Sarah Ella Fairchild

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

The Life Summary 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 lived in Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States in 1900 and East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1920. 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 Albert Drayton
1883–1929
Clarence Everett Drayton
1886–1965
William Francis Drayton
1889–1946
Walter Louis Drayton
1893–1920

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 January 1874Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1860
    Age 4
    In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
    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

    English (southern): 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.

    Possible Related Names

    Child

    Sources (13)

    • Ella Drayton in household of James R Drayton, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Ellen Fairchilds, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
    • Ella Drayton in household of James Drayton, "United States Census, 1880"

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