Maybe Father was Hezekiah Jefferson Laird (aka Lard) Children of Hezekiah do not match other statements of brothers/sisters. Norma DeBoard (WikiTree) – states (d. 9 Nov 1799 in Bellefontaine, St. Louis, Mo)
1792 – born – Near Charleston, SC
*KY for a time
1805 – St. Louis, MO (visit uncle)
1818 – St. Louis, MO (m. Lydia Todd)
*Wayne Co., IL for a time
1830 – St. Louis, MO Census – (m. Elizabeth Kelly) – is it possible that John Lard went to Hart, Co in 1830? with a Hezekiah and older Joseph?
1835 – Sangamon, Co. IL (settled Ball Township in March)
1840 – Sangamon, Co. IL
1845 (11/16) died Ball Township
1830 – St. Louis Co., MO (John Lard(30-40)- also Lydia Lard next door???(40-50 and had two boys 10-15 years old) – Jacob Lard? also in town)
(Census 1830 St.Louis Co., MO)
Males
1 – 10-15 – Josiah Lard (likely)
1 – 30-40 – John Lard
Females
1 – up to 5 – + ?
1 – 20-30 – + (wife?)
1840 – Sangamon Co., IL (John Lard)
(Census 1840 Sangamon Co., IL)
Males
1 – up to 5 – Robert Lard
1 – 10-15 – +
1 – 20-30 – +
1 – 40-50 – John Lard
Females
1 – up to 5 – +
1 – 5-10 – +
1 – 10-15 – +
1 – 40-50 – (wife)
1850 – Sangamon Co., IL – (John Lard dead before this point – Family split up – Robert and Hesekiah Lord taken on by Josiah)
(Census 1850 Sangamon Co., IL)
(Census 1850 Sangamon Co., IL)
Josiah Lord 31 – MO
Jane 25 – IL
Joab 5 – IL (others listed as well)
Robert Lord – 14 – IL (Son of John Lard 1792)
Hesekiah Lord – 7 – IL (Son of John Lard 1792)
1850 – Sangamon Co., IL – (Other children adopted by Taylor family)
(Census 1850 Sangamon Co., IL)
Jas Taylor – 48 – SC
Mary Taylor – 49 – KY
(Taylor kids)
Amelia Lord – 17 – IL
Mahala Lord – 11 – IL
JOHN LARD was born FEBRUARY 12, 1792 near Charleston, South Carolina, was taken by his parents to Kentucky, where his father died. AT 15 YEARS OF AGE HE WENT TO ST. LOUIS TO VISIT AN UNCLE AND WAS MARRIED THERE IN 1812(?very unlikely 1812? most likely 1818) TO LYDIA TODD. SHE DIED IN FEBRUARY 1824 LEAVING ONE CHILD – Josiah Lard born May 12, 1819. John Lard went to Wayne Co. Illinois and was there married to Elizabeth Kelly, and returned to St. Louis around 1830, and came to Sangamon County in March 1835 and settled in what is now Ball Township. They had six children – of his seven children.*1
John Lard died Nov 16, 1845*1
Lydia married John Laird (Lard) Jr. on 24 Jun 1818 in St, Louis Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Louis, Missouri. *2
Children:
- w/Lydia Lard (Todd) m.1818 d.1824
- Josiah Lard (b. 1819)
- w/Elizabeth Lard (Kelly) m.~1830
- Thomas Lard (b. 1834)
- Robert Lard (b. 1837)
- Amelia Atterbery (Lard)
- Cynthia Maher (Lard)
- Hezekiah Lard
- Mahala Taylor (Lard)
*1
Likely brother of John Lard (Joab Lard)
”Received of John E. Allen administrator of the goods and estate of JOSEPH TODD, deceased intestate the sum of one hundred and one dollars it being in full (or part discharged as the case may be when the estate is settled up) of the distribution shares coming to LYDIA TODD and MARGARET TODD (at present LYDIA LARD and MARGARET LARD, wives of JOHN and JOAB LARD) daughters and heiresses of the said JOSEPH TODD. As witness my hand this 29th day of March 1820. $101.*3
The sister’s father, Joseph Todd, named John Lard (a.k.a. Laird) their guardians upon his death in 1820. This is documented by probate records in the Missouri State Archives *4
***Information below, not confirmed OR suspect*
Wife of John Carroll Laird — married 24 Jun 1818 in Saint Louis, Missouri(Question the Middle name) – where did the middle name come from?
(https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Laird-672) – information sketchy and does not match other records – birth date off as well for John – (1796?).. Donna Sotomayor did not have more detail or confirmation
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Laird-672 created 16 May 2014 | Last modified 8 Mar 2015
**Agreed that 1796 and John’s lineage going up is suspect
(not sure this is the correct john Laird-son of one of Lodowick’s sons.)
John was born in 1796. He is the son of Adam Laird and Lucretia Creasy. [1] (No proof of this)
*1 – Early Settlers of Sangamon County Illinois, 1876, by John Carroll Power: Pg 444 – Link – https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00powe#page/444/mode/2up/search/tabitha
*2 – ↑ St. Louis Genealogical Society, comp.. St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76 [database on-line].
See also:St. Louis Genealogical Society, comp.. St. Louis, Missouri Marriages, 1804-76 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: St. Louis Genealogical Society. St. Louis Marriage Index, 1804-76. St. Louis, MO, USA: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1999
* 2 (additional source) – https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Laird-672 (Details are highly suspect)
*3 – Missouri State Archives, Missouri Judicial Index Database. St. Louis Probate Court 1816-1901 Guardianship Records: Executor JOHN LARD; File: TODD, LIDIA et al. Date filed 1816..Box 2 Folder 21 Microfilm Reel #C39006. Courtesy of genealogy records of Dan & Marilyn Devaney. Copied by Shirley Quick Van Lear.
*4 – Missouri State Archives. St. Louis Probate Court Digitalization Project 1802-1900. Case #00274, Date filed 1812, Microfilm Reel C27456. Collection #5, Document #5 101.
Personal Information
| Name | John Lard |
|---|---|
| Birth | 2/12/1792 in /near Charleston, SC |
| Death | ON 11/16/1845 in Sangamon County, Ill |
| Parents | |
| Wife | Lydia Lard (Todd) (06/24/1818 - (d)1824) |
Half-Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lardasdasds | ~1802 in KY | ||
 | Tabitha Jones (Lard)asdasds | Jun 18, 1795 in Barren County, KY | Sep 22, 1861 |
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah Lardasdasds | 5/12/1819 in St. Louis, MO | ON 7/29/1882 |
Grand-Children
| Name | Birth | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joab Lairdasdasds | ~08/17/1845 in Ball, Sangamon Cty, Illinois | ON 09/08/1885 |
Great-Grand-Children
| Name | Birth | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florus A. Lairdasdasds |
Great-Great-Grand-Children
| Name | Birth | Death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Lairdasdasds | 05/09/1899 | ON 07/29/1982 |