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Fields, Obediah

Male 1840 - 1928  (~ 87 years)

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  • Name Fields, Obediah 
    Nickname Obie 
    Birth Mar 1840  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1860  Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military Oct 1862–MAY 1863 
    as a private, Company C, Harlan Battalion (USA) 
    Census 1880  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Obediah, 42, Ky.
      Mary, 30, Ky.
      Dicy, 0
      Silas, 6,
      James H., 2
      Mary J., 1
    Census 1890  Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 1 
    Census 1910  West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 27 Feb 1928  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Obediah "Obeh" Fields Cemetery, Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7464  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2020 

    Father Fields, Abner,   b. 1805, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 76 years) 
    Mother Burkhart, Mary,   b. 1805, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1833  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fields, Mary Celia,   b. Nov 1851, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1910 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1869  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Fields, Dicey,   b. 14 Feb 1871, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1951 (Age 80 years)
    +2. Fields, James Hensley,   b. Mar 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1964, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
    +3. Fields, Silas,   b. 10 May 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1936, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     4. Fields, Henry Day,   b. 4 Aug 1877, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1950, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Fields, Mary J.,   b. 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Fields, Crockett Martin,   b. 15 May 1886, Mandrake (Historical), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1962, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F29260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1840 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Harlan, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Oct 1869 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 1 - 1900 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Feb 1928 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Obediah "Obeh" Fields Cemetery, Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S29495] Obeydiah Fields in household of Abner Fields, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S29492] Obediah Field in household of Abner Field, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S29494] Obediah Fields, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 11-547.

    5. [S29490] Obediah Fields, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    6. [S29491] Obadiah Fields, "United States Census, 1900".

    7. [S29493] Obediah Fields, "United States Census, 1910".