Frederick Fairchild

Brief Life History of Frederick

When Frederick Fairchild was born on 16 February 1881, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, his father, Elkana Fairchild, was 36 and his mother, Emily May Fitzgerald, was 33. He married Mary Naomi Claypool on 20 August 1897, in Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Elk Township, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Lone Tree Township, Clay, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died in November 1968, in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lone Tree Cemetery, Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Fairchild
1881–1968
Mary Naomi Claypool
1881–1913
Marriage: 20 August 1897
Leeta Mae Fairchild
1898–1968
Clarence Henry Fairchild
1900–1971
John Elkanah Fairchild
1902–1986
Ruth Delores Fairchild
1904–1984
Herman Fredrick Fairchild
1905–1967

Sources (25)

  • Fredric Fairchilds, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Fred Fairchild, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Fred Fairchild, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

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.

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