Ida Melissa Fairchild

1895 - 1973  (78 years)

• Name	Ida Melissa Fairchild  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1 Feb 1895	Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Gillespie County, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1940	Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Jesse Pennington
  Census	1950	Ranchos de Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Jess Pennington
  FSID	LZK8-2JR
  Death	21 Dec 1973	Bernalillo, Sandoval, New Mexico, USA   [1]
  Burial	Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA   [1]
  	Ida Fairchild and Jesse Pennington are buried together
  		Santa Fe National Cemetery Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico Find a Grave: #109452 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I31623	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Erastus Samuel Fairchild,   b. 12 Apr 1862, Texas, USA d. 10 Jan 1933, Harper, Gillespie, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cynthia Louann 'Annie' Alexander,   b. 1 Jan 1867, Bexar County, Texas, USA d. 22 May 1947, Harper, Gillespie, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Dec 1885	Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F15189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse Ernest Penington,   b. 27 May 1895, Indiana, USA d. 4 Feb 1971, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1929	Lake County, Indiana, USA   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Anita June Pennington,   b. 9 Dec 1930, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA d. 7 Sep 1995, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Feb 1895 - Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA Census - Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1900 - Gillespie County, Texas, USA Marriage - 23 Mar 1929 - Lake County, Indiana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Jesse Pennington - 1940 - Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Jess Pennington - 1950 - Ranchos de Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA Death - 21 Dec 1973 - Bernalillo, Sandoval, New Mexico, USA Burial - - Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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