Michael "Chauncy" FAYER II ²

  General Notes:

1895 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Michael Fayer, 29, b. Poweshiek Co, IA, farmer; Ellen Y., 25, b. Poweshiek Co, IA; Eddie F., 7, b. Poweshiek Co, IA; Stella, 4, b. Poweshiek Co, IA; Ned Fayer, 31, single, b. Iowa Co, IA, farmer.

1900 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Mike Fayer, Aug 1865, 34, married 13 yrs, b. IA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, farming; wife Ella, July 1869, 30, married 13 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VA; son Eddie, Aug 1887, 12, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Stella, Mar 1890, 10, b. IA, parents b. IA; brother Ned, Mar 1863, single, b. IA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, farming.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Michael Fayer, Ellen Fayer, Stella Fayer, Ned Fayer.

1910 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Michael Fayer, 44, 1st marriage, married 23 yrs, b. IA, father b. Ire-Irish, mother b. OH, farmer, own farm; wife Ella R., 40, 1st marriage, married 23 yrs, 3 children - 3 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VA; dau. Stella, 20, single, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Bertha, 4, b. IA, parents b. IA; brother Edward Fayer, 47, single, b. IA, father b. Ire-Irish, mother b. OH, farm labor, home farm.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp, Montezuma P.O.: Michael Fayer, 49, married, farmer, owned farm, b. IA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH; Rachel E. Fayer, 45, married, housewife, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VA; Bertha Fayer, 9, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1920 IA CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Mike Fayer, 54, b. IA, father b. Ireland-Irish, mother b. OH, farming, farm; wife Ella, 50, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VA; dau. Bertha, 14, b. IA, parents b. IA; brother Ned, 56, b. IA, father b. Ireland-Irish, mother b. OH, farming, farm.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Poweshiek Co, Union Twp: Ned Fayer, 62, b. IA, father: Michael Fayer who was b. Ireland, mother: "Filie" Wickham who was b. OH and married IA, engaged in agriculture; head Michael Fayer, 59, b. IA, father: Michael Fayer who was b. IA, mother: "Filie" Wickham who was b. OH and married IA, engaged in agriculture; wife Rachel E. Fayer, 55, b. IA, father: Walice Young who was b. OH, mother Caroline Hill who was b. OH and married OH, engaged in personal service; dau. Bertha Fayer, 19, single, b. IA, father: Michael Fayer who was b. IA, mother: Rachel E. Young who was b. IA and married IA.

1930 IA CENSUS, Mahaska Co, Prairie Twp: Mike Fayer, 64. wd, b. IA, parents b. IA, retired. He was living with Harry & Grace Phillips.

OBIT, 1945: Mr Fayer moved to a farm west of Montezuma with his parents when he was 10 years old and on this same farm he spent the rest of his life of almost 70 years. He continued to live alone in the old home after the death of his wife in 1928.

Michael married Rachel Ella YOUNG, daughter of Walling YOUNG and Caroline HILL, on 1 Dec 1886.¹ (Rachel Ella YOUNG was born in Jul 1869 in Poweshiek Co, IA,³ died in 1928 in Probably Poweshiek Co, IA ¹ and was buried in 1928 in Jackson Twp Cem, Montezuma, Jackson Twp, Poweshiek Co, IA ⁴.)