Born in Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ray Leslie Walter
and Ruth Estella (Jenks) Riester
Sister of
Bernard Nelson Walter, Robert Ray Walter [half], Helen Mae (Walter) Muhlhauser [half], Margaret Emma (Walter) Bassett [half], Leslie Gordon (Smith) Walter [half] and Howard Dale (Smith) Walter [half]
Wife of
Charles Edward Fairbanks
— married
18 Sep 1930 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Ronald Elwin Fairbanks and Yvonne Ruth (Fairbanks) Johnson
Died
at age 40
in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2022
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Biography
Ethel was born in 1912. She was the daughter of Ray Walter and Ruth Jenks. She passed away in 1952.
Sources
- Personal knowledge/obituary
- "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D5-9VQ : 31 March 2020), Ethel Marcella Walters, 26 May 1912; citing Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,502,985.
- "Iowa State Census, 1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQW-XKMW : Sat Mar 09 08:07:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence E Damon and Ruth E Damon, 1925.
- "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJNZ-Z9G : Tue Mar 19 01:21:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Edward Fairbanks and Arthur W. Fairbanks, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNZ-PWS : Fri Mar 08 11:55:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Clarence E Damon and Ruth E Damon, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTS-6HR : Sat Mar 09 06:08:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Fairbanks and Ethel Fairbanks, 1940.
- "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FQC-6KCF : Wed Oct 04 19:14:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Fairbanks and Ethel M Fairbanks, 4 April 1950.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106592847/ethel_marcella-fairbanks: accessed April 8, 2024), memorial page for Ethel Marcella Walter Fairbanks (26 May 1912–16 Aug 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106592847, citing Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by ManyBranches00 (contributor 47429396).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ethel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ethel:
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~1.17%
Kim (Wyse) Egnatoff
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