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* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:850446 GNIS]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:850446 GNIS]
* [http://distantcousin.com/Directories/NV/Reno/1920/Pages.asp?Page=234 Reno, Washoe Cty, Nevada 1920-21 City Directory Page 234] Lists Bonham Bros. and Bonham, Maud (milliner) along with others.
* [http://distantcousin.com/Directories/NV/Reno/1920/Pages.asp?Page=234 Reno, Washoe Cty, Nevada 1920-21 City Directory Page 234] Lists Bonham Bros. and Bonham, Maud (milliner) along with others.
**"SHEEPSHEAD. A postoffice on Smoke Creek, 20 miles north of [[Sand Pass |Sand pass]], the shipping point on WP Ry, 36 miles north·
**"SHEEPSHEAD. A postoffice on Smoke Creek, 20 miles north of [[Sand Pass |Sand pass]], the shipping point on WP Ry, 36 miles northeast of Amdee Cal, and 71 miles north of Reno, the county seat and banking point. Stockraising is the principal occupation.
east of Amdee Cal, and 71 miles north of Reno, the county seat and banking point. Stockraising is the principa; occupation.
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** Laird Ed, horse dlr
** Laird Ed, horse dlr

Revision as of 07:07, 5 May 2014

Laird Spring is located on the west side of the Smoke Creek Desert.

Edward Laird

A post to Ancestry.com says that Edward Laird was murdered in 1917. However, the 1920-21 Reno City Directory has a "Laird Ed" living in nearby Sheepshead.


References

  • GNIS
  • Reno, Washoe Cty, Nevada 1920-21 City Directory Page 234 Lists Bonham Bros. and Bonham, Maud (milliner) along with others.
    • "SHEEPSHEAD. A postoffice on Smoke Creek, 20 miles north of Sand pass, the shipping point on WP Ry, 36 miles northeast of Amdee Cal, and 71 miles north of Reno, the county seat and banking point. Stockraising is the principal occupation.
    • ...
    • Laird Ed, horse dlr
  • Edward Laird (Ancestry.com)
  • Laird Spring (Tom Green Photography) "gunned down in his cabin"