Joe Claborn Allphin, 1867-1959
Abilene Reporter-News, 16 April 1959, page 75
Ex-Constable Dead at 91
  Baird (RNS) - Joe Claborn Allphin, 91, of Baird, died about 8:45 pm Wednesday in a Merkel rest home where he had lived about three weeks. Death followed a long illness.
  Born Nov 18, 1867 in Waco, he moved to Baird in 1889. A former storekeeper for Texas and Pacific Railroad, Mr Allphin was Baird constable for many years and served one of the longest terms of any constable in the state.
  He was a member of the Baird Baptist Church.
  His wife died in 1934.
  Funeral will be help at 3 pm Thursday in Wylie Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev Leonard Hartley, Sweetwater Baptist pastor formerly of Baird will officiate, assissted by the Rev T G Craft, Methodist Church pastor. Burial will be in Ross Cemetery.
  Survivors include two sons, I A (Hoot) Allphin and O D (China) Allphin, and one brother, Jom Allphin, all of Baird.
  Pallbearers will be Roy Denney, Vernon Smith, Jerry Loper, Homer McIntosh, Lee Brown, Lee Ivey, Frank Estes and C S McGowen, all of Baird.

D. W. Alsbrook, about 1862-1930
The Baird Star, 13 June 1930
Clyde Farmer Dies in Well
  Mr D W Alsobrook [sic], 68 yars [sic] of age, prominent truck farmer of Clyde was found dead in a well on his place on Thursday morning of last week.
  Mr Albrook [sic] had gone to the field to put out some pepper plants and when he did not come home for dinner, his wife became uneasy and went to see why he had not come home and finding a bucket of plants at the well and seeing his hat floating on the water in the well she gave the alarm and neighbors came hastily and the body was found in the well.
  There was no water in the lungs when the body was recovered, and except for a slight bruise on the head there were no marks on the body and it is thought he was stricken by a heart attack as he was drawing water and fell into the well.
  Funeral services were held Friday afternoon and interment made in the local cemetery.
  Mr Alsobrook [sic] had lived in Clyde for the past 20 years and was well known throughout that section. Hhe [sic] owned his home in Clyde and also owned a farm west of the city. He was a stockholder in the First State Bank and the Home Mercantile Co.
  Mr Alsobrook [sic] is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. David Shanks of Perryton, Mrs. Carlos Richter and Mrs. Rex Shanks of Laredo, Mrs. Ruth Crowley of Fisher county and Harry Alsobrook [sic] of Bristow, Okla. All the children were present at the funeral.
[his name is actually Daniel Webster Alsbrook]

Fred L. Alvord, -1921
Aransas Pass Progress, 1 April 1921
Fred L. Alvord, Baird, Tex., Dies From Brain Hemorrhage
  Word was received in the city this week of the death of Fred L. Alvord, of Baird, Tex., which occurred at his home December 11, from hemorrhage of the brain.
  The sad announcement was made by Mrs. Alvord in a letter to John Sigmund, and was the first intimation his friends here had that he had passed beyond.
  In the death of Mr. Alvord, Aransas Pass loses a most valued friend who staunchly stayed by it through all trials and vicissitudes. He owned considerable property in and about the city and was an enthusiastic supporter of every movement to obtain oil or gas in this vicinity. His friends here will miss him greatly, and will sympathize deeply with his sorrowing wife and relatives.

Ahara Bartley Ashabranner, 1869-1946
unknown newspaper clipping
Baird Oct. 4, 1946
  Ahara Bartley Ashabranner, 77, Callahan county resident for 40 years, died at the Callahan county hospital here at 9:30 am Friday.
  Funeral will be held at 2:30 pm Saturday at the Church of Christ here with J. C. Strickland, minister, officiating. Wylie funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
  He was a resident of Cottonwood and Putnam communities until he move here six years ago.
  Pallbearers will be Jim Sampson, Reves, Hickman, Ed Lambert, Lee Ivey, Douglas Smartt, George Crutchfield.
  Survivors include his wife; one son Harmon of Baird, six daughters, Mrs Mary Buchanan of Llano, Mrs. Nancy Wilcoxen and Mrs. Jesse Wilcoxen of Cottonwood, Mattie Ashabranner of Baird, Mrs. Lizzie Brannon of Clyde, and Mrs. Maple Ohaver of Portales, NM, 27 grandchildren, 20 greatgrandchildren and two sisters and one brother.

Mrs. Willie Flores Barnhill, 1872-1955
Abilene Reporter-News, 4 February 1955
Pioneer Baird Woman's Rites Set Saturday
  Baird, Feb 4 (RNS) - Funeral for Mrs Willie Flores Barnhill, 82, Baird resident since 1893, will be held at 2:30 pm Saturday.
  Mrs Barnhill died about 2:30 pm Thursday at her home.
  Services in the Presbyterian Church will be conducted by the Rev. Markley, pastor. Burial will be in Belle Plain Cemetery under direction of Wylie Funeral Home,
  Pallbearers will be Sam Gilliland, Tom West, N L Dickey, Fabian Bell, J V Smith and Bill Walls. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until time for services.
  She died about 2:30 pm Thursday at her home.
  Born Oct 17, 1872, she moved to Belle Plain in 1879 and to a few miles north of Baird in 1893. Since 1893 she had been affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
  Survivors include one daughter, Mrs Dorothy Parsons of Baird; two sons, L G and Robert Barnhill, both of Baird; one sister, Mrs W C Young of Tulia; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Stella Bowen Barton, 1915-2001
unknown newspaper clipping
  Stella Bowen/Barton, 86 of Tulare, California died Sunday, July 8, 2001.
  She was born in Cross Plains, Texas. She moved to Tulare County in 1926 from Texas. In 1977, she married Charles Barton, who preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 1992.
  She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Tulare First Baptist Church. Survivors includ two brothers, William Bowen of Tulare and James Bowen of Grass Valley; and a sister, Mildred Tillett of Bakersfield.
  Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Tulare District Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hamilton Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel.

George Baum, 1937
Abilene News Reporter, Jul 5 1937
Cross Plains
  Last rites for George Baum, 58, prominent farmer found Sunday morning with both charges from a double barrel shotgun through his chest, west of here. Early yesterday, Mrs. the Baptist tabernacle in Cross Plains. [sic]
  The Baum family ranch, more than half a section, is located nine miles west of here. Early yesterday, Mrs. Baum served breakfast to her sons, Leo and Leonard, but her husband said he did not care for anything. A short time later, the sons were milking when they heard gunfire. They found their father dead behind a woodpile. No coroner's verdict had been entered late this morning.
  Mr. Baum was one of the early settlers in this section, having lived here more than 50 years. He was a leader in the Victoria Methodist church, which, although one of the smallest in the Cisco district was one of the most prosperous. He was superintendent of the Sunday school and had served in other capacities since the founding of the church. The Rev. Raymond M. Burton, pastor of the Pioneer circuit which includes Victory, and the Rev. G. C. Williams of Scranton, former Pastor, were to officiate. Dr. W. M. Murrell of Abilene, former presiding elder there, also was to assist. Besides the wife and two sons, a daughter, Mrs. Sam Plowman who lives south of Baird, also survives.

Mrs. Myrtle Elizabeth Berry, 1896-1974
Abilene Reporter News, 11 Mar 1974, pg 78
  Two daughters, Mrs Sue Ground and Dr Verna Mae Crutchfield.

George Washington Black, 1852-1943
Abilene Reporter News, 22 Sept 1943, pg 1
great-grandfather of j okedoke 89 @ yahoo . com
Wife, Martha Laney (Price) Black - d. 1934; Son, James Robert Black - d. 1982; Son, Oscar Lee Black - d. 1935.

James Robert Black, 1888-1982
  James Robert Black was the son of George Washington Black and Mattie Black and brother of Oscar Lee Black. He married Mary Ada Eubanks in 1913 and they had 7 sons.
  He was a District Court Attorney and District Court Judge for the State of Texas.
  He died in 1982 in Abilene and is buried in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.

Martha Laney "Mattie" (Price) Black, 1863-1934
obituary sent by j okedoke 89 @ yahoo . com, Feb 2020
  Mattie was born 25 Oct 1863 in Mississippi daughter of Benjamin Carter Price and Mary Emily Morgan Price. wife of George W. Black. mother of James Robert Black & Oscar Lee Black. Died 10 March 1934 in Baird, Callahan County, Texas. Buried in Admiral Cemetery.

Oscar Lee Black, 1891-1935
Corsicana Daily Sun, 18 Apr 1935
and email from J okedoke 89 @ yahoo.com, 15 Feb 2020
  Oscar was my grandfather. The family was in an automobile accident. Family members had serious injuries but Oscar only had a scratch on his knee so did not take it seriously. It became infected ... no antibiotics at that time ... and by the time drs decided to amputate his leg, it was too late.
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Horace Smith Blalock, 1886-1953
Abilene Reporter News, 7 January 1953, page 26
Funeral Pending for Clyde Barber
wife, son, daughter

Edith Marie Bowlus, 1902-1957
Abilene Reporter-News, 31 Dec 1957, page 2
three brothers; three sisters

Col. John Bowyer, 1850-1930
The Baird Star, 1 August 1930
John Bowyer Dies in Abilene
wife, Ellen (Berry) Bowyer; brother, Judge Otis Bowyer

Mrs. Will D. Boydstun, 1874-1956
Abilene Reporter News, June 1956
Mrs Boydstun Rites Friday

Myrtle Ella Brannan, 1899-1977
Brownwood Bulletin, 19 July 1977
husband, Richard Brannan; 3 daughters, Irma Miller, Vernelle Goins, Donita Burrows; 2 sons, Richard H and S Dean Brannan

J. Frank Browning, 1978-1958
Abilene Reporter News, 2 Sep 1958
  Clyde - Funeral for J Frank Browning, 80, fruit farmer, who died Monday at his home east of here, will be held Tuesday at 4 pm in Wylie Funeral Chapel at Baird.
  Officiating will be the Rev T G Craft, pastor of Baird Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ross Cemetery at Baird under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde.
  A native of Clifton, Mr Browning had lived in this area since 1908. He belonged to the First Methodist Church and the IOOF Lodge, both at Baird.
  Survivors include his wife; three sons, E F of Sonora, W E of Rosemead, Calif, and Jack of the home; a daughter, Bessie Mae Borden of the home; a brother, W R of Wichita Falls; and a sister, Mrs Mattie McGlaughlin of Fort Worth.

Mrs. Lula Bryant, 1874-1957
Abilene Reporter News, 13 March 1957, page 24
  Clyde, March 13 - Funeral will be at 3 pm Wednesday in the Clyde Methodist Church for Mrs Lula Bryant, Clyde resident, who died early Tuesday morning at her home here. She was 82.
  The Rev Lee Crouch, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the Clyde Cemetery.
  Mrs Bryant was born Aug 12, 1874, at Sipes Springs, in Comanche County. She was married in May 1894 to John M Bryant and moved to Clyde in 1907. Her husband died in February. 1908.
  A daughter, Mrs Floyd Summerour, died in February, 1944. Two stepchildren preceded her in death, Mrs Bert Tabor in 1950, and Herschel Bryant in 1951.
  Survivors include four daughters, Mrs Rosa Bentley of Abilene, Mrs Ashby White of Clyde, Mrs Austin Bouchette of Clyde and Mrs Joe K Reed of Wichita Falls; five stepchildren, Joe Bryant of Abilene, Walter Bryant and Mrs Will Appleton, both of Baird, Mrs Homer Story of Van and John Bryant of Clyde; two sisters, Mrs W O Miller of Clyde and Mrs C M Harris of Los Angeles, Calif; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

E F Butler, 1874-1955
Baird, Texas, Friday, June 10, 1955
Butler Rites Held Saturday
  Funeral services for E F Butler, veteran West Texas newspaperman and former Clyde mayor were held Saturday.
  Mr Butler died Friday at 3 am in Hendrick Memorial Hospital following a heart attack. Services were held in the First Baptist Church at 3:30 pm Rev De Witt Chandler, pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev W C Dever, Abilene; Rev Sidney C Cox, Abilene and Rev J Henry Littleton. Burial was in Clyde Cemetery. Mr Butler was born near Boling Green, Ky, Jan 25, 1874. He moved to Texas with his parents when he was eight years old. On Dec 24, 1904 he was married to Florence Good in Jack County.
  A printer and publisher for more than 50 years, Mr Butler came to Clyde from Bridgeport, Texas in 1917. He was editor and publisher of the Clyde Enterprise for 30 years, selling the paper in 1947.
  Mr Butler had completed his third term as mayor of Clyde in April of this year. He was a member of the Baptist Church and active in civic affairs.
  Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Miss Mildred Butler, Abilene High School teacher; five brothers, T E of Anson, Elmer of Post, W E of Crss Plains, P L of Putnam and U H of Stanton; and a sister-in-law, Mrs Alma Butler, Austin.
  Pallbearers were A Petty, W A Dickson, Alfred Brown, Harry Steen, H E Swofford and James Briscoe.
  [Eugene Franklin and Mary Florence Good Butler]