Alfred & Emma (Coats) Fields
Clark Co., Wisconsin
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Alfred Fields
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Alfred Fields was a
soldier in the Civil War, and on his coffin was the plain but suggestive
inscription , "Comrade". He fought as a private with Co. A, 33rd
Wisconsin infantry along side his older brother, Bird. He enlisted as a resident
of Washburn on August 21, 1862 with the Union forces and was discharged April
14, 1863. He was born in 1838 and married Emma
Coats who was born about 1859 in Wisconsin. Their children were: Ulisles,
Clara, Alfred Jr., Elmer, Elsie and Charles Ernest (b. Apr. 30, 1885) Emma died
in 1936 in Centralia, Washington. Alfred died March 28, 1896 at
the age of fifty seven. He was the son of Dempsey (b.1810) and Lydia
(Tucker) Fields.
His remains were interred in the
Levis Township Cemetery.
Family Notes
Alfred Fields Enlisted in Co. A, 33rd Regiment, WI Volunteers (Washburn-Now Arthur) Grant, Wisconsin as a Private on 21st August,1862 one week following the enlistment of his brother Bird and under the same Capt. Moore. He was hospitalized the last week of December, 1862, in Memphis, Tenn. He was then moved to a hospital at Jefferson Barracks and remained there until April, 1863. He was then given a medical discharge due to Chronic Hepatitis, Nephritis and Debility. D.O.D.: 28 March, 1896 at Neillsville, WI. Burial: Town of Levis Cemetery, Neillsville, WI.
1st Marriage
Emily Taylor B. ca 1840 D. ca 1872 Married ca. 1863. No proof as to this date although they were married by 1865.
3 children-Wesly Lester, Clara, Laura (She may have died as a child because no further record of her)
2nd Marriage
Emma Coates B:15 June,1860-Died 29 March,1935 Centralia, Washington and buried there. She was 12 years old when married 5 June, 1873 in a Civil ceremony by Henry Prickett, Richwood Township, Richland County, WI.
Five children born to this marriage: Fred, Elmer, Charles, Elsie, Infant born 18 December,1880 and died 19 December,1880.Premature birth due to mother lifting something to heavy. Buried Felton Cemetery, Akan Township, southwest of Sylvan, Richland County WI.
Emily Taylor and Lucinda Taylor were sisters. There is a story to that also but not sure it is the truth or just something that got started so wouldn't repeat it. Their other sister was married to Bird and Alfred's father's 2nd wife Elizabeth Ruth Washburn's son, Frederick and that marriage ended in divorce and then Frederick married Alfred's daughter, Clara. Elizabeth and Dempsey had a son and his 1st wife was a cousin of Mary M. Townsend-second wife of Bird.
Kay E. Sarris
Census Records
| 1850 Federal Census - Pleasant, Grant County, Indiana | ||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birth place |
| Fields, Dempsy [Dempsey] | 40 | m | farmer | Tennessee |
| Fields, Lydia | 42 | f | Tennessee | |
| Fields, Susannah | 16 | f | Tennessee | |
| Fields, Bird* | 13 | m | Indiana | |
| Fields, Albert [Alfred ?]* | 11 | m | Indiana | |
| Fields, Lelitha | 9 | f | Indiana | |
| Fields, Joseph | 6 | m | Indiana | |
| Fields, Marina | 4 | f | Indiana | |
| Fields, Amanda | 1 | f | Indiana | |
|
1870 Federal Census - Richwood, Richland County, Wisconsin |
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|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
|
Fields, Bird* |
30 |
m |
w |
Farmer |
Indiana |
|
Fields, Loncinda |
25 |
f |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Fields, James |
3 |
m |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Taylor, Columbus* |
27 |
m |
w |
Laborer |
Wisconsin |
|
Fields, Alfred* |
27 |
m |
w |
Farmer |
Indiana |
|
Fields, Emily |
25 |
f |
w |
Indiana |
|
|
Fields, Wesley |
6 |
m |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Fields, Clara |
5 |
f |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Fields, Laura |
4 months |
f |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
* Bird and Alfred Fields are living next door to each other. Loncinda (Lucinda) Fields's maiden name is Taylor. Bird and Lucinda where married in Grant County, Wisconsin 24 Sept. 1865; taken from Wis. Marriages 1835 - 1900. Columbus Taylor is actually index as Columbus Taylor Fields, believe to be Lucinda's brother. |
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|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
|
Fields, Damsey |
60 |
m |
w |
Farmer |
Tennessee |
|
Fields, Elizabeth A. |
40 |
f |
w |
Pennsyvlania |
|
|
Fields, Sarah E. |
22 |
f |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Fields, Clarra L. |
8 |
f |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
|
Fields, Willie A. S. |
1 |
m |
w |
Wisconsin |
|
| 1880 Federal Census - Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin | ||||||||
| Name | Race | Sex | Age | Relation | Occupation | birthplace | Father birth place | Mother birth place |
| Fields, Alfred* | w | m | 35 | head | farming | Indiana | Indiana | Indiana |
| Fields, Emma | w | f | 21 | wife | keeping house | Wisconsin | Ohio | ? |
| Fields, Freddie | w | m | 5 | son | Wisconsin | Indiana | Wisconsin | |
| Fields, Elmer | w | m | 1 | son | Wisconsin | Indiana | Wisconsin | |
| Fields, Ulisles | w | m | 15 | son | at home | Wisconsin | Indiana | Indiana |
| Fields, Clara | w | f | 13 | daughter | at home | Wisconsin | Indiana | Indiana |
Military Records [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Sources
The National Archives, Census Records, Cemetery & Family Records, Courthouse Documents & Newspaper Archives.
Contributors
Kay E. Sarris, Crystal Wendt and the Clark Co., WI History Buffs
Related Links
Alfred Fields is also featured in the book, "Civil
War Soldiers in the heart of Clark Co., Wisconsin."