hmtl5 John Fields b. 1798 Pennsylvania d. 1 Jul 1875 Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

John Fields

Male 1798 - 1875  (77 years)

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  • Name John Fields 
    Birth 1798  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation justice of the peace 
    Census 1850  Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Fields, 64, in the household of daughter and son-in-law Rachel and E.C. Wilcox 
    Death 1 Jul 1875  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6316  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2026 

    Family Margaret "Maggie" "Mazie" Jarvis,   b. 20 Mar 1798, Harrison County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1856, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1819  Harrison County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Samuel Fields,   b. 29 Dec 1821, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1874 (Age 52 years)
     2. Edmund W. Fields,   b. Abt 1822, Harrison County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Rachel Virginia Fields,   b. 6 Jun 1828, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1906, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     4. Henry C. Fields,   b. 5 Feb 1831, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1903, Downers Grove, Du Page County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Margaret F. Fields,   b. 9 Nov 1834   d. 1915, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     6. Mary E. Fields,   b. Abt 1837
    Family ID F2784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1798 - Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1819 - Harrison County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - John Fields, 64, in the household of daughter and son-in-law Rachel and E.C. Wilcox - 1860 - Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Jul 1875 - Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Census Takers. - Messrs. John Fields and S.S. Butler have been selected by the U.S. Marshall for Indiana, to take the census of Fountain County.
      The Daily Courier, Lafayette, Indiana. Monday, 1 July 1850, page 2. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Ancestry family tree.

    2. [S90] Marriage record.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.