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Mrs Theresa <I>Rooney</I> Fair

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Mrs Theresa Rooney Fair

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
13 Sep 1891 (aged 52)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section H, Fair Mausoleum, row 1, area 1, plot 1/2, grave OGV
Memorial ID
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Mrs. Fair's Funeral.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. - The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Theresa Fair, late wife of ex-Senator James C. Fair were held at the Cathedral today. Archbishop Riordan officiated, assisted by Rev. Pendergrast and the Catholic clergy of the city. The remains were interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

The Arizona Republican; Phoenix, Arizona.
September 17, 1891; Page One.
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MRS. FAIR'S ESTATE.

Her Will is Admitted to Probate in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 6. - The matter of admitting to probate the will of the late Mrs. Theresa Fair came up today before Judge Coffee. Attorney Goodfellow created a surprise by stating that he represented Charles Fair who had informed him that he believed there was in existence a later will than the one offered for probate. An order to allow him in conjunction with the executors of the estate to examine a box in the safe deposit where Mrs. Fair kept her papers was made, but no will found and the first will was admitted to probate. R.V. Day, who managed the property of Mrs. Fair, said that her real estate in this city was worth $3,000,000, and that the whole estate was worth about $4,000,000. The will which was admitted to probate today leaves to Mrs. Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair $1,150,000 and Charles Fair and James G. Fair, Jr., $500,000 each.

The Arizona Republican;
Phoenix, Arizona.
dm wms (#47395868)

October 7, 1891; Page One.

Matriarch, Philanthropist, Daughter of Thomas & Alice Rooney, born in New York, The family moved west, they ran boarding houses in Nevada, this is where she met & eventually married James Graham Fair on December 30, 1865.
Together they had 4 children,
Theresa,
Charles,
James,
& Virginia.
Theresa filed for divorce in 1883, claiming adultery which he did not deny, she was given custody of the children.
Theresa died from fatty degeneration of the heart, and Inflammation of the kidneys.
She was originally entombed in the Fair Mausoleum at in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, after San Francisco outlawed cemeteries in the city limits a new mausoleum was built in Holy Cross, the bodies moved, and the old mausoleum was torn down.
Mrs. Fair's Funeral.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. - The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Theresa Fair, late wife of ex-Senator James C. Fair were held at the Cathedral today. Archbishop Riordan officiated, assisted by Rev. Pendergrast and the Catholic clergy of the city. The remains were interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

The Arizona Republican; Phoenix, Arizona.
September 17, 1891; Page One.
dm wms (#47395868)
***************************************
MRS. FAIR'S ESTATE.

Her Will is Admitted to Probate in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 6. - The matter of admitting to probate the will of the late Mrs. Theresa Fair came up today before Judge Coffee. Attorney Goodfellow created a surprise by stating that he represented Charles Fair who had informed him that he believed there was in existence a later will than the one offered for probate. An order to allow him in conjunction with the executors of the estate to examine a box in the safe deposit where Mrs. Fair kept her papers was made, but no will found and the first will was admitted to probate. R.V. Day, who managed the property of Mrs. Fair, said that her real estate in this city was worth $3,000,000, and that the whole estate was worth about $4,000,000. The will which was admitted to probate today leaves to Mrs. Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair $1,150,000 and Charles Fair and James G. Fair, Jr., $500,000 each.

The Arizona Republican;
Phoenix, Arizona.
dm wms (#47395868)

October 7, 1891; Page One.

Matriarch, Philanthropist, Daughter of Thomas & Alice Rooney, born in New York, The family moved west, they ran boarding houses in Nevada, this is where she met & eventually married James Graham Fair on December 30, 1865.
Together they had 4 children,
Theresa,
Charles,
James,
& Virginia.
Theresa filed for divorce in 1883, claiming adultery which he did not deny, she was given custody of the children.
Theresa died from fatty degeneration of the heart, and Inflammation of the kidneys.
She was originally entombed in the Fair Mausoleum at in Laurel Hill Cemetery in San Francisco, after San Francisco outlawed cemeteries in the city limits a new mausoleum was built in Holy Cross, the bodies moved, and the old mausoleum was torn down.


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  • Created by: dm wms
  • Added: Jun 17, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92104826/theresa-fair: accessed ), memorial page for Mrs Theresa Rooney Fair (20 Nov 1838–13 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92104826, citing Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by dm wms (contributor 47395868).