Kern County
Biographies
MARGARET H. FAIRCHILD
MARGARET H. FAIRCHILD. -
The career of Mrs. Fairchild is a most interesting as well as an active one.
Born in San Francisco, California, she was the daughter of Stephen J. and
Catherine (Kelley) Fay, both pioneers of California, having come hither from
Boston, Mass., and arriving in San Francisco in 1862. Here Mr. Fay became an
extensive general contractor, but when at the height of his career his
untimely death occurred in 1869. Her mother also being taken
from her when she was very young. Mrs. Fairchild was reared in the
family of Daniel Sullivan, a wealthy man of San Francisco and here she
received a thorough education. Having ability and the spirit to acquire a firm
foundation in her studies, she rose rapidly and was graduated from the
public school with a splendid record. Newspaper work early attracted her, and
after acquiring a knowledge of the business in all its branches
, on February 14, 1901, she came to Bakersfield where her services were
given first to the Bakersfield Democrat which was edited by E. A. Pueschel, then the leading paper of the county. Later she
was engaged on the Kern Standard, owned by W. D. Young. Her success in this
work was phenomenal and subsequently she purchased a half interest with Mr.
Young, still later buying out his interest in the Standard and conducting it as
sole owner and proprietor for two years. She then sold the plant to Messrs.,
Conklin & Maude.
It was at this time
that Mrs. Fairchild became the wife of Charles H. Fairchild, the ceremony
taking place in San Francisco. She is a well-to-do, prosperous and thorough
business woman, whose ideas of business lead her to transact all her affairs on
a strictly honorable basis. Of the highest principles, she is conscientious and
trustworthy, and her influence for good is felt throughout her entire
community.
Mrs. Fairchild has a
very comfortable residence at the corner of Pine and Twentieth Streets,
Bakersfield, where she with her gifted and talented children live an ideal home
life. Her refining influence has accomplished much to bring them to their
present exquisite state, for their well-mannered, cultured ways are proof of
the best of breeding and training. She is the mother of four children: Ruth,
Dorothy C., Gerald Charles, and Virginia Fay, and they have brought much
comfort and cheer to their deserving mother.
Transcribed
by Sally Kaleta.
Source:
"History of Kern County with Biographical Sketches," Wallace M.
Morgan, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914, Pages
524-525.
© 2014 Sally Kaleta.
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