History and genealogy of the Baird and Beard families. Descendants of James Baird, of Scotch-Irish descent, who was born in 1703, and immigrated to New Jersey about 1720. Descendants and relatives lived in Ohio, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin and elsewhere.

Family of Anna Arnesdatter Aasen (1819-1904), daughter of Arne Gunnarson Aasen and Tora Gulbrandsdatter Steinsetereige, who was born in Aasen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. She was married to Ever (Iver) Peterson Flaten Staum (1822-1881), son of Peder Amundson Flaten and Gyri Iversdatter. He was born in Nord Flaten, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway. Both died in Adams Twp., Wisconsin. Includes various related families from the Oppland county, who all...

John Ables (Abless) was born Jan. 1, 1780 in Amsterdam, Holland. John came to America as a child, leaving Holland in 1783 and landing alone in Philadelphia in 1784. It is not known whether his mother departed with him and his father. It also appears that his father did not complete the journey. John married two wives: Ann Borton, who died in 1813 in Oxford Ohio & Alazannah Cochran who died Nov. 11, 1854 in Salem, Iowa. Mr. Ables (Abless) died Sept....