Laird, William

1873 - 1951  (78 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Laird, William
  Born	12 Aug 1873	Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0916
  WILLIAM LAIRD, who is engaged in general farming in Ellington township, is a worthy representative of one of Outagamie county's pioneer families. He is a son of Alexander Laird, who was born in Ireland in 1840, and came to the United States in 1857, locating in Ellington township, where he has continued to reside ever since, with the exception of a period when he returned to the old country to marry Agnes Jamison. They had a family of seven children. William Laird was born August 12, 1873, on his father's farm in Ellington township, and he first attended the district schools of this locality. Later he went to the Appleton high school for some time and later took the agricultural course in the University of Wisconsin. He worked on his father's farm until his marriage, in 1901, to Zella Sykes, who was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, daughter of William and Sarah Sykes, the former a native of New York State and the latter of Appleton. Some time prior to his marriage, Mr. Laird had purchased his present farm, formerly known as the Hunter farm, and this he has brought up to a high state of cultivation, by intelligently using scientific methods. He does mixed and dairy farming, keeping a number of purebred Holstein cattle, and his product meets with a ready sale in the markets of this section. Since locating on this property, Laird has erected a fine, modern residence and substantial barns and outbuildings, and has improved it in many other ways, making it one of the fine farms of this section. Mr. Laird is independent in his political views, voting for the man rather than the party. He is a great advocate of education, and has been connected with educational matters here for some time, serving as treasurer of the school district for four years. He and Mrs. Laird are consistent members of the Congregational Church of Ellington. They have four children: Margaret, Dorothy, Grace and Katherine.
  	Laird, William Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Obituary	15 Nov 1951
  Appleton Post Crescent
  William L. Laird Born: August 12, 1873 Died: November 15, 1951 Place of Birth: Ellington, WI Obituary Newspaper: Post-Crescent Notice Date: November 15, 1951 Section: Page: 14 Type: OB Cemetery Name: Highland Memorial Park Location: Appleton, WI
  Died	15 Nov 1951
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I153117	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Laird, Alexander,   b. 11 Jan 1840, Parkgate, Ballyclare, County Antim, Ireland ,   d. 23 Oct 1922, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Jamison, Agnes,   b. Abt Dec 1844, , County Antrim, Ireland ,   d. 29 Sep 1930, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F51075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sykes, Zella,   b. 7 Apr 1875, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1943  (Age 68 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1901
  Marriage Record (Family)	11 Sep 1901
  William L. Laird, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"Name: William L. Laird Birth Date: Birthplace: Ellington Age: Spouse's Name: Zella Sykes Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Appleton Spouse's Age: Event Date: 11 Sep 1901 Event Place: Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin Father's Name: Alex Laird Mother's Name: Agnes Jamison Spouse's Father's Name: William Sykes Spouse's Mother's Name: Vande Bogart Race: White Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00347-7 System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy GS Film number: 1292404 Reference ID: 251
  Children	1. Laird, Margaret,   b. Aft 1901,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Laird, Dorothy,   b. Aft 1901,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Laird, Grace,   b. Abt 1907,   d. Abt 1998  (Age ~ 91 years) + 4. Laird, Katherine Jane,   b. 22 May 1911, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 2006, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F53690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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