BAIRD, Frank G. comes of a long line of honorable ancestors. He was born in 1853 at Pokagon, Cass County, Mich., a son of William Henry and Adelia (French) Baird. William Henry Baird was born in Ohio, March 6, 1830. When a boy he moved with his parents to Pennsylvania and then to Michigan, being a farmer all his life, and passing to his eternal reward in 1905. His wife, who still survives at a ripe old age, is a woman of lovely character, and although far past the usual span of a human life, is still in the complete possession of all her faculties. She was born in Sydney, N.Y., in 1829, daughter of William and Hester (Doty) French, the former of whom was born in 1786, married in 1806 and died in 1851, and the latter of whom was born in 1779 and died in 1864. Frank G. came to Pierce County in 1856 when his parents settled on the farm in River Falls Township, which is still the old homestead. He was educated in the district schools and attended what was then known as the Braley School. Later he worked on the farm with his father, learning the agricultural industry thoroughly. His farm now consists of 228 acres, of which 110 is well cultivated land located on sections 3, 4, 9, 10 and 15, the pleasant home being situated on section 3. Mr. Baird is a member of the Odd Fellows and votes the Republican ticket. He was married in the month of April, 1887, to Frances Taylor, daughter of William and Jane (Purves) Taylor, the former of whom was born in 1822 and died in 1907, and the latter of whom was born in 1826 and also died in 1907. At the time of her marriage, Mrs. Baird lived in River Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Baird are the parents of the following children: Earl W., Paul E., Stanley H., Henrietta, Stowell F., Lyman J., Merriwether Lewis. Reference: Taken from "History of the St. Croix Valley", published in 1909