The name Bard is derived from Beard or Baird.  Not everyone was winning spelling bees back then and it seemed to formally change during the Civil War.

In 1810 in Ohio County, (West) Virginia Henry Baird is found in the census. In 1820 in Tyler County (West) Virginia Henry Baird is found in the census. In 1819-20 John Henry Beard (Bard) was born in Tyler County.
In 1821 Henry Beard (Baird/Bard) died.  His wife, Lydia (later married to a Ballard), and three children; Andrew, Susannah, and John survived.
1844 John Beard married Mahala (Mahalia) Allison in Vermilion County  Illinois.
1849 Joseph Henry Bard was born to John and Mahala (Mahalia).
        They also had children named Alexander Baxter and Lydia.
1858 Mormon Ballard Bard was born to John and Mahala (Mahalia).
1862 Sept. 17 John Henry Beard joined Co. A of the 10th
          Iowa Infantry at age 43.  He was living in Polk County, Des Moines IA
1863 Aug. 7 John Henry Beard died in a Vicksburg Prison Camp
1899 Thomas B. Bard was born to Joseph Henry Bard and Annie Elmira
          (Peer) Bard.  They also had children Ferne and Ernest.
          Joseph was  previously married to Sarah Etna McIntire (sp?)
          and they had children John, Rose, Anna (Fox), and Sarah
          Pearl(McClung)
1929 Thomas married Elva Cyrena (Shibley) and they had children Glenn,
          Gene, and Jack 

Tom, Ernie, and Ferne Bard are the small children shown in the photo to the left.  Probably located somewhere in the "mountains" of Kansas, this photo of the family and their home was probably made around 1904.  Some house huh?

A park in Forest Grove, Oregon is named after Tom Bard and his wife Elva.

As you can see above, the Bard name isn't the only name in this family tree. Peer, Bryant, Allison, Marrs, Shibley, Howell, Robison, Cox, Parks, Woodworth, Shonts, Wayman/Wergmann, and others yet to be found belong here.

If you have information related to this family, email me at gpbard@rbnet.com

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