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Israel Baird

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Israel Baird

Birth
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
16 Dec 1848 (aged 48)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: He was originally buried at the First Presbyterian Church, Church St., Asheville. When the church built over the graveyard in 1885, most bodies were moved to Riverside Cemetery, but the cemetery does not have a record of his internment. Add to Map
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The burial place of Israel Baird is unknown today. As stated above, he was first buried in the Presbyterian Church graveyard. One source says he and his wife Mary were moved to the Abraham Reynolds family cemetery at Bent Creek, Buncombe County when the graveyard was decommissioned. In the mid-1980's, his gravestone was still resting under the church along with the stones of others including his wife Mary Ann Tate Baird. Currently, both stones are still at the church in a restricted area.
The burial place of Israel Baird is unknown today. As stated above, he was first buried in the Presbyterian Church graveyard. One source says he and his wife Mary were moved to the Abraham Reynolds family cemetery at Bent Creek, Buncombe County when the graveyard was decommissioned. In the mid-1980's, his gravestone was still resting under the church along with the stones of others including his wife Mary Ann Tate Baird. Currently, both stones are still at the church in a restricted area.


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