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YOUNG JAMES LAIRD

Inhis youth, James thought his father was a stem disciplinarianand read the Bible too much. When he and his friendwere sent home from school for misbehaving, he dreaded facing his father. Being fi1teen, he felt that itwould be easierto run away and join the Navy than to face his father. He soon found out that he had run from a severe discipline at hometo a more serious form as a sailor in the Irish Navy. Althoughhis familywas livingin Ireland at this time, hey were Scots

and to join the Irish Navy was 'trulyan unforgivable sin.'Itwas four years before he got a shore leave in Ireland. Duringthose fouryears, he had developed a strong desire

to return to his home and ask forgiveness from his father.As he and his friend neared his home, he was not sure how he would be greeted forhe had not onlyrun away withou

leaving word but had also joined the Irish Navy. He had his friend go to the door saying he had a message from theirsonJames . Hismother was o v e ~ o y e dwith news ofher son . She wept when she realized he was there - and they both weptwhen she told him that his father had died shortly after James had left.

James grieved throughout his lifethat he had been unable to ask forgiveness from his father. In his youth, he hadfelt his father was too strict but later had learned to appreciate his parents for doing what they f e ~was right.

With his father gone, James decided not to go back to the Navy and to stay to care for his mother. This meant hewas a deserter which carried a stiffp e n a ~. It was weeks before he was stopped by an officerand asked ifhe was JohnLaird. He told himthat his name was James Laird but stillthe officer tookhim to the magistrate's office to have his recordschecked .

They had a record of a John Laird as being a deserter, and the officerfelt that James was the same man . Jamesshowed records that he was James Laird, son of Edward and Sarah laird - that his father was dead but his mother stillived in the area. In addition, allthe marks ofidentficationrecorded on the 'John Laird"documentwere not in those areason James - birthmarks actuallyon the leftwere listed as being on the rightside. The magistrate released him and he wasfree to go home .

Later when looking back, he told his children it was the Lord's work. He was grateful that he wasn't punished as adeserter He helped his mother at home all summer. In the fallrather than returning to school, he wentto Scotland to earnsome money by working in the coal mines.

It was here he met Michael Rennie (Rainey) and was introduced to the Gospel. Michael invited him to a cottage

meeting to hear the missionaries. He turned to the Bible and through prayer and study gained a new appreciation. TheBible was not new to him for his father had read to them every day. He was so impressed and excited about what he

had learned that he wanted to share the Gospel with his mother. When he went home to do this, his family were allagainst it. The more he talked, the more they opposed him. He finallyhad to return to Scotland . He was baptized in1845.


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MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES OF JAMES lAIRD

To earn money, James wentto Scotland to worK in the coal mines. While there, James became friends withMichaeRainey (Rennie) who worKed in the mines with him. Michael and his sister Mary introduced James to the gospe l. Hewas baptized in 1845 . James developed a close friendship with Mary and they were married in 1847 by her brother,Michael, who was an elder in the Church at that time.

In 1853 , here was a call formissionaries to serve in Scotland . James accepted a call to serve and Marytook theirtwo young sons to stay withher family while Jameswas away. Her mother and sister , Elizabeth (Aunt Betly), helped herso that she could worKand meet the needs of her family. Aunt Betlywas a seamstress by trade and loved to sew foryoung Joseph . One time when he was all dressed up, they went walking. Astranger stopped and asked him what hisname was . He replied, "I am Joseph Smith, the Mormonprophet. ' His name was Joseph Smith Laird.

On his mission, James traveled without purse or script. After laboring for sometime, he needed a pair of shoesBeing withoutmoney, he asked the Lordforhelp. Shortlythereafter , while tracting, a pair ofshoes was found in his path- they were the right size and served his need .

Alsowhile tracking,he and his companion were invited intoa home . The familyseemed to be enjoyingthe messageuntil the father realized ~ was Mormonism. He became angry and drove the missionaries from his home . A ew dayslater, James was impressed to return to this home to give their crippled child a bless ing. Through the priesthood , theelders blessed the child and she was healed . Several weeks later they returned to the home to see how the father hadreacted to the healing . The mother reported that when the father returned and saw the child, he screamed "Those gd - Mormons have been here again. Iwillkillthem ifthey ever return .' She was afraid for the elders and urged them toleave . James told her not to be afraid but to let them talk to her husband one more time.

When the father returned and saw the missionaries , he ran for his gun declaring he would killthem . James stoodup and raised his arm and said , "Icommand you in the name of Israel's God and by the powerofthe Priesthood , put downthat gun .' The man just laughed , but the gun fell to the floor. He became helpless . The Elders administered to him andcommanded Satan to leave . The man became normal again . Afterhis mission, James returned to his home in Scotland.

James took Maryand theirtwosons to Ireland to v i s ~with hisfamily. When they arrived , hey found that preparationshad been made for a revival to be held on the Laird Estate. James ' brother-in-law, Alexander Donaldson, and a locaparish minister had invited people from all around to come to the meeting to be he ld in the barn on the estate . Manycame . While their guest speaker was delivering hissermon from the Bible, James kept calling attention to the errors inhis message . The speaker became so angry that he wanted James to be put out - since ~ was Laird land they couldn'tdo that, but his mother and sisters were humiliated to tears . James answered many Questions and was ab le to explainthe gospel to those who would listen. Mary related to her children how proud she was of James and the way heconducted himself. Unhappily though, James ' family was not impressed and wanted them to renounce MormonismDisappointed, James soon took his familyback to Scotland .


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MARY RAINEY LAIRD

G ven as pari ofprogram honoring women throughout the 8g8S .

Myname is Mary Rainey laird . I was bom in ScoHand and baptized into the church in 1842 when I was 16 years

old. Ayoung man named James Lairdcame from Ireland to work in the coal mines with mybrother. Our friendshipgrew

and we were married in 1847.In 1856, we gathered our things together and prepared to go to America. Our familyhad grown to include two sons

and a daughter . We arrived in New York in June 1856 and then traveled by train to Iowa city.We were to be part ofa handcart company, but when we arrived the handcarts were not ready and we had to wait.

Whilewe waited, our familywas assigned to Capt James Willie's company. We left Iowa City in the middle ofJuly. Thefirstpart ofthe journey was pleasant but we soon found out that the handcarts had been made too hurriedly. They beganto break and some had to be discarded . Some Indians drove offour beef cattle and we came close to being trampledby a buffalo herd.

We suffered greaHy from the cold and from lackoffood. On October 16, while in Wyoming, the last ofthe food wasgiven out and 18 inches of snow fell. Many people died.

When I left ScoHand, Ibrought three special things with me- a pretty set of baby clothes, a new suit for James and

my new green silkdress . When we reached Fort Laramie, I raded the baby clothes fora quart ofsugar because my milkwas not enough to keep baby Elizabeth alive.

Our company got trapped in deep snows in the mountains and would not have survived ifBrighamYoung had notsent help. We had been withoutfood for two days . We both shouted and wept forjoywhen we saw the supply wagons .

Afterreaching the valley, we were sentto Spanish Fork to help colonize that area . Whilethere , a neighbor was calledto go on a mission and James and I were asked to help keep the farm going whilehe was gone. He needed a suit andso James loaned himhis suit. It was hard work and when the elder returned he was unable to pay James or replace thesuit he had used .

In 1859 James and Iwent to the EndowmentHouse and were sealed for time and eternity by Brigham Young. Icut

up my new green silk dress to make temple aprons . I was able to give many of my neighbors a piece .And so the three special things Ibrought with me were not used in a way that I had planned , but they were used in

a way to serve the lord .


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JAMES AN D MARY RAINEY lAIRD

The Journey to ZionMary Rainey was baptized in 1842 at age sixteen . While she was studying the gospel , she had prayed fora sign to

know whether the gospel was true. Ata testimony meeting , she was given the privilegeof speaking in tongues . Shenever doubted afte r that.

James Laird had come from Ireland to Scotland to work inthe coal mines . One of his fellowworkers was Mary'sbrother, Mchael and he ate his meals at the inn where Marywas working. Their friendship grew. One day James fellasleep at the table and Mary poured satt into his open mouth. At this time Maryand Michael introduced James to thegospel who readily accepted n and was baptized in 1845 . His friendship wnh Mary grew into affection and they weremarried in 1847 by Mchael Rennie , hen an Elder in the Church.

In 1855, a etter rom President Brigham Young to Elder Franklin D. Richards in England, read ' In regards to foreignemigrants foranother year, have them take the Northern Route through New Yorkand Chicago to IowaCijy, he westernterminus of the Rhode Island railroad. There they willbe provided withhandcarts on which to haul their provisions andclothing. We willsend experienced men to aid them . They will walkand draw their carts across the plains. Teams willbe provided tohaul the aged and infirm. Cows to furnish milkand beef formeat willbe furnished. Nowgird up your loinsand come while the way is open."

The following spring1856, James and Marycompleted their plans to 'gather to Zion.' On May4, 1856, hey wnh theirthree young children, Joseph ,Edward and baby Elizabeth,boarded the ship 'Thornton' on theirway to Zion. They arrivedin New York Cijyon June 14.

While in New York Cijy, they called upon his uncle, John Laird, who had been living there for several years . Beingan oyster man , John was out at sea at the time oftheir visn. His housekeeper told them she was sure that Captain Lairdwould make nworth their while ifthey stayed in New York. Though this was a emptation, they fett that they needed tocontinue on to Zion. They went by rail to Iowa Cijy.

Three handcart compan ies (totaling816 people) using 164 handcarts had left Iowa Cijyin June. So when the Williecompany (500 people) and the Martincompany (576 people) arrived ready to leave , there were not enough handcartsready for them . The rush to make enough resutted in using unseasoned timber and Intleor no iron to support the axleor wheels . Many were made right on the campground. Some of the handcarts weighed only 60 pounds . The Williecompany left Iowa Cityon July 15 and the Martin companyon July 28.

The Lairds were assigned to the Williecompany. The main hardships of the e a ~ ypart of the journey were themidsummer heat and the dust. Any rain made the dust into mud making n difficuttto walk. The heat soon dried out thetimber used for the handcarts causing them to loosen and come apart. They were often patched with rawhide. Theserepairs used up precious time.

They reached Winter Quarters, Nebraska on August 11 . There was much discussion as to whether to wan untilspring because ofthe lateness of the season and the repairs needed forthe handcarts . LeviSavage who had been overthe route , advised them strongly that such a ourney this late in the season should not be undertaken . His reasonsincluded because the emigrants did not know the terrain nor the difficuttiesassociated with handcart travel. Ameetingwas held and a vote was taken . !twas decided to leave. Most in the group were anxious to reach Zion and fullyexpectedto make itto the Va lley before winter set in. Other groups had leftthis late in the season and made n hrough withoutagreat deal ofdifficutty. They also had inexperienced emigrants . Elder Savage was rebuked by the other leaders fornot


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having enough faith. He was overruled but he added, 'What I have said I know to be true. But ifyou are going Iwillgo

with you. I will helpalii can - will work, rest, suffer,and ifnecessary, die with you. May God in his mercy bless andpreserve us.'

It was necessary for the company to be put on rations very early in the journey because Indians had run offsomeof their cattle. The l i m ~of seventeen pounds for each person including bedding was not enough for comfort. It wasscarcely enough for survival.

In early September, the company narrowlyescaped a buffalo stampede. Afterthis they found that thirtyoxen weremissing. Several unsuccessful searches were made for the oxen. In lightof these difficulties, a meeting of the wholecompany was called and the leaders urged that the spiritof "grumbling,strife, pilfering,and disregard of counsel" mustbe replaced with a spiritof "contentment, peace, union and obedience ." President Williewent on to say that he "wouldlike to see all the grumblers, pilferers, liars, and so forth if any were still so in their hearts to immediately stand by

themselves aside from the rest so that the brethern mightbetter know them." He continued and asked for a sustainingvote of the leaders but asked them not to raise their hand until they meant ~ in their hearts . Allhands were raised .Immediatelyafter this, the brethren yoked up many of the cows in place of the missing oxen. Cows are not as strong asoxen so they lightened the loads of the wagons by dividingup and distributingsome 6000 Ibs of flouron the handcarts .

James was called as an assistant to Captain Willieto help the weaker members of the company. After carryinghisfamilyacross the streams, he would also help carry others. He was careful to remove his shoes and stockings but otherswere not. This kept him fromcolds.

One of James ' tasks was to bury those who had died during the night. One morning when Captain Williecame tosay that there were more to layaway, James was concerned. He was losing strength and it frightened him. He hadhoped his strength would last untilhe was able to get his familysafely to the Valley. He had never refused to help before,but he told Captain Williehe was "afraid to use the shovel this morning." Captain Williegave him a handful ofcorn saying

to eat ~ and come and help. James was about to eat ~ when he looked at his family. He often shared his portion withthem . Mary told him to eat ~ and go for she f e ~that she would not make ~ anyway with the baby nursing. Often after

nursing the baby's mouth would be streaked with blood. James walked to her and put the corn into her lap. He pickedup the shovel and went to help. Strength came to him and remained with him during the rest of the journey.

At one of their nightcamps, James noticed that one ofhis Scottish friends was missing. He remembered that earlierBrother Booth had been ill. Mary and the children were safe in camp, so he went back to find Brother Booth. Abouta

mile back, he found himdown and too illto walk. There were others almost ready to give up. Fullofcompassion forthem ,he wondered what could be done . An idea came to him - " o box their ears and stir their blood." He gave them a "Scofsblessing ." It saved them. He carried Brother Booth most ofthe way back to camp. The wolves were howlingnearby butJames had deprived them of a meal that night. Brother Booth survived and frequenUy told the Laird children that theirfather had saved his life. James gave the c r e d ~to the Lord.

One night President F. D. Richards came into camp with friends in a ight wagon on their way to the Valley. Theypromised to go to Fort Laramie to purchase some buffalo robes and other supplies and have them ready for them at thefort. Then they would hurry on to the Valley to send relieftrains back with more supplies .

A ew miles before reaching Fort Laramie, the group was p e ~ e dduring a great hailstorm. Afterthis storm, the nightsbecame very cold. AtFort Laramie they found that Pres . Richards had got some supplies including60 buffalo robes but

had been unable to get enough forall. Whileat Fort Laramie, Mary founda captain's wife witha baby and traded the babyclothes she had brought from ScoHand for a quart of sugar. The baby was weaned and lived on sugar water untiltheywere rescued .


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Anearly winterset in, and snow began to fall. Maryhad strapped baby Elizabeth to her back to help keep her warm.She wrapped 4-yr-old Edwardon the handcart as warmlyas possible and 6-yr-old Joseph had to run along beside ~ to

keep warm. Still theysuffered intensely from the cold and shortage of food . They continued to pray for relieffrom thestorm or for strength to endure .

Aftercrossing the river, he company stopped for rest. A ierce wind fromthe North came as a blizzard. Handcartcovers and tents were ripped to shreds . The company increased their prayers for courage and strength to meet theseemingly endless hardships.

On October 1 2~ , food rations were cut again and w ~ i na week all had been portioned out. Captain WillieandJoseph Elders had set out earlier to see ifthey could meet the rescue party coming from the Valley. When they met theparty, they were near collapse and told the rescuers where their company was camped and that they had been withoufood for at least two days .

The rescue party hurried on to meet the company. On the evening of the third day after Captain Williehad left, thecompany Sighted the rescuers . Word spread like wildfireand all who could leave their beds ran to meet them. Therewere shouts of joy and prayers of thanks. Grown men wept along with the others . Food was given to everyone . TheLairds were able to enjoy the food and Baby Elizabeth wentoffof her sugar water diet.

The supply train numbered 250 teams and men. Some continued on to help the Martin company who were about100 miles behind them. They, too, had doled out the last of their rations a few days before being rescued .

The Williecompany arrived in S a ~Lake Cityon November 9 ~and withinan hour every person was in a warm homereceiving the care they needed. Bishop LeonardW. Hardyofthe 1 2 ~Ward cared for the Laird family. Earlier the bishop'sfamily had adop ted a 9-yr-old boy, Richard Winmill,whose parents had died at Council Bluffs. Richard was the first totake a basket of food to the Laird family. Fifteen years later, he married 'baby"Elizabeth. She became mother to fifteenchildren.

In Captain Willie's report to President Young , he had high praises forJames ' help and usefulness . President Youngcalled him in to thank him and offered them care for the winter. James thanked him saying that he didn't want to be aburden to the church, but he did want a place to work. Bishop Hardy was told to give James a place to live and work.He sent the Lairds to his farm in Parley's Canyon .


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JAMESANDMARYRAINEYLAIRD

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Afterarriving in he Valley in 1856, James and MaryLaird with their three children spent the winteron the Hardyfarmin Parley 's Canyon . In the summer of 1857, they moved to the Spanish Fork area . Two daughters were born here . Itwas here , too, that they traveled to S a ~Lake City and received their endowments and were sealed by Brigham Youngin the Endowment House. The green silkdress that Maryhad brought from Scotland was cut up to make temple aprons .

She was able to give pieces to several neighbors .

While in Spanish Fork, James was ordained a High Priest at the age of 35 . Also while there , a call came formissionaries. One ofthe farmers that was called made arrangements withJames to help withthe farm work whilehe wasgone. James was to be paid when the farmer returned . He also needed a suit, and so the last of Mary's special itemsfrom Scotland , a fine suit for James , was given to him with the promise that itwould be replaced when he returned.

The work turned outto be d i f l i c u ~. The farmer's wife was a tough boss . Among other chores, James milked thecows . Mary did the laundry for the farmer's wife in return for milkfor her children. When the Elder returned, the wiferefused to let him pay James nor would she let him replace the suit. James and Maryconsidered ita donation towardsmissionary work rather than argue with them .

From here the familymoved to Heber City in 1861 , where James found good work. A son , James , was born to themon Christmas Eve, but was taken just a year later when he became ill with diphtheria. Afterthis, they purchased land inParley's Canyon in a very smallcommunitycalled Mountain Dell. They builta home close to the trailand operated a waysta tion for travelers. Three more daughters were born here . Besides farming, James and his sons hauled freightfromPark City to S a ~Lake City. They also acquired some mining property.

One evening when James and the two older boys were gone with a load to S a ~Lake City, Mary was curlingElizabeth 's hairafterthe younger children had allbeen put to bed . The door opened and in came Joe , an Indian boy whohad been raised by a white family, and four ofhis friends. They were drunk. Fearing what they mightdo, Marysaid thatJames and the boys wouldbe back soon . Joe told her she lied because he had seen them on their way to S a ~Lake City.

The room was warm and one of the Indians got sick. Maryopened the door and told them to leave . Joe did take themout but Maryand Elizabeth stayed by the windows with guns until just before daybreak when a traveler came by . Hestood guard until James returned . James went to findJoe and ask himabout scaring his family. Joe sa id he had actuallysaved them for the others wanted to kill them.

Sorrow came to the Lairds whileat this home . In the year of1871, there was a d iphtheria epidemic and three oftheirdaughters died within one month - 12 yr-old Mary, 7 yr-old Harriet, and 3 yr-old Soph ia . Afterthis , they moved to

Goshen , where their last child, Alex, was born. In the same year, their oldest son , Joseph Smith Laird, married Pers is

McGhee in the Endowment House . They had two daughters when tragedy struck. Joseph , who had walked across theplains when 7 years old and was with them when they were trapped in the snows of Wyoming, died in 1876 at the ageof26.

Shortly after this, James and Mary moved back to their canyon home . In 1878, the dreaded diphtheria came aga in

and took 8 yr-old Sarah . Afterthis, Mary's heaith failed and she suffered from neuralgia of the heart. They had buriedsix of their ten children, five while they were stillchildren.

Also atthis time, James sought permission to hold Sunday School in the home oftheir daughter, Elizabeth (Winmill).

Each week they would carry chairs to Elizabeth's or the meetings . In 1879, he Mountain DellBranch was organized with


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gJames as Presiding Elder. Shortly, a og structure was b u i ~for them to hold their meetings that served them for manyyears . This buildingalso served as a school. Bythe end of 1880, here were 95 church members in Mountain Dellplusa ew non-members . A ward was organized in 1882. James was called as a counselor to Bishop Hardy.

In Mary's patriarchal blessing tt states how she would have the power to administer to those around her and that theangels ofmercy wouldbe wtth her. James' blessing promises himthat he , oo, would be able to administer to the afflictedand they would be healed under his administration. They both were called on frequenUy to help those in need.

Mary's blesSing goes on to say 'You shall liveon earth as long as life is sweet unto you.' In 1883, Mary passed awayand James followed justa year later. Their challenges ofthis life wereover and they lefta egacy offatth and endurance .


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THE RENNIE(RAINEY)FAMilY

(further research since this writing uncovered further details - this information is added at the end)Maryand MichaelRennie (Rainey) were children ofHugh and Elizabeth Crealman Rennie. Hugh was bom in Derry,

Ireland of Scottish descent. He fell in love with Elizabeth Crealmanof Newton Derry. Their love blossomed but herparents would not accept Hugh. They had chosen a young man oftheir social standing and marriage preparations werebeing made . This was all against Elizabeth's wishes .

One nightwhilein her room upstairs ,Elizabeth was awaken by a pebble against the windowpane . When she lookedout, here was Hugh. He implored her ifshe loved him tocome away with him. Elizabeth climbedout ofthe window. Theyrode away and were married that night. They went to Scotland to live.

Hugh was the athletic type being fond ofboxingand wrestling. He held the championship among his fellow workers.

He often made extra money in the ring untilhe had an accident and broke his leg. Whilehe was hospitalized , his doctorand a young intem were making visits. For the benefit of his student , the doctor handled Hugh roughly and hurt him.

Hugh reacted by landing a blow to the doctor. The two fought back and Hugh was lefton the floorwith a broken back.He never walked again . He bum a wagon that he operated by hand to carry him back and forth to work.

Shortly after the British Missionwas opened in 1637, the message was taken to Scotland . Several members of the

Rennie family readily accepted Mormonism.Michael, a son of Hugh and Elizabeth, and his family became zealous workers in the Church. He became one ofthe

local leaders and performed the marriage ceremony in 1647 for his sister, Mary, to James Laird whom they hadintroduced to the gospel.

Michael and his family wanted to emigrate to America. They worked and planned for ij. An Elder, about to bereleased , persuaded them to consider traveling to America withhim. Michaelsold allofhis belongings , which gave himenough to take his family to America. They gave their money to the Elder who was to check passports and purchasepassage for the family. But when the Rennie family arrivedat the station, the Elder was gone . He had used the money

to purchase fares fora widowand her 12 year old daughter.

What a blow to this family. Some of the familywere so disappointed , hey had feelings of doubt, but Michael urgedhis familyto stay strong . A year later, on his death bed, he bore his testimony to his family, again urging them to stay bythe Church for he knew that Joseph Smith was and is a prophet and that their Elder was weak .

Michael's two older daughters , Joan and Elizabeth, went to workfor a wealthy lady who eventually took them toCanada . James and Mary received a letter from Joan saying that she had married a Mr. Campbell and Elizabeth hadmarried Quentin Valen tine.

When James and Mary Rennie Laird were preparing to emigrate to America, they promised Joan that they wouldfind the Elder who had wronged them and have him tried before Brigham Young. When James found him, the ' poorcreature was going through hell with the widow thathe had married. ' When James said that he was going to take him

to Brigham Young and have him retum the money , he Elder replied 'Brother Laird, if I could undo what Idid to MichaelRennie, Iwould be willingto be skinned from head to toot.' He never did repay the money. James and Mary decided notto divulge his name to friend or familyand to let God be his judge . James wrote to Joan and explained the situation andtheir decision.


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Additional Research

The followinginfonnation was gleaned from Scottish civiland census records and early Scottish Mormon records :

Hugh Rennie b. 10 Mar 1789 BelfastParish, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 3 May 1858 M i ~ o n, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotla

Elizabeth Crealman b. 22 Mar 1789 Kingreach, Macosquin, - , Ireland d. 20 Jun 1853 Glasgow, Lanark , Scotland

(furlherresearch indicates that Kingreach is a mis-spellingfor Ringrash in Derry County which is near Newton)

Michael Rennie performed the marriage of James Laird and Mary Rennie on 20 Aug 1847 in Dairy, Ayr, Scotland .Michael Rennie married Elizabeth Barclay on the 8 Jun 1838 in Kilbarchan, Renfrew, Scotland. They went on to hav

nine children. Michaeldied 21 Jul1871 at AnnickLodge, Irvine, Ayr, Scotland and Elizabeth died at the same place

12 Apr 1874. AnnickLodge is a colliery- a group of homes owned by a coal company for the use of their workers.

Theirdaughter Elizabeth, married Quinton Ballintyneon the 31 Dec 1863 in Irvine. They are on the 1880 Ohio censu

In he summer of 1881 , Michael's daughter Agnes visited with James and Mary Laird in their Mountain Dellhome.

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