Married Clarissa Hoard 10/21/1844 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI. Son of Deacon Stephen Fairbanks and Nancy Briggs. Stone missing. Grave next to wife's
Mountain Democrat, 5/11/1895: Taylor Mine.
...We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend Mr. Fairbanks who was accidentally killed in his claim at Buckeye Hill last week.
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Buckeye Hill is 2 miles west of the historic town of Volcanoville and 9 miles from Georgetown, El Dorado County. The newspaper heading of "Taylor Mine" is just that this was correspondence from that mine site/camp and that mine was between Garden Valley and Greenwood.
Benjamin Fairbanks registered to vote in 1884 in the Volcanoville precinct, Georgetown township.
Hope this provides clarification on where Benjamin actually died.
Sue (not related; just a local historian)
Georgetown Gazette Dated May 2, 1895- ANOTHER OLD MINOR GONE - Editor Gazette - A sad accident happened at Buckeye Hill, two miles below this place, yesterday forenoon, by which Benjamin Fairbanks lost his life. He was working all alone, as his son Percy, who works with him had gone to Georgetown to get his foot dressed--he had hurt it with a rock a few days before. Mr. Fairbanks had intended to work but a little while and then come up to this place; but as he did not return by noon, his daughter-in-law became uneasy, and went down to the claim but could not find him, so thought it possible he had gone up on the ditch, and it was nearly night when he was found by some of the neighbors. It seems that the tunnel through which he sluiced had become choked, and he had entered for the purpose of clearing it, and when the debris started it went with such a rush that it carried him out and down the gulch about 100 yards below the sluices, where he was found lodged against a little oak tree on the bank, outside the gulch, his head and chest badly mashed and bruised: "Old Banks" as he was familiarly called, was a jolly old soul, always cheerful, hopeful and full of fun, and will be greatly missed by his many friends. He was a native of Massachusetts, aged 73 years. J.W.E. Volcanoville, April 29th 1895. - The funeral of B. Fairbanks took place at Volcanoville Tuesday. He leaves a wife in Sonoma County, and a large family, all grown, his sons Austin, Orin, Julius and Percy being well known here.
Mountain Democrat, 5/11/1895: Taylor Mine.
...We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend Mr. Fairbanks who was accidentally killed in his claim at Buckeye Hill last week.
*****
Buckeye Hill is 2 miles west of the historic town of Volcanoville and 9 miles from Georgetown, El Dorado County. The newspaper heading of "Taylor Mine" is just that this was correspondence from that mine site/camp and that mine was between Garden Valley and Greenwood.
Benjamin Fairbanks registered to vote in 1884 in the Volcanoville precinct, Georgetown township.
Hope this provides clarification on where Benjamin actually died.
Sue (not related; just a local historian)
Georgetown Gazette Dated May 2, 1895- ANOTHER OLD MINOR GONE - Editor Gazette - A sad accident happened at Buckeye Hill, two miles below this place, yesterday forenoon, by which Benjamin Fairbanks lost his life. He was working all alone, as his son Percy, who works with him had gone to Georgetown to get his foot dressed--he had hurt it with a rock a few days before. Mr. Fairbanks had intended to work but a little while and then come up to this place; but as he did not return by noon, his daughter-in-law became uneasy, and went down to the claim but could not find him, so thought it possible he had gone up on the ditch, and it was nearly night when he was found by some of the neighbors. It seems that the tunnel through which he sluiced had become choked, and he had entered for the purpose of clearing it, and when the debris started it went with such a rush that it carried him out and down the gulch about 100 yards below the sluices, where he was found lodged against a little oak tree on the bank, outside the gulch, his head and chest badly mashed and bruised: "Old Banks" as he was familiarly called, was a jolly old soul, always cheerful, hopeful and full of fun, and will be greatly missed by his many friends. He was a native of Massachusetts, aged 73 years. J.W.E. Volcanoville, April 29th 1895. - The funeral of B. Fairbanks took place at Volcanoville Tuesday. He leaves a wife in Sonoma County, and a large family, all grown, his sons Austin, Orin, Julius and Percy being well known here.
Married Clarissa Hoard 10/21/1844 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI. Son of Deacon Stephen Fairbanks and Nancy Briggs. Stone missing. Grave next to wife's
Mountain Democrat, 5/11/1895: Taylor Mine.
...We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend Mr. Fairbanks who was accidentally killed in his claim at Buckeye Hill last week.
*****
Buckeye Hill is 2 miles west of the historic town of Volcanoville and 9 miles from Georgetown, El Dorado County. The newspaper heading of "Taylor Mine" is just that this was correspondence from that mine site/camp and that mine was between Garden Valley and Greenwood.
Benjamin Fairbanks registered to vote in 1884 in the Volcanoville precinct, Georgetown township.
Hope this provides clarification on where Benjamin actually died.
Sue (not related; just a local historian)
Georgetown Gazette Dated May 2, 1895- ANOTHER OLD MINOR GONE - Editor Gazette - A sad accident happened at Buckeye Hill, two miles below this place, yesterday forenoon, by which Benjamin Fairbanks lost his life. He was working all alone, as his son Percy, who works with him had gone to Georgetown to get his foot dressed--he had hurt it with a rock a few days before. Mr. Fairbanks had intended to work but a little while and then come up to this place; but as he did not return by noon, his daughter-in-law became uneasy, and went down to the claim but could not find him, so thought it possible he had gone up on the ditch, and it was nearly night when he was found by some of the neighbors. It seems that the tunnel through which he sluiced had become choked, and he had entered for the purpose of clearing it, and when the debris started it went with such a rush that it carried him out and down the gulch about 100 yards below the sluices, where he was found lodged against a little oak tree on the bank, outside the gulch, his head and chest badly mashed and bruised: "Old Banks" as he was familiarly called, was a jolly old soul, always cheerful, hopeful and full of fun, and will be greatly missed by his many friends. He was a native of Massachusetts, aged 73 years. J.W.E. Volcanoville, April 29th 1895. - The funeral of B. Fairbanks took place at Volcanoville Tuesday. He leaves a wife in Sonoma County, and a large family, all grown, his sons Austin, Orin, Julius and Percy being well known here.
Mountain Democrat, 5/11/1895: Taylor Mine.
...We are sorry to learn of the death of our friend Mr. Fairbanks who was accidentally killed in his claim at Buckeye Hill last week.
*****
Buckeye Hill is 2 miles west of the historic town of Volcanoville and 9 miles from Georgetown, El Dorado County. The newspaper heading of "Taylor Mine" is just that this was correspondence from that mine site/camp and that mine was between Garden Valley and Greenwood.
Benjamin Fairbanks registered to vote in 1884 in the Volcanoville precinct, Georgetown township.
Hope this provides clarification on where Benjamin actually died.
Sue (not related; just a local historian)
Georgetown Gazette Dated May 2, 1895- ANOTHER OLD MINOR GONE - Editor Gazette - A sad accident happened at Buckeye Hill, two miles below this place, yesterday forenoon, by which Benjamin Fairbanks lost his life. He was working all alone, as his son Percy, who works with him had gone to Georgetown to get his foot dressed--he had hurt it with a rock a few days before. Mr. Fairbanks had intended to work but a little while and then come up to this place; but as he did not return by noon, his daughter-in-law became uneasy, and went down to the claim but could not find him, so thought it possible he had gone up on the ditch, and it was nearly night when he was found by some of the neighbors. It seems that the tunnel through which he sluiced had become choked, and he had entered for the purpose of clearing it, and when the debris started it went with such a rush that it carried him out and down the gulch about 100 yards below the sluices, where he was found lodged against a little oak tree on the bank, outside the gulch, his head and chest badly mashed and bruised: "Old Banks" as he was familiarly called, was a jolly old soul, always cheerful, hopeful and full of fun, and will be greatly missed by his many friends. He was a native of Massachusetts, aged 73 years. J.W.E. Volcanoville, April 29th 1895. - The funeral of B. Fairbanks took place at Volcanoville Tuesday. He leaves a wife in Sonoma County, and a large family, all grown, his sons Austin, Orin, Julius and Percy being well known here.
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