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NAME(s):

Aunt Lizzie & Bill Fairbanks

PHOTOGRAPH:

# 302

OTHER WRITTEN INFO:

None

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Unknown

SIZE:

13 cm x 9 cm  oval

WHERE PURCHASED:

St. Joseph, Illinois

WHEN PURCHASED:

January 31, 2003

RESEARCHED INFO:

Possibly: William J. Fairbanks Jr.

 

Born: August 26, 1877, Burnside, Orange Co., New York

Died: November 1, 1937, Bement, Piantt Co., Illinois

Buried: Bement Cemetery, Piatt Co., Illinois

Father: William J. Fairbanks Sr.

Mother: Mary Ann Paxton

Married: Elizabeth Gertrude Fairbanks

             December 31, 1902 Charlotte, Eagon, Michigan

Note: Elizabeth & William were cousins, but married anyway. William's

         parents came to the U.S. in 1882. William came to Illinois with his

         parents who set tled in the Hammond, IL. area, where they operated

         a hotel. William was well known in Illinoi s. He was a trainer of horses

         and operated a sales barn in Bement for more than 35 years.

Children: William Glen, Louise Matilda, & 1 unknown name

 

Possibly: Elizabeth Gertrude Fairbanks

 

Born: December 31, 1876 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Died: May 16, 1957 Decatur, Macon, Illinois

Buried: Bement Cemetery, Piatt Co., Illinois

Father: James W. Fairbanks IV

Mother: Matilda Thaxter

Married William J. Fairbanks

Note: Elizabeth came to the US with her parents in 1883.

 

Source: WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com