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Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.
Nancy Ruth Fairbanks

Nancy Ruth Fairbanks[1]

Female 1934 - 2025  (90 years)

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  • Name Nancy Ruth Fairbanks  [2]
    Birth 29 May 1934  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Apr 1940  Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 16 Apr 1940  Ward 4, St. Ferdinand Township, Ferguson City, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 9 Mar 2025  Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial 15 Mar 2025  Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Cress Cremation Services
    Burial 28 May 2025  Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Section D-3, Lot 4, Space 10
    Also Known As Elizabeth Chadwick  [1] 
    Also Known As Nancy Fairbanks  [1] 
    Married Name Nancy Fairbanks Herndon  [1] 
    Religion None (athiest)  [1] 
    Education B.A. English, University of Missouri, Columbia, May 1956  [1] 
    Education B.A. Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, May 1956  [1] 
    Education M.A. English, Rice University, 1958  [1] 
    Occupation Author  [1] 
    Occupation Professor of English  [1] 
    Cause of Death Inoperable bowel obstruction  [5] 
    Person ID I18  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2025

    Father Robert Stanley Fairbanks,   b. 28 Jan 1906, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1982, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Mother Ruth Edna Tutein,   b. 25 Sep 1907, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1998, O’Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Marriage 20 Jul 1933  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Cecil Herndon,   b. 12 Aug 1932, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 2011, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Children 
     1. (Living)
     2. (Living)
    Family ID F37  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2019

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1934 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Apr 1935 - Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1940 - Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Mar 2025 - Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Mar 2025 - Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 May 2025 - Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Nancy Ruth Fairbanks    		Nancy Ruth Fairbanks
    Nancy Ruth Fairbanks, c1954 (probably taken at University of Missouri)

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Nancy Ruth Fairbanks", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I18&sitever=mobile. [Accessed: 25-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S3] [Fairbanks-1978] Fairbanks, Robert Stanley, Fairbanks, Lowe, and Chadwick Families.

    3. [S1655] [MoBoVS-1934a] "Birth Certificate of Nancy Ruth Fairbanks," Local Registrar’s Records: City of St. Louis, Jefferson City, Missouri: Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1932, file 5319.

    4. [S478] [US-1940-1c] "Ward 4, St. Ferdinand Township, Ferguson City, St. Louis County, Missouri," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 2154, E.D. 95-287, sheet 15A.

    5. [S1651] [WiDoHS-2025a] "Nancy Fairbanks Herndon - Original Certificate of Death," Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin, Department of Health Services, State File Number: 2025013068.

    6. [S7] [Fairbanks-1997a] Herndon, William Robert (interviewer), "Interview of Nancy Ruth (Fairbanks) Herndon".


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