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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:[1]
- 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)
Education
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[1]
Name: Ira S Fairlee
County: Albany
State: New York
Birthplace: New York,United States of America
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1890
Race: Caucasian (White)
Draft Board: 3
Occupation
Marriage & Children
Death
Ira S. Fairlee died November 15, 1957
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 about Ira S Fairlee[1]
Name: Ira S Fairlee
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1890
Death Date: 15 Nov 1957
Cemetery: Knox Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Knox, New York
Obituary
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.
Surviving are a son, Marshall Fairlee, and a sister, Mrs. Howard Sholtes, of Berne.
- Schenectady Gazette - November 18, 1957
Census Records
1900 United States Federal Census about Ira S Fairlee[1] Name: Ira S Fairlee |
1910 United States Federal Census about Ira S Fairlee[1] Name: Ira S Fairlee |
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
(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 - 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 inKnox Cemetery.
- 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 - 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.
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
Knox Cemetery
FAIRLEE Family Monument
Back of Sholtes MonumentKnox Cemetery
MILO (Fairlee)
1863 - 1836Knox Cemetery
ANNA BATCHER
HIS WIFE
1867 - 1945Knox Cemetery
SHOLTES Family Monument
Back of Fairlee MonumentKnox Cemetery
HOWARD (Sholtes)
1887 - 1973Knox Cemetery
OLIVE (Fairlee Sholtes)
1892 - 1969
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