West Virginia Pioneers

Benjamin Franklin Fields

Male 1874 - 1951  (77 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Fields 
    Born 9 Oct 1874  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Nov 1951  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: Benjamin F Fields
      Sex:
      Death Date: 07 Nov 1951
      Death Place: Harmony, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 77y28d
      Cemetery: Gandeeville
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 10/9/1874
      Birth Place: Roane Co
      Marital Status: widowed
      Mother: Jane Garrett Fields
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Henry Fields
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: John Fields
      Cause: suicide by hanging - left suicide note
    Person ID I24610  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2006 

    Father Henry Clay Fields,   b. Feb 1846, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Jane Garrett,   b. 22 Feb 1845, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1925  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 9 Nov 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 57-63
      Fields, Henry 22 Va Feby
      Jane 25 WV Feby
      Wm W 2 WV July
      Anna Laura 7/12 WV Oct
      Jane 59 VA Nov

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Page 36A
      Henry FIELDS Self M M W 34 VA
      Jane FIELDS Wife F M W 35 VA
      William W. FIELDS Son M S W 12 WV
      Ann Laura FIELDS Dau F S W 10 WV
      John F. FIELDS Son M S W 8 WV
      Benjamin F. FIELDS Son M S W 5 WV
      Emma Viola FIELDS Dau F S W 3 WV

      1900 Harper, Roane, WV
      Henry Fields 2/1846 m 34 y VAVAVA
      Jane 2/1846 m 34y 7-6 children VAVAVA
      Benjamin F 10/1875 WV
      Emma V 3/1878 WV
      James C 8/1800 WV

      1910 Harper, Roane, WV
      Jane Fields 64 wd VA VA VA
      Emma 33 s WV VA VA
      Clint J 30 s WV VA VA
    Family ID F3243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillie Florence Pence,   b. 22 Jan 1882, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1942, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1901  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1910 Harper, Roane, WV
      Fields, Benjamin F 35 m1- 8y
      Lilly F 28 m1 - 8y 5-5 children
      Elmer 7
      Ruth 5
      Ruble 3
      Harry 1.10
      Rouse, 0/12?

      1920 Lynn Camp, Roane, WV # 181
      Fields, Benjamin F 45
      Lillie F 38
      Elmer son 16
      Ruth da 15
      Ruble dau 13
      Harry son 11
      Rows son 10
      John son 8
      Fred son 6
      Leo son 4.10
      Sybil da 2.5
      Brown son 2/12

      1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 75
      Fields, Benjamin F 55 m age 27
      Florence 48 m age 20
      Rows son 20
      John son 18
      Fred son 16
      Leo son 15
      Sibyl dau 12
      Brown son 10
      Josephine da 8
    Children 
     1. Elmer Eugene Fields,   b. 3 Apr 1903, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1958, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Ruth Virginia Fields,   b. 7 Sep 1904, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1989  (Age 85 years)
     3. Ruble V Fields,   b. 2 Oct 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 2002, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     4. Harry Clay Fields,   b. 4 Jun 1908, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1978  (Age 70 years)
     5. Benjamin Rows Fields,   b. 1 Apr 1910, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1987  (Age 76 years)
     6. John Rex Fields,   b. 8 Sep 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1991  (Age 79 years)
     7. Fredrick Fields,   b. 15 May 1913, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1986  (Age 72 years)
     8. James Leo Fields,   b. 4 Jan 1915, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1996  (Age 81 years)
     9. Sybil Jane Fields,   b. 9 Jul 1917, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1978  (Age 60 years)
     10. Roy Brown Fields,   b. 16 Oct 1919, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1965  (Age 46 years)
     11. Genevieve Josephine Fields,   b. 10 Mar 1922, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 2014, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F12644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.