry for Alonzo Lyle Beaird, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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Scottish: variant of Baird .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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