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==Birth== 
Ira S. Fairlee was born November 2, 1890, the son of Milo Fairlee (1863 – 1936) and Anna Batcher (1866 – 1945). His siblings were:<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref>
*Leonard Fairlee (1888 – 1951) married  Florence VanDeusen 
*Olive M Fairlee (1892 – 1969) married Howard Sholtes and had daughter Ella Sholtes (1911 - 2003)
*Lucille Fairlee(1898 – 1899)

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==Military==
Ira Fairlee was a Corporal in the U. S. Army in World Ward I.

'''U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Ira S Fairlee<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Ira S Fairlee<br>
County:	Albany<br>
State:	New York<br>
Birthplace:	New York,United States of America<br>
Birth Date:	9 Nov 1890<br>
Race:	Caucasian (White)<br>
Draft Board:	3<br>

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==Death==
[[File:Grave-Knox-FairleeIra.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>IRA S. FAIRLEE<br>NEW YORK<br>CPL US ARMY<br>WORLD WAR I<br>NOV 7 1890 - NOV 15 1957</center>]]
Ira S. Fairlee died November 15, 1957

'''U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 about Ira S Fairlee<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Ira S Fairlee<br>
Birth Date:	7 Nov 1890<br>
Death Date:	15 Nov 1957<br>
Cemetery:	Knox Cemetery<br>
Cemetery Location:	Knox, New York<br>

==Obituary== 

[[File:19571118FairleeIraSObit.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Ira S. Fairlee Obituary - Schnectady Gazette - November 18, 1957</center>]]

Ira Fairlee Dies After Long Illness

Ira Fairlee, 67, of RD Altamont, died yesterday in Albany Hospital following a long illness.

Mr. Fairlee had been employed as a stock manager by the Albany COunty highway department. A veteran of World war I, he was a member of Helderberg Post 977, American Legion.

The Fredendall funeral home, Altamont, will be open tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and the funeral service will be conducted there at 2 p,m, Wednesday. Burial will be in [[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]].

Surviving are a son, Marshall Fairlee, and a sister, Mrs. Howard Sholtes, of Berne.
:Schenectady Gazette - November 18, 1957

==Census Records==
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|'''1900 United States Federal Census about Ira S Fairlee<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Ira S Fairlee<br>
Age:	9<br>
Birth Date:	Nov 1890<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1900:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Son<br>
Marital Status:	Single<br>
Father's Name:	Milo Fairlee<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Name:	Anna M Fairlee<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Milo Fairlee	37<br>
Anna M Fairlee	33<br>
Leonard J Fairlee	11<br>
'''Ira S Fairlee	9<br>'''
Olive M Fairlee	7<br>
Margaret Batcher	59<br>

|'''1910 United States Federal Census about Ira S Fairlee<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
Name:	Ira S Fairlee<br>
[Ira G Fairlie] <br>
Age in 1910:	19<br>
Birth Year:	abt 1891<br>
Birthplace:	New York<br>
Home in 1910:	Knox, Albany, New York<br>
Race:	White<br>
Gender:	Male<br>
Relation to Head of House:	Son<br>
Marital Status:	Single<br>
Father's Name:	Milo Fairlee<br>
Father's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Mother's Name:	Anna Fairlee<br>
Mother's Birthplace:	New York<br>
Neighbors:	View others on page<br>
Household Members:	<br>
Name	Age<br>
Milo Fairlee	47<br>
Anna Fairlee	44<br>
'''Ira S Fairlee	19'''<br>
Olive M Fairlee	17<br>
Margaret Batcher	67<br>

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==Additional Media== 

Funeral Today For Fairlee 

The funeral of '''Leonard Fairlee,''' administrative assistant in the manager's office at the American Locomotive Co., will be held this morning at 11 o'clock in Baxter's funeral home. 
Burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr. Fairlee. 63. of 1215 Gainer avenue, died Friday in St. Clare's Hospita after a short illness. Survivors include his wife. Mrs. Florence VanDeusen Fairlee: a sister, Mrs Howard Sholtes of Berne, and a brother Ira Fairlee of Altamont. 
:Schenectady Gazette - November 5, 1951

Jan 27, 1911 Looking Back<br>
(Knox) Howard Sholtes of Berne and Miss '''Olive Fairlee''' of this village were married on Friday evening, Jan. 13, at the Lutheran parsonage at Berne, by the Rev. Traver.
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - January 23, 1921

MRS. HOWARD SHOLTES 

Mrs,. Olive M. Fairlee, wife of  Howard Sholtes, passed away at her home in Berne last Friday  morning. Mrs. Sholtes, daughter  of the late Mr. and Mrs. Milo Fairlee, was born in the Town of  Knox, June 5, 1892, and had lived  her entire, life in Albany county.
 
She was a member of the Reformed church and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Berne Fire department.   She spent several years nursing  until her health failed. She had  been in failing health for a long  time and the end came as a relief  to her suffering.  Survivors are her husband,  Howard Sholtes; one daughter,  Mrs. Ralph (Ella) Scrafford, of  Berne; and two grandsons, Allan  H. Scrafford of Holland, Mich.,  and William R. Scrafford of  Berne.  Funeral services were held from the Berne Reformed church Monday, Rev. Bruce Goodwin officiating. Interment was in[[Knox   Cemetery|Knox   Cemetery]]. 
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - May 9, 1969

SHOLTES — May 2, '''Olive M. Fairlee''' of Berne, wife of Howard Sholtes; mother of Mrs. Ralph (Ella) Scrafford of Berne: grandmother of Alan H. Scrafford of Holland, Mich., and William R. Scrafford of Berne, N. Y. Funeral services were held from the Berne Reformed church, Monday afternoon, with Rev. Brace Good officiating.
:[[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] - May 9, 1969

MILO FAIRLEE 
Milo Fairlee, father of Mrs. Howard Sholtes of Knox, died at his daughter's home Wednesday. He had been ill for some time. The funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at 
the home of Mrs. Howard Sholtes. The home will be open tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the [[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]. 

Besides his daughter, he leaves his wife, Mrs. Anna Batcher Fairlee and two sons, Leonard Fairlee of this city and Ira Fairlee of Delmar.
:Schenectady Gazette - June 5, 1936
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Image:FairleeIraSGraveApplication.jpg|<center>Ira S. Fairlee Military Grave Application</center>
Image:FairleeIraSDraft RegistrationWWI.jpg|<center>Ira S. Fairlee Draft Registration World War I</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-FAIRLEEMonument.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>FAIRLEE Family Monument<br>Back of Sholtes Monument</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-FairleeMilo.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>MILO (Fairlee)<br> 1863 - 1836</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-BatcherAnna.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>ANNA BATCHER<br>HIS WIFE<br>1867 - 1945</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-SholtesMonument.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>SHOLTES Family Monument<br>Back of Fairlee Monument</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-SholtesHoward.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>HOWARD (Sholtes)<br>1887 - 1973</center>
Image:Grave-Knox-SholtesOlive.jpg|<center>[[Knox Cemetery|Knox Cemetery]]<br>OLIVE (Fairlee Sholtes)<br>1892 - 1969</center>

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