FIELDS: Reese B., of West Harper District. His ancestry and other facts so far as we have obtained them are as follows:

James Fields and his wife Sarah (Garrett), both of whom were natives of Tazewell County, Virginia, where they were married and lived for a few years, came from Tazewell County and settled in "New Kentuck," part of Jackson County, about the year 1845. Their six sons, in order of respective birth, were as follows:

Tihlman, Reese B., George, John, Frank P., Lightburn. Further of these:

Tillman (or Tihlman) Fields married a Miss Roush, of Mason County, and made his home there, and there reared five sons and two daughters; Charles C. Fields, now and for several years past, a resident of Spencer, is one of those sons. He was born in 1866, in Mason County. Married Miss Ella Francis Kirby, also born in Mason County, year 1865, daughter of a family of Kirbys formerly of Tazewell County, Virginia. They have reared two daughters and one son, whose names in order of birth are, Mabel, who married Creed Perdue; Virginia married A. C. Taylor. both residents of Charleston, W. Va. The son's name is Charles, Jr.

Reese B. Fields, son of James and Sarah, first mentioned, married Miss Sarah Ann Rhodes, April 26, 1869. They made their lifetime home in western Harper District, and there reared several children.

George Fields, son of James and Sarah (Garrett) Fields, married--likely in Jackson County--and settled in Roane. We do not have his family names.

John, fourth son of James and Sarah, married and settled in Jackson County.

Frank P. Fields, son of James and Sarah, married Miss Samantha Hatcher, June 19, 1880. They settled in North Harper District near Red Knob.

Lightburn, sixth son of James and Sarah, lives in Jackson County, W. Va.


Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 517-518
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999