BAIRD Sarah Ellis b. 27 Jan 1854 Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 22 Jan 1888 Mayenne Pays de Loire, France: Booth Family Website

1854 - 1888 (33 years)

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Name	BAIRD Sarah Ellis [1]
Birth	27 Jan 1854	Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [1]
Gender	Female
Reference Number	305
Death	22 Jan 1888	Mayenne Pays de Loire, France
	Cause: TB
	Brenda, from every bit of information I have, I believe this is it...The white car you see belongs to the guard who asked us to leave. The name was changed in 1975 to Medical Center of La Fontaine-au-Bac, but the old sign is still there. You can look it up using Le Claviere Villiers-Charlemagne. All of this is located in the district of Mayenne Pays de Loire. Please forward to Gene Harris and anyone else who might be interested. I have a friend who is willing to write a couple of letters in French to the "town halls" of the area. Baldwin County is only one county over from us. (abt. 40 MILES.) bONNIE According to Sarah Smith Rowell Johnson (wife of Turner Collier Johnson who was the son of Joseph Franklin Johnson and Edmonia Salome Collier)..... Sarah E. Baird Harrison (wife of William Franklin Harrison) who died of TB on January 22, 1888 (the date of her oldest daughter's birthday, Lottie, who had turned 12 years old that day and also leaving my grandmother Nellie who was 16 months old, her other children Joshua, Herbert, Myrtie, and Clarah) "is buried in Prince George County near Newville." This could possibly place her at the Kirkham or Simmons Cemetery. The Coleman Simmons Cemetery is 1.7 miles northwest of Disputanta on 460 then about 100 yards north of 460 in Prince George County. The Kirkham Cemetery is described to be 1.2 miles north of Disputanta, Virginia, on route 618; thence .8 mile northwest on Route 629; thence .1 mile south of route 629, Prince George County, Virginia. The Kirkham Cemetery contains the remains of Joshua Simmons and his daughter, Ann Simmons Harrison and her husband, William Thomas Harrison who are the great grandparents and grandparents of William Franklin Harrison, Sarah E. Baird Harrison's husband. The Kirkham Cemetery also contains the remains of Joshua Simmons' daughter, Martha Simmons Stainback and her husband, Peter Stainback, and their son, Adolphus "Doll" and daughter Martha Stainback Kirkham. Susanna Harrison Figg is the sister of Joshua Simmons Harrison who is William Franklin Harrison's father and Sarah E. Baird Harrison's (b. January 27, 1854 - d. January 22, 1888) father-in-law. Susanna is Sarah's aunt in law. It would make perfect sense for Sarah E. Baird Harrison to be buried there at the Kirkham Cemetery. Perhaps the new Prince George Cemetery Project and Clarah's grand daughter can help us out. Thanks so much!
Burial	Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612) [1]
Notes	(Medical):sent William Franklin Harrison's wife, Sarah E. Baird, to France to receive treatments for T.B. where she died. Hi Gene, Sarah Ellis Baird Harrison died in 1888. Her daughter married a Goodrich much later but did the Harrison's have a connection with the Goodriches or the Goodrich farm in 1888. There is no marker for Sarah in the Goodrich Cemetery and Sarah is not recorded on either of the cemetery inventory papers that Wanda showed us (written by her family). The note I found was written by Sarah Johnson (Collier Johnson's wife) when they paid someone years ago to research family history. They think that she is buried in Prince George near Newville. She died in France (receiving treatments for TB) so I guess there is even a chance that they did not send her body back home. It's a mystery I guess.... Thanks for all the info and CD! It has been fascinating!!! And very helpful! Brenda Johnson Duckwall Sarah was my grandmother, Adelaide Cornelia Harrison's mother. Sarah died of TB in France at Place Mayenne, Pays de la Loiire when my grandmother was just two years old. Sarah had been sent to France by her family to do everything they could to save her. The place that she went was suppose to be one of the best places for recovery but she did not make it. Looking at the pictures does bring a great deal of sorrow that she must have felt at leaving her husband and young family and meeting her death in a strange and difficult place. Brenda, from every bit of information I have, I believe this is it...The white car you see belongs to the guard who asked us to leave. The name was changed in 1975 to Medical Center of La Fontaine-au-Bac, but the old sign is still there. You can look it up using Le Claviere Villiers-Charlemagne. All of this is located in the district of Mayenne Pays de Loire. Please forward to Gene Harris and anyone else who might be interested. I have a friend who is willing to write a couple of letters in French to the "town halls" of the area. Baldwin County is only one county over from us. (abt. 40 MILES.) bONNIE ...Bonnie Hearn
Person ID	I452	Booth Family
Last Modified	14 May 2015

Father	BAIRD Alexander Peter, Jr., b. 7 Aug 1826, Petersburg, VA d. 24 Sep 1884, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 58 years)
Mother	BOOTH Rebecca Ann, b. 1 Aug 1829, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States d. 7 Dec 1907, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 78 years)
Marriage	3 Dec 1849	Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [2, 3]
	Married by Alexander Stewart. Lonnie Baird's records show married on 3 Dec 1849 Name: Alexander P. Baird Gender: Male Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1849 Marriage Place: Surry, Virginia Spouse: Rebecca A. Booth FHL Film Number: 34097 Reference ID: p 204
Alt. Marriage	7 Dec 1849 [4]
Family ID	F141	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family HARRISON William Franklin, b. 9 Feb 1853, Prince George County, VA d. 17 Jan 1907 (Age 53 years)

Marriage 9 Feb 1875

Children

	1. HARRISON Lottie Baird, b. 22 Jan 1877 d. 1 May 1964, Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States (Age 87 years)
	2. HARRISON Myrtle Velvin d. Yes, date unknown
	3. HARRISON Joshua James, b. 3 Jan 1880, Prince George County, VA d. 12 Oct 1931, Carsley, Surry, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)
	4. HARRISON Herbert Alexander, b. Cal 1882 d. 27 Apr 1936, Cape Henry, VA (Age ~ 54 years)
	5. HARRISON Clara Estelle, b. 20 Jul 1884 d. Yes, date unknown
	6. HARRISON "Nellie" Cornelia Adelaide, b. 7 Sep 1887 d. 19 Jul 1959 (Age 71 years)

Family ID F165 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 May 2015

Event Map

Burial - - Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612)

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Sources

[S16] Doris Jean Goodrich Johnson (Reliability: 3).
[S46] Lonnie Baird records show marriage on 7 Dec 1849.
[S10] Baird Family Bible.
[S464] Russell (Rusty) L. Baird, Russell (Rusty) L. Baird (Reliability: 4).