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William Jesse Fields 1895–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1895

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: James Fields

Mother: Sarah Fields

Spouse(s): Pearl Fields

Children(s): Aline Neumann, Johnnie Taylor, Wandia Fields, Mary Fields, Billie Lee, Velma Hontz, Laura Payne

The story of William Jesse Fields began in 1895 in Tennessee, USA. In 1900, William Jesse Fields resided in Civil District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA. In 1925, William Jesse Fields resided in Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. William Jesse Fields married Pearl May Moore Fields, and had children including Aline Bernice Fields Neumann, Billie Eleanor Fields Jaster Lee, Johnnie Lee Fields Taylor, Laura Jaunita Fields Payne, Mary E Fields, Velma Ruth Fields Hontz, Wandia Fields. William Jesse Fields passed away in 1978 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jesse Fields began in 1895 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1900, William Jesse Fields resided in Civil District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1925, William Jesse Fields resided in Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • William Jesse Fields married Pearl May Moore Fields, and had children including Aline Bernice Fields Neumann, Billie Eleanor Fields Jaster Lee, Johnnie Lee Fields Taylor, Laura Jaunita Fields Payne, Mary E Fields, Velma Ruth Fields Hontz, Wandia Fields.
  • William Jesse Fields passed away in 1978 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fields
1878–1923
Birth Location: Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
JF
Sarah Fields
1867–1934
Birth Location: Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Pearl Fields
1901–1965
Birth Location: Tennessee
PF

Children(s)

Aline Neumann
1923–2013
Birth Location: Kansas
AN
Johnnie Taylor
1919–
Birth Location: Kansas
JT
Wandia Fields
1921–
Birth Location: Texas
WF
Mary Fields
1930–2002
Birth Location: Oklahoma
MF
Billie Lee
1925–
Birth Location: Kansas
BL
Velma Hontz
1927–1988
Birth Location: Kansas
VH
Laura Payne
1921–1994
Birth Location: Texas
LP

William Fields's Ancestors

Self
William Fields
1895–1978
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Monroe Fields
1878–1923
Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (‘Sallie’ Artmisha (Hale)) Fields
1867–1934
Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Lansford) Fields
1848–1934
Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
Melinda (Emaline (Edmonds)) Fields
1849–1928
Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jordon Edmons
1826–1897
Elizabeth Edmonds
1828–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Brewer
1800–1871
Elizabeth Brewer
1803–1887

William Fields's Descendants

1.
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William (Jesse) Fields (October 1895–1978) m. Pearl (May (Moore)) Fields (abt 1901–1965)
  1. 1. Aline (Bernice (Fields)) Neumann 1923–2013
  2. 2. Johnnie (Lee (Fields)) Taylor 1919– m. Melvin (Andrew) Taylor 1914–1990
    1. 1. Danny (Joe) Taylor 1948–2013
    2. 2. Nancy ((Taylor)) Lewis 1941–2003
    3. 3. Gary Taylor 1936–
  3. 3. Wandia Fields 1921–
  4. 4. Mary (E) Fields 1930–2002
  5. 5. Billie (Eleanor (Fields) Jaster) Lee 1925– m. Donald (B) Jaster 1918–
  6. 6. Velma (Ruth (Fields)) Hontz 1927–1988
    1. 1. Gerald (D.) Hontz 1945–1974
    2. 2. Larry (Dennis) Long 1943–2008
    3. 3. Bobby (Lee) Hontz 1948–2004
  7. 7. Laura (Jaunita (Fields)) Payne 1921–1994 m. Louis (Clyde) Payne 1915–
    1. 1. Leroy (Clyde) Paine 1944–2024

William Fields's Timeline

7 Records

1895
October 1895
Birth of William Jesse Fields in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
William Jesse Fields resided here in Civil District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
1925
1925
Age 30
William Jesse Fields resided here in Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
William Jesse Fields resided here in Bartlesville, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA
Bartlesville, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
William Jesse Fields resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 45
William Jesse Fields resided here in Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1978
1978
Age 83
Death of William Jesse Fields in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1895
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_177; Line: 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 106-97
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341672
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_177; Line: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bartlesville, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341672

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 106-97

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 106-97

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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