FAIR, CENSUS
1850 Census of Perry Township, Allen Co., IN #2707-2719
Henry Fair 42 M born MD Clothier
Elizabeth Fair 34 F born Ohio
Gabriel Fair 12 M born Ohio
Mary A. Fair 10 F born IN
Christian 7 M born IN
George Fair 5 M born IN
Dudly Tharp 55 M born NY Laborer
Leonard Barber 34 M born VA Laborer
Peter Gensen 20 M born Ohio Clothier
Lydia Oberhaulser 18 F born Ohio
1850 Census of Butler Township, DeKalb Co., IN Family 26, Dwelling 26
Charles Fair 36 M born PA Farmer
Sarah Fair 33 F born Ohio
Sylvester Fair 10 M born IN
Minerva Fair 7 F born IN
Charles V. Fair 5 M born IN
Anna Fair 4 F born IN
Augusta Fair 2 F born IN
1850 Census of Butler Township, DeKalb Co., IN Family 56, Dwelling 56
Abraham Fair 38 M born MD Farmer
Christina A. Fair 34 F born Ohio
Barbara Elizabeth Fair 14 F born IN
David Winters Fair 11 M born IN
Eliza Jane Fair 10 F born IN
Matilda Adaline Fair 9 F born IN
William Henry Fair 7 M born IN
James Ensry Fair 5 M born IN
Calvin Fair 3 M born IN
Eliza Jane Work 10 F born IN
1850 Census of Butler Township, DeKalb Co., IN Family 58, Dwelling 58
Peter Fair 69 M born MD Farmer
Sarah Fair 44 F born VA
Hannah Fair 19 F born Ohio
Peter Fair 18 M born Ohio Farmer
John Fair 16 M born Ohio Farmer
Jacob Fair 12 M born IN Farmer
Andrew Fair 9 M born IN
Samuel Fair 7 M born IN
Catharine Fair 5 F born IN
Michael Fair 2 M born IN
1880 Census of Eel River, Allen County, IN 174 B
Gabrel Fair married male, 41 born Ohio Farmer
Father born MD, Mother born Ohio
Mary A. Fair wife female, 39 born IN Keeps house
Father born VA, Mother born Ohio
Frank V. Fair son male, 4 born IN
Vesta B. Fair daughter female, 2 born IN
Ruby A. Fair daughter female, 9 mo born IN
Curtice Thorp other, single male, 21 born IN Farm Hand
Father born Ohio, Mother born NY
1880 Census of Eel River, Allen Co., IN 174 B
Andrew Fair married male, 39 born IN Farmer
Father born MD, Mother born VA
Samantha V. Fair wife female, 33 born Ohio Keeps house
Both parents born VA
Rose V. Fair daughter female, 15 born IN
Ora A. Fair son male, 11 born IN
Clara B. Fair daughter female, 9 born IN
George E. Fair son male, 8 born IN
Charles S. Fair son male, 6 born IN
Gary Fair son male, 5 born IN
Mabell Fair daughter female, 2 mo born IN
1880 Census of Eel River, Allen Co., IN 181 D
Samuel Fair married male, 36 born IN Farmer
Father born MD, Mother born MD
Sarah Fair wife female, 30 born Ohio Keeps house
Father born PA, Mother born Ohio
Altha Fair daughter female, 10 born IN
Elizabeth Fair daughter female, 8 born IN
Birtha Fair daughter female, 7 born IN
Daulton Fair son male, 4 born IN
Jessy Fair son male, 3 born IN
Joseph Fair son male, 10 mo born IN
H. H. Bruce other, single male, 23 born MD Farm Hand
Both parents born MD
1880 Census of Eel River, Allen Co., IN 181 D
Michael Fair married male, 31 born IN Farmer
Both parents born MD
Martha Fair wife female, 29 born IN Keeps house
Both parents born Ohio
Franklin Fair son male, 8 born IN
Clida C. Fair son male, 2 born IN
Peter Fair widower male, 49 born IN
Both parents born IN
Pearley Thorp son male, 11 born IN
Addie Thorp daughter female, 8 born IN
Both parents born MI
1880 Census of Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN 106 A (Christina Delong Fair, wife of
Abraham Fair)
Christina Fair widow female, 65 born Ohio Keeps house
Father born KY (error), Mother born PA
Laura L. Fair daughter female, 19 born IN
Father born MD, Mother born Ohio
1880 Census of Township 97, Hutchinson, Dakota Territory
Jacob C. Fair married male, 41 born IN Farmer
Both parents born IN (also an error)
Elisabeth Fair wife female, 39 born IN Keeps house
Both parents born NY
Persy Fair son male, 16 born IN
Lucy Fair daughter female, 13 born IN
Jane Fair daughter female, 11 born IN
John Fair son male, 8 born IN
Sarah Fair daughter female, 6 born IN
Clara Fair daughter female, 2 born IN
1880 Census of Township 121, Grant, Dakota Territory 28 D (Catherine Fair)
E. Dixon Paine married male, 36 born Ohio Keeps board-
ing house
Both parents born Ohio
Kate Paine wife female, 33 born IN Keeps house
Father born MD, Mother born Ohio
Thursey Paine son male, 13 born IL
Perry Paine son male, 9 born IL
Persy Paine son male, 9 born IL
Cora Paine daughter female, 6 born DAK
1880 Census of Raymond Twp., Rice Co., Kansas 264 D (Christian Fair, son of
Henry and Elizabeth)
Christian Fair married male, 36 born IN Farmer
Both parents born Ohio
Francelia Fair wife female, 29 born IN Keeps house
Father born PA, Mother born Ohio (Francelia was dau. Nathaniel Fitch)
Valie Fair daughter female, 4 born IN
Lizzie Fair daughter female, 1 born KS
Thomas Whacker other male, 24 born IN Farm laborer
Father born Ohio, Mother born PA
FAIR BURIALS AT PERRY TOWNSHIP CEMETERY, HUNTERTOWN, IN
FAIR, CHARLES Dec. 31, 1869 51Y 6M 22D
FAIR, GLENN June 14, 1891 4M 3D
FAIR, JONATHAN I. Feb. 19, 1861-Oct 12, 1909 Glenn
FAIR, SARAH L. June 17, 1861 3Y 2M 3D
Charles & Sarah
FAIR BURIALS AT CEDAR CHAPEL CEMETERY, BUTLER TOWNSHIP, DEKALB CO., IN Located Rd. 11 A and Rd. 68
ABRAHAM FAIR d: Feb. 2, 1867 age 54Y 11M 4D
C. G. FAIR b: Aug. 10, 1864
MAHALA FAIR b: Dec. 30, 1865 d: Sept. 5, 1901
CHARLES FAIR Son of A. & C. Fair
b: Aug. 9, 1838 d: Sept. 10, 1839
CLEON L. FAIR 1888-1932
DAVID W. FAIR 1838-1919
IRENE, his wife 1841-1926
EARL S. FAIR Son of C.G. and M. Fair
d: Aug. 30, 1891 age 3Y 2M 19D
ELMIRA FAIR Daughter of H. & E. Fair
d: Sept. 2, 1843 age 1Y 8M 2D
GENEVA C. FAIR Daughter of C.G. & M. Fair
d: Feb. 1, 1897 age 1M 24D
HENRIETTA FAIR Daughter of A. & C. Fair
b: July 26, 1849 d: July 5, 1850
MARY FAIR Daughter of C.G. and M. Fair
d: Aug. 24, 1895 age 3Y 7M 5D
PERRY W. FAIR 1862-1922
AURELIA C. FAIR 1862-19___
PETER FAIR d: Nov. 15, 1853 age 72Y 10M 16D
SARAH FAIR, wife of Peter d: Aug. 17, 1854 age 49Y
ROYCE E. FAIR 1875-1956
HALLIE B. FAIR, his wife 1875-1909
WILLIAM H. FAIR 1843-1921 Co. A, 100 Ind. Vol. Inf.
SARAH A. MOODY 1845-1912
WORTH H. FAIR 1898-19__
BEATRICE A. FAIR 1897-1960
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Charles Fair to Joseph Shryock
Deed, Received for Record this 12 day of July 1856 at 7 o’clock a.m. and recorded in Record I (or J) Page 407, W. Griswold, Recorder, DeKalb County. Filed in Open Court April 10, 1856, S. W. Sprott, Clerk. Entered for taxation this 12 day of July, 1856, Mr. Pierce
This indenture made this ninth day of April AD 1856 between Charles Fair, Admin-istrator with the will annexed of the estate of Peter Fair, deceased, of the one part and Joseph Shryock of the County of Allen and State of Indiana of the other part witnesseth that where as Charles Fair, Administrator, as aforesaid filed in the Court of Common Pleas of DeKalb County, Indiana, on the 7th of October AD 1854 his petition setting forth that said decedent at the time of his death was seized in fee simple of the South East Quarter of Section 33 in Township 33 North of Range 12 East in DeKalb County, Indiana, and that by the will of said decedent said land was to be sold and the proceeds with the proceeds of his personal estate should be divided among his children. And at the time of executing said will the decedent had the following named children living: Mary Harkrider, Sarah Ensey, Abraham Fair, Elizabeth Long ( Lung ), Charles Fair, Louisa Simons, Hannah Garrison, Peter Fair, John Fair, Jacob Fair, Andrew Fair, Samuel Fair, Catharine Fair, Merchant Fair, Henry Fair, and Sophia Surface and that said Henry Fair and Sophia Surface are since deceased leaving the following named children, Gabriel Fair, Mary Fair, Christian Fair, George Fair and Sarah Elizabeth Fair, children of Henry Fair, Emanuel Surface, Peter Surface, Charles Surface, Nathaniel Surface, Abraham Surface, Colphinias Surface, Elizabeth Surface and Isaac Surface, all of whome were ________ defendants to said petition and Lucinda Miller, a daughter of Rebecca Miller, a daughter of said Peter Fair, deceased before the execution of said will. And afterwards at the January Term of said Court held at Auburn in said county on the third day of January AD 1855 said court being satisfied that said administrator had given the notice required by the statutes ordered and directed him to sell said premises at private sale and afterwards at the August Term of said Court, the Administrator reported to said court that he had been unable to sell said premises at private sale and asking said court to make an order directing him to sell said premises at public sale which was granted and the Administrator was directed to sell at public sale after giving the notice required by the Statute. And afterwards at the April Term of said Court, held at Auburn aforesaid on the seventh day of April 1846 the said Administrator reported to said Court that he did on 15 day of February AD 1856 sell said premises to one Joseph Shryock for the sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars; Eleven hundred Dollars cash, Five Hundred and Fifty dollars in twelve months and Six Hundred Dollars on eighteen months which report was approved by the Court and said sale confirmed and the said Administrator ordered to execute and deliver to said purchaser a good and sufficient deed of conveyance of the premises aforesaid and to take from said purchaser a mortgage on said premises to secure the balance of said purchase money all of which proceedings will the more fully appear from the records of said reference hereto being had.
Now, therefore, to confirm to the said Joseph Shryock the purchaser aforesaid, and by order of the said Court, the said Charles Fair, Administrator, as aforesaid and on consideration of the said sum of Two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars aforesaid hath granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed and confirmed and by this present do grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said Joseph Shryock, his heirs and assigns forever the premises aforesaid to wit: The South East Quarter of Section Thirty-three (33) in Township Thirty-three, Range Twelve East with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging and all the right title interest and claim of the said Peter Fair at the time of his death in and to the same to have and to hold the said premises with the appurtenances to the sole and proper use and benefit of the said Joseph Shryock, his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof the said Charles Fair has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Charles Fair Seal
State of Indiana
DeKalb County
Before me Egbert B. Mott, a Notary Public in and for said Charles Fair, acknowledge the execution of this foregoing deed. Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this 9th day of April AD, 1856
Egbert B. Mott
Notary Public
From the DeKalb County History "The pioneers of Butler Township were PETER FAIR and his sons CHARLES and ABRAHAM, Charles Crouse, George DeLong, and the SURFACE family, ANDREW and his sons, JOHN and JACOB ................. HENRY FAIR came in 1839.”
Some of the following information comes from the “History of DeKalb County, IN”
1827 Peter Fair and his family moved to Montgomery Co., Ohio from Maryland
1835 Peter Fair came with his sons Charles and Abraham to Allen and DeKalb Co.
Indiana. Peter had two wives and many children as noted by the legal docu-
ment above. His first wife apparently died in Ohio and he remarried to
Sarah Surface.
1835 They made permanent settlement in Indiana, though they had been here the
previous fall to build their cabins.
1837 Peter Fair met with the first Board of Commissioners.
Peter and wife were members of the German Reformed Church
Son Abraham Fair gives some interesting information about their pioneer experiences as he was one of the 8 who first settled this area:
“Our plan” he says “ was to come out, build cabins, make a little beginning and then return to our old homes in Montgomery Co., Ohio to winter and bring on the family in the spring. We brought in provisions enough to last until our return, excepting meat, calculating to kill deer enough to supply that. In this however, we were mistaken. We found deer quite scarce in those woods that fall. One day Andrew Surface found a hollow tree filled with honey, into which a bear had gnawed a hole and helped himself to as much as he wanted. On cutting the tree we found what was left of the Bruin’s dinner, six gallons of honey. The first fair day after this, we found two bee trees, cut them and took the honey. We eight had all the honey we wanted for 20 days (and had little except bread and honey) and on returning to Ohio we had 21 gallons of strained honey left.”
“I was 22 years of age” continued Uncle Abraham, “when I moved into the township 24 years ago. I weighed 160 pounds and my wife 140. Now (1859) I weigh 210 and my wife, 200!! We have had 11 children born in this township and 9 are still living. In 24 years I have not lost as many hours by sickness. I am now 6 feet 4 ½ inches and there never has been cleared land enough in DeKalb County to throw me down on. I still live on the farm where I first settled and have never moved but once, from one part of my farm to another.”
Abraham’s biography is found in John Martin Smith’s “History of DeKalb County”, Volume Three as well as some of the older volumes like the 1885 history of the county. Also find it under Biographies at the DeKalb Co. Website to which you can link from our website. They have a very informative website thanks to Cheryl Milukas and Arlene Goodwin and many others. Try it and you will like it.
By 1860 Abraham Fair owned over 400 acres of land, and had 5 horses, 8 milk cows, and 14 other cattle. He had 50 sheep, and 25 pigs. He raised wheat, rye, oats, peas, beans, and sweet potatoes that year. And he made wine and cheese, 640 lbs! A lot of work for his wife, Christina!! He also had a quantity of molasses and honey.
Peter Fair’s family
1. Peter Fair, born March 15, 1780 in Frederick Co., MD d: Nov. 15, 1853 in DeKalb Co., IN
married about 1801
+ Barbara Krouse (Crouse) b: abt. 1783 d: Sept. 16, 1825 in Miami Co., Ohio
2. Mary Fair b: abt. 1802 in MD, d: 1863, married 1839 in DeKalb Co., IN
+ William Garretson
+ H. Harkrider
2. Sarah Fair b: abt. 1804 in MD, married Nov. 30, 1826 in Ohio
+ James Ensey
2. Henry Fair b: abt. 1808, prob. MD d: between 1853-1856 in the West
South Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.
+ Elizabeth “Betsey” Norman
2. Sophia Fair b: March 15, 1811 in MD d: Aug. 15, 1854 in DeKalb Co., IN
married April 20, 1829 in Montgomery Co., Ohio
+ William Surface
2. Abraham Fair, b: about 1814 in Frederick Co., MD d: Feb. 2, 1867 in
DeKalb Co., IN, married Aug. 19, 1835 in Miami Co., Ohio
+ Christina DeLong
2. Charles Fair b: June 9, 1816 in MD d: Dec. 30, 1869 in Allen Co., IN
married June 27, 1839 in Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN
+ Sarah Virginia Simon
2. Louisa M. Fair b: June 24, 1820 in MD d: Jan. 22, 1898 in DeKalb Co., IN
married Dec. 25, 1838 in DeKalb Co., IN
+ John Peter Simon
2. Elizabeth Fair b: about 1828
2nd wife of Peter Fair, married June 27, 1830 in Miami Co., Ohio
+ Sarah Surface
2. Hannah N. Fair b: May 8, 1831 in Montgomery Co., Ohio d: July 9, 1877
married July 4, 1854 in DeKalb Co., IN
+ Andrew Garrison
2. Peter Fair, Jr. b: March 3, 1833 in Montgomery Co., Ohio
married Aug. 29, 1882 in DeKalb Co., IN
+ Anna Lung Burtzner
+ Caroline Doggett
2. John Fair b: about 1834 in Miami Co., Ohio d: 1862
2. Jacob Cornell Fair b: Sept. 10, 1838 in DeKalb Co., IN d: Dec. 7, 1921
in Battle Ground, Clarke Co., WA, married Sept. 21, 1863
+ Elizabeth Hathaway
2. Andrew Fair b: abt. 1841 in DeKalb Co., IN, married Sept. 20, 1863 in
Noble Co., IN
+ Samantha Victoria K. Doggett
2. Samuel Fair b: abt. 1843 in DeKalb Co., IN d: 1913
married Oct. 21, 1869 in Fort Wayne, IN
+ Sarah Jane Sellers
2. Catharine Fair b: abt. 1845 in DeKalb Co., IN
+ Edward Dixon Payne
2. Michael Fair b: May 1848 in DeKalb Co., IN d: abt. 1932 in Blind Creek,
Alberta, Canada, married Sept. 3, 1871 in Allen Co., IN
+ Martha Ann Dove
2. Merchant Fair
2. Rebecca Fair (named as deceased when her father died in1853) May have
been one of the first children of Peter and Sarah.
+ Unknown Miller or Samuel Weller or both??
3. Lucinda Miller