hmtl5 Wesley Ezekiel Fairchild b. 28 Jul 1878 Illinois d. 1 Aug 1959: Gritton Genealogy

Wesley Ezekiel Fairchild

Male 1878 - 1959  (81 years)

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  • Name Wesley Ezekiel Fairchild 
    Birth 28 Jul 1878  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer 
    Death 1 Aug 1959  [2
    Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I277  Gritton
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2021 

    Father Nathaniel Robert Fairchild,   b. 15 Aug 1843, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Sarah Outten,   b. 11 Jun 1842, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1911 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 31 Mar 1875  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1875-1877. Page 17. Nathaniel R. Fairchild, age 31, Danville. Sarah Dove, age 32, Danville.

      LKH Note: this is a second marriage for both bride and groom.
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stella Bonnett,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1971 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1897  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Marriage absracts give names of Wesley's parents. Father: Nathaniel R. Fairchild. Mother: Sarah Outten.
      Names of Stella's parents. Father: John G. L. Bonnett. Mother: Mary Cline.
    Children 
     1. Clayton N. Fairchild,   b. 12 Oct 1897, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1959 (Age 61 years)
     2. Freda Fairchild,   b. May 1898, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1910 (Age 11 years)
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jul 1878 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Aug 1897 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] US World War I draft registration cards.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S86] Beckwith, H. W., Past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois, (Chicago, IL, H. H. Hill and Co., 1879), https://archive.org/details/pastpresentofver00clar/page/n5/mode/2up.

    4. [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995), Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S52] Marriage License Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1875-1877, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1994), Library of Linda Hedges.

    6. [S104] marriage record.

    7. [S50] Marriage License Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1892-1899, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1999), Library of Linda Hedges.