NAME(S): Aunt Lizzie & Bill Fairbanks

PHOTOGRAPH: # 302

OTHER INFO: None

PHOTOGRAPHER: Unknown

CARD SIZE: 13 cm x 9 cm oval

WHERE PURCHASED: St. Joseph, Illinois

WHEN PURCHESED: 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 settled in the Hammond, IL. area, where they operated a hotel. William was well known in Illinois. He was a trainer of horses and operated a sales barn in Bement for more than 35 years.

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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

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

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

Source: WorldConnect.RootsWeb.com