Fairlee, Ira S.

Birth

Ira S. Fairlee was born November 2, 1890, the son of Milo Fairlee (1863 – 1936) and Anna Batcher (1866 – 1945). His siblings were:

• 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)

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
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

Death

Knox Cemetery
IRA S. FAIRLEE
NEW YORK
CPL US ARMY
WORLD WAR I
NOV 7 1890 - NOV 15 1957

Ira S. Fairlee died November 15, 1957

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 about Ira S Fairlee
Name: Ira S Fairlee
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1890
Death Date: 15 Nov 1957
Cemetery: Knox Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Knox, New York

Obituary

Ira S. Fairlee Obituary - Schnectady Gazette - November 18, 1957

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
Name: Ira S Fairlee
Age: 9
Birth Date: Nov 1890
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Knox, Albany, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Milo Fairlee
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Name: Anna M Fairlee
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Members:
Name Age
Milo Fairlee 37
Anna M Fairlee 33
Leonard J Fairlee 11
Ira S Fairlee 9
Olive M Fairlee 7
Margaret Batcher 59

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

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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
(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

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  Ira S. Fairlee Military Grave Application
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  Ira S. Fairlee Draft Registration World War I

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