Historical Tyson Landowners

Julius Hutawa’s 1870 *Atlas of St. Louis County*, showing Fairham’s land - a square parcel in the middle of present-day Tyson.

isaac fairham

Isaac H. Fairham lived from 1824 through 1899. He was listed as owning property that today is Tyson in 1862 and 1870.

During the Civil War, Fairham served for the United States in the 2nd St. Louis County Battalion attached to the 85th Regiment E.M.M. In 1878, Fairham served on the jury for State v. William Spencer, a murder trial.

Fairham’s siblings included Annia Fairham, Beckie Fairham, Bell Fairham, John Fairham, and George Fairham. He married Catherine Gleason, and they had a son: George Fairham.

There are no records to suggest that the Fairhams were enslavers.

Resources

Biro, E. Tyson Border Polygon. (2023) Tyson Research Center.

Isaac H. Fairham (unknown-1899). (n.d.). Find A Grave. Retrieved June 21, 2024, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/267024063/isaac_h-fairham

Kearns, E. Fairham’s Land 1870 ArcGIS Polygon. (2024) Washington University in St. Louis.

Losos, David A. (2018). St. Louis Missouri Births. Retrieved June 21, 2024, from https://stlouis.genealogyvillage.com/stlouisbirth08052018.htm

Missouri Digital Heritage: Soldiers’ Records: War of 1812—World War I. (1864). Retrieved June 21, 2024, from https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/soldiers/Detail.aspx?id=S112005&conflict=Civil%20War

St. Louis Integrated Database of Enslavement | Washington University in St. Louis. (n.d.). Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://sites.wustl.edu/enslavementstl/search/.

This Tyson landowner profile was researched and written by Undergraduate Fellow Emmett Kearns and edited by Undergraduate Fellow Juliana Morera during summer 2024.