Bio: Fields, Bird & Mary A. (Townsend)
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Wendt and the Clark Co., WI History Buffs, Kay E. Sarris,
Federal Census Records
Surnames:
Bird & Mary A. (Townsend) Fields Clark
Co., Wisconsin
Bird Fields
[Original Photo] The monument for Bird Fields
indicates he died Aug. 30, 1904 @ 65 years, 1 mo., 21 days which would produce a
birth date of July 9, 1839. The Register of Deeds Death Record shows he
died Aug. 31, 1904 and was born in June of 1835 which would say he was 69 years
old. The reverse side of his VGR says, "It is a fair assumption Mr. Fields
would have claimed to be older to receive a larger pension.....the conclusion is
that the record of the monument is more accurate than the County Records which
were originated by a local undertaker." Bird Fields
was the son of Dempsey (b.1810) and Lydia (Tucker) Fields. His wife was Mary
Townsend. This couple had at least one daughter, Ellen who married Charles
Austin. He fought as a private with Co. A,
33rd WI along side his younger brother, Alfred. Bird died Aug. 30 or 31st, 1904 and is buried in the
Levis Township Cemetery.
Family Notes The birth date that I have for Bird is 9
June,1835. I went back and looked on the 1840 census of Randolph County IN,
and there are two males under the age of 5 years. Also I have the birth date
of their sister Talitha, who is next in line and her birth date is 23 March,
1840. Not humanly impossible if Aunt Tal was a premature birth if Uncle Bird
was born in July of 1839 but I would say quite unlikely. 1st Marriage Bird's first marriage was to Lucinda Taylor B. ca
1845 and died ca. 4th or 5th of May,1870. No records to prove or disprove
this. Just family word of mouth. She is not on the 1870 census. Married 24th September,1865, Township of Clifton,
Grant County, Wisconsin. One child of this marriage.-James Harrison Fields 2nd Marriage Mary M. Townsend B.1854-1922. Buried Crystal Lake
Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Married 22 July, 1873 at Sylvan-Religious
ceremony-Richland County WI Richland County WI Records, Volume 1
Page 149. Parents of nine children Census Records 1870 Federal Census - Richwood, Richland County,
Wisconsin 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.
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 - Clayton, Crawford County,
Wisconsin Name Race Sex Age Relation Occupation Birth place Father Birth place Mother birth place Fields, Bird* w m 40 Head farming Indiana Indiana blank Fields, Mary A. w f 26 Wife keeing house Indiana Ky Ohio Fields, James w m 13 son Wisconsin Indiana Wisconsin Fields, Ella J. w f 4 daug Wisconsin Indiana Indiana Fields, Walter B. w m 2 son Wisconsin Indiana Indiana Fields, Bertha L w f 5 months daug Wisconsin Indiana Indiana © Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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Fields Enlisted at Washburn-(Now Arthur) Lima Township, Grant County, WI on 14
August,1862.Private Co. A-33rd Regiment, WI Volunteers. Discharged at Vicksburg,
Mississippi 9 August, 1865. Listed as a teamster. Was made Division Teamster 10
December, 1864. Served as Div. Teamster till the end of the war. Served at
Vicksburg, Mississippi and New Orleans, LA. Date of Death: 3 August,1904 Neillsville, WI Buried: Town of Levis Cemetery, Neillsville, WI.
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
1900 Federal Census - Washburn, Clark County, Wisconsin
Name
Relation
Race
Sex
Birth Month
Birth Year
Age
Material Status
Years Married
Kids Born
Kids Living
Birth Place
Father Birth Place
Mother Birth Place
Occupation
Fields, Bird*
head
w
m
June
1836
63
m
26
Indiana
Tennessee
Tennesse
Farmer
Fields, Mary A.
wife
w
f
Sept.
1856
43
m
26
10
9
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Fields, Walter
son
w
m
Feb.
1877
23
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
Fields, George
son
w
m
April
1887
13
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
At School
Fields, Ledy ?
daug
w
f
May
1889
11
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
At School
Fields, Lillie
daug
w
f
Oct.
1891
8
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
At School
Fields, Mable
daug
w
f
March
1894
6
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
Fields, Francis R.
daug
w
f
March
1898
2
s
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indiana
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