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Eva Amanda Elliott was born on 15 June 1840 in North Carolina.^4,2

Eva Amanda Elliott married Robert Boring on 25 April 1858 at Monroe County, Tennessee.⁵

Robert Boring (initially transcribed by Ancestry as Robert Bowering) and Eva Amanda Elliott (whose first name was transcribed as Mauda) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of 18th Civil District, Monroe County, Tennessee at Sweetwater, enumerated July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Robert’s age was listed as 18. Eva’s age was listed as 20. They were both listed as having been born in Tennessee. His occupation wa listed as Farmer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was not listed as owing any real estate but owned personal property worth $100. One son, William Bowring, was listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year of having attended school prior to the official census date (the only child in the household was only one year old). Both adults in the household were listed as being able to read and write. No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family. Several other families with surnames of "Bowering" (Boring) and Stillwell appear on this census schedule sheet. They are probably extended family members of individuals in this household.⁶

Eva Amanda Elliott married William Charles Fields, son of (--?--) Fields, on 29 August 1871 in Texas County, Missouri. This marriage was probably during the approximately 2-year period when the six easternmost townships of what is now (2012) Douglas County were attached to Texas County (thus the appearance of the name of Texas County here does not necessarily represent any kind of physical change in location relative to before and after this approximately 2-year period).^7,8,1

William Charles Fields and Eva Amanda Elliott appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 4 June 1880. His son, George McClellan Fields, was listed as living with them, as was her son, William Bowring (or Boring). No one in the household was listed as attending school. All adults in the household were listed as able to read and write. The community of Florilla was not mentioned on the census form, even though in 1880 he was the postmaster of Florilla (the 1880 census form did not have a place to record post office as did some prior census forms).⁹ Eva Amanda Elliott was listed as keeping house in the 1880 census.⁹

Eva Amanda Elliott died on 8 August 1888 at Douglas County, Missouri, at age 48.^4,2 She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri.⁴

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.¹⁰

Thomas Friederich Elliott was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Ann, Douglas County, Missouri.¹ He was born on 15 June 1806.^2,1

Thomas Friederich Elliott married Jane E. Perry.^1,3 Thomas Friederich Elliott was listed as farmer in the 1880 census.⁴

Thomas Friederich Elliott appeared on the census of 1880 at Clinton (Township), Douglas County, Missouri.⁴

Thomas Friederich Elliott died on 20 March 1889 at age 82.^2,1

Jane E. Perry's name also appears as Jennie Perrie.² She was born on 31 October 1812 at North Carolina.^3,4

Jane E. Perry married Thomas Friederich Elliott.^5,1 Jane E. Perry was listed as a housekeeper in the 1880 census.⁴

Jane E. Perry appeared on the census of 1880 at Clinton (Township), Douglas County, Missouri.⁴

Jane E. Perry died on 22 January 1892 at age 79, probably at Douglas County, Missouri.³ She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri.

Mary A. Williams may have also been known as Mary Saphrona Williams.^2,3

Mary A. Williams married William Charles Fields, son of (--?--) Fields, on 26 February 1887 in Greene County, Missouri. The year might have been 1889 and the location might have been Lincoln County.^2,3

Mary A. Williams and William Charles Fields were divorced on 13 May 1897 at Greene County, Missouri.⁴

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.⁵

Cynthia Catherine Elliott was born on 26 March 1833 in North Carolina.^2,4

Cynthia Catherine Elliott married Henry A Stillwell, son of John Stillwell and Rebecca Kirkland, on 7 January 1852 at Monroe County, Tennessee.^6,7

Henry A Stillwell and Cynthia Catherine Elliott(listed as ??????) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of District 8 (Sweetwater Post Office), Monoe County, Tennessee, enumerated June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Henry’s age was listed as 31. Cynthia’s age was listed as 26. They were both listed as having been born in North Carolina. His occupation was listed as Laborer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as owning no real estate, but with personal property worth $500. Their children Zilpha Brunetta Stillwell, John T Stillwell, Samuel Ross Stillwell and Rebecca J Stillwell were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Zilpha (age 8) was listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household over age 10 was listed as being able to read and write (the oldest child was age 8). No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁸

Henry A Stillwell and Cynthia Catherine Elliott have not yet been located on the 1870 census and Cynthia Catherine Elliott has not been located on the 1880 census (Cynthia Catherine Elliott was deceased at the time of the 1880 census). There does seem to have been a woman with a similar name and age who was listed on these two censuses, but who seems to have been a different person. She seems to have been listed as Telethia Stillwell in the 1870 census (who the Ancestry transcriber initialyl listed as Telethia Sturvell) and as Teletha Stillwell in the 1880 census. She was born in North Carolina and lived in Harville, Wright County, Missouri in 1880 and Boone, Wright County, Missouri in 1880 (and seemed to be the head of a household in both censuses -- and clearly been identifed as a widow in the 1880 census, which asked for marital status). She is judged to be a different person because of the different first name, she apppears to be somewhat older, and has a different family strucutre (no similarity in children's names and is head of household in 1870, even though Henry A Stillwell was living at the time of that census). Stillwill would have almost certainly been her married name. Her maiden name is unknown.^9,10

Cynthia Catherine Elliott married William Charles Fields, son of (--?--) Fields, on 27 Oct 1892 at Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon, (her surname was Stillwell at the time of this marriage).^11,12,3

William Charles Fields (listed as W C Fields, which the Ancestry transcriber recorded as “H” C Fields) and Cynthia Catherine Elliott (listed as Cyntha Fields) appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Williamette Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, enumerated 14 June 1900. The official date of that census was 01 June 1900. William’s age was listed as 82 (born Jan 1818). Cynthia’s age was listed as 67 (born Mar 1833). This census is unique (up to that time) in that month and year of birth were requested for each individual, in addition to age at the official census date. Both listed as born in North Carolina. His parents were both listed as born in North Carolina; her parents were both listed as born in South Carolina. They were both listed as married for 48 years (but see the discussion below). No occupation was listed for either of them. No other persons, such as children or other relatives, were listed as residing in the household. Both members of the household were listed as being able to read, write, and speak English. No one was listed as attending school (the youngest member of the household was 67). Cynthia Catherine Elliott was listed as the mother of five children, with four of them living as of the date of the census. The residence was listed as owned with no mortgage and not on a farm.

The number of years married (officially) listed for William was incorrect, he was first married in 1840 (around 60 years prior to the date of this census). The number “60” was initially listed on the form, and then crossed out and replaced with “48”. It is possible this was done by the census enumerator to make the numbers consistent for the two individuals. The enumerator (if that is indeed who made the change) may not have realized that each of them had been in prior marriages and were apparently both giving the number of years since each first marriage. The marriage to Cynthia Catherine Elliott was #4 for him. He had been married during almost every year since his initial marriage. The “48” was probably the number of years since Cynthia’s first marriage, which was probably put down for both of them.

The location of Willamette Precinct in Lane County is unclear (as this is written in Feb 2020). There was an incorporated community with that name between approximately 1908 (note that it was incorporated after the 1900 census) and 1917. It was in a different county (north of the Lane County), but in the Willamette River Valley. Lane County's Willamette Precinct may be similar to a township. It is also puzzling that William and Cynthia claim to own the house they were residing in, which suggests they were “established” in this community on a relatively long term basis. However, there is (1) at least one piece of evidence suggesting he was in Missouri in 1894, between the 1892 marriage of William and Cynthia and this 1900 census and (2) nothing in William’s Civil War Pension File indicating he resided in a state other than Missouri of an extended time in the 1890s or early 1900s. This would seem to be an area for possible future research (as this is written in Feb 2020).¹³

The Civil War pension file for William C Fields contains several letters from Cynthia Catherine Elliott to pension office officials as she attempted to obtain a pension as his widow.

Cynthia Catherine Elliott (transcribed variously as Clenta and Colenta Fields) appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Mountain Grove, at Wright County, Missouri at South Lake Street, enumerated 20 April 1910 20 April 1910. The official date of that census was 15 April 1910. The home was listed as owned, not mortgaged, and not on a farm. Cynthia Catherine Elliott was listed as age 77, born in North Carolina (and both parents listed as born in Tennessee), widowed, able to read and write and to speak English. No occupation was listed for her. No one else was listed as living in the household. Cynthia was listed as having given birth to zero children, zero of whom were still living as of the official date of this census. No one in the household was listed as a veteran of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy. No severe vision, hearing, or speaking disabilities were listed.¹⁴

Cynthia Catherine Elliott died on 4 November 1911 in Wright County, Missouri, at age 78.² She lived at the time of her death in 1911 at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri.² She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Ann, Douglas County, Missouri. Her death certificate lists her occupation as housewife. Her marital staus is listed as widowed. Her parents names are listed as Thos Ellis and Jennie Perice. Cause of death is listed as probable circonoma of liver and acute bronchitis.^4,2

Early on in the construction of this data base, the compiler (Carl C Fields) had another daughter, Cynthia Catherine Elliott, "assigned" to this couple. However, later (in early 2020) he was not able to locate Cynthia Catherine Elliott in the source document that had been cited for this "daughter". This is now presumed to have been an error and "Cynthia Catherine Elliott" has been "deleted" from this family.

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.¹⁵

William Charles Fields was probably born on 10 January 1819 in North Carolina. One document in William Charles Fields's US Civil War pension file gives the location within North Carolina as Chatham County and the date as 10 July 1818.^1,2,3,9,10

William Charles Fields lived between 1840 and 1844 at Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky.^11,12

William Charles Fields married Eira Keziah Jarman, daughter of Josiah Jarman, on 20 August 1840 in Livingston County, Kentucky.¹²

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the years 1841 through 1845, inclusive, indicate William Charles Fields was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He was also taxed for property (a horse) during some of those years (but he apparently did not own real estate during those years). Eira Keziah Jarman was his wife during those years. She almost certainly also resided in Livingston County, Kentucky, during those years.¹³

Circa June 1841 William Charles Fields was listed on the tax rolls of Livingston County, Kentucky. The tax roll listed only one poll (no assessment for taxable property).¹⁴

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1842 indicate William Charles Fields was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). No taxable property was listed for him.¹³

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1843 indicate William Charles Fields was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $20.¹³

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1844 indicate William Charles Fields was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). He owned one horse valued (or assessed) at $20.¹³

Surviving tax records for Livingston County, Kentucky, for the year 1845 indicate William Charles Fields was taxed for one poll (he was a free white male over age 21). No taxable property was listed for him.

John Jarman, who was probably the brother of William Charles Fields's wife, Eira Keziah Jarman, appears on the tax rolls of Livingston County, Kentucky, for several years between 1835 and 1857. Thomas B. Sills, who may have been a brother of Lucy Sills, the wife of John Jarman, also appears on tax rolls in Livingston County, Kentucky, for several years (between 1836 and approximately 1846). The names of other taxpayers in this county with the surnames Jarman, Fields, and Sills are listed in the “full” endnote cited for this paragraph. That endnote citation contains a detailed description of the content and format of these Kentucky tax records.¹³

William Charles Fields and Eira Keziah Jarman appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Montgomery County, Tennessee, enumerated 21 October 1850. No entry was present in the column for the value of real estate owned by the household (suggesting no land was owned). The official date of that census was 01 June 1850. Their children Arah Ann Davidella Fields, John Hartwell Fields and Mary Elizabeth Fields were listed as living with them, as well as Jesse Weaver, who may have been a boarder and/or farm hand.⁷ William Charles Fields was listed as a farmer in the 1850 census.⁷

William Charles Fields and Eira Keziah Jarman immigrated in 1854 to Osage County, Missouri.¹⁵ William Charles Fields lived between 1854 and 1865 in Osage County, Missouri.¹⁵

William Charles Fields was granted 240 acres of land on 10 June 1857 in Osage County, Missouri. This was a "sale-cash entry"-type land grant under authority of the act of April 24, 1820 (3 Stst. 566). The land was granted under Patent 24776 from the Land Office at St. Louis, Missouri. The patent was for 240 acres, all in Section 8 of Township 43-N of Range 7-W. The specific portions of Section 8 were: the NW quadrant; the SW 1/4 of the NE quadrant; and the NW 1/4 of the SW quadrant. The land was involved in several subsequent property transactions. An endnote provides additional information about the subsequent transactions.

The price was apparently $1.25 per acre (the minimum price for land under the 1820 act of congress).¹⁶

William Charles Fields's wife's brother, Robert Jarman, was granted land 2 May 1859 in Osage County, Missouri. This land was probably within 3 or four miles of where William and his family lived.¹⁷

William Charles Fields and Eira Keziah Jarman appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Crawford Township, Osage County, Missouri at Linn (Post Office), enumerated 14 July 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Their children Arah Ann Davidella Fields, John Hartwell Fields, Emily Jane Fields and Lindsey Waters Fields were listed as living with them. The household was listed as having real estate worth $200 and personal property worth $300. Davidella and John were listed as attending school within the last year. The census information indicates both adult members of the household could read and write. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Fields, also appeared on this page of the census, under her married surname of Stephens, along with the daughter's husband.⁸ William Charles Fields was listed as a farmer in the 1860 census.⁸

William Charles Fields lived in 1861 at Osage County, Missouri.¹⁸ He was listed as a farmer in 1861.¹⁸

William Charles Fields served in the military between 22 June 1861 and 5 October 1861 in the Osage County Missouri Home Guard (Company A). There were two similarly-named units: (1) an Osage County Home Guard Battalion and (2) a second unit known as the Osage County Home Guard Regiment. This second unit was apparently part of a force recruited over two counties, which (according to the standard reference work by Dyer) actually had the unwieildy name of Osage County Regiment and Hickory County Battalion, Home Guard Infantry.

Dyer's standard reference work provides further information about the Osage County Battalion:

William C Fields is believed to have served in the Osage County Home Guard Regiment, partly because the dates of his service correspond more closely to the dates that unit was in existence. Both of these units were organized under federal (Union Army) offiicers. This was one of the key elements into elements in a later determination that William Charles was eligible for a federal government penson based on his (relatively brief) military service. Union-side Missouri state militia units, organized later, by authority of the state governor and/or the state legislature, generally did not receive federal pensions, which began to be granted in the early 1890s for veterans who were not disabled by wounds or injuries suffered while on active duty.^{19,20,21,22,4,23,24}

Between 19 October 1861 and 10 January 1862 William Charles Fields served as a corporal in the 3rd Regiment, Six Month Missouri State Militia (apparently also known as Dallmeyer's Regiment), Company I. A standard reference source provides the following information about Dallmeyer's regiment, state militia infantry (also identified as 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Infantry, and 3rd Regiment, Six Month Missouri State Militia):

Between 10 August 1862 and 10 August 1864, William Charles Fields served in the 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia, Company B (and, also for a time, in Company A). This regiment may have been largely inactive during much of this time (i. e., they may have been just names on a roster and were, at most, only occasionally called into service, for a few days at a time, as needed). Alternatively, some information suggests that this unit never completed its organization, and thus never reached operational status (which may also be consistent with the members of the unit being names on a roster of inactive "reservists").^22,23

William Charles Fields applied for a land grant under the May 20, 1862 Homestead Act. at Douglas County, Missouri, on 23 October 1867 The application (number 837) was submitted to the Land Office at Springfield Missouri. The tract applied for was 120 acres in Section 8 of Township 26 of Range 11. The specific portions of Section 8 were: the SW 1/4 of the NE quadrant; the AW 1/4 of the NW quadrant; and the NE 1/4 of the SW quadrant. The location of the land with the section can be visualized by considering that the 640-acre section is divided into 16 square 40-acre quarter-quarter sections. Twelve of these 16 are on the periphery, and four form a 160 acre square in the center. This grant is for 120 of those 160 acres in the center square -- all but the southeasternmost of those four center quarter-quarter sections.

As part of the application process William Charles Fields he certified that he was a US citizen, an actual resident of the state and county where the land was located, the application was for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not for the benefit of any other person. He paid $13 for a "fee and compensation of the Register and Receiver."²⁷

William Charles Fields lived between 1868 and 1886 near Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri.¹¹

William Charles Fields and Eira Keziah Jarman appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Wood Richland Township, in Texas County, Missouri at Houston (Post Office), enumerated July 1870. The real estate associated with the household was listed as having a value of $2500 and personal effects were listed as having a value of $450. The official date of that census was 01 June 1870. Their children Lindsey Waters Fields, George McClellan Fields and John Hartwell Fields were listed as living with them, as were Eira Keziah's niece, Martha Jarman (listed as Martha Garman), and Martha's grandmother, Sarah (--?--) (listed under her married name of Sarah Lyle). William's and Eira's daughter, Emily Jane Fields, is listed on the same page of the 1879 census (under her married surname, Smith) along with her family. Between circa 1870 and circa 1872 (including the time the 1870 census was taken), the six easternmost townships of what is now (2012) Douglas County (which includes the Wood Richland Township area) seem to have been assigned to Texas County (these townships were in Douglas County before and after this approximately-2-year reassignment).²⁸ William Charles Fields was listed as a farmer in the 1870 census.²⁸

Sometime after 13 September 1870, William Charles Fields filed a deposition before a Justice of Peace (and/or a constable) about having been being "arrested" (by some sort of gang apparently). This was apparently filed in Texas County, Missouri. Some of the people involved in this abduction are believed to have been associated with the Alsup family (or "gang"), who were politically powerful at that time. Their power apparently came about, in part, because they had been on the Union side during the Civil War, and were thus allowed to vote, while many (perhaps all) men who served in the Confederacy were apparently not eligible to vote at that time. William C Fields had also served on the Union side in the Civil War. Thus, if the Alsups were indeed involved, whatever caused the conflict probably did not stem from his war service. The deposition suggests that William C Fields might have himself been a constable at the time of this incident.⁴

His first wife, Eira Keziah Jarman, died on 3 June 1871.²⁹

William Charles Fields married Eva Amanda Elliott, daughter of Thomas Friederich Elliott and Jane E. Perry, on 29 August 1871 in Texas County, Missouri. This marriage was probably during the approximately 2-year period when the six easternmost townships of what is now (2012) Douglas County were attached to Texas County (thus the appearance of the name of Texas County here does not necessarily represent any kind of physical change in location relative to before and after this approximately 2-year period).^9,30,4

William Charles Fields was granted 120 acres of land on 10 October 1874 in Douglas County, Missouri, under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Certificate 1686) from the Land Office at Springfield Missouri. The patent was for 120 acres in Section 8 of Township 26-N of Range 11-W. The specific portions of Section 8 were: the SW 1/4 of the NE quadrant; the NW 1/4 of the NW quadrant; and the NE 1/4 of the SW quadrant. He had actually settled on (or began occupying and working) the land in late 1867 or early 1868.

The administrative process to obtain this patent (i.e., legal title to the land) apparently began in July 1874. On July 20, two men, John Wheat and Jackson Freeman made an affidavit stating: (1) they had known William Charles Fields for seven years; (2) he was the head of a family consisting of a wife and four children; (3) he had lived on the homesteaded tract of land since December 1, 1867; (4) he had built a home measuring 14 ft by 14 ft; (5) he had cultivated about 25 acres; and (6) he had planted 4 or 5 apple trees, 45 peach trees, and 3 cherry trees, enclosed by a fence nine rails high. The integrity of the two men making these statements was apparently confirmed by the Douglas County clerk.

The nine-rail-high-fence mentioned in the previous paragraph sounds quite impressive. One possiblity might be that for a horse corral. Another possibility (since the fence is mentioned in conjunction with planted fruit trees) is that the fence was intended to keep deer away from the young trees.

William Charles Fields submitted a separate affidavit certifying he was the head of a family, a citizen of the United States, had settled on the land in question, and had not previously had benefit of the Homestead Law. William Charles's affidavit was apparently made in person at the Land Office in Springfield (and involved the payment of a $3 fee). The affidavit has a notation giving an address (P. O. Hickory Springs, Wright County, Missouri), which was apparently William Charles Fields's mailing address at that time. Wright County is mentioned on at least two other Land Office documents from July 1874. Post offices a considerable distance from one another may have been common, so it may not have been unusual for someone living in Douglas County to receive their mail in (the adjacent) Wright County. Oh the other hand, it is also possible that the 14 foot by 14 foot structure on the homesteaded plot was not intended be a year-around residence and that he lived someplace else during a portion of year. (Carl Fields's understanding is that many small shed-like structures are visible in the California desert when driving between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada. These are said to have been built -- probably in the 1940s and 1950s -- to meet the minimum legal requirements for "improving" the land under homestead claims (homesteading ended in the US in 1976, except in Alaska, where homesteading continued to be allowed until October 1986).

William Charles Fields's first wife had died in 1871, between the time the homestead grant was applied for and when the patent was delivered. The wife referred to in the 1874 affidavits was his second wife, Amanda Elliott Bowen (or Bowring or, most likely, Boring) Fields. Also, the identities of the four children in the Wheat/Freeman affidavit are uncertain. William Charles Fields had five living children in 1874 (Arah Davidella, John Harwell, Emily Jane, Lindsey Woods, and George McClellan). However, Arah Davidella and Emily Jane were married and not living at home (and possibly others were no longer at home). His second wife (Amanda) had at least one son who was probably living with her at this time (he was in the household at the time of the 1880 census). It is possible that the "four children" included that stepson (and possibly other children from Amanda's first marriage).

A note on one of the documents in the file for the Douglas County land grant concerns the patent being delivered to John Hall on September 4, 1875. Since this notation was on a document retained by the Bureau of Land Management, it might have referred to how the document was sent to William Charles Fields. One of the documents related to this land grant file contains a cryptic note concerning an additional application (which had been rejected in 1907) at the Helena, Montana Land Office. Records concerning this additional application were said to be then (1907) be in P-file 31646 (this was apparently an internal land office notation). It is unclear if this 1907 notaton relates to this individual (i.e., this William C. Fields) or to another person with a similar name.

William Charles Fields later purchased the NW quarter of the SW quadrant of land adjoining the tract in the 1874 grant.²⁷

William Charles Fields was appointed the first postmaster at Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri, on 24 June 1879.^4,31,32,33

William Charles Fields and Eva Amanda Elliott appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Clinton Township, Douglas County, Missouri, enumerated 4 June 1880. His son, George McClellan Fields, was listed as living with them, as was her son, William Bowring (or Boring). No one in the household was listed as attending school. All adults in the household were listed as able to read and write. The community of Florilla was not mentioned on the census form, even though in 1880 he was the postmaster of Florilla (the 1880 census form did not have a place to record post office as did some prior census forms).⁶ William Charles Fields was listed as both a farmer and a postmaster in the 1880 census.⁶

William Charles Fields's annual compensation as postmaster of Florilla, Missouri, was listed as $14.51 in 1881.³⁴

William Charles Fields was granted land (by purchase) from the Springfield Land Office on 10 December 1881. The land was in Douglas County, Missouri, adjacent to the land he had previously homesteaded. The parcel was 40 acres, and was in Section 8 of Twp 26-N, Range 11-W. This purchase made the boundary of his Douglas County land form a square.³⁵

William Charles Fields, recorded as W. C. Fields, was listed as owning taxable personal property in McKinley Township of Douglas County Missouri in 1885. The taxable property consisted of: Livestock: 2 horses valued at $50, no asses and jennies, 1 mule valued at $75, 10 "neat cattle" valued at $78, 16 sheep valued at $16, and 15 hogs valued at $15; Money, notes, bonds, and other credits: $35; and all other personal property $33; giving a total value of $302 for all taxable personal property. The taxes were for property held on 1 June 1885, but the assessments were apparently made in 1886 (and taxes were apparently due in 1886). The county courthouse burned on 26 April 1886. Since these records survive, they were apparently compiled (or completed) after that date. The term “neat cattle” seems to refer to what nowadays (as this is written in 2015) are just called “cattle”. However, Carl Fields saw a few references on the internet which suggest the term might have sometimes (or in some portions of the US) referred more specifically either to oxen (cattle used as draft animals) or (in other portions of the US) to dairy cattle. Note that the one mule had a higher estimated (or assessed) value than the two horses combined.³⁶

William Charles Fields reported having been robbed circa August 1885 in Douglas County, Missouri. William Charles Fields's sons, George McClellan Fields and Lindsay W. Fields, reportedly took vigilante-type actions to recover the stolen money and were themselves arrested for those actions. Samuel Ross Stillwell, who was apparently the son of the woman who later became William's fourth wife (his fourth marriage was in 1892), was also arrested for this alleged reprisal. This incident is puzzling for several reasons, among them that a person later arrested for the crime was apparently not the same person who the vigilante action was taken against.^4,37

William Charles Fields posted bond on 21 August 1885 at Douglas County for his actions in the alleged vigilante action described above. The resolution of this case is not known. This is likely, in part, because the Douglas County courthouse burned in April or May 1886, apparently destroying any court records related to the case. Another factor that complicates finding out information about this case is that the only known newspaper in Douglas County, the Douglas County Herald, did not begin operations until 1887.^4,37,38,39

Russell Bourne was arrested on 4 September 1885 for robbing William Charles Fields earlier in the summer of 1885 at Douglas County, Missouri.⁴

William Charles Fields was succeeded by Aaron Francis Johnson as postmaster at Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri, on 28 October 1885.^33,11

William Charles Fields lived in 1886 at Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri.¹¹

William Charles Fields married Mary A. Williams on 26 February 1887 in Greene County, Missouri. The year might have been 1889 and the location might have been Lincoln County.^4,9

William Charles Fields appeared on the 11th Census of the US of 1890 in the (surviving) Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. This census return stated he had been a sergeant. Most of the forms and schedules for the 1890 census were destroyed in a fire in the early 1920s. The portion of a special schedule of this census dealing with Civil War veterans and widows for several states survived the fire and has been microfilmed.²³

William Charles Fields address was Springfield (Post Office -- Station A), Greene County, Missouri, in 1890.⁴⁰

William Charles Fields vouched for the identity of Drewey William Smith when Smith (Fields's son-in-law) applied for a pension based on military service during the US Civil War. The application (or declaration) form was filled out on 12 July 1890 at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.⁴¹

William Charles Fields applied for a pension based on his Civil War military service on 16 August 1890 at Missouri.⁴² He was later ([D)] described as follows: height 5' 6", weight 150 pounds 0 ounces, based on a physical examination related to his pension application. When the pension was awarded later in 1891, "Senile and Gen. Debility" were mentioned as disabling factors. The 1890 pension law required that military veteran applicants be unable to support themselves due to some disabling condition in order to receive a pension. A few years later the law was changed so that old age alone entitled these Union veterans to a pension.¹⁰

William Charles Fields lived in 1891 at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.⁴³

William Charles Fields provided an affidavit for the Civil War pension file of Thomas Dodson (a son-in-law) during 1892, while Dodson was in Greene County, Missouri.⁴⁴ William Charles Fields was recorded as having lived in 1892 at Felore?, Douglas County, Missouri. "Felore" is probably a mispelling for Florilla.⁴⁴

William Charles Fields married Cynthia Catherine Elliott, daughter of Thomas Friederich Elliott and Jane E. Perry, on 27 Oct 1892 at Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon, (her surname was Stillwell at the time of this marriage).^45,4,9

A statewide database of Missouri legal case files indicates Aaron Francis Johnson (along with others) was sued by the estate of J. S. Alsup, J. H. Martin, Administrator, during 1894 in the Douglas County, Missouri, Circuit Court. The subject of the action was listed only as "Account". All of the defendents were Douglas County officials (judges and the County Treasurer). (William C Fields, the father-in-law of Aaron Francis Johnson's, daughter, Sarah Johnson, also had a run-in with members of the Alsup family in the 1870-1880 era.)⁴⁶

William Charles Fields and Mary A. Williams were divorced on 13 May 1897 at Greene County, Missouri.⁴⁷

William Charles Fields (listed as W C Fields, which the Ancestry transcriber recorded as “H” C Fields) and Cynthia Catherine Elliott (listed as Cyntha Fields) appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Williamette Precinct, Lane County, Oregon, enumerated 14 June 1900. The official date of that census was 01 June 1900. William’s age was listed as 82 (born Jan 1818). Cynthia’s age was listed as 67 (born Mar 1833). This census is unique (up to that time) in that month and year of birth were requested for each individual, in addition to age at the official census date. Both listed as born in North Carolina. His parents were both listed as born in North Carolina; her parents were both listed as born in South Carolina. They were both listed as married for 48 years (but see the discussion below). No occupation was listed for either of them. No other persons, such as children or other relatives, were listed as residing in the household. Both members of the household were listed as being able to read, write, and speak English. No one was listed as attending school (the youngest member of the household was 67). Cynthia Catherine Elliott was listed as the mother of five children, with four of them living as of the date of the census. The residence was listed as owned with no mortgage and not on a farm.

The number of years married (officially) listed for William was incorrect, he was first married in 1840 (around 60 years prior to the date of this census). The number “60” was initially listed on the form, and then crossed out and replaced with “48”. It is possible this was done by the census enumerator to make the numbers consistent for the two individuals. The enumerator (if that is indeed who made the change) may not have realized that each of them had been in prior marriages and were apparently both giving the number of years since each first marriage. The marriage to Cynthia Catherine Elliott was #4 for him. He had been married during almost every year since his initial marriage. The “48” was probably the number of years since Cynthia’s first marriage, which was probably put down for both of them.

The location of Willamette Precinct in Lane County is unclear (as this is written in Feb 2020). There was an incorporated community with that name between approximately 1908 (note that it was incorporated after the 1900 census) and 1917. It was in a different county (north of the Lane County), but in the Willamette River Valley. Lane County's Willamette Precinct may be similar to a township. It is also puzzling that William and Cynthia claim to own the house they were residing in, which suggests they were “established” in this community on a relatively long term basis. However, there is (1) at least one piece of evidence suggesting he was in Missouri in 1894, between the 1892 marriage of William and Cynthia and this 1900 census and (2) nothing in William’s Civil War Pension File indicating he resided in a state other than Missouri of an extended time in the 1890s or early 1900s. This would seem to be an area for possible future research (as this is written in Feb 2020).⁴⁸

William Charles Fields lived in 1907 at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri.¹⁸ For some time before his death in 1908, William Charles Fields was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Missouri Division, Post # 433, at Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. The GAR was an organization for veterans who had served in the Union Army during the US Civil War. It was disbanded in the mid-1950s when the last member died.⁴⁹

William Charles Fields died on 23 June 1908 at Mt. Grove, Wright County, Missouri, at age 89. His Civil War pension file includes documents indicating at the time of his death he suffered from dysentery and senility.^1,2,3,50,4,9 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri.^4,9

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.⁵¹

Henry A Stillwell was born circa 1825. He was born on 25 December 1828.²

Henry A Stillwell married Cynthia Catherine Elliott, daughter of Thomas Friederich Elliott and Jane E. Perry, on 7 January 1852 at Monroe County, Tennessee.^3,2

Henry A Stillwell and Cynthia Catherine Elliott(listed as ??????) appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of District 8 (Sweetwater Post Office), Monoe County, Tennessee, enumerated June 1860. The official date of that census was 01 June 1860. Henry’s age was listed as 31. Cynthia’s age was listed as 26. They were both listed as having been born in North Carolina. His occupation was listed as Laborer. No occupation was listed for her. The household was listed as owning no real estate, but with personal property worth $500. Their children Zilpha Brunetta Stillwell, John T Stillwell, Samuel Ross Stillwell and Rebecca J Stillwell were listed as living with them. No one was listed as having been married within a year prior to the date official census date. Zilpha (age 8) was listed as attending school within the year prior to the official census date. Everyone in the household over age 10 was listed as being able to read and write (the oldest child was age 8). No disabilities or other special situations were listed for anyone in the family.⁴

Henry A Stillwell and Cynthia Catherine Elliott have not yet been located on the 1870 census and Cynthia Catherine Elliott has not been located on the 1880 census (Cynthia Catherine Elliott was deceased at the time of the 1880 census). There does seem to have been a woman with a similar name and age who was listed on these two censuses, but who seems to have been a different person. She seems to have been listed as Telethia Stillwell in the 1870 census (who the Ancestry transcriber initialyl listed as Telethia Sturvell) and as Teletha Stillwell in the 1880 census. She was born in North Carolina and lived in Harville, Wright County, Missouri in 1880 and Boone, Wright County, Missouri in 1880 (and seemed to be the head of a household in both censuses -- and clearly been identifed as a widow in the 1880 census, which asked for marital status). She is judged to be a different person because of the different first name, she apppears to be somewhat older, and has a different family strucutre (no similarity in children's names and is head of household in 1870, even though Henry A Stillwell was living at the time of that census). Stillwill would have almost certainly been her married name. Her maiden name is unknown.^5,6

Henry A Stillwell died on 23 March 1876 at age 47.^7,2 He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Ann, Douglas County, Missouri.²

Early on in the construction of this data base, the compiler (Carl C Fields) had another daughter, Henry A Stillwell, "assigned" to this couple. However, later (in early 2020) he was not able to locate Henry A Stillwell in the source document that had been cited for this "daughter". This is now presumed to have been an error and "Henry A Stillwell" has been "deleted" from this family.

Notes and Observations (Burials in Fairview Cemetery):

The Douglas County cemetery book contains some interesting material about Fairview Cemetery in Clinton Township in Dpuglas County Missouri. It apparently once served the town of Ann, Missouri, which no longer seems to exist. Interestingly, the cemetery has perhaps 4 or 5 burials as recently as 1995 and later, including one (a Fleetwood) as recently at 2019.
Several Johnsons, Elliott’s, and Stillwell’s are buried there.
William Fields’s second wife (Eva Amanda Elliott Fields) is buried in Row 7. Her grave marker mentions that she was the wife of W. C. Fields (she was his wife #2). In addition, the cemetery book suggests a marker (with no information other than a name) might exist for him adjacent to Eva Amanda (and probably a space exists there too). The location of Eva Amanda’s first husband, Robert Boring, is unknown.

W C (William Charles) is buried at Mount Ararat, adjacent to Keziah Jarman Fields -- his wife # 1.

His wife #4 was Cynthia Elliott Stillwell (Fields). She is also buried in Row *7 (apparently some distance from Eva Amanda). She is buried adjacent to her first husband. In the transcription, or “reading,” in the book her first name is spelled starting with an “S” (Synthia). However, the photo on Find-a-Grave seems to show it is spelled with a “C” (Cynthia) on her grave marker. Amanda and Cynthia were sisters.
CCF does not know where WC’s wife #3 (Mary Williams) was buried. It is not known if Williams was her maiden surname or if it is a previous husband’s surname.

In addition, several Johnsons are buried in this cemetery, including three infant children: one of Henry Wood and Ruth Ellen Rankin Johnson (listed in the cemetery book as “H. W. & E. R.”), one of (probably) Aaron Francis and Alabeth Wood Johnson (listed as “A. F. & E.” – there is some indirect evidence that Alabeth was her middle name and her first name was “Elnora”), and one of “M. F. & L.” (these parents are uncertain, but this might be evidence of an as-yet-undiscovered first marriage of Moses Francis Johnson, born in 1859, but whose only, thus far, known marriage was in 1893, when he was about 34 – the Douglas County courthouse burned in 1886 destroying all (or almost all) earlier marriage records).

Two Johnson family members are buried in Row 12, Louisa Loveth (Lovie) Johnson, wife of John Johnson, and Cordelia Nelson, “Lovie’s” granddaughter, the daughter of “James Sylvester and Martha Jane” (Johnson) (Nelson). There are apparently three graves (or grave sites?) near (or perhaps immediately adjacent to) the one for Cordelia, two of which are marked by rocks and one of which is unmarked. It is possible that one or more of these three are burial locations of others related to the Johnson family.⁸

Martha A. Stillwell was born circa 1852 in Tennessee.²

John Wilson was also known as (--?--) Wilson. He was born circa 1866.¹

John Wilson married Carrie Timmons.^2,1

Carrie Timmons was also known as Carrie (--?--).² She was born on 22 April 1866.²

Carrie Timmons married John Wilson.^2,1

Carrie Timmons died on 23 July 1947 at age 81.²

Sadie Golosoff was a witness (an unknown value.) She was born on 17 April 1911 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.^2,10,9

Sadie Golosoff appeared on the New Jersey state census of 1915 at 174 Broad Street (Ward 3), Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.⁷

Nathan Golosoff and Anna Segal and their daughters Sadie Golosoff, Jennette Golosoff, Rose Golosoff and Freda Golosoff were apparently not recorded in the 1920 US census. They probably lived at either 112 Madison Avenue or 148 Madison Avenue, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at the time of the 1920 census. The above two candidate addresses are based on addresses listed for Nathan Golosoff in the 1920 and 1921 Perth Amboy city directories (the addresses of the entire family can probably be inferred from Nathan's address listed in city directories published between 1905 and the mid-1930s).¹¹

Sadie Golosoff lived in 1927 at 182 Market Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.⁵ She was a student in 1927.⁵ She lived in 1929 at 384 Washington Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.¹² She was a student in 1929.¹²

Sadie Golosoff appeared in one or more photos in the Perth Amboy Jewish History book. These photos were from the 1920s and 1930s.¹³ She was listed as a stenographer at a cable company in the 1930 census. She was also listed as a stenographer in the 1930 Perth Amboy city directory, but that listing indicated she worked in New York city. The data for the city directory published in 1930 was probably collected in 1929, so these could represent two different jobs. General Cable had a fairly large faciility in Perth Amboy in that era.^8,14

Sadie Golosoff appeared on the census of 1930 at 287 Smith Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.⁸

Sadie Golosoff lived in 1931 at 287 Smith Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.³ She was a stenographer in 1931.³

Sadie Golosoff lived in 1935 at 111 Brighton Avenue, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.⁴ She was a stenographer in 1935.⁴

Sadie Golosoff married Joseph George Gumenik, son of Samuel Gumenik and Anna Prisonekoff, on 14 February 1937 in at Manhattan, New York, New York.⁹

Sadie Golosoff appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey in the household of her parents, Nathan Golosoff and Anna Segal, at 272 Market Street. She was listed as: age 29, married (surname listed as Gumenik), did not attend school during March 1940, had completed one year of college, born in New Jersey, lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935, was employed, worked 37.5 hours the week of March 24-30 1940, zero weeks of unemployment immediately prior to 1 Apr 1940; occupation was listed as stenography working at General Cable Co. as a private (industry) worker. In 1939 she worked 44 weeks, earned $993, and did not have income in excess of $50 from sources other than wages or salary.¹⁵

In 1942 Sadie Golosoff lived at 272 Market Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.¹⁶ On 19 February 1942 Sadie Golosoff and Joseph George Gumenik sold building lots in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, to Jeannette Golosoff.¹⁷

Sadie Golosoff lived in January 1949 in Newark, New Jersey.¹⁸

Sadie Golosoff and Joseph George Gumenik lived in Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s. They lived in Far Rockaway, New York in the 1960s and most of the 1970s, moving to Somerset, New Jersey around 1978. The lived the remainder of their lives in Sommerset, New Jersey.¹⁹

After her younger children reached approximately high school age, she took a clerical job working for either the New Your City or New York state court system.²⁰

Sadie Golosoff died on 20 January 1999 at Somerset, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at age 87.¹⁰

Notes and Observations (from Segal Family Tree booklet): Third child of Nuna and Nissim Golosoff. Sadie followed a business course, and was employed in Perth Amboy until termination of World War II. Thereafter she raised three children. Having moved to Brooklyn, she returned to work as a civil service employee working for New York City Family Court Department of Probation for twelve years.²

Sadie Golosoff's Social Security Number was 139-01-7744.¹⁰

Albert Wilson was born on 25 June 1901.²

Albert Wilson married Marjorie J. McClure, daughter of James A. McClure and Elizabeth (--?--), on 28 September 1923 at Independence County, Arkansas.³ Albert Wilson lived in 1923 at Newark, Independence County, Arkansas.³

Albert Wilson died on 9 September 1930 at age 29.²

Winnie Wood was born on 29 February 1832 at Buncombe County, North Carolina.²

Winnie Wood appeared on the census of 1850 at 45th Dist, Ozark County, Missouri.²

Winnie Wood married Phillip James Howard in 1850.³

Winnie Wood died on 30 May 1869 at age 37.²

Phillip James Howard was born on 8 January 1829 at Missouri.^2,1

Phillip James Howard married Winnie Wood, daughter of Henry William Wood and Sarah Freeman, in 1850.¹

Phillip James Howard appeared on the census of 1850 at 45th Dist, Ozark County, Missouri.²

Phillip James Howard died on 8 July 1865 at Benton Barracks.²

Andrew Jackson Wood was born circa 1845 at Missouri.²

Andrew Jackson Wood married Louisa Black before 1870 at Missouri.²

His name was included on an application for membership in the Choctaw Indian Tribe circa 1903 at Muskogee, Indian Territory.³

Andrew Jackson Wood died after 1904.²

Louisa Black was born circa 1865.

Louisa Black married Andrew Jackson Wood, son of Henry William Wood and Sarah Freeman, before 1870 at Missouri.²

Louisa Black died after 1904.²

Loranzo D. Wood was born circa 1840 (eithe this birth year or birth year of eldest child might be incorrect.)^2,3

Loranzo D. Wood married Surilda Howard circa 1855.²

His name was included on an application for membership in the Choctaw Indian Tribe circa 1903 at Muskogee, Indian Territory.⁴

Loranzo D. Wood died after 1904.²

Surilda Howard married Loranzo D. Wood, son of Henry William Wood and Sarah Freeman, circa 1855.²

Surilda Howard died after 1904.²

Sarah C. Wood [The following text was imported from: Kimberly Archer (blueraine@pdq.net), Rootsweb Worldconnect Database 2153854, Archer, Beaman, Cox, Freeman, Johnston, Rees, Warren]

MCR#7416, part of the consolidated Dawes application filed by John H. Bennight, lists Sarah C. Wood (deceased) as having been married to Samuel C. Swearingen (deceased). She was born circa 1860.

Sarah C. Wood married Samuel C. Swearingen circa 1877.²

Sarah C. Wood died before 1904.²

William Henry Wood was born on 12 November 1840 in Taney County, Missouri. This location became part of Douglas County in 1857. He is said to be the first white child born on the North Fork (although at least one published version of the Moses Freeman "History," which describes the circumstances of his birth, may -- probably incorrectly -- refer to him as John Henry Wood in two places.)^2,5,6,7

William Henry Wood married Susan Potter on 5 July 1859 at near Topaz, Douglas County, Missouri.^7,8

William Henry Wood appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

William Henry Wood appeared on the census of 1870 at Houston Post Office, Wood/Richland Township, Texas County, Missouri.⁹ He was listed as farmer in the 1870 census.⁹

William Henry Wood provided a sworn affidavit supporting the claim for land by Aaron Francis Johnson on 30 October 1874 at Douglas County, Missouri, under the 1862 Homestead Act.¹⁰

William Henry Wood, recorded as William Wood, was listed as owning taxable personal property in Clinton Township of Douglas County Missouri in 1885. The taxable property consisted of: Livestock: 3 horses valued at $100, no asses and jennies, 4 mules valued at $200, 16 neat cattle valued at $157, no sheep, and 15 hogs valued at $15; Money, notes, bonds, and other credits: none; and all other personal property $56; giving a total value of $528 for all taxable personal property. The taxes were for property held on 1 June 1885, but the assessments were apparently made in 1886 (and taxes were apparently due in 1886). The county courthouse burned on 26 April 1886. Since these records survive, they were apparently compiled (or completed) after that date. The term “neat cattle” seems to refer to what nowadays (as this is written in 2015) are just be called “cattle”. However, Carl Fields saw a few references on the internet which suggest the term might have sometimes (or in some portions of the US) referred more specifically either to oxen (cattle used as draft animals) or to dairy cattle.¹¹

William Henry Wood appeared before the Dawes Commission on 16 January 1903, in Muskogee, Indian Territory. He was appearing in behalf of his application to become a member of the Choctaw tribe in order to receive land allotments when tribal lands were divided among individual members of the tribe. His application was made under a special procedure for certain members of the tribe who had not received land allotments in Mississippi. These allotments had been promised under Article 14 of the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (in most cases, the people applying in 1903 were descendants - or claimed to be descendants -- of those still owed land; almost all of the members of the tribe who were living in the 1830s would have been deceased by 1903). An additional claim was made for his adult incompetent daughter: Frances Paralee Wood, who was stated to be age 25. Frances was said to be "non compes" and was supported by her father. He stated his daughter suffered from "fits", but "used to be very smart"

His application for tribal membership (and for land allotments) was not approved. Certain records relating to the application process are still in existence. These records include transcripts of his answers to questions asked by representatives of the commission during his testimony before the commission - along with remarks by the commission representatives. These transcripts provide an opportunity to read actual words spoken by this family member (about his understanding of certain aspects of family history and his personal history), but, frankly, the amount of personal information in most of these transcripts is quite limited). His testimony included that: (1) he had lived in Topaz, Missouri all his life (which seems to be at odds with other information, although he may have meant all his adult life); (2) his wife, Susan Wood (nee Potter) was believed to be 1/4 native american (but no allotment was claimed in her name in this proceding); and (3) he and Susan Potter were married on 5 July 1859, near Topaz, Missouri. At one point the person asking questons seems to refer to William Henry Wood as "judge".⁸

William Henry Wood died on 3 October 1926 at Topaz, Douglas County, Missouri, at age 85. The version of the published Moses Johnson memoir titled "History" (in an addendum by Alfred Lee Johnson) states he died at the home of his son, John Henry Wood (but in the summer of 1926), and had lived his enire life on the same creek.^2,12,13,3,7 William Henry Wood was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, (Topaz) McKinley Township, Douglas County, Missouri.^2,7

Susan Potter was born on 20 June 1841 at Missouri.¹

Susan Potter married William Henry Wood, son of Henry William Wood and Sarah Freeman, on 5 July 1859 at near Topaz, Douglas County, Missouri.^3,4

Susan Potter appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.² She was listed as a housekeeper in the 1870 census.⁵

Susan Potter appeared on the census of 1870 at Houston Post Office, Wood/Richland Township, Texas County, Missouri.⁵

Susan Potter died on 24 August 1914 at Douglas County, Missouri, at age 73.^2,6 She was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Mary Polly Ann Wood appeared on the census of 1860 at Falling Springs Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.² She was born on 23 March 1860 at Douglas County, Missouri.^2,4

Mary Polly Ann Wood appeared on the census of 1870 at Houston Post Office, Wood/Richland Township, Texas County, Missouri.⁵

Mary Polly Ann Wood married William Z. Wallace circa 1880.²

Mary Polly Ann Wood died on 3 December 1937 at age 77.^1,2

Martha Jane Wood was born circa 1865 at Missouri.^4,5,2

Martha Jane Wood appeared on the census of 1870 at Houston Post Office, Wood/Richland Township, Texas County, Missouri.⁴

Martha Jane Wood married George Hafner circa 1885.²

Her name was included on an application for membership in the Choctaw Indian Tribe circa 1903 at Muskogee, Indian Territory.⁶

Martha Jane Wood died circa 1944.^2,5

James Lowell Wood was born on 1 April 1866 at Douglas County, Missouri.³

James Lowell Wood appeared on the census of 1870 at Houston Post Office, Wood/Richland Township, Texas County, Missouri.⁴

James Lowell Wood married Samantha J. Douglas circa 1885.

His name was included on an application for membership in the Choctaw Indian Tribe circa 1903 at Muskogee, Indian Territory.⁵

James Lowell Wood died on 12 April 1920 at Missouri at age 54 (an alternative year, from one source document, is 1912.)^3,6 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.³

John Henry Wood was born on 8 January 1873 at Douglas County, Missouri.^2,4

John Henry Wood married Christina May Loyd circa 1893. William Henry Wood died at the home of John Henry Wood on 3 October 1926 at Topaz, Douglas County, Missouri.^2,5,4,6,3 He died on 15 April 1965 at Missouri at age 92. Information published in 1959 indicated he lived his entire life up to that time on the North Fork River of eastern Douglas County.^2,7

Notes and Observations: A 1990 article on the Freeman family by Barbara Devore lists his birth year as 1866. However, the 1873 date is more consistent with the 1959 addendum to the version of the Moses Johnson memoir titled "History."^5,4 He was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.²

Frances Paralee Wood was born on 16 July 1878 in Douglas County, Missouri.³

Frances Paralee Wood's parent, William Henry Wood, included her in an application for membership in the Choctaw Indian tribe. Members of the tribe were to receive land allotments when tribal lands were divided amoung individual members of the tribe. The application was made under a special procedure for certain members of the tribe (and their descendants) who had not received land allotments in Mississippi that were promised under Article 14 of the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Minor children were eligible for land allotments (although the children's allotments were much smaller than those for adults). Frances was an adult (about age 25). In this instnce, it appears that William was applying for a full adult allotment for her, acting, in effect, in the role of the guardian of in incompetent adult. Frances was said to be "non compes" and was supported financially by her father. He stated his daughter suffered from "fits", but "used to be very smart." The application for tribal membership was not approved.²

Frances Paralee Wood died on 21 March 1907 in Douglas County, Missouri, at age 28.³ She was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas County, Missouri.³

William Z. Wallace was born on 29 April 1854.^1,2

William Z. Wallace married Mary Polly Ann Wood, daughter of William Henry Wood and Susan Potter, circa 1880.²

William Z. Wallace died on 20 August 1898 at age 44.^1,2

George Hafner was born on 2 October 1838.^2,1

George Hafner married Martha Jane Wood, daughter of William Henry Wood and Susan Potter, circa 1885.¹

George Hafner died on 22 January 1912 at age 73.^2,1

Samantha J. Douglas was born on 2 October 1865.^1,3

Samantha J. Douglas married James Lowell Wood, son of William Henry Wood and Susan Potter, circa 1885. As of circa 1885,her married name was Wood.

Samantha J. Douglas died on 6 February 1923 at Missouri at age 57.^3,4 She was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, McKinley Twp., Douglas Counry, Missouri.³

Minnie Wood was also known as Minnie F. Wood.³ She was born in 1887.² She was born in October 1888.^4,3

Minnie Wood married Herbert E. Freeman, son of William R. Freeman and Delphia Adams.