Carolina E. “Carrie” Fairbanks
known as Carrie
also written Carolina E, Carrie Fairbanks, Carrie in the book
Biography
Floyd’s paternal grandmother; described as a pretty, petite redhead. Some say her middle name was Elizabeth, but the passage says there is no official record. Her ancestral line is said to trace to 1445 in Yorks, England. Death is attributed to La Grippe, identified as influenza. The passage states she died at age 50, while also giving birth and death dates that precede her fiftieth birthday. Barbara Guild Miller has a lock of her red hair. Dan’s devout Christian mother. Read Bible passages, sang a hymn, and prayed nightly with her husband and three children; Sunday church attendance was mandatory. Husband and other children are not explicitly named in this description.
Timeline
May 16, 1842
Birth of Carrie Fairbanks
History of the Guild FamilyJune 24, 1874
Newton and Carrie marry
History of the Guild FamilyMay 3, 1892
Death of Carrie
Said to have died at age 50 of La Grippe, identified as influenza; the stated age conflicts with the supplied birth date.
History of the Guild Familydate not given
Birth of Daniel William
History of the Guild Familydate not given
Birth of Bernal Almond
History of the Guild Familydate not given
Birth of Adah Sophrona
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Carolina
- Carrie’s Roots and a Treasured Lock of Red HairThe family traces Carrie’s Fairbanks ancestry and Newton’s Guild ancestry, notes the neighboring family grave sections near Dedham’s old St. Paul Church, and recounts Carrie’s birth, marriage, children and death. A lock of her red hair passed from Belle to Barbara Guild Miller. Floyd was born after both grandparents had died.
- A Snowstorm, an Open Door, and a Growing FamilyDrawing partly on Floyd’s accounts, the family recounts Dan and Bernal’s rented farm and Olive’s desperate appeal after Clarence Vosburg’s accidental death. Dan offered shelter in exchange for cooking and housekeeping, initially unaware of her two oldest daughters. Olive and Dan married in 1899 and had five children, two of whom died young. The account also recalls Carrie’s devout household and Bernal’s departure after Newton’s death to sell sewing machines, including his meeting with Belle Woodley.
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