BISHOP Mary (Molly) Bernice

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 760

Mary married BAIRD Leonidus (Lonnie) Floyd on 16 Jan 1884 in Prince George County, VA. Leonidus (son of BAIRD Alexander Peter, Jr. and BOOTH Rebecca Ann) was born on 5 Jun 1860 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 3 Apr 1945 in Prince George County, VA; was buried in Surry County, VA (Baird Family Cemetary(Grape Hill), Rt. 612)). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married BAIRD James Walter, II in Mar 1904. James (son of Dr. BAIRD James Walter, MD and HASTY Mary Susan) was born on 8 Jan 1882; died on 13 Jan 1952; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SYDNOR John Mason. John was born on 15 Mar 1882; died on 6 Jun 1971; was buried in Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Baird farm on Otterdam Rd.

Per Kenneth Coker:
Previously belonged to Samuel Collier, who was married to Alice Smith before her marriage to Monroe Hite after he died. She lived at the Collier House and it was sold to Clarence Baird to settle the estate.

It was part of the orginal Baird, Grape Hill Tract

Family/Spouse: CHARLES Ethel. Ethel was born on 15 Jul 1892; died on 7 May 1970; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Hudson
• Census: 1910, Prince George County, VA
• Census: 1920, Dinwiddie County, VA

Notes:

Deceased: HUDSON BAIRD
Deceased InformationLast Name: BAIRD
First Name: HUDSON
Middle Name:

IdentifiersBirthdate:
Date of Death:
Interment Date: 8/30/1980
Race:
Sex: MALE
Age:
Other InformationParentage:
Birthplace:
Place of Death:
Residence At Time of Grave PurchaseAddress:
Apartment:
City:
State:
Zip:
AttendingDoctor:
Funeral Home/Crematory
GraveId: 672
Ward: HH
Section #: 11
Square: 3
Location: W 1/2 2ND S W
LocationGrave #: 5
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: BOX

Census:
Name:      Hudson H Baird
Age in 1910:      19
Birth Year:      abt 1891
Birthplace:      Virginia
Home in 1910:      Rives, Prince George, Virginia
Street:      Baxter Road
Race:      White
Gender:      Male
Relation to Head of House:      Son
Marital Status:      Single
Father's name:      Leonidous F Baird
Father's Birthplace:      Virginia
Mother's name:      Sadie J Baird
Mother's Birthplace:      Virginia
Native Tongue:      English
Occupation:      Farm Laborer
Industry:      Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other:      Wage Earner
Attended School:      Yes
Able to Read:      Yes
Able to Write:      Yes
Out of Work:      N
Number of weeks out of work:      0

Household Members:     
Name      Age
Leonidous F Baird      49
Sadie J Baird      25
Hudson H Baird      19
Leonidous F Baird      17
Elsie M Baird      15
Walter B Baird      13
Mollie B Baird      11
Sadie R Baird      4
Sheridon B Baird      2

Census:
Name:      H H Baird
Age:      29
Birth Year:      abt 1891
Birthplace:      Virginia
Home in 1920:      Rowanty, Dinwiddie, Virginia
Street:      Church Road
House Number:      Farm
Race:      White
Gender:      Male
Relation to Head of House:      Head
Marital Status:      Married
Spouse's Name:      Florence A Baird
Father's Birthplace:      Virginia
Mother's Birthplace:      Virginia
Native Tongue:      English
Able to Speak English:      Yes
Occupation:      Farmer
Industry:      General Farm
Employment Field:      Own Account
Home Owned or Rented:      Own
Home Free or Mortgaged:      Mortgaged
Attended School:      No
Able to Read:      Yes
Able to Write:      Yes

Household Members:     
Name      Age
H H Baird      29
Florence A Baird      28
Garland H Baird      6
Oscar W Baird      4
Floyd W Baird      2
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Buried:
Deceased: HUDSON BAIRD
Deceased InformationLast Name: BAIRD
First Name: HUDSON
Middle Name:

IdentifiersBirthdate:
Date of Death:
Interment Date: 8/30/1980
Race:
Sex: MALE
Age:
Other InformationParentage:
Birthplace:
Place of Death:
Residence At Time of Grave PurchaseAddress:
Apartment:
City:
State:
Zip:
AttendingDoctor:
Funeral Home/Crematory
GraveId: 672
Ward: HH
Section #: 11
Square: 3
Location: W 1/2 2ND S W
LocationGrave #: 5
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: BOX

Family/Spouse: BAIRD Florence. Florence (daughter of BAIRD Solon Wingfield and EDWARDS Sarah Louise) was born on 26 Sep 1891; died on 21 Apr 1970; was buried in Petersburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Served Under Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower at Camp Colt, Pa., during WW-I. He worked in the orderly room and the motor pool. He knew Eisenhower. Camp Colt was a training base for tanks.

Thank you very much for the info and pictures on Camp Colt. The war ended two weeks before Dad was to go to France. At that time he was at Fort Dix in New Jersey. He was back in the Orderly Room then and helped to make up discharges. He filled out his own discharge and Ike signed it.


History of Camp Colt: Camp Colt - WW I In 1917, "Camp Colt" was established at Gettysburg and was the first US Army camp authorized to train the fledgling army Tank Corps during World War I. Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded Camp Colt. All traces of this historic camp are gone except for a commemorative tree and marker planted adjacent to the Emmitsburg Road on the general location of the camp. CAMP OF UNITED STATES TROOPS IN THE PARK AND VICINITY. Camp Colt was established in the park in the spring of 1918, using the buildings, water system, drill, and parade grounds of the camps established in center of the park in 1917. Nearly all the troops of the Tank Corps and all the other troops have moved away or been mustered out of the service, leaving a very small guard and the United States property in charge of the quartermaster's department. Action has been taken to abandon the camp and sell the buildings. Bids have been asked to dismantle the camp ground and restore it to its original condition. CAMP EQUIPMENT. On May 24, 1919, the camp equipment, consisting of the buildings, drain, sewer, and water pipes was sold to the Lewis Wrecking Co., of Rock Island, Ill., by the Quartermaster's Department, United States Army. A set of specifications designating the work to be done in restoring the park land after the removal of the camp equipment was prepared by the commission and a copy was sent to the chief of construction, Washington, D.C., with the request that it be incorporated in the contract for sale. A copy was also furnished the quartermaster in charge of Camp Colt, and a copy was furnished by him to the purchaser. Six months time was allowed the purchaser for the removal of the buildings, pipes, and the restoring of the land as far as practical to its former condition. The dismantling of the buildings and the work of removing the pipes is now being done on the privateowned land. A large number of the buildings have been sold, but as yet few have been removed from the park land, and the work to be done here will not likely be completed before the winter. The wrecking company has a reputation for fair dealing and the work of restoring the land will be carried out as far as possible. About 4,500 cords of wood belonging to the Government and not included in the sale of the camp remained on the park land. Bids for the sale of this are now being received and when sold will be removed. CULTIVATION OF UNITED STATES LAND UNDER LEASE. There were 19 properties with a total acreage of 1,400 acres under lease during the year. As in the preceding year over 200 acres of land belonging to the Codori, Trostle, Smith, and the Bryan properties were used as part of the site of Camp Colt, thereby reducing the acreage actually under cultivation, and production of farm crops. A detailed statement of all the crops raised during the year as well as the number of the live stock kept by the tenants was compiled and reported to the commission at the end of the year.

Ike Deals With a Cheater You may have known someone - maybe even a close friend - who has cheated in school or in sports. You may have wondered what to do about it, so you might find it interesting to see how Dwight David Eisenhower handled a cheater. This happened long ago during World War I. Ike Deals With a Cheater Ike's flexibility was legendary - but so was his iron will. His toughness came into play when he was an officer Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, during the war. The case involved an officer who cheated at cards. When the victims of his cheating discovered his trick, they promptly seized his marked cards and complained to Major Eisenhower. Ike sent for the man and displayed the marked cards for him to see. The cheater probably had little or no idea that Major Eisenhower was an expert card player, so he tried to bluff his way through the questioning. When he refused to confess to his guilt, Ike pressured him. Years later, Ike recalled the scene. When push came to shove, Ike looked the man straight in the eye and said, "I can show you exactly where you have marked them. Would you like me to do it?" The guilty man stammered, Ike recalled, and then said "No." Ike continued as follows: "Would you rather resign at once for the good of the service or would you like to be tried by court-martial?" The man agreed to resign from the Army. A few days later, the father of the cheater appeared at Camp Colt with the United States Congressman from his district. The Congressman suggested to Ike that the man be reinstated in the Army and then transferred to another camp. Ike politely refused. Then the Congressman asked whether Ike would consider deleting the words "for the good of the service" from the guilty man's written resignation. Ike refused. Then, Ike remembered, "the congressman got angry and said he thought I was acting arbitrarily for a Major." Ike replied that he was simply "acting as an Army officer protecting my command." Eisenhower knew that a man who would cheat his fellow officers could never be trusted to lead soldiers into war. And that was that. © Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, Washington, DC, 2004

Lonnie married ROSSMANN Bertha Mary on 10 Nov 1923 in Pittsburg, PA. Bertha was born on 30 Sep 1892 in Pittsburg, PA; died on 10 May 1985 in Virginia Beach, VA (Bayside Hosp); was buried in Chesterfield County, VA (Sunset Memorial Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DEATH: Bible shows 9/14/1894 and birth shows as 8/22/1894. Died less than 1 month old

Family/Spouse: BAIRD Harvey Burns, Sr.. Harvey (son of BAIRD William Benjamin, Sr. and SMITH Dora Frances) was born on 8 Oct 1897; died on 23 Jun 1960; was buried in Prince George County, VA (Newville Methodist Church). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Sep 1917, Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church)

Family/Spouse: COFER A. Clyde. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: POOLE Ruby. Ruby and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Oct 1931, Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church)

Family/Spouse: LIVESAY Temple. Temple and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bernice sold the family farm to Wayne Chappell.

Family/Spouse: MOORE Robert H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
plot: 18B

Family/Spouse: ROUTTEN Irving Guy, Sr.. Irving (son of ROUTTEN Peter James and CAIN Martha Ann) was born in 1906; died in 1977; was buried in 1977 in Hampton, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lonnie married SESSUMS Martha Virginia on 11 Dec 1954 in Hopewell, VA Nazaruth Luthern Ch.. Martha was born on 23 Sep 1934 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harvey married WILKERSON Gloria Mae on 26 May 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DEATH: Still Born

Notes:

Burial:
Blandford Cemetery
Petersburg
Petersburg City
Virginia, USA
Plot: Ward AP Hill, Section 5, Square 4

Family/Spouse: WILKINSON Gloria. Gloria was born on 15 Jul 1934; died on 22 May 2016; was buried in Petersburg, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joyce married SHULER Aubrey Delano on 10 Nov 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: AFLAC-State Sales Coordinator

Family/Spouse: HOLT Myrtle Lee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SHAFFER Fran. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married JONES James Michael on 14 Aug 1977 in Virginia Beach, VA, and was divorced. James was born on 12 Aug 1954 in Elizabeth City, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Nov 1998 in Elizabeth City, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married BURGESS John Harvey on 23 Mar 1991. John was born on 2 Jul 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Darrell married PESTALITZ Amy Jean on 10 Dec 1983. Amy was born on 21 Dec 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Larry

Larence married REED Stella Irene on 10 Aug 1979. Stella was born on 7 Jun 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]