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/DAC.2ACI/690.1 Message Board Post: RILEY FUNERAL HOME- 409-283-8131. I CAN GET YOU THE INFOR ON THE GRAVES THERE IF I KNOW THE NAMES. GIGI

I am looking for descendants of Robert and Nancy Laird who were in Jasper Co., Texas in 1850. Nancy died and in 1858 Robert married Talitha Hargrave in Jasper Co. Robert and Talitha were in Tyler Co. for the sale of land in 1859. Then their trail dissappears. In 1893 some documents appear in Deed Book R page 610 which are power of attorney appointing L.D. Scarborough to represent: From Tyler Co. John B. Lowe, Susan A. Lowe, Sarah J.McQueen joined by her husband, J.P. McQueen and F.M. Grimes joined by her husband William Grimes. ( children of Frances M. Laird and William Mallet Lowe -- there were six children of that marriage, this accounts for four. Don't know if Robert and William Jr. are dead or are filing in a different document.) >From Harris Co., Margaret Laird (unmarried daughter of Robert Laird - only living child that we know of) Mrs. Lucinda Hargraves joined by her husband Alexander Hargraves Mrs. Sarah F. Young joined by her husband A W Young 1850 Census Jasper Co., TX Robert Laird age 45 male born in Georgia Nancy 41 female MS Mary Jane 17 female MS married William Brooks Francis M. 15 female MS (Frances married William M. Lowe 1 Jan 1852 and they stay in Jasper Ann Elizabeth 12 female TX Penelope 9 female TX James J. 7 male TX Robert J. W. 5 male TX Nancy 3 female TX Joseph A. 1 male TX a P. Laird is listed in the 1860 mortality schedule, female age 17 died in September of apoplexy (in Tyler Co, TX) She was born in Texas. (Penelope) also is H. Laird, also female age 23 died in March of Typhoid. She was born in Mississippi. ------------------- Robert Laird moved from Mississippi to Texas in 1836 with his family. He received a land grant of 1200 plus acres which he located in Jasper County. He lived there until sometime in the early 1850s when he moved to Tyler County. The 1854-55 scholastic census indicated some of his children were enrolled in school there. The land he purchased in Tyler County was located in the Gavino Araujo five league survey and joined the land of Amos Mahaffey. ___ 1860 Census, Tyler Co., Texas page 384 Taken Aug. 9, 1860 W. Brooks 30 m farmer __/300 AL M.J. 20 f MS L. 7 f TX M.E. 5 f TX S. 3 f TX A.G.W. 10/12 m TX ----------- In 1870, the Brooks children were with Sarah: 1870 Census Harris Co. Texas: p.674 #554/558 Mahaffey, Sarah 40 F W Keeping House Mississippi Amos 19 M W Farm Laborer TX James 14 M W TX Albert 11 M W TX Sarah 8 F W TX Martha 5 F W TX Larid, Margaret 20 F W TX (daughter of Robert Laird and Nancy ____ born after 1850) Brooks, Lucinda 19 F W TX(Brooks children are grandchildren of Robert Laird and Nancy) Nancy 16 F W TX Sarah 14 F W TX Amos 11 M W TX ---------------- I sure would appreciate input if anyone recognizes and of these people Thanks, Verna Reed