We reveal the history of the community through the stories of its dead
individual record

id
first
middle
last
dob
dod
cod
75HenryA.Fairchild2/3/182512/19/1849

veteran
exhumed
purchaser
cemetery
FALSEAdams Street

lot
plot
R14 G7
relations
Daniel Fairchild (father) Betsey Fairchild (mother) Eliza Barnhart Fairchild (wife) John Wadsworth Fairchild (brother, 1819-1869) Jane Fletcher Fairchild (sister-in-law, married to J.W.) Charlotte Fairchild (neice by JW, 1842-1848) Mary Ellen Fairchild (neice by JW, b. 1844) Celestia Fairchild (neice by JW, 1847-1848) Alice Jane Fairchild (neice by JW, 1849-1915) Agnes Fairchild (neice by JW, 1852-1930) Ancel John Fairchild (nephew by JW, b. 1853) Mary Fairchild Pickard (sister, b. 1821) Jonathan Pickard (brother-in-law) Mary L. Fairchild (neice by Mary, b. 1820) George H. Fairchild (nephew by Mary, b. 1850) Frank Fairchild (nephew by Mary, b. 1856) Andrew J. Fairchild (brother, 1832-1866) Mathilda Aldridge Fairchild (sister-in-law, married to AJ) Elizabeth Fairchild (neice by AJ, b. 1855) Charles Fairchild (nephew by AJ, twin, 29 June 1858-16 Oct 1858) Freddie Fairchild (nephew by AJ, twin, 29 June 1858-11 August 1858) Jane Fairchild (neice by AJ, b. 1859) Henry B. Fairchild (nephew by AJ, 1863-1865) Nellie Fairchild (neice by AJ, 1864-1865)

comments
Henry's parents were among the first settlers of Middleburg Twp. Betsey Fairchild is remembered as one of the "pioneering women" of the area (Shaw 30). Daniel Fairchild made wooden dishes which were used by many of the early settlers (John Baldwin and Hoadley accounts, in Shaw). He married Eliza Barnhart on 21 October 1847 (Henry A Fairchild--Eliza Barnhart marriage license, Cuyahoga County Library Fairview branch, book 4, p. 427, page match 3). They had no children (Labaj). There are no deeds in his name in Cuyahoga County. Henry's stone was transcribed in 1904 as saying "H.A Fairchild, died Dec 19, 1849, age 24 yrs, 9m". A 1934 transcription read "H.A Fairchild, died Oct 10, 1840, age 24 yrs, 9 m" Henry's stone was in 2007 one of only three (of eight) Fairchild stones still standing, although all three were broken and repaired so that only part of the inscriptions remain. age 24 years, 9 months at death WRHS:"died 10/10/1840"

sources
Loomis, E. S. and D. T. Gould, "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904, Berea Historical Society "Cuyahoga Cemetery Inscriptions," Vol. I, compiled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1934 "Number of burial lots and price," Adams St. Cemetery folder, Berea Historical Society Ground penetrating radar scan, Geosearches Inc., 26 July 2006. Willard H. Shaw, A Collection of Historical Facts on Berea, Ohio. Centennial,1836-1936. Souvenir edition. Berea, OH: Mohler Printing Co., 1836 Jonathan Pickard-Mary Fairchild marriage license, 11 Feb 1838, vol. 3, p. 311; Cuyahoga County Historical Marriage License Index online; Marriage License collection, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Fairview branch. Don Labaj, Berea Families CD, 2006. Henry A Fairchild--Eliza Barnhart marriage license, Cuyahoga County Library Fairview branch, vol. 4, p. 427. H. A. Fairchild tombstone photograph, Jeremy Feador, 2006.