Adolphus was an uncle of Gov. Zebulon Vance. Zebulon Vane had the remains of Adolphus moved from the old Baird family cemetery to Riverside Cemetery in 1885. Zebulon Vance was one of the 20 persons to open Riverside Cemetery. It appears houses now stand on the ground location of the old cemetery; or the old Baird cemetery was located where the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church cemetery now is located, or where the Craggy Prison buried prisoners above the old Craggy Prison. Both locations are on the ridge behind the old Baird Home Place and both places overlook the French Broad River. Zebulon also had the remains of his mother, sister of Adolphus, removed from the Baird Cemetery to Riverside at the same time as Adolphus.
Unknown to me why the parents of Adolphus were not moved to Riverside at the same time the other family members were removed; father died in 1824, the mother in 1826. There many not have been a head stone to locate them by in the Baird Family Cemetery.
Father of Adolphus E. Baird – Zebulon Baird (1764 – 1824). His mother – Hannah Erwin (1779 – 1826).
Adolphus was a founding member of French Broad Lodge No. 292, Marshall, North Carolina. • Adolphus Erwin Baird, Master 1869 (Under Dispensation) (Installed February 11, 1869). Robert B. Vance, nephew of Adolphus, was the Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina at the time.
Adolphus E. Baird was a prominent businessman of Marshall and Asheville, North Carolina. He remained a member of French Broad Lodge until his death. Adolphus E. Baird was one of the petitioners for the formation of French Broad Lodge, and a member of Mount Hermon Lodge No.118 at the time. A. E. Baird was appointed the Master of French Broad Lodge (Under Dispensation) on December 12, 1868 until Dec. 7, 1869. The officers of French Broad were not installed until February 11th of 1869, at the first meeting of the Lodge.
Asheville newspaper: Death of A. E. Baird, Esq. – On the 4th day of July, inst., one of our oldest and most respected citizens passed away – crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. Mr. Adolphus E. Baird was born in 1820, and consequently was 58 years old at the time of his death.
For a number of years, he was a resident and merchant of Marshall, removing to Asheville, we think, since the war, continuing for some years in the mercantile business. For the past two years he has been confined more or less to his house by sickness, and during the past few months entirely so. He was an uncle of Governor and Gen. Vance and had a very large family connection throughout this section. He leaves a widow and a large family of children.
The Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member, attended his funeral service in a body and performed the beautiful ceremony of burial of that order. The Methodist church was crowded by our citizens of all denominations, which evinced the high esteem in which he was held. The services in the church were conducted impressively by Rev. Mr. Morrison and Rev. Mr. Mitchell. He is a loss to our community, for verily he was a good father and husband, a good man and citizen. May his rest be sweet and peaceful.
A gentleman by the name of Bruce wrote an article on his trip to Warm Springs in July 1878, it was published July 28, 1878, by the Observer. He said the following about his return trip: “We left the springs on Friday morning, and reached Asheville about 7 o’clock Friday evening, and found the citizens of Asheville very sad over the loss of one of their oldest and beloved citizens, the late A. E. Baird, an uncle of Governor Vance, who died on the Thursday night previous. He had been confined some time and had suffered a great deal. His funeral took place Saturday morning, at 9:30 o’clock from the M.E. Church. He was buried with Masonic honors. Mr. Baird was very highly respected and was a prominent man in Asheville. All the business houses in the city were closed during the funeral ceremony in respect to his memory.”
Unknown to me why the parents of Adolphus were not moved to Riverside at the same time the other family members were removed; father died in 1824, the mother in 1826. There many not have been a head stone to locate them by in the Baird Family Cemetery.
Father of Adolphus E. Baird – Zebulon Baird (1764 – 1824). His mother – Hannah Erwin (1779 – 1826).
Adolphus was a founding member of French Broad Lodge No. 292, Marshall, North Carolina. • Adolphus Erwin Baird, Master 1869 (Under Dispensation) (Installed February 11, 1869). Robert B. Vance, nephew of Adolphus, was the Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina at the time.
Adolphus E. Baird was a prominent businessman of Marshall and Asheville, North Carolina. He remained a member of French Broad Lodge until his death. Adolphus E. Baird was one of the petitioners for the formation of French Broad Lodge, and a member of Mount Hermon Lodge No.118 at the time. A. E. Baird was appointed the Master of French Broad Lodge (Under Dispensation) on December 12, 1868 until Dec. 7, 1869. The officers of French Broad were not installed until February 11th of 1869, at the first meeting of the Lodge.
Asheville newspaper: Death of A. E. Baird, Esq. – On the 4th day of July, inst., one of our oldest and most respected citizens passed away – crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. Mr. Adolphus E. Baird was born in 1820, and consequently was 58 years old at the time of his death.
For a number of years, he was a resident and merchant of Marshall, removing to Asheville, we think, since the war, continuing for some years in the mercantile business. For the past two years he has been confined more or less to his house by sickness, and during the past few months entirely so. He was an uncle of Governor and Gen. Vance and had a very large family connection throughout this section. He leaves a widow and a large family of children.
The Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member, attended his funeral service in a body and performed the beautiful ceremony of burial of that order. The Methodist church was crowded by our citizens of all denominations, which evinced the high esteem in which he was held. The services in the church were conducted impressively by Rev. Mr. Morrison and Rev. Mr. Mitchell. He is a loss to our community, for verily he was a good father and husband, a good man and citizen. May his rest be sweet and peaceful.
A gentleman by the name of Bruce wrote an article on his trip to Warm Springs in July 1878, it was published July 28, 1878, by the Observer. He said the following about his return trip: “We left the springs on Friday morning, and reached Asheville about 7 o’clock Friday evening, and found the citizens of Asheville very sad over the loss of one of their oldest and beloved citizens, the late A. E. Baird, an uncle of Governor Vance, who died on the Thursday night previous. He had been confined some time and had suffered a great deal. His funeral took place Saturday morning, at 9:30 o’clock from the M.E. Church. He was buried with Masonic honors. Mr. Baird was very highly respected and was a prominent man in Asheville. All the business houses in the city were closed during the funeral ceremony in respect to his memory.”
Adolphus was an uncle of Gov. Zebulon Vance. Zebulon Vane had the remains of Adolphus moved from the old Baird family cemetery to Riverside Cemetery in 1885. Zebulon Vance was one of the 20 persons to open Riverside Cemetery. It appears houses now stand on the ground location of the old cemetery; or the old Baird cemetery was located where the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church cemetery now is located, or where the Craggy Prison buried prisoners above the old Craggy Prison. Both locations are on the ridge behind the old Baird Home Place and both places overlook the French Broad River. Zebulon also had the remains of his mother, sister of Adolphus, removed from the Baird Cemetery to Riverside at the same time as Adolphus.
Unknown to me why the parents of Adolphus were not moved to Riverside at the same time the other family members were removed; father died in 1824, the mother in 1826. There many not have been a head stone to locate them by in the Baird Family Cemetery.
Father of Adolphus E. Baird – Zebulon Baird (1764 – 1824). His mother – Hannah Erwin (1779 – 1826).
Adolphus was a founding member of French Broad Lodge No. 292, Marshall, North Carolina. • Adolphus Erwin Baird, Master 1869 (Under Dispensation) (Installed February 11, 1869). Robert B. Vance, nephew of Adolphus, was the Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina at the time.
Adolphus E. Baird was a prominent businessman of Marshall and Asheville, North Carolina. He remained a member of French Broad Lodge until his death. Adolphus E. Baird was one of the petitioners for the formation of French Broad Lodge, and a member of Mount Hermon Lodge No.118 at the time. A. E. Baird was appointed the Master of French Broad Lodge (Under Dispensation) on December 12, 1868 until Dec. 7, 1869. The officers of French Broad were not installed until February 11th of 1869, at the first meeting of the Lodge.
Asheville newspaper: Death of A. E. Baird, Esq. – On the 4th day of July, inst., one of our oldest and most respected citizens passed away – crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. Mr. Adolphus E. Baird was born in 1820, and consequently was 58 years old at the time of his death.
For a number of years, he was a resident and merchant of Marshall, removing to Asheville, we think, since the war, continuing for some years in the mercantile business. For the past two years he has been confined more or less to his house by sickness, and during the past few months entirely so. He was an uncle of Governor and Gen. Vance and had a very large family connection throughout this section. He leaves a widow and a large family of children.
The Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member, attended his funeral service in a body and performed the beautiful ceremony of burial of that order. The Methodist church was crowded by our citizens of all denominations, which evinced the high esteem in which he was held. The services in the church were conducted impressively by Rev. Mr. Morrison and Rev. Mr. Mitchell. He is a loss to our community, for verily he was a good father and husband, a good man and citizen. May his rest be sweet and peaceful.
A gentleman by the name of Bruce wrote an article on his trip to Warm Springs in July 1878, it was published July 28, 1878, by the Observer. He said the following about his return trip: “We left the springs on Friday morning, and reached Asheville about 7 o’clock Friday evening, and found the citizens of Asheville very sad over the loss of one of their oldest and beloved citizens, the late A. E. Baird, an uncle of Governor Vance, who died on the Thursday night previous. He had been confined some time and had suffered a great deal. His funeral took place Saturday morning, at 9:30 o’clock from the M.E. Church. He was buried with Masonic honors. Mr. Baird was very highly respected and was a prominent man in Asheville. All the business houses in the city were closed during the funeral ceremony in respect to his memory.”
Unknown to me why the parents of Adolphus were not moved to Riverside at the same time the other family members were removed; father died in 1824, the mother in 1826. There many not have been a head stone to locate them by in the Baird Family Cemetery.
Father of Adolphus E. Baird – Zebulon Baird (1764 – 1824). His mother – Hannah Erwin (1779 – 1826).
Adolphus was a founding member of French Broad Lodge No. 292, Marshall, North Carolina. • Adolphus Erwin Baird, Master 1869 (Under Dispensation) (Installed February 11, 1869). Robert B. Vance, nephew of Adolphus, was the Most Worshipful Grand Master of North Carolina at the time.
Adolphus E. Baird was a prominent businessman of Marshall and Asheville, North Carolina. He remained a member of French Broad Lodge until his death. Adolphus E. Baird was one of the petitioners for the formation of French Broad Lodge, and a member of Mount Hermon Lodge No.118 at the time. A. E. Baird was appointed the Master of French Broad Lodge (Under Dispensation) on December 12, 1868 until Dec. 7, 1869. The officers of French Broad were not installed until February 11th of 1869, at the first meeting of the Lodge.
Asheville newspaper: Death of A. E. Baird, Esq. – On the 4th day of July, inst., one of our oldest and most respected citizens passed away – crossed over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. Mr. Adolphus E. Baird was born in 1820, and consequently was 58 years old at the time of his death.
For a number of years, he was a resident and merchant of Marshall, removing to Asheville, we think, since the war, continuing for some years in the mercantile business. For the past two years he has been confined more or less to his house by sickness, and during the past few months entirely so. He was an uncle of Governor and Gen. Vance and had a very large family connection throughout this section. He leaves a widow and a large family of children.
The Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member, attended his funeral service in a body and performed the beautiful ceremony of burial of that order. The Methodist church was crowded by our citizens of all denominations, which evinced the high esteem in which he was held. The services in the church were conducted impressively by Rev. Mr. Morrison and Rev. Mr. Mitchell. He is a loss to our community, for verily he was a good father and husband, a good man and citizen. May his rest be sweet and peaceful.
A gentleman by the name of Bruce wrote an article on his trip to Warm Springs in July 1878, it was published July 28, 1878, by the Observer. He said the following about his return trip: “We left the springs on Friday morning, and reached Asheville about 7 o’clock Friday evening, and found the citizens of Asheville very sad over the loss of one of their oldest and beloved citizens, the late A. E. Baird, an uncle of Governor Vance, who died on the Thursday night previous. He had been confined some time and had suffered a great deal. His funeral took place Saturday morning, at 9:30 o’clock from the M.E. Church. He was buried with Masonic honors. Mr. Baird was very highly respected and was a prominent man in Asheville. All the business houses in the city were closed during the funeral ceremony in respect to his memory.”
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