Preston Fields
Birth Name | Preston Fields |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | more than 65 years, 5 months |
Narrative
In 1850, when living in Pike County, Kentucky Preston said he was born in Tennessee.
In 1860, when living in Wise Court House, Wise Co., Virginia, Preston said he was born in Kentucky.
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Is this him in Harlan, Ky in 1830:
1830 US Census; Census Place: , Harlan, Kentucky; Page: 109; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 37
Name: Preston Fields
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Harlan, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9
Narrative
Our Hamilton DNA matches a descendant of Preston Fields on 37 of 37 markers. This is the line it matches, as found online:
Preston Fields b. 1795 in TN/NC/VA, m. Elizabeth Rutherford in 1817, Wise Co., VA
Robert Fields b. 1819 in VA, m. Mary Usley Reed, 2nd m. Hannah Reed
Louis/Lewis Fields b. 1844 in Pike Co., KY m. Anceline Sloas/Sluss
Robert Fields b. 1867 in KY m. Sarah Maynard
Louis/Lewis Fields b. 1895 in Laura, Martin Co., KY m. Maudie Short b. in Pound, Wise Co., VA
http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=6364.5;wap2
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And a message from one of his descendants at genforum:
"Preston was raised by a couple, Hiram Fields (b 1764, probably in TN) and Fanny Mays (b 1768, probably in England) but the oral tradition in the family is that Preston's biological father was a Hamilton, possibly James or William Hamilton."
at http://genforum.genealogy.com/fields/messages/6463.html
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1795 | 1 2 | ||
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Census | August 7, 1820 | Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States | 1820 Preston Fields household | 3a |
General
1820 Census, Prestonburg, Floyd Co. KY, Series: M33 Roll: 22 Page: 47
Preston Field or Fields 2 and 3 lines above him: Reuben Rutherford and John Rutherford |
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Residence | August 7, 1820 | Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States | Prestonburg, Floyd Co., Ky | 3a |
General
Living in Prestonburg, Floyd Co., Ky on the 1820 Census |
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Census | 1830 | Harlan County, Kentucky, United States | 1830 Preston Fields household? | 4a |
General
In 1850, when living in Pike County, Kentucky Preston said he was born in Tennessee.
Name: Preston Fields |
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Census | June 1, 1840 | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | 1840 Preston Fields household | 5 |
General
1840 Census, Pike County, Kentucky
Preston Fields, head
females:
total in household: 13
line above him:
females
total in household: 7
next page:
females
total in household: 6 "United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHTP-9QN : accessed 28 Jan 2014), Preston Fields, 1840. |
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Residence | June 1, 1840 | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | Pike County, Kentucky | 5 |
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Census | August 27, 1850 | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | 1850 Preston Fields household | 1 |
General
1850 Census Pike County, Kentucky, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
no others listed with occupations
Same page: |
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Residence | August 27, 1850 | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | Pike County, Kentucky | 1 |
General
Preston Fields and family were living in Pike County at the time of the 1850 census Living in Pike County, Kentucky, for the 1850 Census Living in Pike County, Kentucky, for the 1850 Census |
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Residence | June 1860 | Wise Court House, Wise County, Virginia, United States | Wise Court House, Wise, VA | 6 |
General
Wise Court House, Wise, VA |
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Census | June 19, 1860 | Wise Court House, Wise County, Virginia, United States | 1860 Preston Fields household | 6 |
General
1860; Census Place: Wise Court House, Wise, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 285
Preston Fields 55, born in Kentucky, farmer, Real Estate: $25, Personal Estate: $284 Preston, Elizabeth, and Reuben were persons over 20 who could not read or write
same page: William Fields, 40, and Frances 37 and family |
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Death | after June 1860 | 6 | ||
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Families
Family of Preston Fields and Elizabeth Rutherford |
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Married | Wife | Elizabeth Rutherford ( b. 1795 d. ... ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Robert Fields | 1822 | |
William Fields | 1822 | |
Jason Fields | 1825 | |
Joseph Fields | 1830 | |
John Fields | 1834 | |
Reuben Fields | 1836 | |
Harrison Fields | 1840 | |
Elisha Fields | 1841 | |
Matild Fields | 1841 | |
Elijah Fields | 1842 |
Pedigree
Source References
- 1850 United States Census
- Diana Fields: My Fields Line - no date
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1820 United States Census
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- Page: Prestonburg, Floyd Co. KY, Series: M33 Roll: 22 Page: 47
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1830 United States Census
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- Page: Harlan, Kentucky; Page: 109; Series: M19; Roll 37
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- 1840 United States Census
- 1860 United States Census
- Transcribed Floyd County Kentucky Marriages Consent Papers 1808 - 1851,
- Kentucky Marriages