Elizabeth Laird
1802 - 1866 (63 years)-
Name Elizabeth Laird [1] Birth 2 Sep 1802 Scotland 
Gender Female Residence 7 Sep 1850 Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States Residence 28 Jul 1860 Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States Death 21 Apr 1866 Flat Rock, Shelby, Indiana, United States Burial Aft 21 Apr 1866 Lewis Creek, Shelby, Indiana, United States Person ID I12289 McKelleb Last Modified 22 Nov 2022
Father Living Mother Living Family ID F6724 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Thomas Clayton, b. 12 Jun 1798, Virginia, United States d. 29 Oct 1874, Shelby County, Indiana, United States (Age 76 years) Marriage 12 Oct 1820 Warren County, Ohio, United States [1] Children 1. Mary Clayton, b. 1827, Ohio, United States d. 12 Aug 1853, Indiana, United States (Age 26 years)2. Sarah Elizabeth Clayton, b. 22 Apr 1827, Warren, Ohio, United States d. 20 Mar 1911, Washington Township, Marion, Iowa (Age 83 years)3. James W. Claton, b. 1828, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown4. Cynthia Claton, b. 4 Oct 1829, Indiana, United States d. 24 Jan 1909, Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States (Age 79 years)5. Thomas J. Claton, b. 1833, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown6. Martha Elizabeth Clayton, b. 31 Aug 1834, Shelby, Indiana, United States d. 11 Apr 1855, Shelby County, Indiana, United States (Age 20 years)7. Louisa Claton, b. 1838, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown8. William L. Claton, b. 1840, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown9. Benjamin F. Claton, b. 1842, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown10. Margaret E. Clayton, b. 1844, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown11. Sanford B. Claton, b. 1844, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F4931 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Nov 2022
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Event Map 
Birth - 2 Sep 1802 - Scotland 
Marriage - 12 Oct 1820 - Warren County, Ohio, United States 
Residence - 7 Sep 1850 - Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States Residence - 28 Jul 1860 - Washington Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States 
Death - 21 Apr 1866 - Flat Rock, Shelby, Indiana, United States 
Burial - Aft 21 Apr 1866 - Lewis Creek, Shelby, Indiana, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Elizabeth Laird Claton Tombstone
Downloaded from Find A Grave 6/28/2020
Author: jwright FAG ID 46879761
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Notes - Elizabeth Laird was born to Joseph C. and Eleanor "Ellen" (Morison) Laird in Aberdenshire, Scotland, the second of their eight children. Elizabeth's parents were born on the west side of Scotland, and itis unknown why they travelled northeast to Aberdeenshire, but likely it had something to do with work. Elizabeth's father was born in a very small town by the name of Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire, Scotland, near Glasgow. There may not have been any opportunities there, aside from farming. Elizabeth's mother was born in either Glasgow or Lanark,Scotland, towns that are adjacent to Kilmacolm or thereabouts. Four more siblings joined Elizabeth before the Laird family began to migrate toward the United States. Her brother, John Ernest Laird, was born in 1817 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The final child, Peter Laird (my direct ancestor) was born in 1821 in Clark County, Ohio, probably in Greene Township, where the family is found in the 1830 census.The year before her brother Peter was born, Elizabeth married Thomas Claton, Jr. on October 12, 1820, in Warren County, Ohio. Thomas was the son of Thomas D. Claton and Elizabeth Rosa (Brand) Claton . He was born June 12 , 1798 in New Jersey. Elizabeth and Thomas spent their first seven years of married life in Warren County, Ohio, where their first six children were born. Sometime between April of 1827 and May of 1828, they moved to Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana, where Elizabeth gave birth to TEN more children! All in all, the Clatons had sixteen children, some of whom died as infants. Others died while very young. Some barely reached majority. Children that survived to old age were only five: James lived to age 79 ; Sarah Elizabeth (Claton) Van Benthuysen lived to be 84; Joseph Washington lived to be77; Cynthia (Claton ) Cochran lived to her 80th year; and Benjamin Franklin lived to the age of 69. Their children were: Adam,1821-1822 James, 1822-1901 Peter, 1823-1825 Eleanor, 1824-1825 Mary,1825-1853 Sarah Elizabeth, 1827-1911 Joseph Washington, 1828-1905 Cynthia, 1829-1909 Thomas Jefferson, 1833-1883 Elizabeth, 1834-1855 infant, 1836-1836 infant, 1837-1837 Louisa, 1838-1857 William Laird,1840-1879 Benjamin Franklin, 1842- 1911 Sanford Ballingal, 1844-1864 Elizabeth herself was 63 when she died in 1865. Her husband lived another 9 years, dying in October of 1874. Their descendants are numerous and wide spread, many of whom migrated all the way west and can be found in California and other western states .
Biography copyright (c) 2010 Silver S. Parnell
- Elizabeth Laird was born to Joseph C. and Eleanor "Ellen" (Morison) Laird in Aberdenshire, Scotland, the second of their eight children. Elizabeth's parents were born on the west side of Scotland, and itis unknown why they travelled northeast to Aberdeenshire, but likely it had something to do with work. Elizabeth's father was born in a very small town by the name of Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire, Scotland, near Glasgow. There may not have been any opportunities there, aside from farming. Elizabeth's mother was born in either Glasgow or Lanark,Scotland, towns that are adjacent to Kilmacolm or thereabouts. Four more siblings joined Elizabeth before the Laird family began to migrate toward the United States. Her brother, John Ernest Laird, was born in 1817 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The final child, Peter Laird (my direct ancestor) was born in 1821 in Clark County, Ohio, probably in Greene Township, where the family is found in the 1830 census.The year before her brother Peter was born, Elizabeth married Thomas Claton, Jr. on October 12, 1820, in Warren County, Ohio. Thomas was the son of Thomas D. Claton and Elizabeth Rosa (Brand) Claton . He was born June 12 , 1798 in New Jersey. Elizabeth and Thomas spent their first seven years of married life in Warren County, Ohio, where their first six children were born. Sometime between April of 1827 and May of 1828, they moved to Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana, where Elizabeth gave birth to TEN more children! All in all, the Clatons had sixteen children, some of whom died as infants. Others died while very young. Some barely reached majority. Children that survived to old age were only five: James lived to age 79 ; Sarah Elizabeth (Claton) Van Benthuysen lived to be 84; Joseph Washington lived to be77; Cynthia (Claton ) Cochran lived to her 80th year; and Benjamin Franklin lived to the age of 69. Their children were: Adam,1821-1822 James, 1822-1901 Peter, 1823-1825 Eleanor, 1824-1825 Mary,1825-1853 Sarah Elizabeth, 1827-1911 Joseph Washington, 1828-1905 Cynthia, 1829-1909 Thomas Jefferson, 1833-1883 Elizabeth, 1834-1855 infant, 1836-1836 infant, 1837-1837 Louisa, 1838-1857 William Laird,1840-1879 Benjamin Franklin, 1842- 1911 Sanford Ballingal, 1844-1864 Elizabeth herself was 63 when she died in 1865. Her husband lived another 9 years, dying in October of 1874. Their descendants are numerous and wide spread, many of whom migrated all the way west and can be found in California and other western states .
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Sources - [S758] Ohio. Warren, Family Search, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789 - 2016, Warren County, Ohio, (www.familysearch.org :2014.), 22 Nov 2022, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789 - 2016." marriage certificate no. Page #205, Entry #2; Volume #1 (1820), Clayton-Laird, accessed 22 Nov 2022. (Reliability: 4).
- [S758] Ohio. Warren, Family Search, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789 - 2016, Warren County, Ohio, (www.familysearch.org :2014.), 22 Nov 2022, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789 - 2016." marriage certificate no. Page #205, Entry #2; Volume #1 (1820), Clayton-Laird, accessed 22 Nov 2022. (Reliability: 4).