Leonard Laird ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: KLRY-69R.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Milford, Iroquois, IL. ⁷ The 1860 census recorded George M. Laird, farmer, 27, living with wife Christina, 26; daughter Orle Ann, 3; and son Leonard, 2. George and Christina were born in Indiana and their children in Illinois. George's real estate is valued at $2900 and personal estate $616. On the same census page is Elisha Laird, 33, with his family, and Charles Laird, 23, with his wife. On the following census page is George's father, Samuel Laird, with his family.

2. Census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ⁸ The 1870 census recorded George Laird, farmer, 37, living with wife Christina, 36; Oley Ann, 13; Lenard, 12; Clarinda, 8; Ida, 6; and twins Elmer and Elmira, 1. Everyone was born in Indiana. George's real estate is valued at $1400 and personal estate $400. Next door is Christina's brother, William Beeker, farmer, 39, with his family living on an real estate valued at $10,000. The post office was Pond Grove.

3. Census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ⁹ The 1880 census recorded Christenia Laird, 46, living with daughter Orlean, 23; Leonard, farming, 21; Clarinda, 18; Ida, 16; Elmer, 11; and Frank, 7. Christenia was born in Indiana and her parents in North Carolina. Orlean and Leonard were born in Ilinois, their father in Ohio and mother in Indiana. Clarina, Ida, Elmer and Frank and their mother were born in Indiana, their father in Ohio.

4. Census in 1900 in Otterbein, Benton, IN. ¹⁰ The 1900 census recorded Leonard Laird, hardware merchant, widowed, 69, born Jul 1859, living with his children: Delbert, 11, Aug 1888; Annie, 10, Jan 1890; E. Raymond, 9, Feb 1891. Also in the home is his sister, Clarinda Laird, servant, 38, Nov 1861.
Leonard and Clarinda were born in Illinois, their father in Ohio and mother in Indiana. Their children were born in Illinois and their mother in Indiana.

5. Census in 1910 in Otterbein, Benton, IN. ¹¹ The 1910 census recorded owning a home: Leonard Laird, traveling salesman for stock food, 50, living with son Delbert, 21; Anna, housekeeper for private family, 19; and Ray, 18. Leonard was born in Illinois, his father in Ohio and mother in Indiana. His children and their mother were born in Indiana, their father in Illinois.

6. Census in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, IL. ¹² The 1920 census recorded at 3906 Lake Park Avenue in Chicago: Leonard Laird, widowed, merchandise saleman, 61, as a lodger in a home rented by Clyde Dee Shipley, 29, and his wife. Leonard was born in Illinois and his parents in Ohio.

7. Residence: on 11 Jun 1923 in Chicago, Cook, IL. ²

8. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Otterbein News: Leonard Laird and grandchildren Eleanor and Betty Jane Laird, spent the week-end with Miss Clara Laird and Elmer Laird and family., 8 Jul 1927, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹³

9. Census in 1940 in Otterbein, Benton, IN. ¹⁴ The 1940 census recorded owning an $800 home in Otterbein: Clara Laird, single, 78, retired seamstress, living with her brother, Leonard Laird, widowed, retired salesman, 81. She was born in Indiania and he is Illinois.

10. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Leonard Laird on 20 Dec 1945 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹⁵ OTTERBEIN, Dec. 20 -- Leonard Laird, 87 a former hardware and furniture dealer, died Wednesday in Chicago, where he had been living several years. He was a member of the Methodist church and York and Scottish Rite of Masonry.
Surviving are two children, Mrs. Anna McMullen of Largo, Fla. and E. Ray Laird of Chicago; one sister, Miss Clara Laird and a brother Elmer of Otterbein.
Body will arrive at Vogel funeral home Thursday afternoon. Services at 3 p. m. Friday, Methodist church. Burial at Montmorenci.

Leonard married Rebecca Hunt Sickler, daughter of Jacob Sickler Jr. and Rhoda Elizabeth Hunt, on 14 Feb 1886 in Otterbein, Benton, IN.¹ (Rebecca Hunt Sickler was born on 26 Nov 1866 in Pine Township, Benton, IN,¹⁶ died on 22 Feb 1895 in Otterbein, Benton, IN ^{16 17} and was buried in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ¹⁶.)