Born about 1823, somewhere in Ohio....I have a letter from Elam Fairchild that refers to himself and his wife as Aunt and Uncle....Elam(wifes maiden name Wilcox) wrote (about 1860): Ira lives at home and is not married. Your sister Rebecca and her husband are both dead. Your father, I haven't seen him for 5 years. I understand he is living at Orange. Charles and Mary I understand, moved West, but where, I don't know..... Can anyone shed a clue who John's father might be?? Mary in Ca.