At last I got a name from my cousin in Carson City, NV that she had found in an address book after her mother died and from that I finally found my g-grandfather and g-grandmother. Here is what I have found so far: G-grandfather - Samuel Barnett Laird, born 1827 in Westmoreland County. Married October 16, 1856 to Mariah Roberts (g-grandmother) of Derry township. Samuel was in the Civil War and served in the 211 PA Vols, Co. E. and is buried in the Phillipsburg Cemetery in California, PA. He lived for some time in Blairsville Intersection, moving from that place to Coal Center where he lived for 33 years. He was employed for thirty-six years in the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He died at the age of 89 just 13 days after his wife was laid to rest. At the time of his death in 1916, he was survived by the following children: John Laird of Turtle Creek; Elmer Laird of Uniontown; Harry Laird (my grandfather) of Elrama; Minnie Killius of Coal Center; Katherine Hines of West Brownsville, and Martha Elizabeth Friday of Petersburg, PA Samuel was Presbyterian and Mariah/Marie was Methodist. Mariah was born on February 14, 1830 and died at the age of 86 on February 15, 1916. I found in the church records in California, PA that there was a John Laird, near Blairsville, PA married on September 24, 1885 to -- Clawson at California, PA. The above Martha Elizabeth Laird Friday was born March 27, 1874 at Blairsville Intersection, died December 26, 1920 at her home near Petersburg. She is buried in the Mooresville Cemetery. At the time of Elizabeth's death in 1920, Kate Hines was living in Denbo, PA, Minnie Killius was in Youngstown, Ohio, Elmer Laird was in Youngstown, Ohio, Harry Laird was living near Petersburg, and John Laird was still in Turtle Creek. This information is from the obituaries that my newly found third cousin, Mary Robb from Burnham, PA sent to me. I can't thank her enough for all this info. I will go see her when I go back to PA. My grandfather and grandmother, Harry Laird and Maude Brevard Laird, are buried in the Mooresville Cemetery also. I found the headstone of Samuel which is where I found the Civil War information. Does anyone have any info to add to this? I would love to know more now about the family. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Joyce Laird Dempsey