He moved to Nebraska in 1900. According to his story, he came out on foot, walking to Gordon, Nebraska. He met and married Mary Doty Caldwell in 1905.
In 1908 there was a shoot out on the streets of Gordon. Robert Fair and his brother-in-law, Enos Doty were taking their quarrel to the streets. This was the last recorded shoot out in Nebraska. Robert Fair shot and killed Enos in front of the Gordon hardware store. According to the Gordon Journal, he was acting in self defense.
Bob Fair was known in the county as "Dynamite Bob". He knew his way with dynamite, and was trusted by the local farmers to rid them of stumps and trees in the fields.
On one occasion, Dynamite Bob, told a story to a young boy, whose story states that he killed only three men in his lifetime. One of those men was Enos Doty of Cody, Nebraska.
Robert Presley Fair lived to be 100 years old.
He moved to Nebraska in 1900. According to his story, he came out on foot, walking to Gordon, Nebraska. He met and married Mary Doty Caldwell in 1905.
In 1908 there was a shoot out on the streets of Gordon. Robert Fair and his brother-in-law, Enos Doty were taking their quarrel to the streets. This was the last recorded shoot out in Nebraska. Robert Fair shot and killed Enos in front of the Gordon hardware store. According to the Gordon Journal, he was acting in self defense.
Bob Fair was known in the county as "Dynamite Bob". He knew his way with dynamite, and was trusted by the local farmers to rid them of stumps and trees in the fields.
On one occasion, Dynamite Bob, told a story to a young boy, whose story states that he killed only three men in his lifetime. One of those men was Enos Doty of Cody, Nebraska.
Robert Presley Fair lived to be 100 years old.
Family Members
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James Washington Fair
1853–1922
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Samuel O. Fair
1854–1940
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Richard H. Fair
1858–1927
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William John Fair
1858–1942
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Melissa Jane Fair Hauck
1861–1919
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Martha A. Fair Fair
1862–1899
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Michael Duff Fair
1865–1917
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Harry Albert Fair
1868–1955
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Lewis Allen Fair
1872–1950
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Oliver Addison Fair
1872–1955
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Emma LeNora Fair Greenfield
1874–1960
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John Walter Fair
1877–1963
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Etta Permilla Fair Albert
1882–1953
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