Fairbanks, Hiram Tolbert^[1]

1827 - 1915  (87 years)

• Name	Fairbanks, Hiram Tolbert
  Born	29 Dec 1827	Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Christened	of Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States   [3]
  Died	29 Jun 1915	Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States
  Buried	Cypress Hill Cemetery, Sonoma, California, United States
  Person ID	I2095	USA
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Fairbanks, Sheldon,   b. 9 Jul 1801, Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States ,   d. 3 Mar 1868, Augusta, des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sage, Mercy Ann,   b. 7 Feb 1802, New York, United States ,   d. 4 Apr 1860, Augusta, des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States  (Age 58 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1821	Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F1138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moffett, Lucinda,   b. 2 Mar 1833, Orangeville, Iowa, United States, United States ,   d. 1907, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 73 years)  [4]
  Married	14 Jul 1852	Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States
  Children	1. Fairbanks, Isabelle,   b. 27 May 1853, Augusta, des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States   2. Fairbanks, Colonel Dolphus Brice,   b. 7 Nov 1854, Augusta, des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States ,   d. 19 Dec 1908, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 54 years)   3. Fairbanks, Augustus John,   b. 26 Jul 1856, Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States ,   d. 11 Mar 1926, of Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 69 years)   4. Fairbanks, Joseph Frank,   b. 2 Nov 1858, Augusta, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States ,   d. 27 Apr 1901, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 42 years)   5. Fairbanks, Julia Antoinette,   b. 7 Mar 1861, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States ,   bur. Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States   6. Fairbanks, Harriet Lucinda "Hattie",   b. 16 Nov 1863, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 15 Jun 1925, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 61 years)   7. Fairbanks, Ada Elizabeth,   b. 2 Oct 1865, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 20 Nov 1926, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 61 years)   8. Fairbanks, William Hiram,   b. 14 Dec 1867, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 20 Dec 1922, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 55 years)   9. Fairbanks, Sheldon Moffett,   b. 7 Apr 1870, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States ,   d. 7 Nov 1873, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 3 years)   10. Fairbanks, Zorah Z,   b. 7 Aug 1872, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States   11. Fairbanks, Dacia Deane,   b. 30 Jan 1875, Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F1189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  purchased federal land in Humboldt County, California: FAIRBANKS HIRAM ;El Dorado ;CACAAA 051066 FAIRBANKS HIRAM T ;Humbolt ;CACAAA 150866 perhaps he is both of these, or one is a descendant? --- Campbell Petaluma, Sonoma, California Campbell & Fairbanks Groceries ---Fairbanks Petaluma, Sonoma, California Campbell & Fairbanks Groceries ---Campbell Front & Washington, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Campbell & Fairbanks, commission produce merchants ---Fairbanks Front & Washington, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Campbell & Fairbanks, commission produce merchants Gene Pool Individual Records: Hiram Tolbert Fairbanks Birth:29 December 1827 Manchester, Dearborn,IN Death: 29 June 1915 Petaluma, Sonoma, CA, Marriage: 14 July 1852 Augusta, Des Moines, IA Lucinda Moffett Parents: Sheldon Fairbanks Mercy Ann Sage

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Late Counsellor at Law, (Boston: The American Printing & Engraving, Company, 1897), reprinted by the Fairbanks Family in America 1991 3rd ed.., page 262 (under father) & page 488-489. 511. HIRAM TOLBERT FAIRBANKS, Petaluma, Cal. (229), Sheldon VII, Nathan VI, Nathan V, John IV, John III, John II, Jonathan I. Born Dec. 29, 1827, in Manchester, Indiana. When 19 years old he emigrated to Iowa, settling in Augusta, Des Moines County, where he made his home with the Hon. Levi Moffett. In 1849 he returned to Indiana, and the following year he crossed the plains to California, where he engaged in mining with his brother, Augustus D. Fairbank, at Mormon Island, on the south fork of the American river. Success attended him in his mining operations, and he returned to Indiana in 1851, going from there to Iowa, where he followed merchandising. In addition to his mercantile pursuits, he engaged in milling, which he followed with success until 1859, when he again crossed the plains to the Golden State, taking with him his wife and four children, and arriving at Petaluma in the fall. He engaged in farming, in connection with the lumber trade, until 1861, when he abandoned agriculture, and established himself as one of Petaluma's merchants in 1862, and also opened a commission house in San Francisco. Seven years later he disposed of his business in Petaluma. In 1870 he retired from the commission business in San Francisco, and embarked in the mercantile trade, with the Hon. A. P. Whitney, in Petaluma. He was one of the founders of the Petaluma Savings Bank, which was organized in 1870, and has been its manager and president ever since. Besides his interest in the bank, of which his eldest son, Col. D. B. Fairbanks, is cashier, he and his sons own the extensive plant known as the Golden Eagle flour mill, in Petaluma, conducted by J. F. and W. H. Fairbanks, and a fine large ranch in Humboldt county, managed by Augustus Fairbanks. He owns an elegant house on D street, which is in striking contrast with the old Fairbanks home in which he first lived. The name of Fairbanks is indissolubly connected with the growth and prosperity of Petaluma. Hiram T. and his sons stand in the front rank of its leading citizens, and are widely known for their financial ability, unblemished records and rigid integrity. He married, July 14, 1852, Lucinda, daughter of Hon. Levi and Elizabeth (Keek) Moffett, of Augusta, Iowa, who was born in Orangeville, Iowa, March 2, 1833. [S25] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254084; National Archives Film T9-0084; Page 73B. [S25] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254084; National Archives Film T9-0084; Page 73B. Extract: 1880 United States Census Census Place: Petaluma, Sonoma, California Source: FHL Film 1254084; National Archives Film T9-0084; Page 73B Household: Rel Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Hiram T. FAIRBANKS Self Male M W 51 IN Occ: Banker Fa: VT Mo: VT Lucinda FAIRBANKS Wife Female M W 47 PA Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: PA Dolphus B. FAIRBANKS Son Male S W 25 IA Occ: Book Keeping Fa: IN Mo: PA Frank J. FAIRBANKS Son Male S W 21 IA Occ: Miner Fa: IN Mo: PA Harriet L. FAIRBANKS Dau Female S W 16 CA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: PA Ada L. FAIRBANKS Dau Female S W 14 CA Occ: At School Fa: IN Mo: PA William H. FAIRBANKS Son Male S W 12 CA Fa: IN Mo: PA Zorah FAIRBANKS Dau Female S W 7 CA Fa: IN Mo: PA Dacia FAIRBANKS Dau Female S W 5 CA Fa: IN Mo: PA Matilda PETERSEN Other Female S W 22 PRU Occ: Domestic Fa: PRU Mo: PRU [S16] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Late Counsellor at Law, (Boston: The American Printing & Engraving, Company, 1897), reprinted by the Fairbanks Family in America 1991 3rd ed.., page 488.