The biography of James H. Baird (b. 1834) of Whiteside Co. is posted at: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/WhitesideBios/302 His parents were James Baird and Mary Wilson. He married Mary Brown in 1864. They had five daughters, one of whom married James Skinner in 1894. Is anyone researching this family? If so, please contact me. Wilson DeCamp Vienna, VA