THE BARD FAMILY

Richard Bard, son of Archibald Beard (or Bard) was born Feb. 8, 1736, and died Feb. 22, 1799; he married Catharine Poe on Dec. 22, 1756; they had 11 children; he, his wife (born June 3, 1737, died Aug. 31, 1811), and their son John were captured by a band of 19 Delaware Indians on April 13, 1758; John was killed in the raid. Richard escaped on the fifth day. Injured and in fear of his recapture, he had to eat rattlesnake and bark to survive a nine-day ordeal. Two years and five months later his wife was freed after a ransom was paid. (See: Catharine's Spoon). About 1764 he lived on "the Bard Plantation" near East Conococheague River in Peters township, Franklin County, Pa. In 1777 he purchased 300 acres in Mt. Pleasant township, which later became part of Westmoreland County, Pa. In 1780 he purchased 2,000 acres near what later became Salem, Ky., and is now Bardstown, Ky. He served in the Revolutionary War with Capt. Joseph Culbertson's Marching Company (1777) at the Philadelphia Campaign, and with Capt. Walter McKinnie's Ranging Company on the western frontier. As a member of the Pennsylvania Convention of 1787, to which the new U.S. Constitution had been submitted, he refused (as an antifederalist) to sign the ratification; "His opposition to the Federal Constitution, before and after its ratification, had a disastrous effect upon Mr. Bard's political fortunes." He was also a member of the Harrisburg Convention of 1788. "He died intestate and was buried in the Presbyterian graveyard at Church-hill [Pa.]. After his death his three farms were sold, his heirs joining in the deeds. His personal estate was appraised at 362 pounds, 6 shillings, 7 pence. His four slaves were an important part of his assets -- Jack being valued at 50 pounds; Alexander, 45 pounds; Shaney, 45 pounds; and Bob, 50 pounds." Richard Bard and his wife Catharine (Poe) Bard had eleven children: John Bard, Isaac Bard, Mary Bard, Archibald Bard, Olivia Bard, Thomas Bard, William Bard, Elizabeth Bard, Margaret Bard, Catharine Bard, Martha Bard.  - (BB Pg 159-200)

Archibald Bard, son of Richard and Catharine (Poe) Bard was born June 27, 1765, and died Oct. 1, 1832; for 21 years he was an associate judge of Franklin County, Pa.; a farmer, he lived on a farm that was part of the old Richard Bard homestead. "His patriotism was shown by the fact that he marched to the defense of Baltimore in 1814, serving as a private in the company of his brother, Capt. Thomas Bard"; he and his wife, Elizabeth Beatty (born Jan. 17, 1771, died Jan. 9, 1852), had eleven children: Richard Bard, Maria Bard, Catharine Bard, William Beatty Bard, Margaret Bard, Isaac Bard, James Johnston Bard, Elizabeth Johnston Bard, Eliza Jane Bard, Archibald Bard, Martha Olivia Bard.     - (BB Pg 203-207)

Thomas Bard, son of Richard Bard and Catharine (Poe) Bard, was born April 2, 1769, and died July 9, 1845; "He was a farmer, and for thirty years of his life lived on a part of the old Bard homestead, occupying the old stone mansion built by his father, Richard Bard"; "In 1814, Mr. Bard formed a company of volunteers among his neighbors, which formed part of the regiment that marched to the defense of Baltimore under the command of Colonel John Findlay"; "[A]after a brief sojourn in Maryland, he returned to Franklin county [Pa.], and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, 1832-33"; Capt. Thomas was married March 26, 1807, to Jane C. McFarland (born Dec. 17, 1783, died Aug. 31, 1857); he and his wife had seven children: Richard Bard, Robert McFarland Bard, Thomas Poe Bard, John Bard, Archibald Bard, Oliver Barbour Bard, Eliza Catharine Bard.     - (BB Pg 159-200)

Isaac Bard, son of Judge Archibald and Elizabeth (Beatty) Bard, was born April 28, 1808, and died June 6, 1876; "He lived on the Judge Bard homestead until 1851. In the autumn of 1852, he removed to Delaware county, Ohio, and is buried in Liberty graveyard, about eight miles south of Delaware"; he was married Feb. 10, 1840, to Rowana Humphrey (born March 17, 1808, died June 23, 1852); he and his wife had five children: Archibald Bard, Mary Agnes Bard, Elizabeth Johnston Bard, David Humphrey Bard, Rowana Humphrey Bard.   - (BB Pg 221)

Richard Bard, son of Capt. Thomas and Jane Cochran (McFarland) Bard, was born in Peters township, Franklin County, Pa., on Feb. 17, 1806, and died at Allegheny City, Pa., on Aug. 9, 1867. He lived in Fulton County, Pa., until 1843, when he moved to Pittsburgh, where he was in the leather business. "He was a man of high character and a prominent member of the North Presbyterian Church, Allegheny City." He was married in 1832 to Eliza Jane Carson (born March 23, 1816, died in December 1860). They had 11 children: Thomas Carson Bard, Robert Washington Bard, Andrew Melville Bard, James William Bard, (Andrew*S2) Melville Bard, Elliot Bard, Richard Bard, Mary Emma Bard, Agnes Carson Bard, Lillie Jane Bard, Sophia McLaren Bard.   - (BB Pg 223)

Robert McFarland Bard was born Dec. 12, 1809, and died Jan. 28, 1851, in Chambersburg, Pa.; "In 1830, he began the study of the law at Chambersburg, under the Hon. George Chambers, and was admitted to the Franklin County Bar, January 14, 1834"; "He possessed an active, vigorous and logical mind, and his legal learning was extensive and profound. His arguments to the court were cogent, and free from prolixity and redundancy. His addresses before a jury were eloquent ..."; "In politics Mr. Bard was a Whig, but he was never an aspirant for political office. In 1839, when he was only thirty years old, and the public school system was in its infancy, he was elected a member of the Chambersburg school board, and he was chosen Chief Burgess of the borough in 1847. In 1850, he was nominated for Congress by the Whigs, his successful competitor being his former law partner, James X. McLanahan. The campaign of that year was conducted on the race issue. Poor white men were asked to remember that if they did not wish to become the companions of negroes ... they must vote for James X. McLanahan"; a newspaper favoring McLanahan asked, "If Mr. Bard would have voted against the measure ... is not this evidence that he is opposed to having the slaves taken back, that he wishes them to remain among us?"; "Mr. Bard was a man of strong convictions, with the courage to avow them. He was conspicuous as an influential and consistent advocate of temperance at a time when opposition to the Rum Power and the Slave Power were alike regarded as a species of fanaticism"; Robert McFarland was married Feb. 12, 1839, to Elizabeth Smith Little (born Dec. 12, 1813, died Dec. 7, 1881), he and his wife had four children, including Thomas Robert Bard.

David Humphrey Bard, son of Isaac and Rowana (Humphrey) Bard, was born Dec. 5, 1848 (Dec 15, 1848*S1), in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., and died March 8, 1907, in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio; he served as mayor of Westerville, Ohio, on the outskirts of Columbus, at the turn of the century, and was associated with the Cellar lumber business in Westerville. He is buried in Delaware, Ohio; he and his first wife, Sarah Elizabeth McDowell, were married Dec. 25, 1878; he and Sarah (who died April 2, 1901) had four children: William Fuller Bard, born March 20, 1880, died Jan. 28, 1904; Lottie Eliza Bard, born Dec. 29, 1881, died Dec. 15, 1902; Nellie Rowana Bard, born Dec. 5, 1885, died May 19, 1901; Mary McDowell Bard Sherman, born June 18, 1894, died April 1, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio); in 1903 he married his second wife, Louisa "Louie" Brand (born March 13, 1866, in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, died April 4, 1932, in Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio); they had one son, Asher Humphrey Bard.     - (BB Pg 242)  - (*S1) 

Richard Bard, Son of Richard and Eliza Jane (Carson) Bard, was born in Allegheny City, Allegheny County, Pa., on Dec. 31, 1845, and lived in Pittsburgh at the time of the publication of the Bard Family book (1908); he died on Feb. 19, 1911. He served in the 55th Militia and in the 193rd Regular Volunteers (presumably in the Civil War but unconfirmed). He was married on Sept. 21, 1871, to Ellen Bushnell Morehead (born Nov. 6, 1847, died Nov. 8, 1933). They had a family tradition of providing a personal chair for each child in their family. They passed down the chair of Andrew Melville Bard to his niece, Eleanor Bard (nee Fulton) McCracken, who presented it to Curtis and Suzanne F. Bard of Orchard Park, N.Y. Richard and Ellen Bushnell (Morehead) Bard had four children: Eva Morehead Bard, Richard Bard, Andrew Melville Bard, Thomas Henderson Bard.     - (BB Pg 248)

Thomas Robert Bard was born Dec. 8, 1841, and died in 1915. A volunteer scout during the Civil War (1864), he was captured by the Confederates and almost hanged. He studied law under the Hon. George Chambers at Chambersburg, Pa. He was chosen by Thomas A. Scott, assistant secretary of war and afterwards president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, to take charge of his interests in Southern California, including oil and 277,000 acres of land. When Ventura County was formed in 1872, he became one of three commissioners. He became a U.S. senator from California, chosen by the California Legislature, in February 1900, breaking a legislative deadlock. In the Senate he served as chairman of the Senate Committee on Irrigation. His term expired on March 4, 1905. His home, Berylwood, was built in Hueneme in 1912 at a cost of $110,000; it contained 17,408 square feet and was designed by Myron Hunt. It was sold to the Navy in 1944 and became an officers' club. Located at the U.S. naval center at Port Hueneme, it is now (1996) known as the Bard Mansion. A more modest frame home nearby is known as the Richard Bard Cottage; it is now (1996) occupied by the naval center's commanding officer. A Presbyterian, he built the Presbyterian church in Hueneme and represented California in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. A gardener, he developed two new roses, "the Beauty of Berylwood" and "Dr. Bard"; his former property is surrounded by large trees planted by Sen. Bard. The town of Bard, Calif., near Yuma, Ariz., was named after him. He and his wife, Mary Beatrice Gerberding (born Jan. 23, 1858), had eight children, including Richard Bard.

Asher Humphrey Bard, son of David Humphrey and Louisa "Louie" (Brand) Bard, was born in Westerville, Ohio, on Nov. 30, 1906; he died on Jan.16, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at age 80; he attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.; New York University; and Ohio State University before graduating from the University of Oklahoma in journalism (1929); he traveled to the Mediterranean, including Jerusalem in Palestine and Alexandria, Egypt, in 1926; he had a career in newspapers (mostly small) and federal civil service, retiring from the Federal Aviation Administration; he was a Presbyterian elder; he is buried in Edmond, Okla.; he married Marianne Elizabeth Bays (born Jan. 18, 1908, died Sept. 17, 1971, both in Oklahoma City) on Sept. 4, 1931, at the First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City; he and his wife had three children, David Humphrey Bard, Martha Dell Bard, and Richard Albert Bard; he and his second wife, Jennie Ferguson (born March 11, 1908, Turtle Creek, Allegheny County, Pa.), were married on June 15, 1973, in Minco, Okla., and had no children.     - (*S1)

Thomas Henderson Bard, the son of Richard and Ellen Bushnell (Morehead) Bard, was born on Feb. 11, 1882, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and died March 29, 1949. He was a banker in Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Susan Phillips Dysart (born Dec. 2, 1886, in Alexandria, Pa., died Feb. 23, 1977), they had three children: Thomas Dysart Bard, Mary Bard, Susanne Bard.     - (*S2)

Richard Bard was born in Hueneme, Calif., on Feb. 17, 1892; according to an article in The Los Angeles Times, he died in 1969; according to Elaine Garber of the Hueneme School Board, he was instrumental in the building of the harbor at Port Hueneme, Calif.; a school, Richard Bard Elementary School in Port Hueneme, is named after him; he is believed to have had at least one son, Archie Bard, who lives in Ojai, Calif. [That he is a son of Richard Bard is unconfirmed.]

David Humphrey Bard, son of Asher Humphrey and Marianne Elizabeth (Bays) Bard, was born on Aug. 11, 1935, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended the Boy Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pa., in 1949. He graduated from Edmond (Okla.) High School in 1953, and was in the U.S. Army from 1953-55, serving at Fort Chaffee, Ark., and Germany (as a radio operator). He worked in the production department of the Oklahoma Publishing Co. for some 20 years, 1958-78. He obtained his single-engine pilot's license in the 1970s. He married Patricia French (now deceased) in 1960 in Blanchard, Okla.; they later divorced. They have one daughter, Gina Rene Bard. He is a resident of Oklahoma City. Current address unknown.     - (*S1)

Martha Dell Bard, daughter of Asher Humphrey and Marianne (Bays) Bard, was born on Nov. 22, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She graduated from Central State College, Edmond, Okla., in 1959, with a B.S. degree in biology. She received her M.S. degree in botany from Pennylvania State University, State College, Pa. She married Harvey J. Meyer in August 1962 at Eisenhower Chapel on the Penn State campus. They have two children, John Carl Meyer and Karen Elizabeth Meyer. Address: 1515 S. Kipling Court, Lakewood CO 80232.     - (*S1)

Richard Albert Bard, son of Asher Humphrey and Marianne (Bays) Bard, was born Nov. 16, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Okla., and was baptized at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, Okla.; he received his B.A. in political science from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. (1968) and his M.A. degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma (1970); he participated in the Semester on the United Nations at Drew University, Madison, N.J. (1967); he was a journalism fellow at Duke University (1985); he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, 1970-72, serving as information officer on the staff of the commanding general of the 38th Air Defense Brigade, Republic of Korea; employed with The Miami Herald, Miami, Fla., since 1975, he is editor of Viewpoint, The Herald's Sunday opinion section; a member of Pinecrest Presbyterian Church in Miami for 19 years, he is an elder, serving on its board for three, three-year terms; he is co-editor of "Miami: In Our Own Words," published by Andrews and McMeel of Kansas City in 1995; he and his wife, Karen V. Massingill (born May 22, 1946, in Schenectady, N.Y.; she holds a B.A. degree in elementary education from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1968, and an M.A. in early childhood special education from the University of Miami, 1989; she is a special education teacher with the Dade County Public Schools), were married Aug. 18, 1968, at the First Presbyterian Church of Schenectady, N.Y.; they have two children, Marsha Rochelle Bard and Ryan Thomas Bard. Address: 12520 SW 106th Street, Miami FL 33186-3706. E-mail address: RichBard@aol.com     - (*S1)

Thomas Dysart Bard, the son of Thomas Henderson and Susan (Phillips) Bard, was born July 10, 1910, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and died March 9, 1986, in Osprey, Fla. His ashes were scattered at sea. He was a shop supervisor for Westinghouse Electric Corp., in Pittsburgh, Pa., and in Cheektowaga, N.Y. (1947-63). He retired to Sarasota and Osprey, Fla.; he worked as both a businessman and school maintenance supervisor in Sarasota. He was an electronics builder and experimenter and was an amateur radio operator (WA2MZL and WA4VET). He married Henrietta Ruth Raymond (born Sept. 10, 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pa., died Aug. 9, 1962, in Cheektowaga, N.Y.; she had considerable artistic ability); they had two children: Douglas Raymond Bard and Curtis Bard. He later married Alma Grimm (born May 10, 1921).     - (*S2)

Grandchildren of California's U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Bard, if any. [Archie Bard, believed to be a son of Richard Bard, one of Sen. Bard's sons, lives in Ojai, Calif. His address is believed to be: 235 S. Padre Juan Avenue, Ojai CA 93023-2229; phone: (805) 646-2824; the odds are high that there other grandchildren.]

Gina Rene Bard of Midland, Texas, is the daughter of David Humphrey and Patricia (French) Bard of Oklahoma City. She was born on July 23, 1962, in Norman, Okla., at Norman Hospital. She married Landon Eric Opheim III; they have two children, Eric Opheim and Brooke Opheim. Address: 5619 Crowley, Midland TX 79707.     - (*S1)

John Carl Meyer of Hattiesburg, Miss., is the son of Martha Dell (Bard) Meyer and Harvey J. Meyer. He was born on Oct. 11, 1964, in Tulsa, Okla., received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, and now teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi. He married Louise in Lakewood, Colo.; they have one son, Matthew Meyer. Address: 2315 McInnis Street, Hattiesburg MS 39402. E-mail address: jmeyer@whale.st.usm.edu     - (*S1)

Karen Elizabeth Meyer of Denver, Colo., is the daughter of Martha Dell (Bard) Meyer and Harvey J. Meyer. She was born on Oct. 16, 1968, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received her B.A. degree from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. She obtained her MBA degree from the University of Maryland. She works in Denver. Address: 7484 E. Warren Drive, Building 14-207, Denver CO 80231. E-mail address: kamy@gwl.com     - (*S1)

Marsha Rochelle Bard of Durham, N.C., is the daughter of Richard Albert and Karen V. (Massingill) Bard. She was born March 27, 1971, in El Paso, Texas, at the U.S. Army's William Beaumont General Hospital and baptized at the First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City, Okla. She graduated from Miami Killian Senior High School, Miami, Fla., in 1988, and graduated with a B.A. degree in economics from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in 1992. She worked for Prudential in Newark, N.J., before quitting in July 1996 to become an MBA student at Duke University. Address: 2216 Snowcrest Trail, Durham NC 27707. E-mail address: mrb9@mail.duke.edu     - (*S1)

Ryan Thomas Bard of Gainesville, Fla., is the son of Richard Albert and Karen V. (Massingill) Bard. He was born on Dec. 18, 1974, at University Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla., and baptized at the First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City, Okla. He graduated from Coral Gables High School, Coral Gables, Fla., in 1993. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Florida, Gainesville, May, 1997. Address: 3425 SW Second Avenue, Apt. 152, Gainesville FL 32607. E-mail address: nym@grove.ufl.edu     - (*S1)

Douglas Raymond Bard, son of Thomas Dysart and Henrietta "Hattie" Ruth (Raymond) Bard, was born June 13, 1942, in Wilkinsburg, Pa. He was baptized at the Cleveland Drive United Presbyterian Church in Cheektowaga, N.Y. He attended the State University of New York at Buffalo, served in the Air Force, worked in the food business as a supervisor, and owned a restaurant in Buffalo. A music trivia buff, he collects oldies music, and raises birds & fish. He is a radio amateur, call sign; WA2JRQ. He married Christel Schnaubelt Oct. 27, 1964. They had two children: Dean Thomas Bard, Andre Bard. They divorced Aug. 31, 1970. He married Betty Lucille Imhoff May 6, 1972. They had no children, and were divorced Oct. 1, 1980. He married Theresa Marie Spychaj (born June 3, 1951) on Feb. 18, 1983. They had one child: Lacey Anne Bard born July 1, 1986. Address: 159 Orleans Street, Buffalo, NY 14215-2318. Web address: http://www.localnet.com/~dbard  E-mail address: thebards@localnet.com     - (*S2)

Curtis Bard of North Boston, N.Y., near Buffalo, and son of Thomas Dysart and Henrietta "Hattie" Ruth (Raymond) Bard, was born on Sept. 2, 1944, in Wilkinsburg, Pa. He was baptized at the Cleveland Drive United Presbyterian Church in Cheektowaga, N.Y., and attends St. Bernadette's Roman Catholic Church in Hamburg, N.Y. He attended the Boy Scout Jamboree in Philmont, NM in 1961. He received his B.A. degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also received certification in the field of Microcomputer Applications. He was an artillery surveyor with the U.S. Army's 5th Battalion, 83rd Artillery, stationed at Baumholder, West Germany. His work has involved manufacturing, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Bard Publishing Co., North Boston, N.Y. He is a radio amateur, call sign; WA2MZP. He and his wife were presented with Andrew Melville Bard's small childs chair by Eleanor McCracken. He married Suzanne Frances Szypajlo (born Sept. 27, 1947, in Buffalo, N.Y.; an art teacher and artist, who holds an M.S. degree in art education from SUNY at Buffalo) on Dec. 24, 1973, at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church in Waikiki, Hawaii. Address: 5876 Woodlee Court, Orchard Park, NY 14127-3827 (also known as "Bard's Delight"). Web address: http://www.localnet.com/~cbard  E-mail address: cbard1@verizon.net They have two children: Samantha Kristen Bard and Christopher Thomas Bard     - (*S2)

Great grandchildren of California's U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Bard, if any. [The odds are high that there are descendants of Sen. Bard who are of this generation, but this has not been verified. They would be grandchildren of the seven children of the late Sen. Thomas Robert Bard who lived to adulthood (Richard Bard, Beryl Beatrice Bard, Mary Louise "Kitty" Bard, Anna Greenwall Bard, Thomas Gerberding Bard, Elizabeth Parker Bard, and Archibald Philip Bard.]

Eric Opheim, son of Gina Rene (Bard) Opheim and Landon Opheim of Midland, Texas; born June 4, 1989.     - (*S1)

Brooke Opheim, daughter of Gina Rene (Bard) Opheim and Landon Opheim of Midland, Texas; born May 17, 1994.     - (*S1)

Matthew Meyer, son of John Carl Meyer and Louise () Meyer of Hattiesburg, Miss., born prematurely July 31, 1996; arrived home on Nov. 29, 1996.     - (*S1)

Dean Thomas Bard, son of Douglas Raymond Bard and Christel (Schnaubelt) Bard, was born on April 2, 1965, in Buffalo, N.Y. He and Robin Ernst (born May 8, 1963) have one child: Sarah Marie Bard born Sep. 21, 1984.     - (*S2)

Andre Bard, son of Douglas Raymond Bard and Christel (Schnaubelt) Bard, was born on May 27, 1968, in Buffalo, N.Y.     - (*S2)

Lacey Anne Bard, daughter of Douglas Raymond Bard and Theresa Marie (Spychaj) Bard, was born on July 1, 1986, in Buffalo, N.Y.     - (*S2)

Samantha Kristen Bard, daughter of Curtis and Suzanne Frances (Szypajlo) Bard of "Bard's Delight" in North Boston, N.Y., was born on Oct. 29, 1974, in Buffalo, N.Y. She was baptized at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Orchard Park, N.Y., and she had her first communion and confirmation at St. Bernadette's Roman Catholic Church, Hamburg, N.Y., where she chose "Mary Violet" as her religious name. She attended a local school of Mixology and is presently employed in that capacity. Address: 163 College St., Buffalo, N.Y. 14210.     - (*S2)

Christopher Thomas Bard, son of and Curtis and Suzanne Frances (Szypajlo) Bard of "Bard's Delight" in North Boston, N.Y., was born on June 8, 1976, in Buffalo, N.Y. He was baptized at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Orchard Park, N.Y., and had his first communion and confirmation at St. Bernadette's Roman Catholic Church, Hamburg, N.Y., where he chose "Richard" as his religious name. He is attending Buffalo State College, with a double major in biology and anthropology. He is presently in food service as a store manager. Address: 5876 Woodlee Court, Orchard Park NY 14127-3827. E-mail address: chris93999@aol.com     - (*S2)

Great-great grandchildren of California's U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Bard, if any.

Sarah Marie Bard, daughter of Dean Thomas Bard and Robin Ernst, was born Sep. 21, 1984.     - (*S2)

Great-great-great grandchildren of California's U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Bard, if any.

To be continued...

BB ("Bard Book"): "The Bard Family: A History and Genealogy of the Bards of 'Carroll's Delight' Together With a Chronicle of the Bards and Genealogies of the Bard Kinship," by G.O. Seilhamer, Chambersburg, Pa., Kittochtinny Press, 1908.

*S1. Source: Richard Albert Bard.

*S2. Source: Curtis Bard

This summary of nine generations of the Bard family of "Carroll's Delight" was revised December 13, 1996, by Richard A. Bard of Miami, Fla.; Primary Source: "The Bard Family: A History and Genealogy of the Bards of 'Carroll's Delight' Together With a Chronicle of the Bards and Genealogies of the Bard Kinship," by G.O. Seilhamer, Chambersburg, Pa., Kittochtinny Press, 1908; "This book is dedicated to the Hon. Thomas Robert Bard of Hueneme, Ventura County, Cal., in recognition of his constant assistance in gathering the facts that it contains and of his liberal support in the research that made it possible."