Henry2 Nuse (___________1) was born __ ______ 1825b at _____________, _______________ County, ____________, the son of __________ and ___________ (_____________) Nuse. His birth is recorded in ______________ County birth records.

He died __ ______ 1908b, age 83, of ___________ probably near Wagontown and is buried in the churchyard of the Hibernia Methodist Church. His death is recorded in __________________ County death records.

He married Ann Rebecca Laird (or “Lare” or “Layard”) _____________ at ________________ Roman Catholic Church, ___________, Town of ___________, ___________ County. Reverend _________________ presided. Witnesses were ______________ and _____________. The marriage is recorded in the marriage register of the church. See also __________ County marriage records, v ___, no. ____.

Maude E. Littlefield, 435 North New Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania, whose grandmother, Martha Ellen "Ella" (Ayres) Wynn, was a first cousin of Ann Rebecca Laird, possesses a bible with the following inscription on the frontispiece:

"Ruth Hail March 11, 1834
To her daughter Martha Ayers
Presented to her daughter Ella Wynn
Presented to Blanche Wynn Littlefield
Presented to her daughter Maude Littlefield"

The bible contains the names of those persons and dates for which it is cited as a reference. In this bible, the name “Laird” is consistently spelled “L-a-r-e”.

From information in a letter from Florence Whiteman, whose mother, Rebecca Ann Ayres, was a first cousin of Ann Rebecca Laird, to Mr. and Mrs. William G. Andes. The letter is dated Sunday December 9, 1951, at Coatesville, Pennsylvania. In this letter, “Laird” is spelled, “L-a-y-a-r-d”.

Ann Laird was born 7 May 1847 at _____________, ___________ County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Mary (Hale) Laird. Her birth is recorded in ___________ County birth records.

She died __ ______ 1892, age 45, of _____________ probably near Wagontown, Chester County, Pennsylvania. She is buried in the churchyard of the Hibernia Methodist Church. Her death is recorded in _____ County death records.

Hibernia Methodist Church is located on a county road in West Brandywine Township, approximately two miles north of Wagontown.

I visited the cemetery, located in the churchyard, June 9, 1963. There are four graves in the Nuse plot, inscribed:

NUSE
Henry Ann R. Laird
1825 - 1908 1847-1892

Sara Ann Marshall H.
1852-1894 1877-1961

The Nuses had ______ children.