Hi list,
Looking for info on CARTER & FIELDS pioneer families
of Linn Co. Oregon. Levi FIELDS, b. abt. 1815, prob.
Bourbon Co. Kentucky, possibly s/o Benjamin FIELDS,
Sr. Probably same Levi m. 30 Nov. 1839 Buchanan Co.
Missouri, Sarah FIELDS (cousins?).
1840 census, Cravensville, Daviess Co. Missouri:
Levi FIELDS Jr., 20-30; 1 female (Sarah?) 15-20; no
children. Benjamin FIELDS Sr. (possibly Levis
father) was in 1840 Ray Co. MO.
Levi FIELDS (& wife Sarah?) arrived in OR, fall 1847,
from MO. According to OR DLC, Levi settled claim of
320.56 acres, 1 Mar. 1852 Linn Co. OR. Sarah prob. d.
abt. 1852-53. Levi FIELDS m. 2nd, 4 Mar. 1854 Linn
Co. OR, Nancy CARTER. Each census lists different
birthplaces for Levi & Nancy (CARTER) FIELDS:
1860 Skamania Co. W.T.: Levi, b. IN; Nancy, b. KY.
1870 Clarke Co. W.T.: Levi, b. KY; Nancy, b. MO.
1880 Cowlitz Co. W.T.: Levi, b. KY; Nancy, b. VA.
1920 Cowlitz Co. WA: Ella Nora (FIELDS) WICKS lists
father (Levi) b. KY; mother (Nancy) b. MO.
Nancy CARTER was probably b. abt. June 1820, in
Pleasant Grove, Johnson Co. Illinois.
Known children of Levi FIELDS & 1st wife Sarah:
i. Catherine FIELDS
m. 10 Jan 1858, Andrew Jackson CARSNER
(possibly m. 1st, 1857, Reuben FIELDS)
ii. William F. FIELDS, b. abt. 1852 Oregon Terr.
Known children of Levi & Nancy (CARTER) FIELDS:
iii. Mary Jane FIELDS, b. abt. 1855 Linn Co. OR
- d. 24 Dec 1898 near Kelso, Cowlitz Co. WA;
m. 24 Nov 1872 Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA. Terr.,
Robert Franklin COLE, b. abt. 1840
(prob. Flowerfield, St. Joseph Co.) MI
- d. 2 Nov 1906 Oroville, Butte Co. CA.
iv. Christopher Columbus FIELDS,
b. 4 Dec 1854(?) Linn Co. Oregon
- d. 28 June 1928 Stevenson, Skamania Co. WA;
bur. IMAN Cem., Stevenson, Skamania Co. WA;
m. Elizabeth AHLES.
v. John Lewis FIELDS, b. 20 Aug 1856 Cascade W.T.
- d. 26 Apr 1925 Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA;
bur. I.O.O.F. Cem., Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA.
vi. Ella Nora FIELDS, b. 25 June 1860 Cascade W.T.
- d. 6 Apr 1940 Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA;
bur. I.O.O.F. Cem., Kalama, Cowlitz Co. WA.
m. Lewis WICKS;
vii. Joseph Riley FIELDS, b. abt. 1862 Oregon;
m. Lucinda HAMDEN.
viii. Augustus FIELDS, b. abt. 1868 W.T.
1860 Skamania Co. W.T.: William F. FIELDS, 8, prob.
Levis son from 1st m. (Sarah FIELDS in MO). Next to
Levi is George FIELDS, 27; Nancy J. (FIELDS) FIELDS,
20, both b. MO; 2 dau.: Martha E., 6; Benicia C., 3,
both b. OR. Levi & George FIELDS' occ: woodchoppers.
Any info greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Brad Aumick
aumickb(a)yahoo.com
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