This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kg.2ADI/1541 Message Board Post: Joshua B. Havird April 10, 1917 Joshua B. Havird, son of David and Sarah Havird was born in Pike County Illinois March 25, 1848 and died at his home southeast of Barry Illinois April 10, 1917, aged 69 years and 16 days. Married Maggie Maher, May 1, 1869 to which six sons and daughters were born- Lawrence W., Fanny E., David, Anastasia, Joshua and Leonard. His sons Joshua of St. Louis and Leonard of Settle Washington are living. He married Jeannette Parrick Oct. 23, 1879, who died Dec. 22, 1911. He married Margaret E. Shelly Jan. 1, 1914, which still survives him. The funeral services were held Friday at the home at 2 p.m., Rev. W.M. Hailey officiating. Kimbet McKinney, Mrs. John Rain and Mrs. W.M. Hailey furnished the music. The P.C.M.L.A. of which he was a member, officiated at the burial. Notes from El Dara News- J.B. (Josh) Havid, of Kizer Creek dropped dead while at the barn doing some chores Monday, April 10, 1917. Mrs. Havird was with him and went to the house for some article they needed and upon her return she found her husband dead, supposedly caused by a stroke of apoplexy. He was about 70 years old, and had resided on the same place on Kizer creek for about half a century. The family mourners are some children and grand-children and the widow.