Henry, William, Edward, Timothy Marsh, and Charles Fairchild, 1930s
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Five cousins from the Fairchild family line up for a photograph, all wearing dress clothes. While the sidewalk they stand on is clear, the rest of the yard is covered in snow.
Left to right: Henry Timothy, William Wesley, Edward Francis, Timothy Marsh, and Charles Alexander Fairchild (Lovetinsky et al., p. 102).
William and Henry were the twin sons of Henry William and Grace (Fackler) Fairchild. William was born on April 8, 1907, and worked as a Senior Laboratory Technician at the University of Iowa Hospitals. He died in July of 1963 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 100; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1963).
Henry was born on April 9, 1907. He was a supervisor at the United States Postal Service. He married Opal Claire Wyjack on December 7, 1934. They had five children together, and raised a son from Opal's previous marriage: Pauline, James, Timothy, William, Roger, and Claude Williams. Henry died in November of 1978 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 100; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1978).
Edward was the only child of Stephen Francis and Caroline (Koser) Fairchild, born in 1911. He worked as a supervisor for the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company. He married Mary Moylan and had two daughters: Diane and Joyce. He later married Naomi (Hoskinson) Gilson on November 5, 1960. They had no children together. Edward died in 1981; Naomi died two years later in September of 1983 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 102; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1983).
Timothy Marsh and Charles were both the sons of Timothy Marsh and Lena (Koser) Fairchild. Timothy Marsh was born August 3, 1908. After graduating from the University of Iowa's College of Dentistry in 1939, he began his own practice in Iola, Wisconsin, but returned to Iowa City in 1942 to teach and open a new practice. He married Marguerite Hall in 1932, and they had two children: Geraldine and Timothy (Lovetinsky et al., p. 101).
Charles was born on May 11, 1910. In 1933, he graduated from State Teacher's College in Bemidji, Minnesota, and went on to get his M.A. from the University of Iowa. He married Myrtle Foster in 1939, and they had two sons: Timothy and Charles Terrance. The family lived in California, where Charles taught in the Los Angeles school system (Lovetinsky et al., p. 101).
Left to right: Henry Timothy, William Wesley, Edward Francis, Timothy Marsh, and Charles Alexander Fairchild (Lovetinsky et al., p. 102).
William and Henry were the twin sons of Henry William and Grace (Fackler) Fairchild. William was born on April 8, 1907, and worked as a Senior Laboratory Technician at the University of Iowa Hospitals. He died in July of 1963 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 100; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1963).
Henry was born on April 9, 1907. He was a supervisor at the United States Postal Service. He married Opal Claire Wyjack on December 7, 1934. They had five children together, and raised a son from Opal's previous marriage: Pauline, James, Timothy, William, Roger, and Claude Williams. Henry died in November of 1978 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 100; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1978).
Edward was the only child of Stephen Francis and Caroline (Koser) Fairchild, born in 1911. He worked as a supervisor for the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company. He married Mary Moylan and had two daughters: Diane and Joyce. He later married Naomi (Hoskinson) Gilson on November 5, 1960. They had no children together. Edward died in 1981; Naomi died two years later in September of 1983 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 102; Iowa City Press-Citizen, 1983).
Timothy Marsh and Charles were both the sons of Timothy Marsh and Lena (Koser) Fairchild. Timothy Marsh was born August 3, 1908. After graduating from the University of Iowa's College of Dentistry in 1939, he began his own practice in Iola, Wisconsin, but returned to Iowa City in 1942 to teach and open a new practice. He married Marguerite Hall in 1932, and they had two children: Geraldine and Timothy (Lovetinsky et al., p. 101).
Charles was born on May 11, 1910. In 1933, he graduated from State Teacher's College in Bemidji, Minnesota, and went on to get his M.A. from the University of Iowa. He married Myrtle Foster in 1939, and they had two sons: Timothy and Charles Terrance. The family lived in California, where Charles taught in the Los Angeles school system (Lovetinsky et al., p. 101).
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Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.
Date
1930s
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Johnson County, Iowa
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“Henry, William, Edward, Timothy Marsh, and Charles Fairchild, 1930s,” Coralville Digital History Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://coralvilledigitalhistory.omeka.net/items/show/153.
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