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James Owen Fields 1874–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1874

Birth Location: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 May 1937

Death Location: Evergreen, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Curtis Fields

Mother: Nancy Shepherd

Spouse(s): Sarah Sealey

Children(s): Elizabeth Fields, Nancy Fields, Dora Fields, Roland Fields, Sallie Fields, Ida Fields, John Fields, James Fields

The story of James Owen Fields began in 1874 in Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States. James Owen Fields married Sarah Blanche Sealey, and had children including Dora Fields, Elizabeth Winnie Fields, Ida Fields, James Hubert Fields, John Curtis Fields, Nancy Jane Janie Fields, Roland Spencer Fields, Sallie Fields. James Owen Fields passed away in 1937 in Evergreen, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Owen Fields began in 1874 in Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Owen Fields married Sarah Blanche Sealey, and had children including Dora Fields, Elizabeth Winnie Fields, Ida Fields, James Hubert Fields, John Curtis Fields, Nancy Jane Janie Fields, Roland Spencer Fields, Sallie Fields.
  • James Owen Fields passed away in 1937 in Evergreen, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Fields's Ancestors

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James Fields
1874–1937
Birth Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Curtis Fields
1847–1931
Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Jane) Shepherd
1846–1922
Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (S) Shepherd
1818–1880
Richmond County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Fields's Descendants

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James (Owen) Fields (Jun 1874–21 May 1937) m. Sarah (Blanche) Sealey (23 Jan 1885–16 Oct 1960)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Winnie") Fields 1908–1945 m. Corbit (Gaston) Stewart 1898–1964
    1. 1. Ronald (Graham) Stewart 1940–2012 m. Alice (Earline) Batten 1946–1946
    2. 2. Stewart 1925–1925
    3. 3. Junious (William) Stewart 1926–1949
    4. 4. Jerry (Kay) Stewart 1943–2000
    5. 5. Jackie (Ray) Stewart 1943–2015
    6. 6. Sara (Geneva) Stewart 1930–2007 m. Joseph (Venson) Truelove 1926–1971
      1. 1. Joseph Truelove 1901–
    7. 7. Jimmie (Gaston) Stewart 1933–2016 m. Mildred (S) Stewart 1940–2004
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane Janie) Fields 1904–1974 m. William (Elijah) Stewart 1889–1974
    1. 1. Ruby (Lee) Stewart 1922–2008 m. Beamon (Leo) Strickland 1920–2016 m. Herbert (Hoover) Ross 1929–1990
      1. 1. Strickland 1941–1941
      2. 2. Vally (Beamon "John") Strickland 1936–2006
      3. 3. Brenda (Sue) Strickland 1949–1950
    2. 2. Wilton Stewart 1934–
    3. 3. lizzie (mae) stewart 1920–2002 m. Charlie (Noel) Cash 1911–1957 m. Donald (Dean) Welty 1933–2010
      1. 1. Howard (C) Cash 1939–2015
    4. 4. James (William) Stewart 1927–1992 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnson 1924– m. Helen (Rebecca) Porter 1928–
      1. 1. Janey (Rebecca) Stewart 1947–1996
    5. 5. Betty (Jane) Stewart 1941–2019 m. John (Michael) Nardi 1936–2013
    6. 6. Sammie (Kelton) Stewart 1930– m. Gertrude (Lutz) Stewart 1926–2016
  3. 3. Dora Fields 1905–1987
  4. 4. Roland (Spencer) Fields 1910–1973
  5. 5. Sallie Fields 1914–2004
  6. 6. Ida Fields 1916–1999
  7. 7. John (Curtis) Fields 1920–1941
  8. 8. James (Hubert) Fields 1923–1975

James Fields's Timeline

3 Records

1874
Jun 1874
Birth of James Owen Fields in Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
1902
30 Nov 1902
Age 28
James Owen Fields was married in Columbus, North Carolina
Columbus, North Carolina
1937
21 May 1937
Age 63
Death of James Owen Fields in Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1874
    Event Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [4] U.S., Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Columbus, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Navy Casualties Books

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1937
    Event Place: Boardman, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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