BIO: John M. LAIRD, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 55.
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  JOHN M. LAIRD, manufacturer of malleable iron, Huntingdon, Pa., was born 
at Spruce Creek, Huntingdon county, December 9, 1862.  He is a son of 
Osborne and Rosa (Leffard) Laird, natives of Alexandria, Huntingdon county; 
the father is deceased, but the mother still survives.
  John M. Laird was educated in the common schools of his native township, 
and learned at Spruce Creek the trade of a tinsmith.  He came to Huntingdon 
at the age of fourteen, and followed that calling for three years in the 
employ of his brother.  At the end of that time, he engaged in the business 
for himself, and was rewarded with success.  In 1894 Mr. Laird sold out his 
business to Mr. B. F. Fink.  Since that time he has been occupied with the 
manufacture of iron articles, patented horse shoes, snow irons, etc., and is 
the inventor of a new process for manufacturing malleable iron to be used in 
the manufacture of this merchandise.  Mr. Laird is liberal in his political 
views.
  In April, 1886, John M. Laird was married at Trough Creek, Huntingdon 
county, to Hattie A., daughter of Daniel Fink.  They have two children, 
Frank and Ray Milton.  The family attend the Baptist church.