OBIT: Simon BAIRD, 1891, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

  After a brief and painful illness of two weeks, Mr. Simon Baird, an 
old and highly respected citizen of this community, died at his home on 
Walnut street yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  He had lingered 
between life and death for several days and the announcement that he 
was dead was not a surprise.  A manufacturer of carriages and wagons, 
Mr. Baird was perhaps one of the best and most widely known citizens in 
this community.  His residence in our midst dates from 1858, and was 
always esteemed an upright and worthy citizen.  He was the father of a 
large family of grown up sons and daughters.  He was kind and 
benevolent in his disposition and a Christian gentleman.  From early 
manhood he was a member of the Lutheran church and up to the time of 
his illness was a worker in the Sunday school, in which he took an 
interest and found pleasure.  He was industrious and attentive to his 
business, and made it a rule of his life to deal fairly and squarely 
with his fellow man.  Hence he was respected by all with whom he had 
business intercourse.
  Mr. Baird was born on the 19th day of January, 1817, near Hagerstown, 
in the county of Washington, and had just completed his 74th year the 
day prior to his death.  From Maryland he came to Woodbury, in Bedford 
county, where for two years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits.  In 
the year 1858 he came to Hollidaysburg and establishing himself in the 
carriage making business, which was his trade, and continued ever since 
to conduct successfully that business.  He was twice married.  His 
first marriage having been with Miss Mary Shank, of Hagerstown, Md., 
December 19, 1840.  The fruits of this union were six children, all of 
whom survive him except one daughter, Mrs. George McCahan, late of 
Altoona, whose death occurred about nine years ago.  The sons are 
Daniel, of Altoona, and John, of this place.  The daughters are Susan, 
wife of William Carpenter, of Canton, Ohio; Amanda, wife of A. R. 
Ross, of Columbia, Pa., and Jennie, wife of George Barr, of Gaysport.
  Mr. Baird was deprived of the companionship of his first wife, who 
died in April, 1865.  He was again married to the devoted and faithful 
wife who survives him, Miss Anna Sharrar, on the 23d day of June, 1869.  
The union was a happy one and the few years of their wedded life were 
pleasantly spent.  The funeral services will be held at the late 
residence of the deceased this evening at 8 o'clock.  The funeral 
cortege will leave the house for Woodbury, the place of interment, on 
Thursday morning at 7.30 o'clock.  On arriving at Woodbury, services 
will be held in the church at that place, after which the old-time 
friends of that community will have an opportunity to view the remains.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, January 21, 1891