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William Lee Fairchild 1826 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16, Nov., 1826

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1907

Death Location: Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Fairchild

Mother: Louisa Lee

Spouse(s): Octavia Hendricks

Children(s): Edward Fairchild, William Fairchild, Samuel Fairchild, Saleta Fairchild, Franklin Fairchild, Galvin Fairchild, Octavia Fairchild, Sarah Fairchild, Charles Fairchild, Sidney Fairchild

In 1826, William Lee Fairchild entered the world in Louisiana, USA, born to William Henry Fairchild and Louisa Eliza Lee. William Lee Fairchild married Octavia F. Hendricks, and had children including Edward Josiah - EJ - Fairchild, William Fairchild, Samuel Wilson Fairchild, Saleta E. Fairchild, Franklin Lee Fairchild, Galvin C Fairchild, Octavia Fairchild, Sarah Fairchild, Charles Rine Fairchild, Sidney James Fairchild. William Lee Fairchild passed away in 1907 in Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, William Lee Fairchild entered the world in Louisiana, USA, born to William Henry Fairchild and Louisa Eliza Lee.
  • William Lee Fairchild married Octavia F. Hendricks, and had children including Edward Josiah - EJ - Fairchild, William Fairchild, Samuel Wilson Fairchild, Saleta E. Fairchild, Franklin Lee Fairchild, Galvin C Fairchild, Octavia Fairchild, Sarah Fairchild, Charles Rine Fairchild, Sidney James Fairchild.
  • William Lee Fairchild passed away in 1907 in Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Fairchild
1803 – 1867
Birth Location: Hinds, Mississippi, United States
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Louisa Lee
1805 – 1847
Birth Location: Willow Creek, Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Octavia Hendricks
1844 – 1907
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Fairchild
1865 – 1951
Birth Location: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
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William Fairchild
1867 –
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Samuel Fairchild
1868 – 1961
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Saleta Fairchild
1872 – 1879
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Franklin Fairchild
1874 – 1955
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Galvin Fairchild
1877 – 1903
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Octavia Fairchild
1878 – 1878
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Sarah Fairchild
1879 –
Birth Location: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Charles Fairchild
1883 – 1972
Birth Location: Blanco County, Texas, USA
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Sidney Fairchild
1888 – 1968
Birth Location: Johnson City, Blanco, Texas, USA
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William Fairchild's Ancestors

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William Fairchild
1826 – 1907
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Henry Fairchild
1803 – 1867
Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Louisa (Eliza) Lee
1805 – 1847
Willow Creek, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Abraham (Lofton) Fairchild
1752 – 1820
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Murry
1770 – 1813
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Fairchild
1710 – 1789
Rachel Porcher
1710 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairchild
1680 – 1734
Elizabeth Fairchild
1680 – 1738

William Fairchild's Descendants

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William (Lee) Fairchild (16, Nov., 1826 – 24 Feb 1907) m. Octavia (F.) Hendricks (17 Dec 1844 – 9, Sept., 1907)
  1. 1. Edward (Josiah - EJ -) Fairchild (4 Dec 1865 – 17 May 1951)
  2. 2. William Fairchild (abt 1867 – )
  3. 3. Samuel (Wilson) Fairchild (15 Dec 1868 – 02 Mar 1961) m. Nora (Etta) Jones (abt 1881 – 01 Jun 1926)
    1. 1. Margaret (Octavia) Fairchild (abt 1900 – 14 Mar 1976) m. Marcus (Newton) Cowan (Nov 30 1895 – 2 May 1965)
      1. 1. Doris (Alora) Cowan (23 Jul 1921 – 26 Feb 2014) m. Cecil (Clyde) Crenshaw (29 Jan 1917 – 28 Feb 1972) m. Wallace (Samuel) Hunter (2 Mar 1923 – 5 Apr 2001) m. George Eichermuller
        1. 1. DeWayne (Arlyn) Crenshaw (2 Oct 1948 – 3 Dec 2010) m. Eloise Vining
        2. 2. Lyllian Crenshaw
        3. 3. Christine (Louise) Hunter (13 Apr 1964 – )
      2. 2. Viola (Lillian) Cowan (12 Jan 1925 – 13 Feb 2022) m. Virgil (Leslie) Crenshaw (29 Aug 1920 – 16 Apr 1975) m. Ethan (Allison) Allen (13 Aug 1933 – 13 Nov 2012)
        1. 1. Raymond (Leslie) Crenshaw (14 Dec 1942 – 14 Dec 1942)
        2. 2. Dennis (Gene) Crenshaw (15 Dec 1943 – 09 Aug 2021) m. Betty (Jean) Silver (20 Oct 1946 – 12 Apr 1998)
        3. 3. Tommy (Wayne) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1946 – 29 July 1993) m. Eunice (Mary) Crenshaw m. Sandra (Louise) Brookshire
        4. 4. Margaret (Ruth) Crenshaw (27 Jan 1948 – 26 Sep 1955)
        5. 5. Eunice (Lillian) Crenshaw (23 Aug 1949 – ) m. Woodrow (W) Amerson (12 Aug 1944 – ) m. William (Joseph "Jody") Sessions (17 Apr 1948 – )
        6. 6. Mickey (Jim) Crenshaw (20 Jan 1952 – 09 Aug 1983) m. Jennifer (Rose) Cole (2 Dec 1952 – 6 Jul 2019) m. Esther (Wylene) Trammell (20 August 1953 – 18 May 2020)
        7. 7. Marcus (Lynn) Crenshaw (15 Nov 1954 – 28 May 2022) m. Mary (Ellen) Roth
    2. 2. Vicy (Christine) Fairchild (30 Nov 1904 – 11 Mar 1978)
    3. 3. Tom (Jones) Fairchild (18 Dec 1906 – 17 Apr 1976)
    4. 4. Edward Fairchild (07 Feb 1907 – 02 Nov)
  4. 4. Saleta (E.) Fairchild (4 Jul 1872 – 27 Apr 1879)
  5. 5. Franklin (Lee) Fairchild (4 Feb 1874 – 19 Nov 1955)
  6. 6. Galvin (C) Fairchild (29 May 1877 – 22 Feb 1903)
  7. 7. Octavia Fairchild (27 Oct 1878 – 12 Nov 1878)
  8. 8. Sarah Fairchild (Dec 1879 – )
  9. 9. Charles (Rine) Fairchild (3 Sep 1883 – 17 Apr 1972)
  10. 10. Sidney (James) Fairchild (14 Apr 1888 – Feb 1968)

William Fairchild's Timeline

2 Records

1826
16, Nov., 1826
Birth of William Lee Fairchild in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1907
24 Feb 1907
Age 81
Death of William Lee Fairchild in Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16, Nov., 1826
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Edgerly, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
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