hmtl5 John Fletcher Fairchild b. 1851 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 1899 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona: Gritton Genealogy
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John Fletcher Fairchild

Male 1851 - 1899  (48 years)

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  • Name John Fletcher Fairchild 
    Birth 1851  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Fort Davis, Presidio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation deputy sheriff 
    Death 22 Oct 1899  Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial burial details unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2401  Gritton
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Daniel Perry Fairchild,   b. 18 Nov 1820, Evansville, Randolph County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1897, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Ann Gritton,   b. 2 Feb 1823, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1900, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1842  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 25. Jacob Gritton, father, signed permission for Dorothy Ann Gritton.
    Family ID F966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Pearl Howard,   b. Abt 1851, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1889 (Age 37 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frank Perry Fairchild,   b. 6 Oct 1884, Fort Davis, Presidio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1957, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Anna Pearl Fairchild,   b. Nov 1886, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1918, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F1016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 Mary Catherine Hunt,   b. 20 Jul 1874, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1949, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1889  Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Fairchild,   b. 29 Sep 1890, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1986, Eureka, Humboldt County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     2. Mabel Etta Fairchild,   b. 18 Jan 1893, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1989, Bethany, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     3. Mary Helen Fairchild,   b. 31 Mar 1895, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1960, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     4. John Fletcher Fairchild,   b. 2 Sep 1897, Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1982, Sedona, Coconino County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F1015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1851 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Fort Davis, Presidio County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Sep 1889 - Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Oct 1899 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Obituary from Find a Grave
      The Coconino Sun. 28, October 1899.
      Death Of Fletcher Fairchild
      Fletcher Fairchild died at the Territorial Insane Asylum on Sunday morning, the 22nd inst.,and was buried at Phoenix on Monday. Mr. Fairchild had been in failing health for two years past and had been gradually failing.
      On August 16 he was adjudged insane and was sent to the asylum. He was elected sheriff of this county at the last election, but was never able to assume the duties of the office, though he qualified and was nominally sheriff until August 16.
      He was a native of Illinois, but his life was spent in the west, and in every place he resided he had served as a peace officer. He came to Arizona from New Mexico about sixteen years ago, and nearly all that time held an appointment under the sheriff. He was a popular and efficient official and won a reputation as an officer who never let his man escape. Deceased was about 48 years of age and leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 December 2018), memorial page for John Fletcher Fairchild (1851-22 Oct 1899), Find A Grave Memorial no. 76757562, ; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585) Unknown.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S75] Don Claypool, The Family of Gritton, (Don Claypool, 1997), Library of Linda Hedges.

    3. [S104] marriage record.

    4. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society), Library of Linda Hedges.


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