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| Record Last Updated On:
2/29/2016 |
| Name: WILLIAM GEORGE FAIRLEIGH |
| Death Date: MAR/26/1905 |
Interment Date:
APR /15/1913 |
Birth Date: FEB/9/1830 |
| Age at Death: 81y10m24d |
Cause of Death:
CEREBRAL APOPLEXY |
| Location at Death:
SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI |
| Physical Location at Death:
2702 FREDERICK AVE |
| Sex: M |
Nativity: AMERICAN |
Ethnicity: WHITE |
| Occupation:RETIRED
REALTY COMPANY |
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| Child of: Andrew Fairleigh & Jane Talbott |
| Spouse of: Alice Sublett O'Neill |
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| Father of: James O'Neill Fairleigh, William G. Fairleigh Jr., Jennie Fairleigh & Mary Fairleigh |
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| Brief Biography: Biographical Sketch of William G. Fairleigh, St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, MO
>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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William G. Fairleigh, one of St. Joseph's most successful merchants,
was born in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, February 9, 1830.
In 1843, he removed to Weston, Platte County, Missouri. In the spring
following he made his first attempt at merchandising by selling apples
on the streets, and to the numerous passengers who, in those days,
arrived and departed on the steamboats frequenting that port. In the
spring of 1845, he went to Savannah, in Andrew County, and entered a
hotel as clerk. He soon after assisted Felix Robidoux in his store.
The latter may be termed the initial point of his business experience.
In the spring of 1846, then a lad of sixteen, he went in quest of a
fortune, to St. Joseph. His first experience there was in cleaning
out a new store for Smith & Donnell, by whom he was afterwards employ-
ed as clerk. In 1848, Mr. Donnell sold his interest to Milton Tootle,
the new firm being Smith, Bedord & Tootle, and continuing so till July,
1849, when Mr. Smith died. The succeeding firm was Tootle & Fairleigh.
This continued to exist till January 1, 1873. In 1853, this firm was
the first west of St. Louis to start an exclusive jobbing trade. They
continued in the business some twenty five years. In the meantime,
in view of declining health, Mr. Fairleigh determined to temporarily
suspend business, and engage in traveling. In 1873, he sailed to
Europe, visiting England and the Continent. Returning to the New
World, he visited California, Colorado and Canada. His travels have
occupied six years of his life. In 1879, he was again in St. Joseph,
when he entered into partnership with Bailey & Weil, in the wholesale
dry goods business, constituting what is now the firm of Bailey, Fair-
leigh & Weil. Mr. Fairleigh married, October, 1867, Miss Alice O'Neill
daughter of James O'Neill, deceased, and a sister of Mrs. Milton Tootle.
They have four children: J. O'Neill, Jennie, Mary and William G. |
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Burial Number: 9301 |
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| Lot Owner: FAIRLEIGH |
| Lot Location: 1 & 2 |
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| Section/Range Location: N |
| GPS Coordinates: Lat: 39.774707 Lon: -94.84199 |
| Funeral Home: Heaton- BeGole Undertaking |
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| Cost of Interment: $5.00 |
Date Paid: 04/30/13 |
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