James Dunlop Baird was born in Person Cty, NC as was his wife, Mary Louise Dickens. James was born in 1835 and Mary Louise is 1840. They married in Person Cty in 1860 and I have information he was a professor at Sydney-Hampton College for Men in VA. They both died in Avery Cty. He died Sept 18, 1895 and she Aug. 21, 1903. They are buried in Daniels Cemetery. They had several children, one being James Dunlop b July 5, 1870. He married a Louisa Dickens (relative of his mother's?). They, too, are buried in Daniels' Cemetery with a son named James Dunlop who died very young. I would appreciate any information on this family. I know nothing of Mary Louise's parents or siblings. Nor do I know anything about her son, James Dunlop. I do know that in 1898, he fathered a son by Betty Jane Carpenter named Mack Leonard Carpenter. I know nothing about the parentage of Betty Jane except her father was Ervin Carpenter b about 1843 and son of David William and Mira Gragg Carpenter. Her mother is completely unknown. Audrey Annable Franklin