Levi Edward Fay (1853 - 1928)

Born 3 Jun 1853 in Switzerland, Indiana, United States

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Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1928 at age 74 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

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Biography

Levi was born in 1853. I find him in the 1860 census at the age of 7, living in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri - a town that even in our modern day has a population of a whopping 242 (as of 2011)! We then see Levi again, living an apparently normal life with his parents and siblings a decade later in Powskick Township, Jasper County, Iowa.

I was excited to come across a wonderful little website that has stories about the History of Adair County, Iowa, and find a story about Levi and the mark he left on the world. He was a settler, farmer, and school director; brother, husband, father and friend. He passed away in 1928.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 3 Jun 1853

Place: Switzerland County, Indiana, United States^[1]

Residence

• Date: 1860

Place: Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, United States^[2]

• Date: 1870

Place: Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa, United States^[3]

• Date: 1895

Place: Prussia^[4]

• Date: 1900

Place: Prussia Township, Adair, Iowa^[5]

• Date: 1910

Place: Prussia, Adair, Iowa^[6]

• Date: 1920

Place: Prussia, Adair, Iowa^[7]

Death

Death:

Date: 29 Jan 1928

Place: Polyclinic Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, bur: Prussia Center Cemetery, Adair County, Iowa

Note

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Parents Marriage

Husband: Levi Fay

Wife: Sarah Ann Merrell

Child: Lucilla Priscilla Fay

Child: Catharine Fay

Child: Rosabell Rosena Fay

Child: Levi Edward Fay

Child: Josephine Fay

Child: Not Named Fay

Child: Dewitt C Fay

Child: Oscar Fay

Child: George Fay

Child: John R Fay

Marriage:

Date: 1848^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ #S-1376665392 [http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=iacem&h=516960&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: 03 Jun 1853; Death date: 29 Jan 1928 Death place: (Was Born in Switzerland Co., Indiana, and Died Polyclinic Hosp. D. M.; His Wife's Maiden Name Was Margaret Ann Shankland.); (This Information From The Item in Free Press of Greenfield IA. 02 Feb 1928), Iowa APID: 1,4711::516960
2. ↑ #S-1377138619 1860 Rocheport, Boone, Missouri
3. ↑ #S-13771510361870 Poweshiek, Jasper, Iowa
4. ↑ #S-1377118530 1895 Iowa Census
5. ↑ #S-1377172571 1900 Prussia, Adair, Iowa
6. ↑ #S-1377177136 1910 Prussia, Adair, Iowa
7. ↑ #S-1377191145 1920 Prussia, Adair, Iowa
8. ↑ Source: #S-1377172571 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_899; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 365. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=64904835&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Jul 1820 Birth place: Pennsylvania Marriage date: 1848 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: St. Louis city, St. Louis, Missouri APID: 1,7602::64904835