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Fields, Nelson[1]

Male 1911 - 1978  (67 years)

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  • Name Fields, Nelson 
    Birth 17 Feb 1911  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  Seco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 23 Sep 1978  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Burial Dongola, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Fields Cemetery 
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Halcomb, Mary Jane,   b. Jun 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1892  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adkins, Phoebe,   b. 25 Oct 1918, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 2012, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Fields, Katherine
     2. Fields, Juanita
     3. Fields, Libby
     4. Fields, James C.,   b. Abt 1935, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 2011, Smithville, Dekalb, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)
     5. Fields, William H.,   b. 1937   d. 7 Jun 2005, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. Fields, Ralph,   b. 20 Apr 1940, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 2016, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Fields, Orell,   b. 30 Jan 1942, Cowan, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 2018, Norton, Norton (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     8. Fields, Richard B.
     9. Fields, Delmer Junior,   b. 12 Jul 1945, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2010, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     10. Fields, Rex Victor
     11. Fields, Evelyn E.
     12. Fields, Ella Mae
     13. Fields, Janet E.
     14. Fields, Harold Dean,   b. 9 Oct 1957, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     15. Fields, Helen J.
     16. Fields, Gary W.,   b. 18 Apr 1960, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 2017, Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     17. Fields, Betty Malissa,   b. 3 Mar 1964, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 2019, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Feb 1911 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Seco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Sep 1978 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Fields Cemetery - - Dongola, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S73211] Nelson Fields in entry for Richard B Fields and Betty Joe Caudill Watson, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    2. [S9747] SSDI.

    3. [S29523] Nelson Fields in household of James Fields, "United States Census, 1920".

    4. [S73212] Nelson Fields in household of James Fields, "United States Census, 1920".

    5. [S29522] Nelson Fields in household of James Fields, "United States Census, 1930".

    6. [S73214] Nelson Fields in household of James Fields, "United States Census, 1940".

    7. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 052, Cert. #25508, Deathvol. 78., hv.