Bertha May Laird: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1.	Bertha May Laird was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas (daughter of Abraham Warner Laird and Emma Jane Elliott); died on 13 Dec 1977. Bertha married Walter Mattheu Wood about 1907. Walter was born on 19 Sep 1887 in of, Kansas; died on 13 May 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Abraham Warner Laird was born on 15 Feb 1862 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 23 Sep 1947 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co, Kansas.

Abraham married Emma Jane Elliott on 30 Mar 1886 in Kansas. Emma (daughter of Thomas Benton Elliott and Catherine Bly) was born on 5 May 1863 in Pardee, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 4 Jan 1956 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma Jane Elliott was born on 5 May 1863 in Pardee, Atchison Co, Kansas (daughter of Thomas Benton Elliott and Catherine Bly); died on 4 Jan 1956 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co, Kansas.

Children:

Thomas Buchanan Laird was born on 16 May 1887 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 10 Mar 1977 in Winchester, Jefferson Co, Kansas.
Harry Ulysses Laird was born on 3 Feb 1889 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 6 Mar 1955 in Independence, Montgomery Co, Kansas.
1. Bertha May Laird was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 13 Dec 1977.
Gertrude E Laird was born on 20 May 1892 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died after 1912.
Frederick Abraham Laird was born on 20 May 1895 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1975 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co, Kansas.
Ethel M Laird was born on 6 May 1898 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 17 Apr 1984.
Esther Laird was born on 6 May 1898; died after 1917.
Elmer McKinley Laird was born on 26 May 1900 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; died in Mar 1986 in National City, San Diego, California.

Generation: 3

Thomas Benton Elliott was born on 27 Apr 1831 in Lafayette Co, Missouri (son of Archibald Polk Elliott and Jemima Jane Lovelady); died on 12 Mar 1903 in Parnell, Atchison Co, Kansas.

Thomas married Catherine Bly on 27 Jan 1859 in Atchison Co, Kansas. Catherine was born in Aug 1839; died on 19 Apr 1918 in Jefferson Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Bly was born in Aug 1839; died on 19 Apr 1918 in Jefferson Co, Kansas.

Children:

Mary Ann Elliott was born on 1 Aug 1861; died on 4 Sep 1946.
3. Emma Jane Elliott was born on 5 May 1863 in Pardee, Atchison Co, Kansas; died on 4 Jan 1956 in Valley Falls, Jefferson Co, Kansas.
Endora Elliott was born about 1866; died after 1867.
Maggy Elliott was born about 1868; died after 1869.
Thomas Morgan Elliott was born on 29 May 1876; died on 26 May 1967.

Generation: 4

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Archibald Polk Elliott was born in 1807 in North Carolina (son of Joseph Elliott and Nancy Wood); died on 14 Aug 1872 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas; was buried in Camp Creek Cem, Parnell, Atchison Co, Kansas.

Archibald married Jemima Jane Lovelady about 1830 in Missouri. Jemima (daughter of Thomas* Lovelady and Jane* Wear) was born in 1813 in White Co, Tennessee; died after 1850 in Atchison Co, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Jemima Jane Lovelady was born in 1813 in White Co, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas* Lovelady and Jane* Wear); died after 1850 in Atchison Co, Kansas.

Children:

6. Thomas Benton Elliott was born on 27 Apr 1831 in Lafayette Co, Missouri; died on 12 Mar 1903 in Parnell, Atchison Co, Kansas.
Nancy Ann Elliott was born on 1 Mar 1833; died on 21 Oct 1912 in Atchison Co, Kansas.
Jesse Washington Elliott was born on 2 Jan 1835 in Ray Co, Missouri; died on 28 Oct 1914 in Oskaloosa, Jefferson Co, Kansas.
Sarah E Elliott was born in 1837 in Lafayette Co, Missouri; died after 1851.
William Mann Elliott, Sr. was born on 29 Sep 1838 in Lafayette Co, Missouri; died on 14 Nov 1916 in Jamestown, Cloud Co, Kansas.
Jemina Jane Elliott was born on 20 Oct 1840 in Savannah, Andrew Co, Missouri; died on 15 Oct 1919 in Cummings, Atchison Co, Kansas.
Margaret G Elliott was born on 28 Feb 1842 in Savannah, Andrew Co, Missouri; died on 16 Mar 1934 in Forest Grove, Washington Co, Oregon.
James Knox Polk Elliott was born on 20 Feb 1845 in Savannah, Andrew Co, Missouri; died on 10 Apr 1910 in California; was buried in Camp Creek Cem, Parnell, Atchison Co, Kansas.
Cyrus Jackson Elliott was born on 7 Apr 1848 in Savannah, Andrew Co, Missouri; died on 19 Oct 1926 in Lane, Franklin Co, Kansas.
Mary Eliza Elliott was born on 26 Oct 1849; died on 1 Sep 1873 in Atchison Co, Kansas.
Rosena C. Elliott was born in 1855 in Savannah, Andrew Co, Missouri; died on 4 Apr 1892 in Soldier, Jackson Co, Kansas; was buried in Atchison Co, Kansas.