b: Lawrence Co IL; d: Lawrenceville; d/of David Laird (ca 1842 OH) & Samilda Greenley/Greenlee (8 Dec 1842 OH-8 Nov 1921 Lawrenceville; m2: Joseph Jett buried Bunker Hill Cem; d/of William Arthur Greenlee & Sarah Carpenter); m: ca 1896 Margie Litherland*; res: 1880 Petty twp - Lawrence Co IL 1900-20 Law twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: Ethel Beatrice* (1896) & Marion Chester (18 Apr 1898 IL-5 Sep 1986 buried Lawrenceville City Ceme)