Married Mary McDougle 4 Feb 1844 in Franklin County, Georgia. The couple had 8 children: Elva Elizabeth Leaird 1847, William J. M. Leaird 1850, Nancy E. M. Leaird 1852, Sarah H. Leaird 1853, Hiram Henry Leaird 1857, Mary J. Leaird 1859, Jessica Lenora Leaird 1866, Jessie A. A. Leaird 1867.
Buried at Buried in Rehobeth Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
Sources
Leard, R. G. (2006). The McLeaird Connection, Leaird, Leard, Owens, Massey and Related Families. Wyandotte, OK: The Gregath Publishing Company, p. 116-17.
1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census" Year: 1840; Census Place: District 222, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 204; Family History Library Film: 0007042 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1683132 (accessed 20 February 2024) William Laird in District 222, Clarke, Georgia.
1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Terre Noir, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: M653_39; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 803039 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #12903095 (accessed 20 February 2024) J J Leaird (38) in Terre Noir, Clark, Arkansas. Born in North Carolina.
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