hmtl5 Nathaniel Robert Fairchild b. 15 Aug 1843 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 8 Feb 1920 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Nathaniel Robert Fairchild

Male 1843 - 1920  (76 years)

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  • Name Nathaniel Robert Fairchild 
    • son of Rev. Daniel Fairchild Jr and Elizabeth Lucy Hemenway [1]
    Birth 15 Aug 1843  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In the 1920 US census Nathaniel R. Fairchild, widower, is in the household of his youngest son, Nathaniel R. Fairchild.
    Death 8 Feb 1920  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial 10 Feb 1920  Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I279  Gritton
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Family 1 Elizabeth Fitzgerald,   b. 8 Nov 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1874, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Marriage 21 Apr 1869  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1853-1874. Page 46. No record of anyone signing for bride or groom.
    Children 
     1. Marshal C. Fairchild,   b. 26 Jan 1870, Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1955, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Ada Bell Fairchild,   b. 11 Sep 1871, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1893, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
    Family ID F1181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

    Family 2 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  [2, 4, 6, 7] 
    • 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.
    Children 
     1. Wesley Ezekiel Fairchild,   b. 28 Jul 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1959 (Age 81 years)
     2. Jesse Daniel Fairchild,   b. 19 Jan 1876, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1950, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Nettie Agnes Fairchild,   b. 14 Jan 1881, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. Nathaniel Robert Fairchild,   b. 10 Feb 1885, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1972, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Aug 1843 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Apr 1869 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Mar 1875 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Feb 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 10 Feb 1920 - Johnson Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Nathaniel R. Fairchild was born at the home place August 15, 1843. He had a twin brother named Daniel who died in the army. Mr. Fairchild married, in 1869, Miss Elizabeth Fitzgerald, and she died in 1874. She was the mother of three children. He then married Mrs. Sarah Dove, who was born in Vermilion County June n, 1842. Mr. Fairchild's entire life has been spent in Vermilion County.

      [1]
    • History of Vermilion County. H. W. Beckwith. Chicago, IL, H.H. Hill and Co., 1879. Chapter on Blount Township, page 900.
      Nathaniel R. Fairchild, Danville, farmer and stock-dealer, section 3, was born in Vermilion County, Illinois, on the 15th of August, 1843. He has followed the occupation of a farmer through life. He attended the high-school at Danville for four years. Mr. Fiarchild has been twice married: first to Elisabeth Fitzgerald, on the 21st of April, 1869. She was born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 8th of November, 1844, and died on the 19th of August, 1874. They had by this marriage three children, two living: Marshal C., born on the 26th of January, 1870, and Ada B., born on the 11th of September, 1871. The deceased was an infant. Mr. Fairchild was then married on the 30th of March, 1875, to Sarah Dore, who was born in Vermilion county in 1842. They have by this union two children: Daniel J., born the 19th of January, 1876, and Wesley E., born on the 28th of Jly, 1878. The father of Mr. Fairchild, Daniel Fairchild, was one of the early settlers of this county, having come here in 1829. He was a very noted minister of the Methodist church. He is a republican and a Methodist. [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

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

    3. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    4. [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.

    5. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

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

    7. [S104] marriage record.

    8. [S20] H.W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County, (H.H. Hill and Company, 1879), https://archive.org/details/historyofvermili01beck.


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