Sarah Ella Fairchild

31 January 1856–28 June 1935 (Age 79)
Vermilion, Illinois, United States

The Life of Sarah Ella

When Sarah Ella Fairchild was born on 31 January 1856, in Vermilion, Illinois, United States, her father, Rev. Daniel Fairchild Jr., was 45 and her mother, Elizabeth Lucy Hemenway, was 43. She married James Robert Drayton on 20 January 1874, in Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 June 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Robert Drayton
1849–1921
Sarah Ella Fairchild
1856–1935
Marriage: 20 January 1874
Charles Edward Drayton sr
1874–1913
Mary Caroline or Mamie Drayton
1877–1960
Milton James Drayton
1880–1920
Robert Drayton
1883–1929
Clarence Everett Drayton
1886–1965
William Francis Drayton
1889–1946
Walter Louis Drayton
1893–1920

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
20 January 1874
Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States
children

(7)

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Parents and Siblings

    Rev. Daniel Fairchild Jr.

    Male1810–1870Male

    Elizabeth Lucy Hemenway

    Female1812–1891Female

siblings

(15)

    Ordilla Fairchild

    Female1832–1917Female

    Eliza Ann Fairchild

    Female1833–1913Female

    Eli Fairchild

    Male1835–1892Male

    Francis Fairchild

    Male1837–1838Male

    Harrison Fairchild

    Male1840–1917Male

+10 More Children

World Events (8)

1858 · A House Divided

Age 2

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863

Age 7

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877 · The First Workers Strike

Age 21

The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

Name Meaning

Southern English: nickname from Middle English fair child ‘handsome child’ or ‘handsome youth of noble birth’ ( see Child ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Ella Drayton in household of James R Drayton, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ella Drayton in household of James Drayton, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Sarah E Drayton in household of James R Drayton, "United States Census, 1910"

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