| Marker Number |
7361 |
| Atlas Number |
5181007361 |
| Marker Title |
Olive Ann Oatman Fairchild |
| Index Entry |
Fairchild, Olive Ann Oatman |
| Address |
1304 W. Lamar St. |
| City |
Sherman |
| County |
Grayson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
720815 |
| UTM Northing |
3723903 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
West Hill Cemetery, 2nd Addition, Block 9, Lot 4, Space 2 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1837-1903) Captured in Arizona at age 13 (1851) by Yanapai Indians, who massacred 6 members of family. Sold to Mojave Indians, she was treated kindly but bore mark of a slave -- blue, cactus needle tattoo on chin -- for rest of life. Ransomed by army at Fort Yuma, 1856. Lived in California, then New York. There she married J. B. Fairchild in 1865. About 1872 moved to Sherman, where husband founded city bank. Resided in Sherman until death in 1903. Recorded 1970 |
