William Silas Baird was born in 1853 at Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois. He was the son of
Joseph Baird and
Lydia Mendenhall. William Silas Baird was shown in the census on 28. Jun. 1880 as a farmer.
William Silas Baird appeared on the census of 28. Jun. 1880 at with his mother, Carroll Twp., Vermilion County, Illinois; listed as single. He married
Florence B. Alney. William Silas Baird married
Laura G. Gray, daughter of
Harvey Gray and
Susan Harmon, on 19. Mar. 1885 at Vermilion County, Illinois. William Silas Baird died on 21. May. 1924 at Carroll Twp., Vermilion County, Illinois. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois.