Gazlay Family History
Leon W. Baird
Parents
| Father | Walter Baird ( - ) |
| Mother | Dora Olive Burkheart ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2023; Last Edited: 23 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13849 |
| Name | Leon W. Baird |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 May 1912 in LaGrange County, Indiana1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Cora H. Knapp (née Miner) 2 |
| Died | 1 December 19701 |
| Buried | in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Cora H. Knapp (née Miner) (daughter of William Edgar Miner and Florence Belle Crippen) |
| Born | 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Paul F. Knapp |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Leon W. Baird |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Max W. Halferty |
| Died | 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan |
| Children | of Leon W. Baird and Cora H. Knapp (née Miner) : |
| 1. | Eric Leon Baird |
| Born | 24 May 1957 |
| Married | 20 July 1997 in Lake County, Florida to Sandra Marie Cass |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Leon W. Baird, born: 6 May 1912; died: 1 December 1970 (from record, which includes details from his WWII Army enlistment record; and provides the name and link for his wife).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Leon Baird, born: 6 May 1912 in La Grange County, Indiana; laborer; father: Walter Baird, born in Illinois, laborer, deceased; mother: Dora Olive Burkheart, born in DeKalb, Indiana; first marriage; Cora H. Knapp, born: 18 April 1922 in Branch County, Michigan; father: William Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, farmer; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Bangor, Michigan; married once, divorced on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Michigan; married on 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 74, Leon Baird, 37, Indiana, truck driver; wife Cora Baird, 27, Michigan.