Lester Harms Fay: McKeown Genealogy

1918 - 2010 (92 years)

Generation: 1

Lester Harms Fay was born on 28 Mar 1918 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon (son of Lester Haines Fay and Mary Elizabeth Thomas); died on 17 May 2010; was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.

Other Events:

_MILT: World War II. US Army Air Force. Lt. Col.

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THE VILLAGES — Lester Haines Fay, 92, died Monday, May 17, 2010.

Mr. Fay was born in Medford, Ore., and moved to The Villages form South Miami in 1999. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Fay is survived by his wife, Jessica C.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52690893/lester-haines-fay

Section 2B, Row 8C, Site 16

Lester married Jessica Helen Crosby on 25 Jul 1944 in Coconut Grove, Dade County, Florida. Jessica was born on 26 Dec 1917 in New Jersey; died on 1 Jun 2014; was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Lester Haines Fay was born on 14 Jul 1888 in Marilla, Erie County, New York; died on 5 Nov 1957 in Visalia, Tulare County, California.

Other Events:

Occupation: plumber
Census: 1920, East Phoenix, Jackson County, Oregon
Census: 1930, Orchard Home, Jackson County, Oregon

Notes:

Lester H. Fay
Lester H. Fay, 69, former resident of the Rogue valley, where he conducted a plumbing business, died while visiting in Visalia, Calif., yesterday morning, according to friends here. His home was in Tracy, Calif.
He was born July 14, 1888. He lived in this area during the 1940s, and was married to the former Elizabeth Thomas of Phoenix, Ore. She preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Gratia Van Den Huebel, 1626 Walnut st., Alameda, Calif.; two sons, Lester Fay Jr., who lives in Florida, and Thomas Fay, Klamath Falls; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Hadley’s Funeral home in Visalia, Calif. Date and time for services has not been set.
Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon. Wednesday, 6 November 1957.

Lester Fay
Visalia, Tulare Co. – Funeral services for Lester Fay, 69, of Tracy, San Joaquin County, were held in the Hadley Funeral Chapel last night with the Rev. David McMartin of the First Presbyterian Church officiating.
Fay, who died Monday, was a retired plumber. He was in Visalia for a week’s visit. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gratia Van Den Heuvel of Alameda, and two sons, Thomas of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Lester, Jr., of Florida.
The body will be cremated in the Chapel of the Light in Fresno.
The Fresno Bee, Fresno, California. Friday, 8 November 1957.

Lester married Mary Elizabeth Thomas. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Edna Ethelda Parker) was born on 25 Jun 1894 in Washington County, Iowa; died on 31 Jul 1944 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Elizabeth Thomas was born on 25 Jun 1894 in Washington County, Iowa (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Edna Ethelda Parker); died on 31 Jul 1944 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon.

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Mrs. Fay, Ex-Resident Succumbs in Klamath
Mrs. Lester H. Fay, a resident of Medford for many years before the family moved to Klamath Falls three or four years ago, passed away in that city Monday, according to word received here by friends, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Amidon of 730 West 11th St. and Mrs. Robert Buckles of 424 S. Newtown St. The Fay family made their home in Medford on 11th St., and Mr. Fay was a plumber.
Survivors include her husband and three sons, Lester, Tom and Jack, and a daughter Gracia.
Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon. Tuesday, 1 August 1944.

Children:

Gratia Ethelda Fay was born on 16 Oct 1916 in Phoenix, Jackson County, Oregon; died on 23 Jun 2000 in Roseville, Placer County, California; was buried in unknown.
1. Lester Harms Fay was born on 28 Mar 1918 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon; died on 17 May 2010; was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.
John Frederick Fay was born on 9 Jun 1924 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon; died on 1 Aug 1950 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; was buried on 5 Aug 1950 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah.

Generation: 3

Benjamin Franklin Thomas was born in Aug 1866 in Iowa; died on 3 Feb 1918; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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Census: 1895, Jackson Township, Washington County, Iowa
Census: 1900, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157642518/benjamin-f_-thomas

Benjamin married Edna Ethelda Parker on 2 Mar 1892 in Los Angeles County, California. Edna (daughter of John Brown Parker and Mary Catherine Perry) was born on 19 Nov 1870 in Ohio; died on 20 Mar 1912 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna Ethelda Parker was born on 19 Nov 1870 in Ohio (daughter of John Brown Parker and Mary Catherine Perry); died on 20 Mar 1912 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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Thomas, In Hood River, Or., March 20, 1912. Edna E. Thomas, aged 41 years, beloved wife of B. F. Thomas and mother of Elizabeth, Myrle and Ethelda Thomas, and sister of Mrs. Anna A. Haun, Mrs. Sarah E. Dalton, Dr. W.C. Parker, J.H., P.B. and F.M. Parker.
Funeral from Bresee Brothers’ parlors, No.855 South Figueroa, on Friday, April 5, 2 p.m. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery. Friends invited.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Thursday, 4 April 1912.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157642514/edna-e_-thomas

Children:

3. Mary Elizabeth Thomas was born on 25 Jun 1894 in Washington County, Iowa; died on 31 Jul 1944 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon.
Edna Meryle Thomas was born on 19 Jan 1901 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 4 Aug 1996 in Oakhurst, Madera County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

Generation: 4

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John Brown Parker was born on 29 May 1818 in County Down, Ireland (son of John Parker and Margarett McBride); died on 5 Feb 1904 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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Census: 1850, Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio
Census: 1860, Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio
Census: 1870, Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio
Census: 1900, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Notes:

John Brown Parker, age 86 years, died February 5, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B.F. Thomas, of Los Angeles. The deceased was engaged in the mercantile business in Zanesville for several years, and went from her to Pomona, Calif. in 1874. He lived in the first house ever built in that town; was the first village postmaster and served first as justice of the peace. He lived in Los Angeles since 1885.
The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio. Tuesday, 16 February 1904.

Pomona’s First Postmaster Dies.
John Brown Parker, Pioneer of Los Angeles County.
Occupied First House Built on Present Site of Pomona – Was First Justice of the Peace There. A Staunch Churchman.
John Brown Parker, a pioneer of Los Angeles county, and one of the first American settlers in the Pomona Valley, died in this city early yesterday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. B.F. Thomas, No.1236 East Eighth street.
Mr. Parker was 86 years old at the time of his death, and was a man of splendid physique, possessed of fine health up to his last illness, which was brief. He occupied the first house erected on the site of the present city of Pomona, where he settle in 1874 – an old adobe that is said till to be standing on the outskirts of the city. He was the first postmaster of Pomona, and its first justice of the peace.
Deceased was born in the county of Downs, Northern Ireland, May 29, 1818. In 1830 he migrated to Rochester, N.Y., and later to Zanesville, O., where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits for many years. In that State, in 1845, he married Mary Catherine Perry, who passed away in this city in 1886.
Mr. Parker moved to the present site of Pomona in 1874, and thence to Los Angeles in 1885, where he has since resided. Like most of the natives of the North of Ireland, he was a staunch and active Protestant, and organized and long superintended the first Sunday-school in Pomona. He was a member of the First Christian Church of this city.
Mr. Parker became the father of a family of ten. The surviving children are Mrs. Anna Haun of Chicago, O., and Dr. W.C. Parker, J.H. Parker, Mrs. George J. Dalton, Parry B. parker, Frank M. Parker and Mrs. B.F. Thomas of this city.
Mr. Parker was distinguished among his friends as a man who never tasted tobacco nor whisky nor used a profane word in his life.
Funeral services will be held at the residence of his daughter, No.1236 East Eighth street, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock; interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California. Saturday, 6 February 1904.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66320333/john-brown-parker

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John married Mary Catherine Perry on 11 Mar 1845. Mary was born on 5 Dec 1825 in Virginia; died on 28 Feb 1886; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Catherine Perry was born on 5 Dec 1825 in Virginia; died on 28 Feb 1886; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66320334/mary-catherine-parker

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Children:

Margaret Ann "Anna" Parker was born on 19 Dec 1845 in Ohio; died on 28 May 1915 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
William Casper Parker was born on 21 Jun 1847 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; died on 8 Jan 1928 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
James Henry Parker was born on 1 Oct 1848 in Ohio; died on 7 Aug 1851.
Mary Emily Parker was born on 10 Aug 1850 in Ohio; died on 5 Dec 1886 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
James Henry Parker was born on 17 Sep 1852 in Ohio; died on 10 Feb 1913 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
Sarah Elizabeth Parker was born on 6 May 1854 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; died on 9 Apr 1941 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
Melissa Yreka Parker was born on 24 Dec 1855; died on 1 Oct 1860.
Infant Son Parker was born on 12 May 1857; died on 12 May 1857.
Perry Brown Parker was born on 12 Nov 1859 in Hanover, Licking County, Ohio; died on 10 Jun 1951 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
Francis Marion Parker was born on 16 Nov 1861 in Ohio; died on 20 Feb 1927; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
7. Edna Ethelda Parker was born on 19 Nov 1870 in Ohio; died on 20 Mar 1912 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

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Lester Harms Fay