I received a newspaper article that details the story of the killing. In 1886 ninnie married william allen baird, and they operated a small bakery in covington, tennessee. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement. Many iterations of the name would follow, but this logo survived well into the 1930s. Although ninnie baird began to decline from old age in the 1950s, she still remained what. Ninnie baird began her bakery out of necessity in 1908 when her husbands poor health prevented him from working on a regular basis. Bairds bread had its humble beginnings in a small home kitchen in fort worth. Baird foundation supports nonprofit organizations aligned with our focus on health and human services, education, the arts and diversity. His daughter and several friends were at his bedside. Advertising, bakeries, personnel relations, correspondence, internal publications, marketing, newspaper clippings, reports, and artifacts and memorabilia. Asked in history of scotland, history of science, famous people what is ninnie baird s full name. Since 1908, mrs baird s has stood for quality and freshness. She built her business into mrs bairds bakeries, the largest. She bought a big twostory brick house on a large lot at 2601 scott avenue in.
The life and legacy of ninnie baird tcu library exhibits. Ninia lilla harrison was born in tennessee in 1869. In 1901, william and ninnie baird brought their family from tennessee to fort worth, texas. The restaurant was recognized for its bakery products and had a thriving business in the neighborhood. After establishing himself as a successful restaurateur, william bairds health began to fail and, in 1908, it was clear that ninnie baird needed to find a way to help support her family.
Ninnie baird s father, elisha harrison was killed in may of 1882 leaving her an orphan, her mother having passed away in 1874. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. We believe in sharing our strong commitment to equality and opportunity for all, and we seek to support organizations where our associates are actively engaged in order to maximize our impact.
Baird and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ninnie s father, elisha, remarried, and in 1880 the family was living in gibson county, tennessee. In may 1995 carroll baird, grandson of ninnie baird, was replaced as the head of mrs. Her mother died when ninnie was a child, and ninnie was taught the art of baking by an aunt.
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Protect your health and that of others by following state. As you will note, we have quite a few biographies to complete. This giving back is infused in the leaders and associates of baird throughout its history. In 1886 ninnie married william allen baird, and they operated a small bakery in. In 1908, ninia ninnie baird began selling the bread she baked on a wood stove in her kitchen. Ninnie baird began her bakery out of necessity in 1908 when her. Mrs bairds was started in 1908 by ninnie baird, who began baking bread in her small, rented house in fort worth to support her eight children after being widowed at a young age. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation right now. Since its inception, mrs bairds has operated primarily in texas. Bairds bread lived in what is now the fairmount southside historic district from 1910 until 1918, renting the home at 1015 cactus cactus has been renamed to jefferson which is also referred to as the corner of cactus and washington. Baird s bakery celebrated its 100th anniversary by. Wilmington, delaware dupont powder company explosion dec 1915 james baird killed. The first series includes biographical information about ninnie baird, her founding of the company, and her death in 1961.
Ninnie and william baird brought their family to fort worth in 1901. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Today, our five bakery locations across the lone star state deliver bread with a soft, delicious taste as true as texas. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the baird surname. Ninnie had eight surviving children, of which each of the boys and some of the girls helped in the start of the business. For the first time in the company s history, the position of president and ceo was filled by someone who was not a member of the baird family. Ninnie baird exam 3chloe history 2301 with bane at blinn college studyblue flashcards. Clayton deward baird, age 86, died peacefully on the 11th of august 2010 following a short illness. Baird, who was the founder of mrs baird s bakeries, one of the largest.
Baird, the woman who has been immortalized on hundreds of billboards, thousands of commercials and millions of bread wrappers, began life as ninnie henderson in 1869 in trenton, tennessee. Welcome to the baird family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Baird, ninia lilla ninnie texas state historical association. Our heroes, from cowboys to the alamo to stephen f. Her birth certificate name is, ninia lilla harrison. Ninnie baird began her business in 1908 by baking and sharing her handtwisted bread friends and neighbors. Investors braced for an economic recession by selling equities and cyclical commodities in favor of safer government bonds and. Jacqueline baird s most popular book is the sabbides secret baby. Lost fort worth is available as a paperback and as an ebook at local barnes.
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Baird family trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna, and more advertisement. Jacqueline baird has 214 books on goodreads with 31156 ratings. We will try to keep our famous texans list interesting, but it will never include every texan who deserves recognition. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Janet quisenberry overview janet baird quisenberry has been associated with two companies, according to public records. She already had a reputation among her fort worth, texas, neighbors as an excellent baker, so it did not take long for ninnie baird to establish a business. With her husbands failing health, ninnie recognized that she could make a living baking bread. Texas history 2301 exam 1 bane blinn flashcards quizlet. Books by jacqueline baird author of the sabbides secret baby.
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