Elsie Maude Campbell Bair was born on 24 Jan 1909 in Glen Mawr, Shrewsbury Twp, Lycoming, PA.
Her father was Willard Claude Campbell and her mother was Jenny Pearl Casselberry Campbell.
Her family was living in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, PA during the 1910 US Census.
The family moved to a ranch in Havre, Hill, MT.
Her mother, Jenny, died of exhaustion on 13Dec1915 after 50 hrs of labor. The boy was malformed and Jenny could not deliver him. Willard made a coffin and Jenny was buried on the ranch.
Willard's sister, Hannah Leona Campbell, moved in to take care of the household.
Elsie's father, Willard Claude Campbell, was a carpenter and moved the family around much of Oregon.
The family & Hannah were living in Moro, Sherman, OR during the 1920 US Census.
Elsie, Lois, & Faye were sent to a boarding house/school before Willard married his 2nd wife, Mary Ellen "Mollie" Wilson Girt Campbell and she and her 2 daughters, Vivian & ??, moved in (Between 1920 & 1930).
Elsie moved back to Havre, Hill, MT as a teenager. She worked as a ranch hand on her uncle George Raymond Campbell's ranch. She loved riding her horse. She was still living with George during the 1930 US Census.
She met Ernest Conrad "Slim" Bair in Havre, Hill, MT and they were married on 1 Jun 1931.
Shortly thereafter, they moved to Kansas to farm close to where he was raised.
Their first daughter, Dorothy Louise Bair Taylor, was born on 13 Apr 1932 in Hillsdale, KS.
Their second daughter, Helen Irene Bair Wells, was born on 20 Jun 1933 in Fontana, Miami, KS.
They were living in Osage Township, Miami, KS in 1935 and during the 1940 US Census.
Slim & Elsie adopted Larry Leon McFarlin Bair on 16 Feb 1946.
They continued farming here until 1948, when the family moved to Hazelton, ID to live on the Detweiler Farm where Slim was a foreman. Elsie worked at the Barlow Warehouse for several years.
She later worked for several years at the Hazelton Grade School lunch room.
Elsie always raised a large garden, canned a lot, and had lots of flowers.
Slim retired from the Detweiler Farm and went to work for a canal company riding ditch and taking care of the pumping station. They moved to a house on the property.
When Slim retired from the canal company, they moved into town in Hazelton, ID.
Elsie loved watching her grandkids and playing pinochle.
Slim passed away on 04 Jan 1977 in Twin Falls Clinic Hospital, Twin Falls, ID.
Elsie then moved to Lakeport, California in 1977 to be with her daughter Dorothy.
She later moved into the Pacific Regency Convalescent Hospital, Lakeport, CA where she lived until her death on 11 Jul 1997.
Elsie was cremated and a Memorial Service held on 13 Jul 1997 at Lakeport New Hope Fellowship Church in Lakeport, CA.
A second Memorial Service was held on 16 Aug 1997 at the Hazelton Cemetery, in Hazelton, ID, where here ashes were buried next to her husband, Slim Bair.
Her father was Willard Claude Campbell and her mother was Jenny Pearl Casselberry Campbell.
Her family was living in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, PA during the 1910 US Census.
The family moved to a ranch in Havre, Hill, MT.
Her mother, Jenny, died of exhaustion on 13Dec1915 after 50 hrs of labor. The boy was malformed and Jenny could not deliver him. Willard made a coffin and Jenny was buried on the ranch.
Willard's sister, Hannah Leona Campbell, moved in to take care of the household.
Elsie's father, Willard Claude Campbell, was a carpenter and moved the family around much of Oregon.
The family & Hannah were living in Moro, Sherman, OR during the 1920 US Census.
Elsie, Lois, & Faye were sent to a boarding house/school before Willard married his 2nd wife, Mary Ellen "Mollie" Wilson Girt Campbell and she and her 2 daughters, Vivian & ??, moved in (Between 1920 & 1930).
Elsie moved back to Havre, Hill, MT as a teenager. She worked as a ranch hand on her uncle George Raymond Campbell's ranch. She loved riding her horse. She was still living with George during the 1930 US Census.
She met Ernest Conrad "Slim" Bair in Havre, Hill, MT and they were married on 1 Jun 1931.
Shortly thereafter, they moved to Kansas to farm close to where he was raised.
Their first daughter, Dorothy Louise Bair Taylor, was born on 13 Apr 1932 in Hillsdale, KS.
Their second daughter, Helen Irene Bair Wells, was born on 20 Jun 1933 in Fontana, Miami, KS.
They were living in Osage Township, Miami, KS in 1935 and during the 1940 US Census.
Slim & Elsie adopted Larry Leon McFarlin Bair on 16 Feb 1946.
They continued farming here until 1948, when the family moved to Hazelton, ID to live on the Detweiler Farm where Slim was a foreman. Elsie worked at the Barlow Warehouse for several years.
She later worked for several years at the Hazelton Grade School lunch room.
Elsie always raised a large garden, canned a lot, and had lots of flowers.
Slim retired from the Detweiler Farm and went to work for a canal company riding ditch and taking care of the pumping station. They moved to a house on the property.
When Slim retired from the canal company, they moved into town in Hazelton, ID.
Elsie loved watching her grandkids and playing pinochle.
Slim passed away on 04 Jan 1977 in Twin Falls Clinic Hospital, Twin Falls, ID.
Elsie then moved to Lakeport, California in 1977 to be with her daughter Dorothy.
She later moved into the Pacific Regency Convalescent Hospital, Lakeport, CA where she lived until her death on 11 Jul 1997.
Elsie was cremated and a Memorial Service held on 13 Jul 1997 at Lakeport New Hope Fellowship Church in Lakeport, CA.
A second Memorial Service was held on 16 Aug 1997 at the Hazelton Cemetery, in Hazelton, ID, where here ashes were buried next to her husband, Slim Bair.
Elsie Maude Campbell Bair was born on 24 Jan 1909 in Glen Mawr, Shrewsbury Twp, Lycoming, PA.
Her father was Willard Claude Campbell and her mother was Jenny Pearl Casselberry Campbell.
Her family was living in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, PA during the 1910 US Census.
The family moved to a ranch in Havre, Hill, MT.
Her mother, Jenny, died of exhaustion on 13Dec1915 after 50 hrs of labor. The boy was malformed and Jenny could not deliver him. Willard made a coffin and Jenny was buried on the ranch.
Willard's sister, Hannah Leona Campbell, moved in to take care of the household.
Elsie's father, Willard Claude Campbell, was a carpenter and moved the family around much of Oregon.
The family & Hannah were living in Moro, Sherman, OR during the 1920 US Census.
Elsie, Lois, & Faye were sent to a boarding house/school before Willard married his 2nd wife, Mary Ellen "Mollie" Wilson Girt Campbell and she and her 2 daughters, Vivian & ??, moved in (Between 1920 & 1930).
Elsie moved back to Havre, Hill, MT as a teenager. She worked as a ranch hand on her uncle George Raymond Campbell's ranch. She loved riding her horse. She was still living with George during the 1930 US Census.
She met Ernest Conrad "Slim" Bair in Havre, Hill, MT and they were married on 1 Jun 1931.
Shortly thereafter, they moved to Kansas to farm close to where he was raised.
Their first daughter, Dorothy Louise Bair Taylor, was born on 13 Apr 1932 in Hillsdale, KS.
Their second daughter, Helen Irene Bair Wells, was born on 20 Jun 1933 in Fontana, Miami, KS.
They were living in Osage Township, Miami, KS in 1935 and during the 1940 US Census.
Slim & Elsie adopted Larry Leon McFarlin Bair on 16 Feb 1946.
They continued farming here until 1948, when the family moved to Hazelton, ID to live on the Detweiler Farm where Slim was a foreman. Elsie worked at the Barlow Warehouse for several years.
She later worked for several years at the Hazelton Grade School lunch room.
Elsie always raised a large garden, canned a lot, and had lots of flowers.
Slim retired from the Detweiler Farm and went to work for a canal company riding ditch and taking care of the pumping station. They moved to a house on the property.
When Slim retired from the canal company, they moved into town in Hazelton, ID.
Elsie loved watching her grandkids and playing pinochle.
Slim passed away on 04 Jan 1977 in Twin Falls Clinic Hospital, Twin Falls, ID.
Elsie then moved to Lakeport, California in 1977 to be with her daughter Dorothy.
She later moved into the Pacific Regency Convalescent Hospital, Lakeport, CA where she lived until her death on 11 Jul 1997.
Elsie was cremated and a Memorial Service held on 13 Jul 1997 at Lakeport New Hope Fellowship Church in Lakeport, CA.
A second Memorial Service was held on 16 Aug 1997 at the Hazelton Cemetery, in Hazelton, ID, where here ashes were buried next to her husband, Slim Bair.
Her father was Willard Claude Campbell and her mother was Jenny Pearl Casselberry Campbell.
Her family was living in Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming, PA during the 1910 US Census.
The family moved to a ranch in Havre, Hill, MT.
Her mother, Jenny, died of exhaustion on 13Dec1915 after 50 hrs of labor. The boy was malformed and Jenny could not deliver him. Willard made a coffin and Jenny was buried on the ranch.
Willard's sister, Hannah Leona Campbell, moved in to take care of the household.
Elsie's father, Willard Claude Campbell, was a carpenter and moved the family around much of Oregon.
The family & Hannah were living in Moro, Sherman, OR during the 1920 US Census.
Elsie, Lois, & Faye were sent to a boarding house/school before Willard married his 2nd wife, Mary Ellen "Mollie" Wilson Girt Campbell and she and her 2 daughters, Vivian & ??, moved in (Between 1920 & 1930).
Elsie moved back to Havre, Hill, MT as a teenager. She worked as a ranch hand on her uncle George Raymond Campbell's ranch. She loved riding her horse. She was still living with George during the 1930 US Census.
She met Ernest Conrad "Slim" Bair in Havre, Hill, MT and they were married on 1 Jun 1931.
Shortly thereafter, they moved to Kansas to farm close to where he was raised.
Their first daughter, Dorothy Louise Bair Taylor, was born on 13 Apr 1932 in Hillsdale, KS.
Their second daughter, Helen Irene Bair Wells, was born on 20 Jun 1933 in Fontana, Miami, KS.
They were living in Osage Township, Miami, KS in 1935 and during the 1940 US Census.
Slim & Elsie adopted Larry Leon McFarlin Bair on 16 Feb 1946.
They continued farming here until 1948, when the family moved to Hazelton, ID to live on the Detweiler Farm where Slim was a foreman. Elsie worked at the Barlow Warehouse for several years.
She later worked for several years at the Hazelton Grade School lunch room.
Elsie always raised a large garden, canned a lot, and had lots of flowers.
Slim retired from the Detweiler Farm and went to work for a canal company riding ditch and taking care of the pumping station. They moved to a house on the property.
When Slim retired from the canal company, they moved into town in Hazelton, ID.
Elsie loved watching her grandkids and playing pinochle.
Slim passed away on 04 Jan 1977 in Twin Falls Clinic Hospital, Twin Falls, ID.
Elsie then moved to Lakeport, California in 1977 to be with her daughter Dorothy.
She later moved into the Pacific Regency Convalescent Hospital, Lakeport, CA where she lived until her death on 11 Jul 1997.
Elsie was cremated and a Memorial Service held on 13 Jul 1997 at Lakeport New Hope Fellowship Church in Lakeport, CA.
A second Memorial Service was held on 16 Aug 1997 at the Hazelton Cemetery, in Hazelton, ID, where here ashes were buried next to her husband, Slim Bair.
Inscription
m. 01 Jun 1931, Dorothy, Helen, Larry
Gravesite Details
Shared stone with Ernest Bair
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