Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Bayard, S. S. December 27, 1839 - ???? ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marta Burns marta43@juno.com June 15, 2025, 8:25 pm Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888 Author: Samuel P. Bates S S Bayard, farmer and stock grower, was born near Waynesburg, Penna, December 27, 1839, and is a son of Perry A Bayard and Nancy Sayers Bayard. His parents were natives of Greene County, descendants of the early pioneers and of French and English origin. Mr Bayard's father was a farmer and mechanic; in early life he was a stone mason in Whitely Township. S S is the fifth in a family of seven children; he was reared in Greene County, attended the schools of Whitely Township, and afterwards entered Waynesburg College. He is a farmer by occupation, and owns 200 acres of well improved land where he resides in Cumberland Township. He has about twenty acres of his farm in choice fruit trees. In 1866 he married Miss Jane Webb, daughter of W T E Webb Esq of Waynesburg. Her mother's maiden name was Mary Stull; she was born in Virginia and was of English descent. Mr and Mrs Bayard are the parents of four children, two of whom are living. In politics Mr Bayard is a Republican. In 1862 he enlisted in Company K, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry and was Sergeant of the company. He was in several prominent engagements of the late war, among others the battles of Antietam and Stone River, and was discharged for disability in 1863. Both of his grandfathers were in the Revolutionary War. Mr and Mrs Bayard are active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and both are prominent teachers in the Sabbath school. Page 611 Additional Comments: Originally submitted 2003 This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb