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| Located inside the
Army Ammunition Plant near Charlestown,
Baird Cemetery is enclosed by a stone
wall. Seen here, in a 2009 video taped by
Mike Hensley, the cemetery remains in
fairly good condition and is situated on
land once owned by Philip Daily who
emigrated to Clark Co., Indiana in 1796.
He and some of his family are laid to
rest here. |
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PHILIP DAILY, SR.
(1762) - 1830 |
| The son of Charles
Daily and his wife Eleanor
"Nellie" (Temple), Philip was
born in Pittsburgh in about 1762. After
his father's death, he removed with his
mother and other Pennsylvania families to
the fort at Louisville (Beargrass).
During the Revolutionary War he served in
Lt. Horatio Claggett's 3rd Company of MD,
a regiment commanded by Colonel Nathan
Ramsey. His name appears on the roll date
February 1778. He
married Mary (Wise), the daughter of
Valentine and Katie (Franz) on 02 Feb
1786 in Bullitt Co., Kentucky and in 1796
removed to Clark Co., Indiana. He and
Mary were the parents of Eleanor, wife of
Hezekiah Applegate; Elizabeth, wife of
Daniel Field; Jacob; Mary Katherine
"Kitty" whose first husband
Joseph Mallot was murdered by a man named
Irwin and later married Samuel Carr;
Charles; David Wise; Mary W., wife of
Edmund David Huckleberry; Eli; and
Charlotte Temple, wife of James A. Boyer.
Note:
Click image for addtional photo taken by
David James.
Headstone
Inscription: "SACRED to the
memory of Philip Daily, Sen. who departed
this life March 14, 1830 in the 69th year
of his age. Lamented as an affectionate
parent and exemplary Christian he lives
beyond the tomb."
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MARY ANN (WISE) DAILY
1769 - 1845 |
| The daughter of
Valentine Wise and Katie (Franz) of
Washington Co., Maryland, Mary was born
in Kentucky in about 1769. She married
Philip Daily on 02 Feb 1786 and were the
parents of ten children: Kittie; Eleanor;
Jacob; Elizabeth; Charles; David W.;
Philip; Mary W.; Eli; and Charlotte
Daily. She died on 26 Mar 1845. Inscription: "Born
in Fredricksburg Maryland; Married in
Bullitt Co., Kentucky and died in the 77
year of her age The good die first."
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| PHILIP & MARY |
| "Philip,
consort of Mary A. Daily, Born about
1762, Died March 14, 1830. Mary A., wife
of Philip Daily, born in the year 1769,
died December 26, 1845." |
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DAVID W. DAILY
1825 - 1847 |
| According to his
age at death, David W. Daily was born on
10 Apr 1825. His birth occurred in Clark
Co., Indiana and he was the son of Jacob
Daily and his 2nd wife, Isabelle (Barker)
who were married in 1818. His siblings
were: Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Stratton
and later Charles Mahan; Angeline, who
died in her childhood in 1827; and a
brother John who is believed to have died
in about 1850 or 1851. Inscription:
"David W. Daily Died Oct 14 1847,
Aged: 22 yrs, 6 mos. 4 days."
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DAVID WISE DAILY
1827 - 1868 |
| David W. Daily was
born 21 Jan 1827 in Charlestown, Clark
Co., IN. He served during the Mexican War
and was mustered in 22 Jun 1846, at New
Albany, Indiana by Colonel Samuel
Churchill. He was mustered out 27 Jun
1847, at New Orleans by Colonel Samuel
Churchill and almost exactly four years
later he married Mary Ann Parker. His
bride was the daughter of John C. and
Nancy Parker and their wedding took place
in Charlestown on 26 Jun 1851. They were
the parents of four children: Fanny, who
married actor William Goodall; Harry;
Mollie, wife of Richard McGill; and John
C. Daily. During the Civil
War, David was captain of Company D of
the 22nd, and was mustered out at the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After only
seventeen years of marriage, David passed
away. He departed this life on 02 Nov
1868 at the age of forty-one.
His
widow, Mary Ann, survived him many years
and she later moved to California where
she was living with her son, Harry, and
at the time of her demise was undergoing
a surgical operation. She died in San
Jose, Santa Clara co., California on 05
May 1897.
Letters
written by David to his father in the
summer of 1846 can be viewed here, thanks to David
James.
Inscription:
"Son of D.W. & M.A. Daily, Born
January 21, 1827, Died November 02, 1868,
He was Lieut Col. of the Union Army,
"Though lost to sight to memory
dear."
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