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Martha ‘McCord was born Dec. 28, 1820, in Barrinonburg, Ken tucky, was,married June 22,1837, to Mr. Levi Laird. After their marriage they moved to Indian ‘ 'They came ‘to lows: among ' early settlers ‘andy ‘ bs ‘45 slums ‘of ‘whom reside: ‘here, ‘Neff and Q. D. Laird. Grandma Laird was. of ‘revolu tionary, fame, and prior to her death could recall events in his. ag :far-reaching. as the Vic torian. era, and: contemporaneous with England’s beloved queen‘she has gone down the path of ‘history land in hand. with. events that have: revolutionized the’ sworld. ‘But it is with the war “history: of the United States that grandma is ‘ most directly associated, . Her grandfather, David Hall, at, the battle of Brandywine, with the fiery spirit of independence in, his breast and the flash of, fierce determination in’ his eye, sowed the seed of ‘five generations of fighters and displaying the spirit of Anthony Wayne, with whom he fought, he rushed headlong into the fight and halted not till ‘the _battle was won. Until the time of his death David Hall drew a pension as a revolutionary veteran. Next in line and second’ of the generation of fighters came Joseph McCord, father of Grandma Laird, who took up the mantle of his fighting father-in-law and went forth in 1812 to again demonstrate to England that what his father had said was true, that “we are the people,” and how successfully his company and regiment convinced the red coats can be attested by every school boy in the country. Returning to his native state, Rentacks,oseph McCord took up the plow handle, and, like, the great Cariolanus, having , finished the business of fighting ,took up the , business of supporting his family,, Martha McCord, now known as Grandma Laird, around whom has centered more’ war vet erans than any other woman, was born in Kentucky ‘on December 28, 1820, and believing in the biblical admonition to “marry and multiply,” left her parental’ roof at the age‘of 16 years ‘and ‘hand in hand with her youthful lover, Levi Laird, took up the carea of home building. . on Hers was a yporcas v record, and pa noble, self-sacrificing .. spirit. 'From the “granddaughter of revolutionary veteran she has come down the flight of stepu'to’ succes sive landings; the daughter ‘of a. hero of 1812,’ wife, sister, and sister-in-law, of Mexican ‘veterans, wife, ‘mother, ‘and mother-in, of civil ‘war’ heroes, grandmother of Spanish-American war fighters. Enjoyin : Schools Beat Friday, and a two wade ‘vacation ‘was given, and teachers: antpeople s are happy. MBS, MARTHA LAIRD,
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Bedford Free Press
Bedford, Iowa, US
Thu, Dec 24, 1903
Page 5
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