Mary Susan McKee was the daughter of John Telford McKee and Nancy Agnes Hanna. She was born 7 Mar 1815 in Rockbridge Co., VA. She married John Calvin Laird on 30 Sep 1835 in Rockbridge Co., VA.
They had 9 Laird children (in the John T McKee bible):
John Harvey, 24 Jul 1836 (Frances Schooler)
Charles Edward., 17 Feb 1838
Samuel McKee, 23 Feb 1840
Henry Ruffner, 10 Aug 1842 (Sarah H. McCluer), below
Agnes Jane, 30 Aug 1844 (Jno Preston Moore), below
Alexander Franklin, 1 Jan 1847 (Lilla Kate McClure), below
Mary Elizabeth, 30 Jan 1850 (Samuel Ramsey Moore), below
James Madison, 18 Oct 1852 (unmar)
William Ramsey, 30 Sep 1855 (Mary Ella Penick), below
On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA Census, I found farmer John C. Laird, 36; Mary S. Laird, 35; Attending school were kids: John H. Laird, 14; Samuel Laird, 10; Henry R. Laird, 8; Agness I. Laird, 6; At home: Alexander F. Laird, 4; infant Mary E. Laird, 4/12, and (her father) farmer John T. McKee, age 67, all VA born.
Her husband John is buried here, too. The Rockbridge Co., VA Death Register says she died of Typhoid fever, the daughter of Jno "F" & Nancy H McKee, born in Rockbridge and wife of J.C. Laird, who reported it.
"BY CAPT. JOHN PRESTON MOORE, CLERK OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY COURT. “Mary S. McKee married John C. Laird and resided at the old McKee homestead, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge (County, Va., until her death, November 27 (sic), 1858. Her husband was by occupation, a tanner, a devout Christian gentleman, a ruling elder in Monmouth Church for about twenty-six years, and died January 20, 1866. She had nine children:
1) John Harvey married Frances Schooler, of Atcheson County, Mo. They had four children. (Okie W., David F., Mary E. and J. W. Okie W. died in about 1883. The others are married and reside in Atcheson (sic) County, Mo.
2) Charles Edward Laird died while an infant, August 30, 1839.
3) Samuel McKee Laird was killed in battle at Hawe's Shop, May 28, 1864; was a member of Company C, First Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), and unmarried.
4) Henry Ruffner Laird is a Presbyterian minister; was educated at Washington College; was a member of Liberty Hall Volunteers: married Sarah H. McCluer; had five children, to-wit.: Mary McC, John H., Lilla P., Henry R. and Arthur M. Mary McC. died June 2,1872; the others reside with their parents at Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Va., of which their father is pastor.
5) Agnes Jane Laird married J. P. Moore, and resides near Lexington, Va. She had five children: John W. Frank, Mary E., an infant, who died in infancy, and Martha L.
6) Alexander F. Laird is a Presbyterian minister, and the pastor of Mt. Horeb Church, Augusta County, Va. He married Lilla K. McCeer (sic); had three children, Kate, who died in infancy. John C. and Mary L.
7) Mary E. Laird married Samuel R. Moore, and lived and died (January 13, 1883) at the old McKee homestead on Kerr's ('reek. Her husband is now Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Va. She had four children. Edward L., Mary A., Harry P. and Elizabeth W. Mary A. died April 11, 1889, and Elizabeth W. died in January, 1883.
8) James M. Laird is a physician, practicing at Coal Valley, West Virginia; he is unmarried.
9) William R. Laird is a Presbyterian minister: married Mary Ella Penick : has three children, Daniel A. P., James M. and __?_ _?__. He is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Nicholasville, Kentucky.” Source: The McKees of Virginia and Kentucky, by George Wilson McKee, University of Chicago, J B Richards, 1891, page129-130.
DIED, On Saturday night, the 20th inst., at the residence of her husband, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge county, Mrs. MARY LAIRD, wife of Mr. John C. Laird. Staunton Spectator, Vol 35, Number 51, 30 November 1858
Note: The burial of both Mary and her husband John are recorded INCORRECTLY at McKee Cemetery (AKA Big Spring) in the book, Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Kerrs Creek District by Angela Ruley. Instead, they are around the corner, here at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, per photos of their gravestones.
Marker says:
In Memory of
MARY S.
(maybe:Wife of)
JOHN C. LAIRD
Died Nov 21st
1858
Aged 43 Yrs 8 mons
14 dys
Bio researched and written by LSP
They had 9 Laird children (in the John T McKee bible):
John Harvey, 24 Jul 1836 (Frances Schooler)
Charles Edward., 17 Feb 1838
Samuel McKee, 23 Feb 1840
Henry Ruffner, 10 Aug 1842 (Sarah H. McCluer), below
Agnes Jane, 30 Aug 1844 (Jno Preston Moore), below
Alexander Franklin, 1 Jan 1847 (Lilla Kate McClure), below
Mary Elizabeth, 30 Jan 1850 (Samuel Ramsey Moore), below
James Madison, 18 Oct 1852 (unmar)
William Ramsey, 30 Sep 1855 (Mary Ella Penick), below
On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA Census, I found farmer John C. Laird, 36; Mary S. Laird, 35; Attending school were kids: John H. Laird, 14; Samuel Laird, 10; Henry R. Laird, 8; Agness I. Laird, 6; At home: Alexander F. Laird, 4; infant Mary E. Laird, 4/12, and (her father) farmer John T. McKee, age 67, all VA born.
Her husband John is buried here, too. The Rockbridge Co., VA Death Register says she died of Typhoid fever, the daughter of Jno "F" & Nancy H McKee, born in Rockbridge and wife of J.C. Laird, who reported it.
"BY CAPT. JOHN PRESTON MOORE, CLERK OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY COURT. “Mary S. McKee married John C. Laird and resided at the old McKee homestead, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge (County, Va., until her death, November 27 (sic), 1858. Her husband was by occupation, a tanner, a devout Christian gentleman, a ruling elder in Monmouth Church for about twenty-six years, and died January 20, 1866. She had nine children:
1) John Harvey married Frances Schooler, of Atcheson County, Mo. They had four children. (Okie W., David F., Mary E. and J. W. Okie W. died in about 1883. The others are married and reside in Atcheson (sic) County, Mo.
2) Charles Edward Laird died while an infant, August 30, 1839.
3) Samuel McKee Laird was killed in battle at Hawe's Shop, May 28, 1864; was a member of Company C, First Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), and unmarried.
4) Henry Ruffner Laird is a Presbyterian minister; was educated at Washington College; was a member of Liberty Hall Volunteers: married Sarah H. McCluer; had five children, to-wit.: Mary McC, John H., Lilla P., Henry R. and Arthur M. Mary McC. died June 2,1872; the others reside with their parents at Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Va., of which their father is pastor.
5) Agnes Jane Laird married J. P. Moore, and resides near Lexington, Va. She had five children: John W. Frank, Mary E., an infant, who died in infancy, and Martha L.
6) Alexander F. Laird is a Presbyterian minister, and the pastor of Mt. Horeb Church, Augusta County, Va. He married Lilla K. McCeer (sic); had three children, Kate, who died in infancy. John C. and Mary L.
7) Mary E. Laird married Samuel R. Moore, and lived and died (January 13, 1883) at the old McKee homestead on Kerr's ('reek. Her husband is now Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Va. She had four children. Edward L., Mary A., Harry P. and Elizabeth W. Mary A. died April 11, 1889, and Elizabeth W. died in January, 1883.
8) James M. Laird is a physician, practicing at Coal Valley, West Virginia; he is unmarried.
9) William R. Laird is a Presbyterian minister: married Mary Ella Penick : has three children, Daniel A. P., James M. and __?_ _?__. He is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Nicholasville, Kentucky.” Source: The McKees of Virginia and Kentucky, by George Wilson McKee, University of Chicago, J B Richards, 1891, page129-130.
DIED, On Saturday night, the 20th inst., at the residence of her husband, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge county, Mrs. MARY LAIRD, wife of Mr. John C. Laird. Staunton Spectator, Vol 35, Number 51, 30 November 1858
Note: The burial of both Mary and her husband John are recorded INCORRECTLY at McKee Cemetery (AKA Big Spring) in the book, Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Kerrs Creek District by Angela Ruley. Instead, they are around the corner, here at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, per photos of their gravestones.
Marker says:
In Memory of
MARY S.
(maybe:Wife of)
JOHN C. LAIRD
Died Nov 21st
1858
Aged 43 Yrs 8 mons
14 dys
Bio researched and written by LSP
Mary Susan McKee was the daughter of John Telford McKee and Nancy Agnes Hanna. She was born 7 Mar 1815 in Rockbridge Co., VA. She married John Calvin Laird on 30 Sep 1835 in Rockbridge Co., VA.
They had 9 Laird children (in the John T McKee bible):
John Harvey, 24 Jul 1836 (Frances Schooler)
Charles Edward., 17 Feb 1838
Samuel McKee, 23 Feb 1840
Henry Ruffner, 10 Aug 1842 (Sarah H. McCluer), below
Agnes Jane, 30 Aug 1844 (Jno Preston Moore), below
Alexander Franklin, 1 Jan 1847 (Lilla Kate McClure), below
Mary Elizabeth, 30 Jan 1850 (Samuel Ramsey Moore), below
James Madison, 18 Oct 1852 (unmar)
William Ramsey, 30 Sep 1855 (Mary Ella Penick), below
On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA Census, I found farmer John C. Laird, 36; Mary S. Laird, 35; Attending school were kids: John H. Laird, 14; Samuel Laird, 10; Henry R. Laird, 8; Agness I. Laird, 6; At home: Alexander F. Laird, 4; infant Mary E. Laird, 4/12, and (her father) farmer John T. McKee, age 67, all VA born.
Her husband John is buried here, too. The Rockbridge Co., VA Death Register says she died of Typhoid fever, the daughter of Jno "F" & Nancy H McKee, born in Rockbridge and wife of J.C. Laird, who reported it.
"BY CAPT. JOHN PRESTON MOORE, CLERK OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY COURT. “Mary S. McKee married John C. Laird and resided at the old McKee homestead, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge (County, Va., until her death, November 27 (sic), 1858. Her husband was by occupation, a tanner, a devout Christian gentleman, a ruling elder in Monmouth Church for about twenty-six years, and died January 20, 1866. She had nine children:
1) John Harvey married Frances Schooler, of Atcheson County, Mo. They had four children. (Okie W., David F., Mary E. and J. W. Okie W. died in about 1883. The others are married and reside in Atcheson (sic) County, Mo.
2) Charles Edward Laird died while an infant, August 30, 1839.
3) Samuel McKee Laird was killed in battle at Hawe's Shop, May 28, 1864; was a member of Company C, First Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), and unmarried.
4) Henry Ruffner Laird is a Presbyterian minister; was educated at Washington College; was a member of Liberty Hall Volunteers: married Sarah H. McCluer; had five children, to-wit.: Mary McC, John H., Lilla P., Henry R. and Arthur M. Mary McC. died June 2,1872; the others reside with their parents at Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Va., of which their father is pastor.
5) Agnes Jane Laird married J. P. Moore, and resides near Lexington, Va. She had five children: John W. Frank, Mary E., an infant, who died in infancy, and Martha L.
6) Alexander F. Laird is a Presbyterian minister, and the pastor of Mt. Horeb Church, Augusta County, Va. He married Lilla K. McCeer (sic); had three children, Kate, who died in infancy. John C. and Mary L.
7) Mary E. Laird married Samuel R. Moore, and lived and died (January 13, 1883) at the old McKee homestead on Kerr's ('reek. Her husband is now Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Va. She had four children. Edward L., Mary A., Harry P. and Elizabeth W. Mary A. died April 11, 1889, and Elizabeth W. died in January, 1883.
8) James M. Laird is a physician, practicing at Coal Valley, West Virginia; he is unmarried.
9) William R. Laird is a Presbyterian minister: married Mary Ella Penick : has three children, Daniel A. P., James M. and __?_ _?__. He is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Nicholasville, Kentucky.” Source: The McKees of Virginia and Kentucky, by George Wilson McKee, University of Chicago, J B Richards, 1891, page129-130.
DIED, On Saturday night, the 20th inst., at the residence of her husband, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge county, Mrs. MARY LAIRD, wife of Mr. John C. Laird. Staunton Spectator, Vol 35, Number 51, 30 November 1858
Note: The burial of both Mary and her husband John are recorded INCORRECTLY at McKee Cemetery (AKA Big Spring) in the book, Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Kerrs Creek District by Angela Ruley. Instead, they are around the corner, here at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, per photos of their gravestones.
Marker says:
In Memory of
MARY S.
(maybe:Wife of)
JOHN C. LAIRD
Died Nov 21st
1858
Aged 43 Yrs 8 mons
14 dys
Bio researched and written by LSP
They had 9 Laird children (in the John T McKee bible):
John Harvey, 24 Jul 1836 (Frances Schooler)
Charles Edward., 17 Feb 1838
Samuel McKee, 23 Feb 1840
Henry Ruffner, 10 Aug 1842 (Sarah H. McCluer), below
Agnes Jane, 30 Aug 1844 (Jno Preston Moore), below
Alexander Franklin, 1 Jan 1847 (Lilla Kate McClure), below
Mary Elizabeth, 30 Jan 1850 (Samuel Ramsey Moore), below
James Madison, 18 Oct 1852 (unmar)
William Ramsey, 30 Sep 1855 (Mary Ella Penick), below
On the 1850 Rockbridge Co., VA Census, I found farmer John C. Laird, 36; Mary S. Laird, 35; Attending school were kids: John H. Laird, 14; Samuel Laird, 10; Henry R. Laird, 8; Agness I. Laird, 6; At home: Alexander F. Laird, 4; infant Mary E. Laird, 4/12, and (her father) farmer John T. McKee, age 67, all VA born.
Her husband John is buried here, too. The Rockbridge Co., VA Death Register says she died of Typhoid fever, the daughter of Jno "F" & Nancy H McKee, born in Rockbridge and wife of J.C. Laird, who reported it.
"BY CAPT. JOHN PRESTON MOORE, CLERK OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY COURT. “Mary S. McKee married John C. Laird and resided at the old McKee homestead, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge (County, Va., until her death, November 27 (sic), 1858. Her husband was by occupation, a tanner, a devout Christian gentleman, a ruling elder in Monmouth Church for about twenty-six years, and died January 20, 1866. She had nine children:
1) John Harvey married Frances Schooler, of Atcheson County, Mo. They had four children. (Okie W., David F., Mary E. and J. W. Okie W. died in about 1883. The others are married and reside in Atcheson (sic) County, Mo.
2) Charles Edward Laird died while an infant, August 30, 1839.
3) Samuel McKee Laird was killed in battle at Hawe's Shop, May 28, 1864; was a member of Company C, First Virginia Cavalry (Confederate), and unmarried.
4) Henry Ruffner Laird is a Presbyterian minister; was educated at Washington College; was a member of Liberty Hall Volunteers: married Sarah H. McCluer; had five children, to-wit.: Mary McC, John H., Lilla P., Henry R. and Arthur M. Mary McC. died June 2,1872; the others reside with their parents at Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta County, Va., of which their father is pastor.
5) Agnes Jane Laird married J. P. Moore, and resides near Lexington, Va. She had five children: John W. Frank, Mary E., an infant, who died in infancy, and Martha L.
6) Alexander F. Laird is a Presbyterian minister, and the pastor of Mt. Horeb Church, Augusta County, Va. He married Lilla K. McCeer (sic); had three children, Kate, who died in infancy. John C. and Mary L.
7) Mary E. Laird married Samuel R. Moore, and lived and died (January 13, 1883) at the old McKee homestead on Kerr's ('reek. Her husband is now Treasurer of Rockbridge County, Va. She had four children. Edward L., Mary A., Harry P. and Elizabeth W. Mary A. died April 11, 1889, and Elizabeth W. died in January, 1883.
8) James M. Laird is a physician, practicing at Coal Valley, West Virginia; he is unmarried.
9) William R. Laird is a Presbyterian minister: married Mary Ella Penick : has three children, Daniel A. P., James M. and __?_ _?__. He is pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Nicholasville, Kentucky.” Source: The McKees of Virginia and Kentucky, by George Wilson McKee, University of Chicago, J B Richards, 1891, page129-130.
DIED, On Saturday night, the 20th inst., at the residence of her husband, on Kerr's Creek, in Rockbridge county, Mrs. MARY LAIRD, wife of Mr. John C. Laird. Staunton Spectator, Vol 35, Number 51, 30 November 1858
Note: The burial of both Mary and her husband John are recorded INCORRECTLY at McKee Cemetery (AKA Big Spring) in the book, Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Kerrs Creek District by Angela Ruley. Instead, they are around the corner, here at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church, per photos of their gravestones.
Marker says:
In Memory of
MARY S.
(maybe:Wife of)
JOHN C. LAIRD
Died Nov 21st
1858
Aged 43 Yrs 8 mons
14 dys
Bio researched and written by LSP
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(maybe:Wife of)
JOHN C. LAIRD
Died Nov 21st
1858
Aged 43 Yrs 8 mons
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