James Thomas FieldsAge: 76 years1862–1938
- Name
- James Thomas Fields
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Fields
 Birth | January 12, 1862 39 24 |
 Marriage | Addie Magnolia Cash — View this family |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah L Fields December 15, 1864 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Boone Fields August 12, 1867 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a brother | Edward A Fields February 12, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Frank W Fields July 2, 1873 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Jesse Fields February 20, 1877 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Short June 16, 1897 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields October 22, 1914 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Allen Dodd Fields April 23, 1922 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | June 10, 1938 (Age 76 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Short Birth: June 20, 1837 Death: June 16, 1897 |
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Marriage: January 10, 1856 — |
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9 months elder sister |
Mary D Fields Birth: October 13, 1856 34 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1944 |
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11 months elder sister |
Nancy S Fields Birth: September 1, 1857 35 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Permelia A Fields Birth: December 19, 1859 37 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
James Thomas Fields Birth: January 12, 1862 39 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1938 — Bluegrove, Clay, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah L Fields Birth: December 15, 1864 42 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Robert Boone Fields Birth: August 12, 1867 45 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Edward A Fields Birth: February 12, 1870 47 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Frank W Fields Birth: July 2, 1873 51 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
William Jesse Fields Birth: February 20, 1877 54 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Permelia A Brand |
| father |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Permelia A Brand Birth: February 12, 1827 Death: July 19, 1850 |
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Marriage: February 12, 1846 — |
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4 years half-brother |
Allen Dodd Fields Birth: October 28, 1849 27 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Martha Cohorn |
| father |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Martha Cohorn Death: |
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Marriage: August 20, 1852 — |
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14 months half-brother |
David M Fields Birth: October 12, 1853 31 Death: March 20, 1854 |
| Family with Addie Magnolia Cash |
| himself |
James Thomas Fields Birth: January 12, 1862 39 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1938 — Bluegrove, Clay, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Addie Magnolia Cash Death: |
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Marriage: — Henrietta, Clay, Texas, United States |